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...
The what-ifs of Pakistan’s oil and gas segment
There is no single person to blame – everyone has had a subpar showing.
Pakistan’s EV future
The electrification of cars is inevitable, but are we prepared for the inevitable economic impact that comes with it?
Time to think
Pakistan is celebrating 75 years of independence. A country made free not by revolution but by reason is undergoing one of the...
The risky math underlying Sehat Sahulat Program
Theoretically it should work, but the math behind the program is worrying
Corporate updates
Pakistan’s first ever pet food donation platform by Waggles
Pakistan's first premium natural pet food brand - Waggles - launches its donation platform...
Dealing with the IMF for 25 years
In a television interview a few days ago, Pakistan’s current finance minister boasted that he has been dealing with the IMF for...
The SBP’s rising credibility issue
Justifying its actions has taken a toll on the central bank
Permanent erosion of Purchasing Power
Since January 2019, Pakistan has had a cumulative inflation of 67.4% as measured by the Consumer Price Index. Prices of some items...
Stocktaking of power sector challenges in NEPRA State of Industry Report
NEPRA released its State of Industry Report 2022 (SIR) on 30th September, 2022. This year's addition is particularly significant due to multiple...
Reconfiguring the economy
Stuck in a low-growth loop
Four losers and one winner from the import ban
“Many people want the government to protect the consumer. A much more urgent problem is to protect the consumer from the government.”...
Fixing pay and pensions
250 million people exist to pay the salaries of government employees
Break the monopolies!
Can shortsighted governments deliver the one-step economic reform agenda Pakistan needs for the long term: Eradicate monopolies and cartels, in both, the public and private sector?
“No, I don’t see myself in your seat in 5 years time”
Growing up in the 70s, whenever we were asked what we would like to do as an adult, the very obvious response...