Tax Refunds: To obtain or not to obtain, and if so, how?
Benjamin Franklin famously said that "n this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." His words are as true...
Privatisation is not a revenue generator
Here is how the federal finance ministry thinks about privatisation: the government will sell assets in absolute desperation when it needs to raise large...
Promoting Made in Pakistan
The latest July-Oct 2025-26 trade numbers show that our current account deficit has surged by 255% YoY. Imports have multiplied. Exports have not increased....
The less travelled road to managing the external financing gap
The global economy is passing through a perfect storm. The commodity super-cycle has led to record high prices of essential imports. On the other...
An inflationary summer
A powerful price spiral awaits the government as inflation could top 15 percent once the price caps on power and fuel are lifted, making further rate hikes necessary. Are they ready?
The lucrative business of being white in Pakistan
If you’re white and your career isn’t going anywhere, Pakistan is your second lease on life
Can Changan do for sedans what KIA did for SUVs?
The Alsvin is popular, cheap, and a quality buy. Will it be enough?
Navigating the crisis
Pakistan is staring at yet another economic crisis. A coalition government is facing economic choices that will significantly erode its political capital and must...
A Zardari masterclass
For the past few months, Asif Ali Zardari has been camped in Lahore. And he hasn’t been sitting idly twiddling his thumbs at his...
The SIFC and the Dar problem
Pakistan has just had a close brush with Dar, but it seems that the worst is over. While Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has been...
Editor’s Note: The cost of borrowing
In his first speech to his fellow citizens as the Prime Minister-elect of Pakistan, Imran Khan stated his desire to have Pakistan play a...
The fault in our auditing environment
ICAP can no longer in good faith act both as institutions and regulator
Pakistan’s 2020 real estate prospects and challenges
Pakistan has been in a real estate rut since 2017. 2020 may be the year we break out of it, but the government will have to play its cards right
Losing confidence
The government has done the right thing to approach the Supreme Court regarding its allegations of “horse trading” in the run up to the...
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
