France runs into German wall on EU growth drive
State Bank of Pakistan's (SBP) latest Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) reflects a realisation that cutting interest rate can't compensate for the rise in a variety of other costs of doing…
Debt and fiscal policy statements 2012-13
Two important documents, namely, Fiscal Policy Statement and Debt Policy Statement for 2012-13, released on 4th February 2013 by the Debt Policy Co-ordination Office of Ministry of Finance, while expressing…
Everything’s almost free in Spain’s parallel barter economy
It can be argued that extra-judicial interventions first by Ghulam Mohammad as Governor General in 1951 and later by military regimes and disregard of the Constitution - facilitated by either…
Veracity in emerging political system
What if is a question that everyone is asking? What if the elections do not deliver, what if the next elections leave a lot to be expected? What if and…
The present discontent in Pakistan
Pakistan has been in the shadows of various kinds and this maybe attributed to the drift in management and administration of this country. I am not going to be critical…
Imran Khan’s dream
Imran Khan says he had a dream that his party had swept the upcoming elections. He believes that like in the past this time too his dream will come true.…
More of the same
Last year, former prime minister Raja Pervez Ashraf declared 2013 as the year of the rights of the child in Pakistan. Unfortunately, the PPP-led government couldn’t take any tangible steps…
The rise of India
Can India become a great power? This question is taken up by the weekly Economist in its March 27 edition. New Delhi, as the weekly sees it, has the potential…
In search of true representation
On June 8, 2012, the Supreme Court of Pakistan in its judgement in the case of Workers' Party Pakistan through Akhtar Hussain, Advocate, General Secretary and 6 others v Federation…
Young, skilled, expelled: foreign talent in demand in US
They are young, highly-skilled and urgently needed by the US economy - Indian, Chinese or Eastern European high-tech experts who have graduated with a degree from an American university. But…
