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10/14/2024 12:00:00 AMIT boost for economic growth
Total world trade in IT services crossed $1 trillion in 2023 – and it is growing. IT services are no Read More
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10/7/2024 12:00:00 AMBuilding prosperity
I contested the last general elections from what many refer to as a rural community. It is a place w Read More
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10/1/2024 12:00:00 AMIndustrial roadmap for Pakistan: Part - II
In Part I of this column (published yesterday – Sep 30), I stressed the need for decision-makers to Read More
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9/30/2024 12:00:00 AMIndustrial roadmap for Pakistan: Part – I
For decades, Pakistan has made efforts to attain macro stability. Yet, it is far from achieving it. Read More
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9/23/2024 12:00:00 AMThe economy needs a reset
The government is all primed to sign a new IMF deal and celebrate more debt. Yet, it needs to reflec Read More
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9/16/2024 12:00:00 AMThe economic cost of mismanaged spending
There is no worse way to manage public finance than what the government of Pakistan has done for ove Read More
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9/9/2024 12:00:00 AMPakistan’s IMF experience
In my long experience of electoral politics, there are few instances when I found the voters more co Read More
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8/31/2024 12:00:00 AMThe chaos in the power sector: Part – II
For over a decade, the economy has been in self-destruct in which the power sector, along with our f Read More
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8/24/2024 12:00:00 AMThe chaos in the power sector: Part - I
There is a reason the power sector puzzle, which has drained the economy and harmed citizens, has st Read More
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6/28/2022 12:00:00 AMThe state’s lost trust
Recently, a minister faced much flak for asking Pakistanis to cut their tea intake by one cup a day. Read More
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6/25/2022 12:00:00 AMRoadmap to economic recovery [Part – IV]
Recent news has kept us stirred up with the ups and downs of our deal with the IMF. We are at a stag Read More
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6/22/2022 12:00:00 AMRoadmap to economic recovery [Part – III]
The first two parts in this series discussed why we keep falling into crisis situations, and the nee Read More
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6/21/2022 12:00:00 AMRoadmap to economic recovery [Part – II]
The first part in this series (Roadmap to economic recovery’, June 20) discussed why we keep falling Read More
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6/20/2022 12:00:00 AMRoad Map to Economic Recovery: Part - 1
It is time to look beyond Budget 2023. The government’s chosen goal for the budget, despite the clam Read More
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4/14/2022 12:00:00 AMThe economy needs rapid improvement
It won’t be easy to manage the massive economic mess that the country faces. The problems have built Read More
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10/4/2020 12:00:00 AMRethinking our future
There are many developments, external and internal, that Pakistan must manage with skill and finesse Read More
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6/8/2020 12:00:00 AMBudget 2020: put the people first
There is nothing more important today than the lives of Pakistanis and survival of businesses. Helpi Read More
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5/15/2020 12:00:00 AMWhat Lies Ahead?
There is an overload of talk about the pandemic but not too many answers or even the right questions Read More
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4/11/2020 12:00:00 AMCovid-19: a threat and a wakeup call
The virus is a test of how well states are run. It is not without reason that East Asia’s response i Read More
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4/10/2020 12:00:00 AMCovid-19: a threat and a wakeup call -Part I
The pandemic has something to say to all of us. Its most clear message is that humans must change th Read More
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12/14/2019 12:00:00 AMPrioritising economic growth
Is more debt a cure for high-debt economies? That is the conundrum faced by most distressed economie Read More
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12/12/2019 12:00:00 AMIs Pakistan ready for economic growth?
Our knowledge of history, economics, and much more owes a lot to the works of Ibn Khaldun. With his Read More
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12/7/2019 12:00:00 AMOut of the IMF loop
Past governments have claimed that Pakistan will soon become an ‘Asian Tiger’ or that CPEC is the ga Read More
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5/22/2019 12:00:00 AMEnsuring performance
This is the second of two columns on the subject of improving government performance. In the first c Read More
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5/11/2019 12:00:00 AMImproving performance
In the last few months, I have shared my views on a number of development topics. With so much expec Read More
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5/11/2019 12:00:00 AMGrowth under the IMF
In his recent bestseller, Factfulness, the late Hans Rosling shows us how much better the world is n Read More
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3/30/2019 12:00:00 AMFixing our energy
It seems that the warnings about the frailty of our energy supply are mostly true. And though succes Read More
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2/6/2019 12:00:00 AMThe PSE black hole
With public finance in disarray for decades, it is only right for the government to find ways to fil Read More
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1/4/2019 12:00:00 AMRethinking the PSDP
In finding the right mix for long-term economic growth in Pakistan, we may look also at the role of Read More
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12/20/2018 12:00:00 AMManufacturing for prosperity
It is time to atone again for our profligacy. While we will soon know whether or not Pakistan enters Read More
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12/13/2018 12:00:00 AMTowards sustained growth
Long-term GDP growth should be at the core of Pakistan’s economic policy. Though not an ideal measur Read More
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12/6/2018 12:00:00 AMWhy is the foreign exchange crisis a surprise?
The balance of payments crisis has been a regular feature of our economy. What we need to see is why Read More
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11/23/2018 12:00:00 AMMaking democracy work for all
As I know from recent experience, there is no prize for runners-up in election to political office. Read More
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8/23/2012 12:00:00 AMCONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS IN PAKISTAN
Part-I Since Pakistan came into existence there has been a tussle between the politicians and the g Read More
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7/12/2012 12:00:00 AMDONOR’S AUSTERITY DEMANDS END UP HURTING ECONOMIC GROWTH
With the problematic IMF program expiring in September, the central donor-debate will shift from rev Read More
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10/5/2011 12:00:00 AMREFORMING OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM
In a way, a large number of our present day social and political problems are rooted in the inadequa Read More
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8/22/2011 12:00:00 AMENERGY – THE MOST PRESSING CONCERN
Productive investment is the only plausible engine of growth, but it will need energy. Even as it c Read More
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7/27/2011 12:00:00 AMCOULD THIS FLOOD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED?
“Water shortages”, warns the British scholar Anatol Lieven, “present the greatest future threat to t Read More
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6/21/2010 12:00:00 AMECONOMY – THE WAY FORWARD
Pakistan’s economic performance will depend both on the future policies of the Government and the gl Read More
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6/11/2010 12:00:00 AMRESOLVING THE WATER CRISIS
It is not the first time that Pakistan has faced a major water crisis. In the early sixties, in many Read More
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5/13/2010 12:00:00 AMRESOLVING THE ENERGY CRISIS
The total installed power generation capacity in Pakistan is about 20,000 MW. At any point in time a Read More
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3/6/2010 12:00:00 AMWHY SEEK IMF AID
In 2000 Goldman Sachs published a report identifying Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRICs) as coun Read More