Review of monetary policy and need for a new budget
The SBP Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in its meeting held on 14th July has announced the monetary policy for the next two months. The review presented to the MPC was…
Review of monetary policy and need for a new budget
The SBP Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in its meeting held on 14th July has announced the monetary policy for the next two months. The review presented to the MPC was…
Shadows of fiscal stabilisation on trade and investment
The most frequent term used in recent weeks called as “stabilisation” surely has a reassuring reflection on External Accounts of Pakistan after implementation of IMF stabilisation programme. However, trade and…
Our state entities
“One of the more pleasurable sins of economic planners,” Mahbubul Haq wrote in 1973, “is their addiction to economic fashions”. This applies to our deeply ingrained tendency to escape the…
Justice for labour
The Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) Bill, 2016, if enacted, will facilitate dispute settlement without resorting to formal litigation for adjudication by the courts. This includes arbitration, mediation, conciliation, neutral evaluation…
Role of shell companies in corrupt transactions
The term "shell company" generally refers to limited liability companies and other business entities with no significant assets or ongoing business activities. Shell companies are formed for both legitimate and…
Petrol crisis over
The petrol crisis is over and the Prime Minister has avowed to take strict action against those responsible. The venue of the commitment: a meeting that he chaired on petroleum…
Economic woes
Pakistan is currently facing one of the worst economic challenges of its history. Almost eight years of continued economic misgovernance have severely damaged the economy beyond recognition. Weak and frivolous…
Unaccountable governance
One can only pity the ministers who are struggling to defend an increasingly dysfunctional government plagued by a culture of complacency and with no signs of serious accountability for ineptitude.…
A report hard to read
On June 16, citizens of Lahore were witness to a public display of police violence which was rare in that it was public, and it took place in one of…
