Yousuf Nazar
For countries like Pakistan, another Trump term would likely mean emphasis on specific security concerns rather than economic or democratic development.
Updated 04 Nov, 2024 11:51am
While deregulation intends to improve efficiency and consumer choice, complex market dynamics in the electricity sector have introduced challenges.
Updated 28 Oct, 2024 09:29am
An integrated digital system is needed through which records of interest and dividend payments made by financial institutions would be linked to the tax system.
Updated 06 May, 2024 09:14am
Restructuring floating-rate bonds can help the government reduce its interest payments.
Updated 01 Apr, 2024 09:30am
There seems to be no justification for slashing the allocations to the provinces, citing reasons which appear to be based on on flawed reasoning.
Updated 25 Mar, 2024 02:09pm
As seen with Argentina, Egypt, and Ethiopia, an arrangement with the IMF is not insurance against economic failure.
Published 18 Mar, 2024 08:59am
The role of the World Bank and the IMF has shrunk sharply in the last four decades.
Updated 14 Sep, 2020 10:30am
Within 5 months into his term, he seems to have lost both the momentum to launch urgent economic reforms.
Updated 28 Oct, 2013 12:03pm
Until the generation capacity of non-thermal sources is increased, the most rational choice would be to import...
Updated 22 Jun, 2013 02:38pm
IN a rare press briefing last month, Gen Ashfaq Kayani said the success of military operations in the tribal regions...
Published 22 Mar, 2010 12:00am
Even after seven years, the US has failed to try the alleged mastermind of 9/11, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. — File ...
Published 10 Feb, 2010 12:00am
Lawyers shout slogans in support of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry outside the Supreme Court in Islamabad...
Published 26 Dec, 2009 12:00am
Given that the current account deficit is now likely to continue to shrink for the next several months, the...
Published 10 Nov, 2008 12:00am
Given the current ‘political realities’, Pakistan seems to have little option but to go to the IMF. But the truth is...
Published 01 Nov, 2008 12:00am
PRESIDENT Zardari is visiting China at a time when the global economic power balance is undergoing a historic shift....
Published 15 Oct, 2008 12:00am
THE worst global financial crisis since the 1930s is more than just an economic phenomenon. It may turn out to be ...
Published 11 Oct, 2008 12:00am
The world is witnessing the end of American financial capitalism as we have known for a long time. Just consider the...
Published 22 Sep, 2008 12:00am
WILL Asif Zardari`s presidency be better or worse than Musharraf`s? Will it lead to the fall of the PML-N government...
Published 04 Sep, 2008 12:00am
THIS year’s budget makes one feel that the mandarins in the ministry of finance are in denial of the reality that...
Published 12 Jun, 2008 12:00am
The PPP government apparently panicked and yielded to the pressure of the brokers’ community by extending the ...
Published 09 Jun, 2008 12:00am
