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Mini-budget to further burden the common people

Despite strong protests by the Opposition parties, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government managed to get two ...
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The controversy over SBP autonomy

The controversy surrounding the autonomy of the State Bank of Pakistan is not a new ...
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Pakistan’s legislators defy tax laws

Our lawmakers, who claim to make laws for us, don’t follow the rules themselves, including ...
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Tax reform: A far cry

It is an indisputable fact that our tax system is outdated, outmoded and grossly unfair. ...
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Pakistan and the IMF: A difficult choice

In order to fight inflation and suppress aggregate demand, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) ...
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Growing e-commerce in Pakistan

Despite rapid strides made in the last few years, Pakistan’s e-commerce market is much smaller ...
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Pakistan’s flourishing mobile phone industry

Pakistan is faced with the problem of a worsening trade deficit – imports far in ...
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Revenue shortage retarding SDGs progress

Pakistan is way behind the neighbouring countries in meeting the targets of Social Development Goals ...
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Rising wealth and growing inequality

The twin phenomenon of rising wealth and growing inequality has become the defining feature of ...
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A possible solution to Pakistan’s energy crisis

Affordable energy is the backbone of sustained economic growth. One reason why Pakistan’s economy has ...