Jawaid Bokhari

Pakistan’s mortgage finance to GDP ratio at 0.23pc is abnormally low compared to the South Asian average of 3.4pc. Updated 10 May, 2021 09:41am

Experts estimate that the country needs a 7-9pc annual economic growth rate for the next 30 years to create 2m jobs... Published 03 May, 2021 05:44am

Instead of improving the formula for removing the level of regional disparity in development... Published 26 Apr, 2021 07:00am

Based on estimation from the gravity model of trade, the latest World Bank’s Pakistan Development ... Published 19 Apr, 2021 06:16am

The disproportionate disparity in inequality and over-concentration of wealth in a few hands leads to an economic slowdown and the Published 12 Apr, 2021 07:09am

We are now in a phase of low economic growth and high inflation. Updated 05 Apr, 2021 09:18am

National sovereignty can only be strengthened by a policy of self-reliance with a strong focus on citizen’s welfare. Updated 29 Mar, 2021 09:44am

The improved purchasing power of the poor receiving cash has also contributed to the rise in domestic... Published 22 Mar, 2021 07:02am

The Banking Mohtasib Pakistan’s own performance has been impacted adversely by reported judicial interventions ... Published 15 Mar, 2021 05:59am

The deep-seated problem of rising poverty and surging inequality has roots in the emerging market economy model. Updated 08 Mar, 2021 09:02am

If a federal project is designed to benefit only one province, the beneficiary could share its cost. Updated 01 Mar, 2021 09:15am

Under the reforms taking concrete shape, the tax regime that uses the tax policy as a tool to maximise revenue at ... Published 22 Feb, 2021 08:02am

Rs3 trillion has been spent on effecting a much-needed correction in the ... Published 15 Feb, 2021 07:04am

‘Without entrepreneurial risk and creative destruction, capitalism does not work .... Published 08 Feb, 2021 05:29am

With a transactional approach, the PTI government has sought cons... Published 01 Feb, 2021 07:03am

While learning from experiences of other countries and doing things in ... Published 25 Jan, 2021 07:06am

An under-valued rupee has resulted in adverse terms of trade and stepped up the transfer of resources abroad ... Published 18 Jan, 2021 07:00am

Imran Khan has lost some of his political capital trying his utmost to pull the economy from its downturn. Updated 11 Jan, 2021 09:37am

With the country’s economy trapped in so many imponderables... Published 04 Jan, 2021 08:21am

Robust social development, an imperative for rapid economic development, suffers due to sharp ... Published 28 Dec, 2020 07:07am