Crypto exchanges need to earn Pakistan’s trust with on‑chain protection
Pakistan’s newly minted Virtual Assets Ordinance has sparked headlines, but retail confidence will not be won in parliament. With over 25 million users and...
If equity injection is a drug, Microfinance Banks are an addict
Sponsors step in as MFBs grapple with capitalization crunch
Concessions at what cost?
By Farrukh Karamat
Much has been written about the dwindling inflows for Pakistan from Inward Workers’ Remittances, Exports, and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI); and, the...
Demographic liability
It’s very difficult to educate hungry children
Can coalitions push through reforms?
There is a generally held belief in Pakistan, especially among many within and around the corridors of power, that the country needs a strong...
FBR and Regulatory Technology
A licensing regime built around e-Intermediaries by FBR can help the Board in transcending its technological and resource constraints
The State Bank’s silent payments revolution
How the SBP's latest circular could have far-reaching consequences for the state of digital Pakistan
Where there’s a way, there’s no will
The economy of Pakistan has been trapped in a boom-bust cycle for the last two decades, wherein the duration between boom and bust is...
The year in energy
The year 2017 was touted as one of development for the energy sector of Pakistan, with several energy projects progressing and also receiving approval....
Yes, the rich are getting richer. But could that also explain our inflation problem?
The conspicuous consumption led inflation in Pakistan
The bitter aftertaste of FED on Pakistan’s juice industry
In face of the need to broaden our tax net, the government imposed a flat 20% Federal Excise Duty (FED) on fruit juices beverages...
A Stanford academic, Twitter, and Pakistan’s exports
We need to increase Pakistan’s exports, and it doesn’t quite matter where we approach the problem from
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...
Chicken and affordable protein
The price of broiler chicken has increased to more than Rs 400 per kg lately, largely due to supply chain constraints, and a complete...
Budget 2021: Treating online marketplaces as retailers is a disaster waiting to happen
The proposed amendment to the Sales Tax Act puts undue burden on online marketplaces, and will have larger implications for ‘Digital Pakistan.’
