Riaz Riazuddin

US-China trade game

US-China trade game

Trump has brilliantly achieved the wholehearted acceptance of his baseline tariff rate of 10pc by all countries. Updated 23 Apr, 2025 08:49am
The new Trump order

The new Trump order

Trump’s order was an invitation to negotiate; that’s probably why he tweeted that China got it wrong by retaliating. Updated 11 Apr, 2025 09:12am
Enigmatic exchange rate

Enigmatic exchange rate

Crackdown on illegal currency activities like smuggling of foreign exchange reduced pressures on the exchange rate. Updated 25 May, 2024 09:01am
Concessions, debt & reforms

Concessions, debt & reforms

Let us hope that reforms succeed in our strangely hybrid, pseudo-democratic political system. Updated 16 Apr, 2024 10:03am
Imbalance from birth

Imbalance from birth

There were 65m more men than women in the 2020 world population figure of 7.8bn. Updated 27 Jan, 2024 10:57am
Our banking ‘efficiency’

Our banking ‘efficiency’

Depositors are getting lower returns from Islamic banks compared to conventional ones. Updated 11 Nov, 2023 10:18am
Human capital development

Human capital development

It is imperative to invest more in human capital to promote growth and development in Pakistan. Updated 27 Oct, 2023 09:51am
Our trysts with IMF

Our trysts with IMF

What kind of policy actions are needed to reduce our dependency on the Fund? Updated 22 Sep, 2023 09:56am
Economic transformation

Economic transformation

What is alarming is the behaviour of long-term change in the share of industry. Updated 02 Sep, 2023 08:02am
Our anaemic exports

Our anaemic exports

Somehow our exporters haven’t captured international markets in a meaningful way. Published 03 Jun, 2023 05:59am
Our endemic inflation

Our endemic inflation

The present inflation should be analysed in the context of historical perspective. Published 20 May, 2023 06:25am
Poverty and stagflation

Poverty and stagflation

We need policies that can reduce poverty in the short, medium and long term. Published 01 Apr, 2023 05:33am
Growth & inflation statistics

Growth & inflation statistics

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

Islamic banking: the challenges ahead

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
Our Dutch disease

Our Dutch disease

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

Our industrial strength

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

Our economic potential

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