Mohiuddin Aazim

Unequal economic progress

Even within the small pie of private sector business financing, the share of smaller provinces is disproportionally low. Updated 14 Oct, 2024 08:57am

Fragility of economic recovery

Conflict in the Middle East and national instability can disrupt momentum and compound political problems. Updated 07 Oct, 2024 10:29am

Finance: At a crossroad

Fostering a culture of political tolerance can help Pakistan make the best of the IMF bailout Updated 30 Sep, 2024 09:45am

Economic revival conundrum

Most long-term economic plans fail when a new regime discards initial policies, creating serious challenges of inconsistency. Updated 23 Sep, 2024 09:58am

Finance: Interest rate cut in context

Unless commercial banks that have made windfall profits prioritise lending to SMEs, an interest rate cut wouldn’t help them. Updated 16 Sep, 2024 09:56am

Finance: Who will help the little guys?

Government favouring bureaucrats over ordinary citizens in policy-making decisions is leading to social frustration and pessimism. Updated 09 Sep, 2024 08:52am

Finance: The state of foreign investment

Pakistan’s current economic situation requires more FDI to help create jobs, enhance industrial competition Updated 02 Sep, 2024 10:50am

Excessive borrowing, debt servicing to persist

Once a country is in a debt trap, it can hardly afford political unease and uncertainty to grow lest growth is hampered. Published 26 Aug, 2024 08:49am

Finance: Economic worries persist

Once a country is in a debt trap, it can hardly afford political unease and uncertainty to grow lest growth is hampered. Updated 26 Aug, 2024 08:49am

Harnessing flood energy can address water, power scarcity

Monsoon currents can be used to produce power and development instead of just destruction. Published 19 Aug, 2024 09:07am

Harnessing flood energy

Monsoon currents can be used to produce power and development instead of just destruction. Updated 19 Aug, 2024 09:04am

Corruption, inequality can lead to political upheaval in Pakistan

Bangladesh’s youth-led revolutions indicate that even appreciable economic progress cannot gloss over corruption. Published 12 Aug, 2024 10:01am

The path to political upheaval

Bangladesh’s youth-led revolutions indicate that even appreciable economic progress cannot gloss over corruption, which Pakistan needs to learn. Updated 12 Aug, 2024 09:28am

Pakistan’s economy in the balance amid growing geopolitical strife

Government trying to keep economy on track amidst growing trade deficit, export-related structural weaknesses and ongoing geopolitical tensions. Published 05 Aug, 2024 08:34am

Finance: Economy amidst geopolitics

Government trying to keep economy on track amidst growing trade deficit, export-related structural weaknesses and ongoing geopolitical tensions. Updated 05 Aug, 2024 08:34am

Exports crucial to minimising external financing gap

Curtailing imports to contain the current account deficit is no longer conducive; exports need to be improved. Published 29 Jul, 2024 10:20am

A quest for value-added exports

Curtailing imports to contain the current account deficit is no longer conducive; exports need to be improved. Updated 29 Jul, 2024 10:20am

Domestic debt servicing continues to plague Pakistan

In the last fiscal year, the government paid an estimated Rs1.3tr in capacity charges to the IPPs. Published 22 Jul, 2024 10:18am

The demon of domestic debt

In the last fiscal year, the government paid an estimated Rs1.3tr in capacity charges to the IPPs. Updated 22 Jul, 2024 10:17am

Finance: Troubled external economy

While exports and remittances have resumed growth, foreign investment has not yet increased sufficiently to offset the rapid outflows of profits and dividends. Published 15 Jul, 2024 09:05am