Build the future, not the past
Business owners longing for things to return quickly to what they were in pre-Covid-19 days may be on the wrong side of history
Demystifying Pakistan’s high electricity prices
Despite increasing installed capacity and diversifying the generation mix prices are rising… and here’s why
Editor’s Note: What will PTI’s economic policy look like
So it happened at last. The Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf, after 22 years of struggle, has finally managed to win an election, albeit with more than...
Dear reader, we’ll be talking in lakhs and crores from now on
Forgive us for how long this has taken, but we did put a lot of thought into this decision. From now on Profit will...
Did Pakistan win the Covid-19 weather lottery?
Ever since the coronavirus pandemic began its global assault in early 2020, scientists across the globe have been working against the clock to find...
Is the National Security Policy merely words on paper?
While recognizing the necessity and importance of the National Security Policy, we must focus on execution
2023-2024 Budget
The Budget 2023-2024 was presented under constraints coming from all directions, and posed an almost insoluble problem for the Finance Minister. The Budget had...
The last refuge of the scoundrel
Perhaps we should not be surprised that it has come to this, but – even though we make it our business to approach every...
Musharraf and a river in Pakistan
Denial is a river in Egypt. Your military dictators are not your saviours
Can the sun be taxed?
Like all good things must come to an end, sales tax has been imposed on solar panels.
The currency shadow market
There are numerous PKR-USD exchange rates that exist. The rate at which various banks transact and conduct transactions is known as the interbank rate,...
Cutting through red-tape with e-residency
Estonia is the first country in the world to establish ease of business through e-residency, and Pakistanis may benefit from it
The real problem isn’t Cholistan —It’s Pakistan’s shrinking water supply
The Cholistan Canal controversy is not simply about Punjab versus Sindh. It is a symptom of Pakistan’s chronic failure to expand its water infrastructure to meet growing demand
What the Fund! Reflections from DC
After narrowly scoring a visa right before the IMF and World Bank Group Annual Meetings 2022 were due to begin, I found myself in...
The adult in the room
The government does not want interest rates to rise sharply, but the banks will want to play it safe.
