Good governance remains elusive
There is a widespread perception that in Pakistan there are a plethora of very well researched papers but gathering dust in government offices, penned by sector experts (domestic and international)…
Performance of the provincial economies
The President constituted the 11th National Finance Commission recently to announce a new award for the sharing of the federal tax revenues between the federal and the provincial governments. This…
India’s ‘strong’ economic growth fails to impress equity investors
India’s world-beating economic growth is failing to translate into gains for equity markets as weakening pricing power and US tariffs weigh on corporate earnings, turning foreign investors away. Gross domestic…
Modi dangles tax cuts as US tariffs loom
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s push to slash consumption taxes on everyday goods could deliver billions of dollars in annual relief and boost demand in an economy bracing for painful…
Pakistan’s ‘charter of economy’
There have been periodic calls for continuity in economic policies, regarded as critical by successive economic team leaders, to achieve development – a call that in the past decade or…
China caught in policy dilemma as Fed rate cut looms
As the US Federal Reserve gears up for an expected rate cut next week, China’s central bank is likely to resist a near-term easing in policy as it grapples with…
Let the specialists plan
As the country is rattled by the deluge, the question that arises is this: Could at least a part of the havoc have been averted? Yes, a good deal of…
Borrowed glory
Economics were once believed to be a nuanced inquiry into the choices human societies make, the interactions that shape livelihoods, and the collective outcomes that sustain larger societal well-being. That…
End to trade diplomacy?
The era of naive globalisation is coming to an end with nations turning inward and prioritising their own interests. — Donald Tusk, Polish prime minister WHILE one cannot say for…
What holds Pakistan back?
PAKISTAN is one of the most over-diagnosed countries in the world. It has long been apparent what needs to be done for the country to achieve its promising potential. Its problems are…
