National interests
Policy puzzles are solved solely in the national interest. So be it! As a first step to regain lost dignity we need to follow a foreign policy that promotes a…
Meaningless Economic Performance
The Executive Board of the IMF on December 18, 2015 completed the ninth review of Pakistan's economic performance under a 36-month programme supported by an Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement.…
Macroeconomics causality in Pakistan
Pakistan's wizards keep on toting figures in macroeconomic terms that have no meaning for the a) general public and b) for the economy as such. The common man is not…
Economic corridor
During past few weeks, the extraordinary fanfare attached to the long-term mega plan of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was seen as ostensibly giving way to a national level controversy of…
Economic crimes: a truly global threat
As we work to recover from a financial meltdown and near economic collapse the threat posed by economic crime is fresh in the air. These crimes emerge as a result…
Economic leaders debate China’s rising role in global finance
The launch of a China-backed Asian infrastructure development and Beijing's idea for a "Silk Road" economic belt were focal points of the annual Boao Forum for Asia. Analysts say some…
India’s problem with the economic corridor
At a press conference on May 31 held to highlight the Modi government’s foreign policy achievements during its first year in power, Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj spelled out India’s…
Economic Survey: numbers are sacrosanct
The inconsistency was visible in Dar's presentation of the economic scorecard of the outgoing fiscal year. He demanded all credit and applause for indicators that improved and was tight lipped…
Economic corridor and a worried India
In a remarkable demonstration of national unity by all political parties, at the all party conference last week , it was unanimously decided a go ahead with the western alignment…
Economic signals of a different kind
The Americans have always tried to help us or so they say. They have spent a sizeable time in this country right from the time of Ayub Khan. Some of…
