Politics and economics
This is the first of a two-part series focusing on the symbiotic relationship between politics and economics, with existing literature focusing more on domestic policies premised on globalization representative of…
Economic cost of disruptions
THE finance minister’s recent statement, attributing daily financial losses of Rs190 billion to the political protests sparked by PTI, offers an important but incomplete picture of Pakistan’s ongoing economic and political turmoil. While it’s…
Economic repercussions of reliance on cotton imports
Pakistan’s economy is fundamentally rooted in agriculture, with cotton serving as the cornerstone of its agricultural framework and related industries. Cotton is not only essential for the agricultural sector but…
A truly global economic policy needed
In an October 24 post by The Guardian, it highlighted the comments made by Kristalina Georgieva, the head of International Monetary Fund (IMF), which are highly indicative of a global…
Economic growth
THERE are indeed signs that the economy is stabilising. The PSX share index has, for the first time, crossed 100,000 points. The rupee-dollar exchange rate has remained stable over the…
Trump’s economic nationalism
Right-wing populist Donald Trump’s decisive victory in the 2024 US presidential election is expected to fuel a resurgence of economic nationalism in the US. The 21st century has witnessed a…
Existential threats, and need for 10-year economic, environmental, and epidemiological plan
The federal minister for planning and development, Ahsan Iqbal, reportedly indicated that the Prime Minister will soon launch a five-year economic plan. It needs to be understood that given the…
IT boost for economic growth
Total world trade in IT services crossed $1 trillion in 2023 – and it is growing. IT services are now 14 per cent of all services trade, a big jump…
Geo-economics over geo-politics
The strategic shift from geo-politics to geo-economics is a welcome initiative. In a world where the relative importance of a nation is determined primarily by its economic strength, the focus…
IMF programme: a mixed bag of economic consequences
In the statement released by International Monetary Fund (IMF) on September 27, it indicated that it had approved a 37-month extended fund facility (EFF) programme, which unlike a very natured…
