Aqdas Afzal
Policymakers need to examine the reasons that led to the Sri Lankan economic catastrophe.
Updated 21 Apr, 2022 08:22am
The world seems to be re-entering a Hobbesian phase — complex, chaotic and violent.
Published 28 Mar, 2022 07:06am
Following neoliberal policies has only led to pernicious declines in the exchange rate thereby making everything expensive.
Updated 10 Feb, 2022 08:11am
Our tastes, habits, financial transactions and physical movements are all now monitored and available for sale by big data firms.
Published 24 Dec, 2021 07:05am
The present economic meltdown in Lebanon is so pernicious that it has been labelled as the worst economic crisis since 1800 by the
Published 19 Nov, 2021 07:23am
Technology’s application needs to be carefully regulated lest it become a force of destruction itself.
Published 08 Oct, 2021 07:52am
The Afghan economy is on the verge of collapse.
Published 09 Sep, 2021 09:31am
Some efforts have been made for reforming the IMF.
Published 02 Aug, 2021 06:56am
The definition of poverty goes beyond the lack of income.
Published 04 Jul, 2021 06:28am
Covid-19 has demolished the old consensus.
Published 30 May, 2021 07:19am
How beneficial would launching a ‘PakCoin’ be?
Published 29 Apr, 2021 06:40am
A blank cheque on autonomy can create problems.
Published 22 Mar, 2021 07:49am
The negative impact on the economy notwithstanding, there are questions about how effective a demonetisation actually is.
Updated 17 Feb, 2021 08:40am
Covid-19 is bringing about a reassessment of the role of markets.
Published 18 Jan, 2021 07:26am
Life-saving vaccines have not always been hidden behind patents.
Published 22 Nov, 2020 07:27am
Standard thinking will not bring about recovery.
Published 27 Oct, 2020 07:25am
When it comes to education, technology is not an equaliser.
Published 20 Sep, 2020 07:18am
A radical idea is that cash, like medicine, should expire.
Updated 20 Jul, 2020 02:06pm
The PM has rightly called for a debt write-off.
Published 16 Apr, 2020 06:07am
Carbon taxes have been efficient in bringing down CO2 emissions.
Published 12 Dec, 2019 07:06am