Economy, ecology: giant step forward
The past decade since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has been extraordinary in terms of the development of the Party and the country. The…
Economy: daunting challenges
Since assuming power the coalition government of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) has been facing multiple challenges on economic front among which rising inflation is of course the most daunting one.…
FATF and its impact on country’s economy
Pakistan has gone through so many challenges and adversaries in its relatively short life span of 75 years that it is not only remarkable, but it shows its resiliency and…
State of a rentier economy
IT is not for the first time that the country has been on the brink of a financial collapse. We have been many times in the proverbial ICU in the…
Economy: bleak scenario
Our current grim economic situation is a result of multiple factors—undoubtedly some decisions/inactions by the previous coalition government of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have played a negative part. It is a…
Economy: the best case scenario
The worst case economic scenario has already been shared with the public: be ready for more hikes in electricity and gas rates as well as in the price of petroleum…
Global economy at a delicate crossroad – II
A similar balance should be struck in the case of developing countries like Pakistan for it is critical to dealing with the imported/supply-driven/cost push inflation through macroeconomic/supply-sided/governance interventions, and with…
Global economy at a delicate crossroad – I
Global economy stands at a delicate crossroad, where wrong policy choices will be difficult to unwind in at least the short-term, and will take it away, and perhaps rather quickly,…
Economy and national security
The fragile state economy of the country is worrisome and has distressed all segments of society and pillars of state economy. The underprivileged shall wade through it with some perishing…
Economy: sanity must prevail
Times are tough. The fiscal deficit is slipping, and the circular debt is growing due to growing energy prices globally and inability of government — be it Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI)…
