Hundred days of economic management
During the five-year tenure of the PPP-led government, loadshedding became rampant affecting the productive activities and daily lives of people, growth rate declined to an annual rate only slightly higher…
On the slide
The competitiveness of Pakistan’s economy is on the slide. In 2007-08, the country`s position on the global competitiveness index (GCI) drawn up by the World Economic Forum was 92nd, which…
Turmoil exposes Indonesia’s economic vulnerability
For many Indonesians, the soy-based tempeh is a poor man's meat, so when tempeh makers went on a three-day strike this month to protest rising soybean prices, low-income people were…
Women entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurial success relating to any kind of business depends on spectrum of various factors like sustained market environment, availability of start-up capital and ensured financing from financial institutions for working…
Financial inclusion
One glaring inequity, among many, in Pakistan’s socio-economic framework is the unequal access to financial services. While, overall, Pakistan has a fairly well-developed and relatively robust formal financial sector, a…
Historic full term
Asif Ali Zardari finally completed his term as the President. While expressing his pride over being the first president to complete his term with "honour and respect" and over his…
How PPP missed the boat
Realising that the only sustainable solution to Pakistan’s deep-rooted energy problems lies in large-scale coal-based power generation, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has put the 6,600MW power park, imported coal project…
Karachi’s violent cycle
When Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif says the problem of growing violence in Karachi is a national issue — because without security you have no investment, and without investment you have…
Tapping energy resources
According to the ‘Global Economic Prospects’ report, South Asian regional growth declined from 7.4 percent in 2011 to an estimated 5.4 percent in 2012, mainly due to a sharp slowdown…
PML-N’s economic manifesto, its Implementation
The PML-N economic manifesto is essentially right wing: allow the private sector to become the engine of growth by providing a level playing field and an environment conducive to its…
