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Syed Bakhtiyar Kazmi

Entrepreneur
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Entrepreneur

Entrepreneur, entrepreneur, where art thou? Undoubtedly, based on empirical evidence, austerity and growth do not go hand in hand, and this has been proven again and again and again; most recently in the case of countries that had austerity shoved down th
Published 10 Aug, 2019 12:00am
Freedom of choice
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Freedom of choice

Nothing is the only thing for free; a maxim I have always believed to be universal. Take the example of freedom of speech; not only the belief that speech can be free is misconceived, in this particular case, it also defies Newton's third law, every actio
Published 03 Aug, 2019 12:00am
Cities and clusters
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Cities and clusters

Undoubtedly, cities play an extremely important role in economic development simply by providing markets, infrastructure, human resource, educational institutions, diversity of human and technological interaction, transportation network, communication, en
Published 27 Jul, 2019 12:00am
The deal
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The deal

Much as the detractors might want to classify the deal as a Faustian Bargain, that it surely is not; it lacks a core ingredient, freedom to choose.
Published 20 Jul, 2019 12:00am
Economic Survey - interesting bits
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Economic Survey - interesting bits

It is rather boring to belong to a small minority, if not the only one, who reads the Economic Survey; you miss out on the debate. And while on the subject of debates, undoubtedly, if everyone agreed with everyone else, there can be no debate; disagreemen
Published 13 Jul, 2019 12:00am
Grow grow grow...
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Grow grow grow...

My son educated me that "Stranger Things" was taken, apparently a television serial, and whilst there is a low risk of getting sued in Pakistan, why create a hassle. Today is about the Stranger Things that form the basis of economic theories of eternal gr
Published 29 Jun, 2019 12:00am
Unchecked
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Unchecked

Just recently read an article by an accomplished senior journalist, a good friend, who had looked at the economic situation of the common man with a different microscope; apparently, he observed motorcyclists slanting, or rather laying down their motorbik
Published 15 Jun, 2019 12:00am
Less state
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Less state

For someone who does not believe in coincidences the Media's blitzkrieg type aggressiveness towards State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs), and the demonising of their losses every time we bow down to the IMF would definitely appear conspiratorial.
Published 08 Jun, 2019 12:00am
The plan
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The plan

"The 36-month programme under the IMF's Extended Fund Facility aims at bringing down inflation and reducing the fiscal deficit to more sustainable levels. The programme also includes measures to help achieve higher and more inclusive growth." IMF Survey 4
Published 01 Jun, 2019 12:00am
Window dressing
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Window dressing

Window dressing is perhaps more associated with the world of finance and accounting today, rather than with the retail business from where the term originated; it unflatteringly refers to actions, or inaction, directed towards improving the appearance of
Published 25 May, 2019 12:00am
Small data
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Small data

Pakistan's economic management is on roller coaster ride, we now have a new Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). Sincere best wishes for him on assuming the unenviable role of the head tax collector of Pakistan; in a world where no one wants to pay ta
Published 18 May, 2019 12:00am
Interest-ing
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Interest-ing

Let me begin with a bit of reverse bragging; I am not a foreseer, so don't believe everything that appears in this column; the sole objective here is to make people think. Well at least those of us who have time to read, which is not very many since readi
Published 11 May, 2019 12:00am
Economists do the job
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Economists do the job

For someone who has forever been sceptical about the capacity of economics, as a subject, to be of any use in the real world, and the ability of economists to formulate a workable plan for alleviating the problems of common Pakistanis or even to manage th
Published 04 May, 2019 12:00am
Amnesty and other stuff
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Amnesty and other stuff

So we have a new boss for the economy, and will pretty soon have a new finance team; best wishes to them, with a sincere wish that they succeed in steering the economy out of the current perfect storm. On a pragmatic note, unless the new team has Aladdin'
Published 27 Apr, 2019 12:00am
The burden
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The burden

The discussions on the idiot box relating to the economy, and the fact that almost all anchors on talk shows are apparently economists, continues to amaze; the passionate portrayal that the economy is spiraling downwards, is sufficient to create panic amo
Published 17 Apr, 2019 12:00am
Paradoxes - just for fun
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Paradoxes - just for fun

"All economists are liars, and all I say is the truth", an Economist. So is he lying or speaking the truth?
Published 13 Apr, 2019 12:00am
Popular economics
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Popular economics

The upside of everyone believing that they are experts on the national economy, arguably, is that the economy remains in the limelight since everyone is talking about it; the problem is that the popular version of economics is based on a rather simplistic
Published 06 Apr, 2019 12:00am
Cash economy
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Cash economy

Sitting in front of the television and multitasking, writing an article while watching the 23rd March parade, is perhaps not necessarily a bright idea; as the Khalid Tanks go by the dais, you want to write about bombing the hell out of your enemies, rathe
Published 28 Mar, 2019 12:00am
Job well done
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Job well done

Sometimes, okay, scratch that, most times in this information age, new knowledge will appear out of nowhere and shake the way you have been looking at things; albeit, necessarily for that to happen one needs to be blessed with an open mind, and substance,
Published 23 Mar, 2019 12:00am