Editor’s Note: The fourth factor
In his now seminal tome The Wealth of Nations, Scottish economist Adam Smith posited that there were three major factors of production in an...
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 balance of...
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 paradox of gas prices
How fixing prices destroys consumer welfare
The Chashma-Jhelum Link Canal Question
While the Indus Water Treaty is under threat, we must focus on implementing its spirit domestically
Can the industrial package compete with Roshan Digital Accounts in attracting dollars?
The returns offered on Roshan Digital Accounts are too lucrative for a Non resident Pakistani to opt for anything else.
Bet on Pakistan. There will be rich returns
There is much that Pakistan has going for it. But faith in it will be repaid.
What the December T-bill drama means
The SBP is trying to inject liquidity and provide cheaper money to commercial banks
DMing for price and praying at Data Sahib
There is much to talk about this week, beginning with the classic question of why instagram stores insist on having you “DM for price.”...
Manifesto season?
With a fortnight left for the polls, two major parties come up with manifestoes
A key policy success
It is our contention that – for all our complaining about corruption and incompetence – every administration in Pakistani history has been able to...
Dr Hafeez Shaikh’s scorecard
Despite the less than warm welcome he received from everyone, Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh has left the economy better than he found it
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 to facilitate...
How not to hold businesses accountable
Business publications have a natural bias: we tend to be pro-capitalism, pro-free markets, and pro-entrepreneurship. What we at Profit try to do is not...
A scary summer ahead – this week in Pakistan’s business and economics twittervers
The PTI has upped the ante once again and mounting pressure on the existing government. With huge increases in oil prices the overall economy...
