Budget speech 2021-22
The full text of budget speech of Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin that he delivered in the National Assembly on Friday, June 11, 2021 Bismillahir-Rehmanir-Rahim Mr. Speaker, 1.…
Don’t try to reinvent the wheel
At the fag-end of last month and with the next general elections only 23 months away, Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin, in a manner of reinventing the wheel, unveiled a three-year…
Regulating emerging technologies—I
The technological landscape has changed massively in the last few years and this has also transformed the financial sector around the world. New phenomena of digital currencies have emerged which…
Regulating emerging technologies—II
As per the Chainalysis adoption index for the market share of the investment in VAs, Pakistan is ranked as third in row after Vietnam and India. Similarly, the Times of…
‘Ministry of Economy’
The Advisor on Finance reportedly indicated that the economic team would be formulating a holistic roadmap for the economy, in which goals for all economy-related ministries/departments will be set and…
China and global challenges
China has taken some surprising yet bold steps to combat the three major global challenges: the relentless fight against economic inequality, addressing catastrophic climate change effects, and vaccinating a billion…
What constitutes disclosure of assets?
In continuation of the article published on the aforesaid subject on November 30, 2017, which dealt with the subject of right of taxation, deliberation ended on the subject of 'incorporation…
EAC: Some suggestions
The government has formed a high-level council – Economic Advisory Council (EAC) – to formulate long-, medium- and short-term plans for important sectors of the economy with a view to…
It is the rich countries, stupid!
The sword of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is continuing to hang over the head of Pakistan, not because Islamabad has not been bending backwards to comply with all the…
A critical appreciation of NEP — II
National Electrical Policy (NEP) has been approved recently by CCI (Council of Common Interest) which is the final approving institution in this respect. The Part-I of this two-part series of…
