Former finance secretary Dr Waqar Masood Khan is highly perceptive because he always gives an extraordinarily perceptive account of country's economy. In his latest contribution for this newspaper, for example, he spelled out the key takeaways from State Bank of Pakistan Dr Reza Baqir's press conference in a highly impressive manner.
Our policymakers must pay heed to what the writer has advocated. According to him, "more such interactions are needed and should be undertaken at the highest levels. Markets, investors and people all need more information so that they could better appreciate government's predicaments and the time it would take for things to turn around."