Pakistan’s economy is addicted to debt. Lavish government spending, recklessly financed through borrowing has resulted in a precarious debt trap, a depreciated rupee, escalating inflation, and an economy on the…
Conventional economic theory argues that pursuit of privatisation is to enhance service quality, attract private investment, reduce government intervention and improve accountability and transparency in the management of public assets.…
A pariah under the former US administration, Saudi Arabia has returned to the diplomatic fold, hosting breakthrough US-Russia talks and an Arab leaders’ summit on Gaza in a complete reversal…
The State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP’s) foreign exchange reserves have dropped by nearly a billion dollars in just eight weeks, from December 13 to February 7. This decline occurred despite…
Prime Minister Imran Khan has replaced Asad Umar as the finance minister for one would assume poor performance. The question is how and when did he perform poorly? The state…
A long-awaited US probe on Russian election meddling has divided Washington but on one point virtually all US policymakers are clear - there will be no reconciliation with Moscow. The…
Once the post-Pulwama glory for Pakistan and humiliation for India fade, serious concerns emerge for Pakistan and the region. India is now all set to work very aggressively on other…
President Nicolas Maduro is funneling cashflow from Venezuelan oil sales through Russian state energy giant Rosneft as he seeks to evade US sanctions designed to oust him from power, according…
In a promising development, PM Imran Khan appears to have recognised the importance of digitalization of government processes. For a long time, experts have been advocating digitalization as a way…
It looks like something has to give in global markets. Stocks and bonds around the world have rallied atypically together since the start of the year, rewarding investors both bullish…
