Jawaid Bokhari

The campaigns should focus on how the nation’s key economic challenges are to be addressed. Published 23 Jan, 2023 07:06am

The production by foreign companies is not export-oriented and adds little or no value to the economy. Published 16 Jan, 2023 07:02am

Power politics have divided the society, institutions, ruling political elites, and the people on a scale rarely witnessed before. Published 09 Jan, 2023 08:19am

The new year should be dedicated to reinventing the social security programme to achieve sustainable development... Published 02 Jan, 2023 07:55am

Export earnings and remittances are not enough to foot the consumption-led import bill, making economic growth unsustainable. Published 26 Dec, 2022 07:01am

A growing number of opinion builders continue to stress the need for charters of economy and democracy. Updated 19 Dec, 2022 09:16am

The voices of the deprived have started gathering informal support from some segments of government. Updated 12 Dec, 2022 09:12am

There is scant evidence that inflation is defeated by hiking interest rates Published 05 Dec, 2022 08:25am

The power centres are not immune from the influences of the country’s divisive politics Published 28 Nov, 2022 07:35am

Pakistan's private sector needs to remember that economic growth and development are essentially about the welfare of the people. Updated 21 Nov, 2022 08:40am

China, Japan and India are reported to have started selling US Treasuries in recent weeks to help support their currencies. Updated 14 Nov, 2022 09:18am

There has been some official rethinking about shifting from geo-politics to geo-economics. Updated 07 Nov, 2022 09:16am

International assistance should focus on efforts to increase local participation of labour and investment for self-reliance Published 31 Oct, 2022 06:32am

Dar’s optimism that ten months is a long time to stage a political comeback may have a touch of reality Published 24 Oct, 2022 07:50am

It is exceedingly difficult to see a way forward to reduce inequality without raising workers’ ownership of capital Published 17 Oct, 2022 07:02am

In the current volatile domestic and global currency markets, usual interventions to stabilise the exchange rate do not work. Updated 15 Oct, 2022 12:28pm

Maybe his strong-arm tactics and persuasion skills will be more successful in the battle for taming inflation and the runaway... Published 03 Oct, 2022 06:45am

Latest developments indicate that some Asian countries are looking fresh at opportunities for investment in Pakistan. Updated 26 Sep, 2022 10:07am

The success of policies depends on responding directly to the needs of ordinary people for a more secure existence, rather than... Published 19 Sep, 2022 09:30am

While the finance minister’s aim to break out of the boom-and-bust cycle is laudable, the barriers appear insurmountable Published 12 Sep, 2022 04:43am