Time is of the essence
Rivers of gold. That's what media mogul Rupert Murdoch once said about the classifieds section in newspapers.Now, though I am definitely no Pakistani Murdoch,...
Daraz.pk : Let it live or let it die?
Rumour has it that Alibaba wants to buy Daraz.pk from Rocket Internet for $150 million (approx Rs 1500 crores). If the transaction goes through,...
Editor’s Note: Policy Reversals
There is no clearer indication that the current administration has absolutely no clue what they are doing on matters of fiscal policy than the...
Pakistan’s Stock Market: No pandemonium, for the moment
Imran Khan is not the only one celebrating ‘Yom-e-Tashakkur’, many at the stock market are doing the same. The Pakistan Stock Exchange is finally...
Running a tight ship
One of my all-time favorite movies has to be Braveheart (1995). The movie had many powerful scenes and the one that we have depicted...
Return of the Bull
LAHOREby REMSHAY AHMEDPakistan has managed to gather a spot on the global economic scene recently after achieving the status of an emerging market by...
Fiscal discipline: A comparison between PML-N and PPP regimes
Over a passage of time, it becomes important that we reflect into the economic performances of the PML-N and PPP regimes respectively and gain...
Editor’s Note: Moral cowardice
For a minute there, we had hope.To anyone who has hoped for a more tolerant Pakistan, where a person is judged not by their...
Case of missing aircraft, mismanagement, cronyism, indiscipline, kickbacks, & pilferage haunts PIA
PIA is a statutory state-owned organisation, subject to the regulatory control of Pakistan CAA and every other country whose airspace it overflies or lands...
Are we an insecure lot?
Not many educated women would want to concede to that question. But then why is it that so many women are insecure when it...
Coping with the ‘overvalued’ exchange rate dilemma
Exchange rate management is considered as one of the most critical aspects of economic policymaking, particularly in countries that are vulnerable to balance of...
Planning Integration
Last week’s announcement of Pakistan inaugurating a steering committee dedicated to integrated energy planning (IEP) – with the US support – is both a...
Micro Economics and Big Data
A great deal of analysis and discussion is currently centred around the CPEC ranging from economic, geostrategic to even the existential raison d’etre as...
Editor’s Note: The adult in the room?
If campaigns are conducted in poetry, and governing in prose, it appears that the Imran Khan Administration – at least insofar as Finance Minister...
Could Pakistan be on the verge of an internet blackout?
The curse of slow internet speeds and complaints about it seem to be a daily ritual here in Pakistan. Open social media websites like...
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ADB to provide $7.5bn to Pakistan in three years
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has planned to support Pakistan with lending of $7.528 billion for various development projects during the next three years.In its...
