Global finance and corruption
The US has listed Afghanistan, India, and Pakistan as huge money-laundering jurisdictions in the Basel AML Index. The index ranks money laundering and terrorist financing risks around the world. George…
Country needs a new finance minister
Ishaq Dar, the incumbent finance minister, is clearly unable to give any, let alone, due attention to the portfolio of finance that he nonetheless refuses to surrender. Today the country…
Economic and social survey for Asia and the Pacific 2018: mobilizing finance for sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth
Asia and the Pacific remains the engine of the global economy. It continues to power trade, investment and jobs the world over. The two-thirds of the region's economies grew faster…
Energy, not tech or finance, in CEO line-up for Trump’s China visit
US energy and commodities firms will make up a major part of a business delegation visiting Beijing at the same time as US President Donald Trump goes to China in…
As nations bicker, a greener future evolves in finance
Away from the toxic atmosphere at climate summit talks, in boardrooms, banks and trading houses, a transformation in green finance is under way. Its backers hope it could profitably help…
Political’ versus ‘liberal’ capitalism
Pakistan’s economy has always remained in a state of confusion. Except for the first decade or so when we went for import substitution our attempts to set our economy on…
Outlook for public finances
The Federal Budget for 2017-18 apparently has all the right ingredients. Resource mobilization, especially through FBR taxes, is to be raised substantially. Growth in current expenditure will be severely restricted…
Energy, not tech or finance, in CEO line-up for Trump’s China visit
US energy and commodities firms will make up a major part of a business delegation visiting Beijing at the same time as US President Donald Trump goes to China in…
Sales tax on restaurants through Finance Act
The imposition of 7.5% sales tax on restaurants through the Finance Act 2019 by the National Assembly, energetically defended by the Chairman of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), is patently…
Doubts mount over UK finance sector’s access to EU after Brexit
Direct access for Britain's financial sector to the European Union after Brexit is increasingly under threat as political will for an industry deal fades and the bloc toughens requirements for…
