Ego and insecurity (Editor’s Note)
Being the best and being good enough are not the same thing, a distinction that the students, faculty, and alumni of the...
The economy of eating right
You don’t have to be wealthy to eat healthy… it’s all about getting the right information and advice
Under the wings of the great Jack Ma
Bykea Founder and Daraz Co-Founder Muneeb Maayr’s memoir of his time with Jack Ma – Founder and CEO AliBaba Group
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." -...
Here’s how we fix Pakistan’s SOE problem
Privatization or legislation, we must address the root of the problem
The opportunity cost of energy subsidies
A subsidy on fuel and electricity treats one-bike households the same as homes with multiple cars.
The start-up culture is causing Pakistanis (& Wapistanis) to dream
Rising inflation, declining foreign reserves, energy shortages, political instability – These headlines make a grim reading for any investor. But in all...
Why are we subsidizing car-use?
When I write about going high, everyone responds, “what about parking?” My response “we don’t need parking!” is met with shock.
We are...
2020 – An obituary
As we say goodbye to the year, we will remember it mainly for the massive disruption it brought.
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
Imports: necessary, and not evil
In a country whose government is as obsessed with the exchange rate, the current account deficit, and thus every single component that...
A proactive central bank… up to a point
The State Bank of Pakistan, it seems, does not want to leave anything to chance. Inflation numbers have started to tick downwards,...
10 focus areas for Pakistan’s economic prosperity
In order to build long-term competitiveness and prosperity in the Pakistani economy, here are some things that merit the government’s attention
Editor’s Note: The great chasm
The median age of Pakistan is less than 24 years. Ours is one of the youngest countries in the world, and one...
Fiscal Federalism
Let me start with a question. What does the first article of the Constitution say? Is it about Islam, democracy or fundamental...