Portents from Afghanistan’s election
Next Saturday the Afghans will be going to the polls in the runoff of the election to choose their next president. The two names on the ballot paper will be…
Next Saturday the Afghans will be going to the polls in the runoff of the election to choose their next president. The two names on the ballot paper will be…
Amidst all the hype, there are some serious problem spots in the economy which have been glossed over. To start off with, the GDP growth rate has plummeted to three…
The US and the European Union have come out with fresh economic curbs on Russia in a bid to bring it to heel over the Ukrainian crisis. Does the Washington-Moscow…
The question is why the PML-N government did not extend the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India after hectic commerce diplomacy, in which the Chief Minister Punjab and the…
American envoy's recent appreciation of Pakistan's brilliant economic and administrative performance is based on realistic benchmarks so it should be evaluated objectively ie in the realistic perspective. Take into account…
The question is why the PML-N government did not extend the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India after hectic commerce diplomacy, in which the Chief Minister Punjab and the…
Last week was witnessed a complete reversal of the (IMF-driven) policy of buying dollars to build reserves that had pushed the rupee down to the 108.70/$ level. Beginning March, the…
Egyptian Army chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi may not look like a model democrat, but foreign and local businessmen believe he can deliver stability to open up investment opportunities…
Period from 2008-13 was adjudged as 'financial hara-kiri' by some economists35. "Never in the history of this country has the nation seen such a fiscally irresponsible government. They have maintained…
After a flurry of recent visits by Saudi royals including Crown Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud, the sudden Saudi gift of $1.5 billion and now the king of Bahrain’s…