Unsurprisingly, banks are taking measures to modify their balance sheets to avoid this hugely punitive tax
Imagine a classroom where students are encouraged to question, and think deeply
An investor can be seen looking at the digital stock board at the Pakistan Stock Exchange. — AFP/FileA well-developed financial system comprising...
Pakistan has seen minimal improvement, languishing in a state of economic stagnation
It was in this environment that Margaret Thatcher rose to power in 1979, becoming UK first female PM
Ronald Reagan once said, “There are simple answers to our nation’s problems but not easy ones”
20 million children out of school representing 40% of school-going age group
These are not mere advisers; they are architects of new era, unafraid to question, challenge, and dismantle outdated structures
When good is bad. The News/FileIn recent years, Pakistani banks have been posting exceptional profits, while the rest of the economy has been...
The writer is a former managing partner of a leading professional services firm and has done extensive work on governance in the public and private...
Pakistan is currently facing the most challenging conditions in history, with a severe economic crisis compounded by political uncertainty. The...
This is in continuation of the three articles in which I had discussed Pakistan’s critical need for debt restructuring and transformational...
Previously I discussed why Pakistan needs to break the IMF cycle of bailout programmes through debt restructuring and transformational reforms. I...
Continuing from my last article in these pages , the tragedy of Pakistan is that it is poor despite being rich in natural resources. It is a land of...
Pakistan has struggled with chronic economic problems and a balance of payments crisis since independence. Its history of such crises and dependence...
The writer is a former managing partner of a leading professional services firm and has done extensive work on governance in the public and private...
The debate on whether Pakistan is close to a sovereign default on its obligations has been raging for a while now, notwithstanding a staff-level...
The entire edifice of accountability through parliamentary oversight of the Public Accounts Committees has crumbled owing to the serious...
There is hardly any topic that has attracted a greater degree of debate in this country than that of corruption and accountability. However, all...
It is unfortunate that Pakistan has become a slow-growth economy for several years, primarily owing to substandard leadership that has reigned over...
For the last three decades, the world has seen exponential increase in capital formation through formation of idea-based enterprises by some crazy...
The recent removal of the chairman of the Higher Education Commission , by reducing his tenure to just two years from four through an ordinance, has...
