Economic Outlook | Editorial
Not so positive anymore With Moody’s downgrading Pakistan’s outlook to negative, the current account deficit bloating to $6b, the rupee …
Read MoreKilling the World Trade Organisation By Ali Tahir
The Made in China 2025 (MC2025) initiative is aimed at making China self-sufficient in a wide array of products, military …
Read MoreDeeper into the Economic Quicksand By Dr Moonis Ahmar
Many alarmed voices have pointed out the steady erosion of Pakistan’s economy as a grave existential threat. In the first …
Read MoreChina and US — Playing tit for tat By Ali Salman Andani
Finally, White House has confirmed the imposition of 25 percent tariffs on $50 billion worth of imports from China. China …
Read MoreRupee’s Devaluation – An Analysis By Dr Kamal Monnoo
Pakistani Rupee (PRs) has been tumbling over the last few weeks, ending at almost 124 (to a US Dollar) in …
Read MoreCPEC: Beyond Infrastructure By Hasaan Khawar
Recently, I came across a very interesting research undertaken by a private sector firm that ranked the 67 Belt and …
Read MoreBlack money, taxes and amnesties | Dr Ikramul Haq
Efforts to tackle the twin menaces of black money and tax evasion have always failed in Pakistan. Numerous amnesty schemes …
Read MoreSino-US Trade War | Editorial
TRADE war between the two biggest economies of the world — the US and China — has already started showing …
Read MoreAn unreliable US leaves the door open to Beijing | Editorial
This has been a momentous week in global affairs, with the raucous G7 summit, the meeting between the US president …
Read MoreCurrency Devaluation | Editorial
Pakistan’s central bank has devalued the rupee. For the third time since December. Yet even before this week’s latest move, …
Read MoreEconomy: Turbulent Times Ahead By Waqar Masood Khan
Vagaries of Consciousness The menu of reforms is large On the expiration of the National Assembly’s term, a new beginning …
Read MoreEconomic Head Winds – Are We Alone? By Dr Kamal Monnoo
The head winds towards Pakistan’s economy are getting stronger by the day, with the country seeming all but trapped in …
Read MoreCPEC: Transport or Economic Corridor? By Hasaan Khawar
Three CPEC routes are expected to form an impressive transport corridor connecting China to the Arabian Sea. If the Chinese …
Read MoreTaming Trump’s Trade War By Abdul Sattar
After coming down hard on China, the unpredictable Donald Trump has turned his guns towards Washington’s inveterate allies in the …
Read MoreCPEC: A Momentum For Prosperity By Sherry Rehman
THE CPEC Summit 2018 was an important event with a distinguished group of thought leaders. In a conference full of …
Read MorePakistan’s Aspirations From The Upcoming SCO Summit By Muhammad Asif Noor
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s 18th Summit of Heads of States is just around the corner in Qingdao, the host city in …
Read MoreUS Trade War or Recipe For Disaster By Rashid A Mughal
OVER 1,100 leading economists sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging the president to reverse course on recent trade …
Read MoreWorld Bank Disappoints Pakistan By Iqbal Khan
THE Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) is a profoundly important international agreement that provides an essential cooperative framework for India and …
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