Doing More For The IMF? By Dr Pervez Tahir
It is ironic that the major shareholders of the IMF, the organisation in the business of making its members solvent, …
Read MoreBudgeting The Budget By Mirza Shahnawaz Agha
ONE can budget what one has and for what one does not have one can aspire, desire, plan on having, …
Read MoreDonald Trump Declares Trade War on China By Martin Wolf
The Trump administration has presented China with an ultimatum on trade. That is what the US’s “draft framework” for the …
Read MoreGrowth Warning | Editorial
The outgoing PML-N government has often showed off its economic performance and is basing its re-election campaign in part on …
Read MoreBoosting Pak-Afghan Trade By Saddam Hussein
Pakistan has formally reopened the Ghulam Khan crossing point — a major trade route with its landlocked neighbour, Afghanistan, after …
Read MoreCPEC, Its Geopolitical Challenges By Muhammad Javed Siddique
HIGHER than the mountains, deeper than the oceans, stronger than steel, dearer than eyesight and sweeter than honey” These are …
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Trump's Trade Rhetoric Is Already Hurting America By Matthew J. Slaughter
As 2018 wears on, talk of a trade war has refused to fade. China and the United States are planning …
Read MoreChina’s Vision 2025 | Editorial
CHINA is making new strides in economic and industrial sectors thanks to the Leadership Vision 2025 that is turning the …
Read MorePakistan Needs to Allocate More For Development to Drive up Growth By Hussain H Zaidi
ISLAMABAD: In Pakistan, a large fiscal deficit is the norm regardless of the pace of economic growth. Between FY04 and …
Read MoreThe Growth Problem | Editorial
The international verdict on Pakistan continues to get more gloomy, despite the fighting words of the current government. In its …
Read MoreIMF’s Projection | Editorial
THE IMF (International Monetary Fund) has projected that Pakistan’s growth rate will fall to 4.7% in fiscal year 2019 from …
Read MoreEnergy Sector Audit By Dr M Asif
Pakistan’s energy woes appear to be never ending despite the loud claims by the present government. While the installed generation …
Read MoreThe Economy of Corridors By M Ziauddin
The nearly 60-billion-dollar CPEC project has the potential to bring about a sea change in Pakistan’s economic model it has …
Read MoreThe US and China Are Finally Having It Out By Thomas L. Friedman
With the arrival in Beijing this week of America’s top trade negotiators, you might think that the U.S. and China …
Read MoreGlobal Debt: The Next Great Financial Crisis? By Scott B. MacDonald
The American president, Thomas Jefferson, is accredited with the following comment: “It is incumbent on every generation to pay its …
Read MoreEconomic Survey and the Budget By Dr Pervez Tahir
These columns observed on April 13th 2018: “After a long time, the GDP growth has increased every year since 2012-13. …
Read MoreWill The Economy Continue to Grow Despite Challenges? By Nasir Jamal
Pakistan’s economy will grow by 5.8 per cent this year, highest in 13 years when it grew by 7.2on in …
Read MoreCPEC: A symbol of friendship and cooperation By Prof Zamir Ahmed Awan
Over the years Pakistan and China have enjoyed excellent relations. The roots of this friendship go back to the time …
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