Asad Ejaz Butt

The convoluted process of releasing funds

The procedural delays and involvement of too many entities is one of the primary reasons why projects cannot make timely expenditures. Published 19 Jun, 2023 07:27am

Stifling the private sector

Excessive regulations and unease in doing business are among the several reasons why investment continues to stay low. Published 29 May, 2023 07:28am

The fault in our policymakers

What was common in all three cases was that the exchange rates had been kept artificially overvalued. Published 22 May, 2023 07:03am

Infestation of political instability

Frequent government collapses increase the probability of future collapses, creating a self-perpetuating mechanism Updated 15 May, 2023 09:26am

Developing Pakistan’s economy of sports

The government should diversify away from cricket towards sports like football which have a much larger international market. Published 08 May, 2023 07:03am

Maintaining status quo under IMF

Unlike past negotiations, the Fund concentrated on the flow instead of the stock of circular debt Published 13 Feb, 2023 07:12am

If Pakistan defaulted...

Inflation would have skyrocketed as the local currency that people would be holding would not translate into consumable items. Updated 06 Feb, 2023 08:53am

Playing the devil’s advocate

What use is leaving the dollar to the market if it will mean devaluation in any case and no real increase in exports? Updated 30 Jan, 2023 09:26am

Focusing on Afghan economy

Afghanistan's economy continues to flounder but this fact remains unnoticed. Updated 16 Aug, 2021 07:49am