E-commerce: An Economic Game Changer By M Ziauddin
While acknowledging the role startups are playing in the country’s economic growth and financial inclusion, Prime Minister Imran Khan the …
Read MoreFATF: Pakistan Removal From Grey-list? By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
WHETHER— Pakistan’s name be retained or removed from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list—the decision will be duly …
Read MorePositive Vibes From FATF Meeting By Malik Muhammad Ashraf
Whether Pakistan will remain on the grey list for another extended period or get out of it will be decided …
Read MorePakistan Open For Business By Dr Marc Siegel
Ihave been working in Pakistan for five years and have had the honour of participating in the Pakistan Pavilion at …
Read MoreBrexit Provides Chance to Deepen Pak-UK Trade Ties By Salman Siddiqui
KARACHI: Brexit – the departure of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU) – that took place last …
Read MoreMonetary Policy: State Bank of Pakistan’s Consistency By Dr Pervez Tahir
The recent monetary statement kept the policy rate unchanged at 13.25%. If anything, the State Bank should get full marks …
Read MoreA Delicate Truce in the U.S.-Chinese Trade War By Weijian Shan
Temporary cease-fires and false dawns have punctuated the 19-month-long trade war between China and the United States, only to dissipate …
Read MoreCorruption Misperception | Editorial
After much hoopla on media outlets and angry response from the PTI-led federal government over Transparency International’s corruption perception index, …
Read MoreUS & China Driving Global Economy to New Heights By Rashid A Mughal
GLOBAL economy in 2019 might just be the best year investors have ever had. The numbers are staggering. Global stocks …
Read MoreUS on CPEC | Editorial
HIGH-level engagements between the US and Pakistan on Tuesday resulted in some interesting outcomes. Meeting Prime Minister Imran Khan in …
Read MoreIncrease In FDI | Editorial
According to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Pakistan has made a significant improvement in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) …
Read MoreThe US- China Trade War By Naeem Khan Qaisrani
The USA and China have a decades-old trade relationship when in 1979 both nations established diplomatic relations and signed a …
Read MoreGetting Out of FATF Trap By Iqbal Khan
YES! We were pushed into Financial Action Tas Force (FATF) trap through an Indo-US conspiracy by circumventing the then in-vogue …
Read MoreUS-China Trade Deal | Editorial
Trade relations between the US and China finally appear to be heading in a positive direction as the Trump administration …
Read MoreGlobal Economic Outlook For 2020 By Rashid A Mughal
A year ago, the global economy seemed poised for smooth sailing. However, as 2019 progressed, trade tensions dragged down corporate …
Read MoreThe ASEAN Way: Moving Beyond Economics By Dr Maqsudul Hasan Nuri
COOPERATION between some Asian nations in the last few decades has stimulated increasingly com plex and overlapping institutions. As Southeast …
Read MoreEconomy in 2020 | Editorial
THE incoming year will be a decisive one for the economy. The stabilisation that saw a tortured start in 2019 …
Read MoreTime For a Paradigm Shift in Pakistan’s Trade By Aadil Nakhoda
KARACHI: One of the major challenges the current government faced when it came to power was the burgeoning current account …
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