Governor SBP’s claim
The Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Ashraf Wathra in a session with the media titled topical issues in Pakistan's economy dated 1 September 2016 regurgitated data released by the…
CPEC – Boondoggle or game changer?
When Pakistan gained independence from Britain on August 14, 1947, China was engaged in a civil war between the Kuomintang and the communists. With the Kuomintang's defeat, two years later…
Economic stagnation
Pakistan's economy needs to grow at an annual average rate of 10-12 percent for at least over a decade for the so-called trickle-down theory to prove its economic viability. Indeed,…
Our beleaguered manufacturing sector
Except for industries naturally shielded against global competition, or enjoying government munificence, or where the regulators look the other way, the manufacturing sector is in a state of disarray. Particularly…
CPEC-formidable challenge?
China's belt and road initiative is a mega plan of the Chinese government to revive the ancient silk trading routes originating from China to all the major markets of the…
Counting chickens…
The Punjab government wants to provide girls in school with “four chickens, a cock and a cage” to teach them about kitchen skills, nutrition and raising poultry. The public is…
For British exporters, weak pound may not offset Brexit turbulence
The pound's plunge since Britain voted to leave the European Union is good news for factory boss Tony Hague. He has received enquiries from potential buyers outside the country tempted…
Incompetent or complicit?
Staff level agreement was reached on the twelfth (final) mandatory quarterly review of the 6.64 billion dollar Extended Fund Facility (EFF) between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Pakistani…
Don’t squander this opportunity
Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) has identified Pakistan as an emerging market on its MSCI Emerging Market (EM) index as Pakistan Stock Market (PSX) has performed the best in Asia…
The quest for warm waters
British Prime Minister Clement Attlee had rightly stated, "he who rules the Mediterranean Sea rules the world". In today's tri-polar world struggles for mastery over the Mediterranean have restarted with…
