‘Misperceptions of IMF’: MoF’s response
Dr Hafeez A Pasha has written an article: "Misperceptions of IMF" published in Business Recorder October 5th 2015. It stated that the executive board of the IMF must be thanked once again…
Business of politics
The policy of reconciliation has been praised and denigrated in this country - praised as its promoters argue that it is designed to ensure the strengthening of democratic norms as…
VIEW POINT: The state of democracy
Should we be worried about the state of democracy in this country? The answer is yes but reasons vary depending on who is talking. The International Day of Democracy, observed…
Towards power trading
With the newly established Central Power Purchasing Agency-Guarantee (CCPA-G) organisation, under the power sector reforms sponsored by the IMF, World Bank and Asian Development Bank, commences the journey of Pakistan…
Australian business welcomes tech-savvy PM
Captains of Australian industry have a lengthy wish-list for new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull but also strong hopes the former tech entrepreneur can encourage innovation and energise an economy struggling…
EU leaders scramble to halt refugee ‘shambles
As hundreds of thousands of people risk lives to cross Europe's frontiers seeking a haven of peace, Europeans themselves have turned on each other with a venom that has stirred…
Every number tells a story
The release this past April of the World Bank's 2014 Findex report was a major wake-up call for Pakistan. Less than 10 percent of Pakistani adults have an account at…
VIEW POINT: What is going on?
PPP co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari has delivered a second tirade in about as many months, this time switching the target from the military establishment to the PML-N government, telling it…
Crossing the chasm
The release this past April of the World Bank's 2014 Findex report was a major wake-up call for Pakistan. Less than 10 percent of Pakistani adults have an account at…
Conglomerate controlled by Iran’s supreme leader a winner from nuclear deal
The historic nuclear deal reached between Iran and major world powers has yet to be implemented, but one clear winner has emerged: Iran's highest authority, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.…
