Addressing poverty to spur economic growth
The finance team is too preoccupied with tackling the twin deficits to look at the bigger picture.
Jawaid Bokhari
Breaking the begging bowl
Even PTI legislators have started publicly criticising economic policies that are hurting ordinary citizens.
Debts trigger privatisation
90pc of the proceeds are to be spent on loan retirement and 10pc on poverty alleviation
Together we can
The strategy for socio-economic development should be a blend of ‘bottom-up’ and ‘top-down’ approach
Pulling back from the edge of the cliff
The performance of the economy should be judged based on per capita income and not on the growth rate
Some good news at last
A Reuters’ survey indicates that most central banks have cut interest rates to shore up their economies in the wake ...
Renewing business confidence
Few initial positive indicators have the potential to slightly rekindle the sagging business confidence in the economy.
Stubborn tax culture
The erratic and low spending on economic development and public welfare has dampened the spirit of voluntary taxation.
Overlooking Sustainable Development Goals
National awareness for successful implementation is missing ...
Closing the production gap
Banks find it convenient to finance foreign trade rather than indulge in aggressive long-term risky lending for ...
Investment outlook in a haze
The current high central bank policy rate is not justified because inflation is fluctuating within a single-digit ...
Governance reforms mean challenging the status quo
One cannot rule out strong resistance to austerity and institutional reforms from the bureaucracy
Financial system’s malign influence on investment
Low level of national capital formation is the root cause of growing dependence on foreign finances.
Sinking rupee and its fallout
A fiscal expert suggests that the country’s finance team should develop an alternative plan to meet the IMF...
National Development Council — who will call the final shots?
The possibility cannot be ruled out that army’s top brass may finally reach the conclusion that the country’s best.
Foreign debt probe: sifting facts from fiction
Enjoying the comfort of foreign crutches, we are sleepwalking into an unknown future.
Stagflation fractured growth momentum in FY19
The current approach of balancing the books is vastly different from improving the fundamentals of the economy.
Low growth and inequality feed on each other
The lowest growth rate has been planned for industry thought it leads to expansion in all sectors of the economy
Austerity bounces back on reforms agenda
"It would be simply impossible to achieve 34pc growth in revenue in a year when the economy is in shambles."
Recipe for an undervalued rupee?
With the real effective exchange rate and intrinsic value of the rupee ignored, devaluation has lost all prudent limits