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Anjum Ibrahim

Budget deficit still not being dealt with!
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Budget deficit still not being dealt with!

The Khan administration inherited two unsustainable deficits that continue to plague its seven and a half months long tenure: current account and budget deficit. The current account deficit by end June 2018 was estimated at around 18 billion dollars, the
Published 15 Apr, 2019 12:00am
Of continued uncertainty and market bedlam
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Of continued uncertainty and market bedlam

Briefing the media on decisions taken during the cabinet meeting this Tuesday past Minister of Information Fawad Chaudhary stated that Finance Minister Asad Umer would soon present a comprehensive economic road map. On Friday Umer called a press conferenc
Published 08 Apr, 2019 12:00am
Partly Facetious: Their English requires a revisit
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Partly Facetious: Their English requires a revisit

"I heard the Nawalas, Nawaz Sharifs loyalists content to chip away a bite at a time, were extremely upset at you referring to Asad Umer as the lion. I mean the lion symbol belongs to Nawaz Sharif's party and...."
Published 04 Apr, 2019 12:00am
The LSM sector
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The LSM sector

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
Published 01 Apr, 2019 12:00am
Sector-specific distortions in Pakistan
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Sector-specific distortions in Pakistan

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
Published 25 Mar, 2019 12:00am