Yet Another Unwarranted Hit On The Country’s Financial Sovereignty
The direction of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to commercial banks regarding the applicability of International Financial Reporting Standards...
Friday, March 31, 2023
Inflation And Worrying Economic Developments
Pakistan's economy has seen some worrying developments which, if not arrested immediately, will have serious consequences for an already precarious...
Economic Meltdown Coupled With Mounting Debt
That which is titled “Public debt (Gross),” and also commonly known as Sovereign Debt, is the result of a country’s...
The New SBP Bill: When Central Bank Autonomy Goes So Far That It Challenges State Sovereignty
The current International Monetary Fund (IMF) program has been in limbo, and for its revival, the PTI government has agreed...
The Corrigendum Ordinance: Govt Continues To Bypass Legislative Process To Push Its Agenda
In Pakistan, the power to legislate has coercively been taken out of the Parliament's domain and granted to non-democratic forces...
Revived But Reduced: Saudi Arabia’s Economic Cooperation To Pakistan Is Not Unconditional
Saudi Arabia has been a great friend and supporter of Pakistan on international forums and has also been providing the...
How The PTI Government’s Policies Fueled Unprecedented Inflation
There is serious public outrage across the country due to an unprecedented hike in the prices of essential commodities. A...
National Accountability Ordinance 2021 – A Mega NRO
On October 6, Imran Khan’s government promulgated from the president of Pakistan the National Accountability (Second Amendment) Ordinance 2021. This...
Numbers Reveal How Imran Khan Is Wrong About Public Debt
Imran Khan, notwithstanding his grand claims of having great knowledge, is in fact a simpleton. Half-baked economists in his midst...
Fudging Figures
The PTI’s economic team seems busy in confusing people about the true state of economy, writes Mohammad Ishaq Dar
Current Account Deficit: Pyrrhic Victory?
In the name of stabilising the economy, economic managers of the PTI government have unwittingly grounded the economy in two...
Debt Trap Ahead
It is time to remind the prime minister of his pledge to the nation before the general elections, writes Mohammad...
Economic progress?
Mohammad Ishaq Dar provides a deeper look at the economic performance of the ruling party in the last two years
PSX journey to emerging market status
Market reforms enhanced Pakistan’s image as a vibrant investment destination, writes Mohammad Ishaq Dar
Economic strangulation
Mohamad Ishaq Dar reviews the latest budget presented by the PTI government
Reversal of Corporate Reforms
Mohammad Ishaq Dar explains the clandestine changes made to the Companies Act 2017 through a presidential ordinance
Food inflation under PTI
The PTI claim that the PML-N government artificially controlled the exchange rate is absolutely baseless, writes Mohammad Ishaq Dar
Consequences of Naya Pakistan: Disastrous Financial Regime
The new financial regime has been voluntarily adopted without a legislative cover, writes Mohammad Ishaq Dar
THE TRUTH WILL OUT
Part IV ‘Whither Capitalism: Can The UK Economy Shed Light On Its Future?’
The long term future of capitalism Looking at...
35 Dead, 16 Injured In India Temple Collapse
Rescuers used cranes and ropes to look for...