Aqdas Afzal

While dystopian scenarios carry instructive value, the talk of stopping progress in AI is alarmist. Published 21 Jan, 2023 06:35am

What could be driving the intense chatter regarding default? Updated 09 Dec, 2022 08:23am

The UN specifically advised Pakistan to negotiate debt relief with its creditors in order to ‘stem the climate-change-fuelled... Updated 28 Oct, 2022 08:51am

Reconstruction after the flood will require continuous public expenditure for years. Updated 23 Sep, 2022 08:45am

Lack of incentives for Pakistani elites and their domination of economy has much to do with regular interruptions in democracy. Updated 19 Aug, 2022 09:03am

Even though sovereign defaults are bad news, they, surprisingly, are very common. Updated 04 Aug, 2022 09:07am

Civil wars are more probable in those countries where the dominant group suffers a loss of status... Published 09 Jul, 2022 07:33am

Unpopular economic decisions such as oil price increases, import controls and fuel rationing are the need of the hour. Updated 03 Jun, 2022 01:35pm

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