Begging bowl, inflation and Ishaq Dar! – I-
The PML-N manifesto promises have clearly taken a back seat to Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar's economic policies on two counts: the begging bowl is not only out and strengthened…
Tax Directory of all
'All lawmakers are taxpayers'-Finance Minister, Ishaq Dar, Business Recorder, January 7, 2014: On the first day of 2014, the Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), while appearing before Public Accounts…
IMF double speak
The IMF Staff Report for the First Review under the EFF was revealed on January 3, 2014. Thanks are due to the Executive Board for giving a waiver on nonobservance…
Of corruption and tax evasion
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), infamous for corruption and inefficiency, is now turned into House of Fraudsters. The recent news of tax frauds and scams - fake refunds, non-collection…
Japan Prime Minister to push security agenda next year with fresh urgency
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will likely push with fresh urgency next year a bid to ease legal limits on the Japanese military's ability to fight shoulder to shoulder with allies…
Privatisation of strategic assets: guidelines
The government has said time and again that it is resorting to privatisation in order to reduce the burden on the national exchequer as these state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are running…
The urgent economic threats
In a pluralistic society how does one get to manage the variations apparent in a society? Now that the accolades are almost over and democracy is saved because of the…
Balancing act for Turkey economy in 2014
Turkey faces an economic tight-rope walk in 2014, analysts warn, at risk from global turbulence and under pressure from the markets to cut consumption in a highly-charged election year. The…
US sanctions make Cuba’s bank account too toxic for banks
The decision by a New York bank to close Cuba's checking account in the United States has presented an unusual diplomatic quandary that provides a test for new-found pragmatism in…
Legacy of Benazir Bhutto
27 December 2013 marks the sixth death anniversary of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, the visionary leader, who resisted with courage the agenda of pushing Pakistan to a theocratic State incapable of…
