Visiting Bangladesh
Shrugging off its traditional reliance for foreign-exchange earnings on jute goods and tea, Bangladesh has economically made giant strides, with home remittances and garment manufacturing giving momentum to a whole…
Media’s approach to economic issues
The media has played a pivotal role in improving the public’s awareness about economic issues. Thanks to the media the citizens have become aware of what is happening to the…
Rate-easing season?
At its 5th October meeting, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) cut the policy rate by 50bps in line with our forecasts, on softening inflation and a current account (C/A)…
Budget fiscal year 2010
As the budget FY10 complexities unwind with the debates at different forums ranging from parliamentarians to industrialists, while incorporating the views of economic pundits, tax consultants, and opposition experts, inertness…
When experts generalise
THE city of Washington, D.C. looks at everything outside the United States as if it is taking place in an action/suspense Hollywood film. Policymakers and ‘experts’ tend to speak about…
FX and Gold weekly outlook – August 06-10
Despite two major events, FED's monetary policy announcement and weekend US jobs data, it was European monetary policy statement followed by press meeting of ECB President Mario Draghi that dominated…
I ‘Beg’ to differ
Former army chief Gen Aslam Beg apparently broke the law two decades ago. He tried to financially strengthen political parties weakened by a decade of military rule so they could…
Performance or…
On the 27th of December, 2012, Benazir Bhutto's fifth death anniversary, a major political event took place with Bilawal Bhutto Zardari addressing those who came to pay their respects to…
Civil-military dialogue
So far the US is pursuing the same carrot and stick policy for Pakistan. Both parties are playing different cards to keep pressure on each other. However, there is no…
Power sector woes
The power sector is under at all - according to some, right from the introduction of the 1994 Power Policy and ensuing induction of IPPs. Because of various reasons, even…
