IMF Decision | Editorial
IT took a crisis to get the government to focus on reality, but it finally happened. The government’s announcement of …
Read MoreApproaching The IMF By Nadir Cheema
PAKISTAN’S dire need to approach the IMF for financing has been widely discussed particularly since US Secretary of State Mike …
Read MorePak-US Tensions | Editorial
Ahead of Pompeo’s visit Pak-US relations, most likely, face a historic reset moment as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo comes …
Read MoreCould China Replace The IMF? By Waqas Aslam Rana
In his first address to the nation as Prime Minister, Imran Khan singled out growing debt as one of Pakistan’s …
Read MoreEconomic Realities | Editorial
Pakistan appears to be scrambling around on a piecemeal treasure hunt of sorts. In July alone, the country borrowed $439 …
Read MoreMoody’s Warning | Editorial
The Moody’s Investors Service has rated Pakistan among the markets most vulnerable to dollar appreciation, which in simple words means …
Read MoreMeasures to Strengthen The Economy By Talat Masood
Dealing effectively with the financial crisis would certainly be one of the first tasks of the newly-inducted government. Seeking an …
Read MorePakistan’s Economic Crisis and the IMF By Yousuf Nazar
Pakistan’s incoming Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan recently Tweeted “President Erdogan and the people of Turkey know we are praying …
Read MoreEconomy And IMF By Dr Vaqar Ahmed
The end of fiscal year 2018 saw Pakistan’s current account deficit widening to a record high USD 18 billion. This …
Read MoreTrading War Drums By KK Shahid
As the PTI government takes off this week, among the most noteworthy tasks on its immediate to-do list is addressing …
Read MoreRelationship With US | Editorial
Trust based? No doubt the most important foreign policy challenge for the new government would be resetting the relationship with …
Read MoreWhy Do Pakistanis Hate The IMF? By Sohaib Malik
Pakistani media is swamped with speculations about the bailout package the upcoming government intends to acquire from the International Monetary …
Read MoreRupee Recovers | Editorial
IN what appear to be positive psychological effect, the Rupee made a slight gain in the inter-bank market and a …
Read MoreDo We Need The IMF? By Waqar Masood Khan
The new government will be in office in a few days. Nothing will be more important in its list of …
Read MoreBack on the IMF Trail | Editorial
Since 1988, Pakistan’s economic wizards have trodden the familiar path to IMF’s Washington headquarters eleven times, the last being the …
Read MoreAn Economic Precipice | Editorial
Barring the pre-election melodrama, it seems that the winning government will be faced with an insurmountable challenge as Pakistan sets …
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 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, …
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