Subcontracting state’s job to start-ups
The idea of delegating mega cities’ transportation needs to start-ups is a risky bet
Taxing elite schools and hospitals
The representatives of private schools were not readily accessible for comments.
Fixing the FBR
Under the IMF programme, the FBR has to increase its revenue collection to 15.3pc of GDP.
Weekly rupee-dollar parity
Published in Dawn, The Business and Finance Weekly, November 18th, 2019
KSE 100-share index fluctuations
Published in Dawn, The Business and Finance Weekly, November 18th, 2019
Will Baqir cut rates?
A gradual easing of monetary policy is essential for reinvigorating economic activities
Papering over cracks through crackdowns
A national vegetable policy is required that identifies potential production areas in different ecological zones...
Bulls march on
A steep drop in the returns on government papers has buoyed investors’ confidence
The auto ruse
Carmakers’ heavy reliance on imports means they are vulnerable to foreign exchange fluctuations
Wastewater treatment is no game-changer
Textile industries discharge a high effluent load, which will make a CET plant non-functional
Quest for development
Technocrats focus on ensuring stability even at a prohibitive cost to economic growth while denying elected ...
How To...
Feedback should be clear and actionable, not ‘nice’ and vague
Big industry
A recent Gallup poll found that 25 per cent of Americans...
Unfinished business
Research shows that just 26 per cent of people finish the workday...
Gender bias in orchestras
In the 1970s, female musicians comprised less than 5 per cent of the top five symphony orchestras.
Misrepresentation
When an organisation lacks an effective governance structure...
Video star
Two years ago, ByteDance, a Chinese internet conglomerate...
Iraq’s protests raise question: where does the oil money go?
We are jobless and poor, but every day we see the flares of the oil fields, said Huda, an activist in Basra.
Dollar domination: why global markets depend on the US currency
US dollars are the lifeblood for banks and markets around the world.