2021: What just happened? What comes next?

A year that started off very strong is ending on a starkly different note. Where will the next year take us?

The futility of exchange rate curbs

The nature of markets around the world is such that a few developments result in a snowball effect

How (not) to induce market failure

Once in surplus, pricing structures of no economic sense mean there is now a shortage.

Financial inclusion and chair politics – this week in Pakistan’s business and economics twitterverse

Once again i am beating the old drum about having financial inclusion for women. It is a tiring proposition to bring it up...

Are our economic managers flying blind?

The Dismal Science is also an inexact science, yes. But our horrible statistics departments have made it look like astrology

What it means to build a team

  "No matter how brilliant your mind or strategy, if you’re playing a solo game, you’ll always lose out to a team." -...

Is China eating Pakistan with the FTA?

The trade deficit with China has surged faster than with any other country since the exemptions under the agreement went into effect

Crushing the knowledge economy

It has never been easier to learn in all of history. Why are we trying to make it less affordable?

The China-Pakistan impasse is very real

Even as the government claims all is sunshine and rainbows, tensions continue to rise

The adult in the room

The government does not want interest rates to rise sharply, but the banks will want to play it safe.

Too much growth?

Policymakers have done little to try and prevent Pakistan’s economy from overheating

The SBP has failed to manage its own investments. How can it manage Pakistan’s?

The story of SEPL is a story of inefficiency, contradictions, and the typical problems of public companies in Pakistan

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

TikTok was just unbanned. How long do you give it?

The audio-video based social media app has gone from banned to unbanned over and over again

Customer experience – chai, culture, and happy customers

A company striving for greatness has to look no further than the happiness of its customers