Jawaid Bokhari
The current real tax revenue growth rate is not enough to help achieve robust macroeconomic stability... Published Dec 09, 2019 07:22am
Prolonged de-industrialisation has resulted in sluggish exports and unaffordable import costs Published Dec 02, 2019 07:05am
Amnesty schemes have not been a real success. Published Nov 25, 2019 06:59am
Technocrats focus on ensuring stability even at a prohibitive cost to economic growth while denying elected ... Published Nov 18, 2019 07:01am
Gross fixed investment dropped to 13.8pc of GDP in 2018-19 from 15.1pc a year ago Published Nov 12, 2019 07:05am
It is time to evolve a system through which every citizen puts his shoulder to the economic wheel to harness ... Published Nov 04, 2019 07:17am
The imperatives of growth must not be lost in pursuit of a fragile stability Published Oct 28, 2019 06:48am
The finance team is too preoccupied with tackling the twin deficits to look at the bigger picture.
Updated Oct 21, 2019 07:36am
Even PTI legislators have started publicly criticising economic policies that are hurting ordinary citizens. Updated Oct 15, 2019 08:07am
90pc of the proceeds are to be spent on loan retirement and 10pc on poverty alleviation
Published Sep 30, 2019 06:54am
The strategy for socio-economic development should be a blend of ‘bottom-up’ and ‘top-down’ approach Published Sep 23, 2019 07:16am
The performance of the economy should be judged based on per capita income and not on the growth rate Published Sep 16, 2019 06:56am
A Reuters’ survey indicates that most central banks have cut interest rates to shore up their economies in the wake ... Published Sep 09, 2019 06:46am
Few initial positive indicators have the potential to slightly rekindle the sagging business confidence in the economy. Updated Sep 02, 2019 10:43am
The erratic and low spending on economic development and public welfare has dampened the spirit of voluntary taxation. Updated Aug 26, 2019 09:06am
National awareness for successful implementation is missing ... Published Aug 19, 2019 07:02am
Banks find it convenient to finance foreign trade rather than indulge in aggressive long-term risky lending for ... Published Aug 05, 2019 07:01am
The current high central bank policy rate is not justified because inflation is fluctuating within a single-digit ... Published Jul 29, 2019 06:57am
One cannot rule out strong resistance to austerity and institutional reforms from the bureaucracy Published Jul 22, 2019 06:50am
Low level of national capital formation is the root cause of growing dependence on foreign finances. Updated Jul 15, 2019 08:12am