Dar good at procuring foreign loans
If the relevance of a budget is premised on the accuracy of data of the outgoing fiscal year then budget 2014-15''s relevance would expire on 1 July 2014, the first…
The Survey says it all
Ishaq Dar, the Finance Minister, showed his penchant for numbers rather than as a policy reformist when he presented the Economic Survey 2013-14, the statistical compilation of the year accompanied…
Flawed economic management
There have been four developments in FY14 on the balance of payments front that have been paraded by the Ministry of Finance as indicators of its success in economic management.…
Does parliament matter?
Despite frequent declarations by political leaders about their commitment to parliamentary supremacy, their actual conduct in the legislature hasn't lived up to this principle. The National Assembly has underperformed in…
Dar’s road show: Good, bad or a bit of both?
Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar's road show to gauge market reaction to the issuance of Eurobonds has been very successful, he loudly proclaimed on his return to the country after…
Real India
Capital suggestion Fact 1: There are 1.2 billion humans in the world who live in extreme poverty. Fact 2: Of the 1.2 billion, 33 percent of the world’s poor live…
Threat to Sino-Pak friendship
THE issue of terrorism remains at the heart of the world’s diplomatic, economic and strategic engagement with Pakistan. It invariably constrains Pakistan’s pursuit of economic, strategic and political interests. The…
The economy
Capital suggestion Ishaq Dar’s efforts to stabilise the economy are beginning to bear fruit. Our liquid foreign exchange reserves have gone up from $7.9 billion in January to $13.3 billion…
Engaging Modi
THE invitation to Nawaz Sharif and other Saarc leaders from Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi to attend his inauguration was even more surprising than his landslide electoral victory. To put it…
Avoid the narrow path
In the 1960s, Pakistan was considered to be a promising country on its way to becoming a ‘model’ of economic development for the rest of the developing countries, in particular…
