[ad_1] Exports fuel domestic productivity and therefore employment and at the same time constitute the most desired form of earning foreign exchange. Pakistan’s exports are consumer based and traditional –…
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Growth must be backed by structural reforms
[ad_1] EDITORIAL: Caretaker Finance Minister Shamshad Akhtar while addressing the 26 Sustainable Development Conference organised by the Sustainable Development Policy Institute stated that economic and political instability over a period…
SIFC making waves?
[ad_1] Special Facilitation Investment Committee (SIFC) was established by the Shehbaz Sharif-led government on 17 June 2023, and has since come under considerable criticism – by Shahbaz Sharif haters who…
Importance of central planning cannot be overemphasized
[ad_1] Academics keep on telling us about the progress Pakistan achieved during the 1960s – basically, through the tutelage of the then most effective Planning Commission. All of the infrastructure…
No more business as usual—II
[ad_1] Known solutions to our problems start with merit-based governance and justice system adhering to our Constitution. Structural changes need to be made to existing layers of governance of local…
Power sector controversy: take-or-pay contracts
[ad_1] Energy prices have increased tremendously which has created controversy and unrest in the country. IPP contracts are under great debate. Many people argue that these are unfair and unjust.…
Caretakers and a trembling economy
[ad_1] Elections are the backbone of a strong democratic process. Free and fair elections and a smooth transfer of power form the basis of a stable democracy in any country.…
Public sentiment taken for granted
[ad_1] The public sentiment has mostly been taken for granted by the governments and the parliamentarians as a class with no voice and the one which would sustain hardships inflicted…