Yousuf Nazar
Restructuring floating-rate bonds can help the government reduce its interest payments.
Updated 01 Apr, 2024 09:30am
There seems to be no justification for slashing the allocations to the provinces, citing reasons which appear to be based on on flawed reasoning.
Updated 25 Mar, 2024 02:09pm
As seen with Argentina, Egypt, and Ethiopia, an arrangement with the IMF is not insurance against economic failure.
Published 18 Mar, 2024 08:59am
The role of the World Bank and the IMF has shrunk sharply in the last four decades.
Updated 14 Sep, 2020 10:30am
Within 5 months into his term, he seems to have lost both the momentum to launch urgent economic reforms.
Updated 28 Oct, 2013 12:03pm
Until the generation capacity of non-thermal sources is increased, the most rational choice would be to import...
Updated 22 Jun, 2013 02:38pm
IN a rare press briefing last month, Gen Ashfaq Kayani said the success of military operations in the tribal regions...
Published 22 Mar, 2010 12:00am
Even after seven years, the US has failed to try the alleged mastermind of 9/11, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. — File ...
Published 10 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Lawyers shout slogans in support of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry outside the Supreme Court in Islamabad...
Published 26 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Given that the current account deficit is now likely to continue to shrink for the next several months, the...
Published 10 Nov, 2008 12:00am
Given the current ‘political realities’, Pakistan seems to have little option but to go to the IMF. But the truth is...
Published 01 Nov, 2008 12:00am
PRESIDENT Zardari is visiting China at a time when the global economic power balance is undergoing a historic shift....
Published 15 Oct, 2008 12:00am
THE worst global financial crisis since the 1930s is more than just an economic phenomenon. It may turn out to be ...
Published 11 Oct, 2008 12:00am
The world is witnessing the end of American financial capitalism as we have known for a long time. Just consider the...
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
WILL Asif Zardari`s presidency be better or worse than Musharraf`s? Will it lead to the fall of the PML-N government...
Published 04 Sep, 2008 12:00am
THIS year’s budget makes one feel that the mandarins in the ministry of finance are in denial of the reality that...
Published 12 Jun, 2008 12:00am
The PPP government apparently panicked and yielded to the pressure of the brokers’ community by extending the ...
Published 09 Jun, 2008 12:00am
Last Thursday, the State Bank appeared to have woken up to the fact that the country was facing high inflation and...
Published 26 May, 2008 12:00am
It seems the two largest parties were not ready to assume power and face an unusually tough economic situation. ...
Published 19 May, 2008 12:00am
“Pakistan’s fiscal crisis is deep and cannot be easily resolved. Taxes are insufficient for debt service and ...
Published 28 Apr, 2008 12:00am