A Stanford academic, Twitter, and Pakistan’s exports
We need to increase Pakistan’s exports, and it doesn’t quite matter where we approach the problem from
Automotive industry feels the pinch
Pakistan’s auto industry is the quintessential oligopoly, with only three major players assembling a handful of automobiles: Honda, Indus Motors (Toyota) and...
Not all banks!
Recently, I had an opportunity to read Profit Issue #113 and the cover story ‘The discriminatory hiring practices of Islamic Banks: Is...
Pakistan’s tax myth: It isn’t the people, its the government
Pakistan’s government officials often repeat the same tired line: “Pakistanis don’t pay taxes.” It’s a narrative designed to shame citizens while distracting...
Climate check: can Pakistan add more cars without impacting the environment?
An influx of 350,000 cars is expected every five years: here’s what we can do about it
Getting back to profitability
Is it time to talk about making returns
Putin’s lunch
There is no denying that Prime Minister Imran Khan faced a difficult decision this week when President Vladimir Putin ordered his forces...
The case for E-bikes
We’ve all heard the saying. Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, you teach a man how...
Onecoin: Cryptocurrency for the gullible
Our society seems to be fascinated with credulity and self-delusion. I first noticed this back in 2013, when “Engineer” Agha Waqar came...
The need for farmer cooperatives in Pakistan
As the economy goes through a structural transformation, farmer cooperatives are more important than ever before
The trader’s dilemma
The trading community and the government came to some semblance of an agreement on tax issues recently, after months of simmering tensions...
Pakistanis don’t trust the PSX. They should
With the stock market looked at with suspicion, what investors need to understand is that fraud will always be out there, and being not having faith is just counterproductive.
Where do we go now?
The new government faces serious economic challenges. The list is quite long, and sadly quite familiar. The immediate challenge will be unwinding...
The fallacy of fixing prices
Our policymaking over the last few decades, if not more, has largely been devoid of any rational economic thought. Economic problems are...
Solarizing household energy
Throwing a lifeline to lifeline electricity consumers