Opinion Administrative crackdown: will it work? The State’s crackdown against the smugglers and illegal currency traders has met with initial success. The fear... Updated 18 Sep, 2023 07:40am
Opinion The energy quagmire When something sounds too good to be true, it usually is. ‘Increase electricity consumption to lower the... Published 11 Sep, 2023 07:00am
Opinion Economic policy needs a hard reset The present currency crisis in Pakistan is unprecedented. PKR has depreciated against USD from 180 to 305 since ... Published 04 Sep, 2023 06:21am
Opinion Road to urgent resolution of the power tariff crisis Rising electricity bills are breaking the back of the domestic consumers and making manufacturing businesses... Published 28 Aug, 2023 06:27am
Opinion New tenants in ‘Block Q’ neighbourhood The macro numbers are not showing a good picture. Inflation is creeping up again. The current account posted a... Updated 21 Aug, 2023 07:53am
Opinion Gas: No more window dressing, please Reportedly, the plan to reduce the gas circular debt has been shared with the IMF. It has two components – one is... Updated 15 Aug, 2023 06:57am
Opinion Reduce, not expand, the size of govt to restore investor confidence After the unexpected IMF (International Monetary Fund) bailout, the economy is in search of regaining lost... Published 07 Aug, 2023 06:34am
Opinion Restoring investor confidence key challenge Taming the inflation monster is turning out to be a challenge at a time when many analysts were expecting the... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Opinion No significant investment can be attracted without meaningful reforms IMF’s (International Monetary Fund’s) SBA (Stand-By Arrangement) was a surprise for almost everyone, including... Published 17 Jul, 2023 03:47am
Opinion TERF: We’re always on home turf when it comes to criticism! TERF (temporary economic refinance facility) was a hot topic last week. The scheme was offered at the time of Covid... Updated 10 Jul, 2023 07:32am
Opinion Kicking the can An IMF (International Monetary Fund) deal is finally done. This is good news as it has averted the growing concerns... Updated 03 Jul, 2023 07:58am
Opinion The quagmire of local-law domestic debt restructuring As is widely understood, Pakistan is facing the dual dilemma of foreign debt servicing that has placed her foreign... Updated 19 Jun, 2023 10:12am
Opinion One burger combo, please! Finance minister Ishaq Dar has been regularly claiming two things: One, Pakistan won’t default on its external ... Updated 12 Jun, 2023 07:08am
Opinion ‘That is Dar’s philosophy of life’? It’s a typical Dar budget with some populistic flavor. Penalize anyone who makes money legally and wants to grow... Published 10 Jun, 2023 05:20am
Opinion Economy: don’t fear when surgery is imminent It has once again become crystal clear who really holds the reins of power in the political arena. The only way... Updated 05 Jun, 2023 11:02am
Opinion The slow poisoning of economy? Some of the budget proposals circulating in the media — especially those recommended by the reforms and revenue... Updated 29 May, 2023 12:15pm
Opinion GDP estimates: fudging under way? The economic recession in Pakistan is getting worse. GDP contraction is happening at a much faster pace than was... Published 22 May, 2023 06:23am
Opinion The cost of internet shutdown During the political drama of last week, one of the many adversities faced by the general public was the banning of... Published 15 May, 2023 06:41am
Opinion Interest rates: no more room for tightening Interest rates in Pakistan are almost at historic highs and still the country is running negative real rates on both... Published 08 May, 2023 06:40am
Opinion Election time-frame announcement only solution The IMF (International Monetary Fund) programme is still in limbo. The pending SLA (staff-level agreement) is ... Published 01 May, 2023 03:28am