Riaz Riazuddin

International best practices do not require finance ministers to govern statistical agencies. Updated 19 Jan, 2023 09:27am

The actual speed of Islamising the banking sector will depend on how soon or otherwise we overcome the inherent difficulties. Updated 06 Jan, 2023 08:56am

It is bad policies which act as a curse and constrain the realisation of benefits from resources. Updated 02 Dec, 2022 07:54am

Pakistan’s per capita use of steel is only 35kg as compared to the world average of 233kg... Published 01 Oct, 2022 06:26am

We are afflicted by our elites’ madness, driven as it is by high and borrowed consumption. Updated 08 Sep, 2022 09:04am

It is hardly surprising that our country is at the bottom quarter of countries in terms of health indicators. Published 18 Aug, 2022 06:24am

The political crisis is preventing the economy from healing through normal doses of price increase. Updated 06 Aug, 2022 08:47am

Pakistan produces nuclear power for peaceful purposes along with 31 other nations. Updated 21 Jul, 2022 09:11am

We can learn much about our culture simply by identifying the items in our new consumer baskets... Published 30 Jun, 2022 05:27am

We seldom think of a tandoor as an enterprise where naans are baked. Published 23 Jun, 2022 07:55am

By keeping domestic oil prices low, the government had been giving charity to the non-poor. Updated 04 Jun, 2022 09:04am

If authorities believe our economic and financial condition is not as bad as Sri Lanka’s, then their inaction proves risky. Updated 27 May, 2022 08:37am

Foolish statements uttered by officials, past or present, destroy the credibility of economic policies. Published 20 May, 2022 06:25am

Blind belief in a conspiracy theory can be dangerous, but a nuanced approach is useful. Published 28 Apr, 2022 07:42am

Short- to medium-term pain must be endured for gaining long-term economic benefits. Updated 31 Mar, 2022 08:55am

Government borrowing from the State Bank hinders savings. Published 22 Feb, 2022 07:17am

Fears regarding the SBP Amendment Bill, passed by the NA and Senate, are misplaced. Published 29 Jan, 2022 07:13am

As soon as rehab starts, our bureaucrats and technocrats find ways to escape from it, longing fervently for the stimulus again. Published 30 Dec, 2021 07:25am

Not only are wages low, there also seems to be gender discrimination... Published 17 Dec, 2021 07:25am

There is always a cacophony of protests when the rates go up although they benefit the savers. Published 06 Dec, 2021 06:59am