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...
Our unsavoury grocery trip
I remember my mother used to say, “Eat a good meal first and then go to the grocery store.” I learnt the...
Where are our cities?
Why do Pakistani official circles still like to maintain Pakistan is a rural country? Every pronouncement of government, at the cabinet table...
What Shanghai Electric is inheriting from Abraaj
The problem with buying a monopoly is that you never really think about the competition until it is too late. Shanghai Electric’s...
Should we have a Planning Commission?
Kh Asif with his caustic remark “if here had been a Planning commission then, Taj Mahal would not be built!’ I am...
Taken for a ride: Uber’s free ride wasn’t free after all
It was 9:07 pm and my thoughts raced like a tangled mess, loops of thread getting stuck at adjacent knots and reversing...