Moazzam Ali Tarar

A dearth of good business  leaders

A dearth of good business leaders

There is a mismatch between the required skills in the market and the curriculum taught in public-sector business Published 25 Dec, 2017 06:53am
Pension funds making progress

Pension funds making progress

Although a late entrant in the country’s financial system, pension funds are making solid progress in capital... Published 21 Aug, 2017 07:12am
Why loans to farmers will not work

Why loans to farmers will not work

The government should invest funds in facilitating them through the provision of the latest agricultural technology Published 24 Jul, 2017 06:45am

Redefining product labelling

Product labelling is undergoing significant changes all over the world as the era of hiding and suppressing facts... Published 26 Jun, 2017 03:38am
Modern contract farming models

Modern contract farming models

Contract farming is an emerging technique that establishes the conditions for quantity, quality and pricing Published 15 May, 2017 06:52am
No policy for domestic commerce

No policy for domestic commerce

The domestic commerce sector is continuously ignored by the government and multilateral development agencies. Updated 08 May, 2017 07:57am

Revisiting the salary tax policy

The central aim of a country’s tax policy is to establish a just and fair society where the share of taxes is paid... Published 27 Mar, 2017 06:50am

Micro-insurance development

With the insurance to GDP ratio of 2pc and an insurance density of 10pc, the country offers a vibrant opportunity for Published 20 Mar, 2017 07:03am

Multiple effects of withholding tax

Policymakers should realise that merely achieving the tax collection target is not desirable if the tools... Published 20 Feb, 2017 07:18am

Plight of rural consumers

Rural consumers constitute a significant market as the rural area makes up 60pc of the country’s demography. This... Published 30 Jan, 2017 06:15am

Boosting campus start-ups

A campus start-up is an emerging trend in universities across the world where ambitious young students... Published 23 Jan, 2017 07:11am

Introducing negative income tax

A negative income tax works on the principles of progressive taxation where a person whose income falls below ... Published 16 Jan, 2017 07:10am

Need for green tax credits

The government needs to convince the general public and industries to use equipment and vehicles which consume less. Published 12 Dec, 2016 07:08am
Accelerating retail investment

Accelerating retail investment

The share of retail investors in capital and money market remains abnormally low in Pakistan. Updated 21 Nov, 2016 07:57am

The promise of social finance

As Björn Stigson, president of WBCSD, famously said, “Business cannot succeed in societies that fail. Likewise, where Published 10 Oct, 2016 06:04am