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Capital suggestion: Future of finance

The estimated total market capitalization of all the stock exchanges in the world is approximately $110 trillion. The largest exchanges, such as the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NASDAQ,…

The challenge of IPPs-I

Pakistan’s real economy is failing primarily on account of its energy sector. This author has been raising the alarm for the last two decades. Now even a former caretaker federal…

All is not quite well!

A reality check shows a yawning gap between the relatively small audience (external more than internal as the country proactively seeks more external loans) that remains the focus of the…

IPPs: currents of discontent

With the recent increase in electricity tariffs, there is renewed debate over the rationality of capacity payment charges (CPC) to independent power producers (IPPs). Previously, only a few voices raised…

Stock market growth mirage

The stock market is booming, and the KSE 100 index has almost doubled in the past year. The market is at an all-time high, breaking records. This has excited a…

Budget projections for FY25

There is overwhelming evidence that approval of the budget for next fiscal year, reportedly to be presented to parliament on 7 June, will be a “prior” condition for the twenty…

Tech-savvy terror

Traditional methods of financing terrorism such as cash smuggling and illicit donations are increasingly being supplemented by digital means. The internet’s anonymity and accessibility provides fertile ground for terrorist groups…