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FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 26

Power subsidy reform: Economic necessity and political risk

Pakistan’s commitment to the International Monetary Fund to phase out untargeted residential electricity subsidies from ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 26

Divergent inflation forecasts

Pakistan’s economic managers have sent conflicting signals on the inflation outlook at a time when ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 26

US-Iran standoff: no war, no peace — will the ceasefire ...

The guns may have fallen silent between the United States and Iran, but peace remains ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 26

Upcoming budget: the path to sustainable economic growth

As the annual budget approaches, business organisations are once again presenting proposals for structural reforms ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 25

Ethno-linguistic politics in Pakistan faces crisis of relevance

The contemporary political scene in Pakistan is deeply unsettled. A combination of factors, particularly the ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 25

Inflation risks and fiscal strains

The State Bank of Pakistan’s Monetary Policy Committee has raised the policy rate by 100 ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 25

Investment challenges and governance

Pakistan’s repeated failure to convert economic potential into sustained investment is no longer primarily a ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 25

IMF conditions and Pakistan’s economic dilemma

Pakistan’s ongoing engagement with the International Monetary Fund has once again become the subject of ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 25

World Press Freedom Day: a call to action

On May 3 each year, the world observes World Press Freedom Day to reaffirm the ...
FeaturedNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 25

Pakistan’s descent into global hunger’s top ten

A country that produces some of the world’s finest rice and cotton still struggles to ...