The Khan administration has taken several fiscal and monetary measures during its less than eight month tenure, at an estimated cost of over 150 billion rupees to the treasury as per independent economists, to jump-start the manufacturing sector. The rati
A World Bank study titled "Pakistan@100 Shaping the Future" indicates that in Pakistan distortions are manifest in different ways in sector specific policies, including agriculture, power sector, financial sector and foreign trade; and maintains that stru
"So the Who's Who of the federal cabinet was at the stadium to watch the finals of Pakistan Super League though the prime minister (PM) himself was not present."
The pervasive air of economic uncertainty continues to prevail in the country in spite of repeated assurances by Prime Minister Imran Khan, faithfully echoed by Finance Minister Asad Umer, that the economy is on the path towards recovery. The reason: with
"He is very shallow because his mind is very narrow - these are words uttered by a very famous Indian actor in a movie that can be applied to so many people."
"Each one of us, according to our status, is eligible for some discount - the poor get cheaper electricity and gas, the bureaucrats get annual pay raises even in times of severe shortages like now as well as plots upon retirement, the middle classes wait
Should existing economic policies of the Khan administration be a source of comfort to the multilaterals? Two statements made by the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde compel one to respond in the negative.