The salaried also rise
In the scorching heat of June, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb presented a mammoth federal budget of Rs18.877 trillion for FY2024-2025. The budget, heavily influenced by the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF)…
Myths about taxation
Do our esteemed finance minister, prime minister, policymakers at the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), and economic managers know why the tax-to-GDP ratio is significantly higher in developed countries compared…
The pursuit of uniformity
There once was a national university, let’s call it the National University of Technology (NUT) located in Metropabad, a major city of a developing nation. Metropabad was a sought-after place…
Pakistan & ESG implementation
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) values act as the guiding principle for a corporate sector’s obligation to the environment and community. For the responsible investors, ESG criteria is a litmus…
Students in 2022
The latest Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results – released on December 5, 2023 – provides valuable insights into the academic performance and well-being of 15-year-old students from 81…
Capital suggestion: Minimal politics
Fact 1: Presently, four out of every ten Pakistanis find themselves below the poverty line. Fact 2: Over the course of the past three decades, no political government has successfully…
Capital suggestion: Objective economy
Here is a partial list of countries that have effectively depoliticized economic decision-making: Singapore, South Korea, Israel, Chile, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Switzerland, Germany, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Austria, Belgium,…
Fears mount for the Arctic as cooperation with Russia stalls
For nearly three decades, the Arctic Council has been a successful example of post-Cold War cooperation. Its eight members, including Russia and the United States, have cooperated on climate-change research…
A time to quit
After dominating the political scene for years, the first minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, retired voluntarily last month shocking fans and critics alike. In February this year, Prime Minister of…
The future is digital
Digital nomads tend to work remotely from different locations. They don’t just work in one designated office; instead they work in co-working spaces, libraries, homes, coffee shops, vacation spots, and…
