Trade Wars | Editorial
After tariffs amounting to $34 billion by the US on Chinese goods last week, a trade war between the US …
Read MoreCan We Achieve A ‘Blue Revolution’? By Syed Mohammad Ali
Pakistan is hovering dangerously close to the edge of being categorised as a water-scarce country. Already, multitudes of people living …
Read MorePakistan’s Trade Deficit Skyrockets to Historic High By Shahbaz Rana
ISLAMABAD: Despite taking numerous administrative measures and devaluing currency by close to 15%, Pakistan booked its highest trade deficit in …
Read MoreBack to the IMF | Editorial
THERE is growing awareness that Pakistan is firmly on the road back to the IMF for an emergency loan as …
Read MorePakistan’s Economy in Doldrums By Mohammad Jamil
LAST month, Moody’s Investors Service (MIS) downgraded Pakistan’s rating to negative from stable. It stated that the decision to change …
Read MoreWhat Are We Importing? By Dr Pervez Tahir
In the first 11 months of 2017-18, imports stood at $55.23 billion, an increase of 14.12 per cent. Exports increased …
Read MoreGrey Must not Convert into Black By Asad Hussain
The decision was made on last Wednesday night at the plenary session of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in …
Read MoreEconomic Challenges for the New Government By Waqar Masood Khan
Nation’s coffers would be nearly empty by the time the new government starts While election frenzy is griping the country, …
Read MoreMisconceptions About CPEC By Ikram Sehgal
A flagship of China’s massive One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is driven in part …
Read MoreEconomic Crisis Management By Rashid Amjad
DO forgive the people of this country if they cannot make sense of our present economic predicament. On one hand, …
Read MoreWhat’s Next for the SCO By Nasim Haider
The 18th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit has brought Pakistan much closer to China and Russia as it seeks regional …
Read MoreClearing The Air Around CPEC By Ikram Sehgal
The One Belt One Road (OBOR) Initiative launched by China’s Xi Jinping aims to recreate the legendary Silk Road. A …
Read MoreAmerica Must Choose Between a Trade War or a North Korea Deal By Lyle J. Goldstein
Most would agree with the general proposition that the United States-China relationship, at this particular juncture of history, is the …
Read MoreFinancial Fate on the Line | Editorial
FATF decision on Pakistan ‘grey’ listing It is touch and go, something too close for call. The three-month reprieve period …
Read MoreRoad to ASEAN By M Nawaz Khan
PAKISTAN has been looking eastward as well as westward for cooperation and security for political, economic opportunities and market access. …
Read MoreWill China’s SCO fix Asia’s Problems? By Huma Rehman
The Central and South Asian region has been labelled the most fragile region in the world, presenting similar patterns of …
Read MoreOur Economy: The Troubles Are Real By Mohiuddin Aazim
PAKISTAN’S external sector troubles refuse to go away while the world watches everything and takes decisions accordingly. The recent downgrading …
Read MoreDriving The World Towards a Trade War By Shahid Javed Burki
In its 1993 report on what it called East Asia’s “miracle economies,” the World Bank identified two reasons for the …
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