Back 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 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 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 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 MoreSCO-From Shanghai to Qingdao By S M Hali
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which just concluded its summit at the eve of 17 years of its formation in …
Read MoreStrengthening Pak-China Strategic Relations | Editorial
RESPECT, sincerity, empathy and friendliness are always discernible whenever the leaders as well as people of Pakistan and China meet …
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 …
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