Trilateral model of American technology, Chinese construction expertise, Pakistani oversight could share risk while balancing strategic interests.
Updated13 Oct, 202507:30am
Small modular reactors offer flexibility — a unit can be deployed to power an industrial cluster, a remote mining operation, or even a desalination plant.
Updated06 Oct, 202508:21am
Pakistan’s debt-to-GDP ratio of 81pc (with circular debt) is above the emerging market average of 60–65pc, but the real stress lies in servicing it.
Updated22 Sep, 202512:20pm
For a country with chronically weak foreign exchange reserves, sustaining a ‘desired’ exchange rate path beyond 12–18 months is
Published18 Aug, 202505:48am
Achieving a 25pc investment-to-GDP ratio and 20pc exports-to-GDP ratio within 10 years will demand dismantling elite control.
Updated14 Jul, 202508:57am
Without a marked improvement in economic governance, Pakistan risks being sidelined in favour of economies with more competitive advantages.
Published14 Apr, 202505:29am
Pakistan’s foray into cultivating crypto-friendly policies despite a deficient AML/CFT regime sparks serious regulatory concerns about volatile digital currencies.
Updated31 Mar, 202512:35pm
Increasingly rising populism driven by financial crises reflects growing discontent with traditional economic models that fail to
Published25 Nov, 202407:48am
For countries like Pakistan, another Trump term would likely mean emphasis on specific security concerns rather than economic or democratic development.
Updated04 Nov, 202411:51am
While deregulation intends to improve efficiency and consumer choice, complex market dynamics in the electricity sector have introduced challenges.
Updated28 Oct, 202409:29am
An integrated digital system is needed through which records of interest and dividend payments made by financial institutions would be linked to the tax system.
Updated06 May, 202409:14am
There seems to be no justification for slashing the allocations to the provinces, citing reasons which appear to be based on on flawed reasoning.
Updated25 Mar, 202402:09pm
