Traditional banking globally is changing. Will Pakistani banks pay attention?
Banks ignore the rising trends against their traditional operating models at their peril
Air pollution and traffic-related mobility in Pakistani cities
Conversations about curbing air pollution are seasonal and limited to momentary solutions
Here is why our IT “exports” are not what Umar Saif wants you to think
Most of our IT exports are service based, and even within that a lot are not highly skilled services.
Dissenting note: Here is what the government might be thinking
The criticism around the government's recently unveiled IT Export Policy is premature, primarily because there is a lack of information. The 18-page...
Pakistan’s hordes of unskilled IT labourers
Most of Pakistan’s IT exports are based on low-value IT related services. Investment in the right education can change that
Distribution woes again!
It’s not just a battle between the rich and the poor. There is also a conflict between the employees and their employers
Finding meaning in fungibility
How foreign assistance fuels much more than just tanks and public sector spending
Yes, the rich are getting richer. But could that also explain our inflation problem?
The conspicuous consumption led inflation in Pakistan
Foreign Direct Investment – the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The sort of FDI we need and the sort we don't
Transitioning away from a cash economy
What's wrong with extremely high levels of cash in our economy, and what needs to be done to fix this.
Living on the edge
Pakistani start-ups face a difficult future as international venture capital funds dry up
Re-orienting consumption
Fixing the imported fuel problem
Reconfiguring the economy
Stuck in a low-growth loop
Governance system for local governments – Part 2
Within the political dimension, the provincial governments should devolve the following functions completely to the local governments: one, school education up to...
In the world of cricket India is a bully, and Pakistan their only opposition
Massive economic potential is being wasted only because both India and Pakistan have highly politicised cricket boards