Monopolies and markets
Published in The News on November 03, 2020 One frequently reads or hears about the need for the structural transformation of the economy by means […]
CPEC international agreement Need for language planning and policy (part I)
By: Sabiha Mansoor & Fareeha Zafar Published in Daily Times on October 29, 2020 The agreement to create the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was formally[…]
Migrant workers face layoffs
Published in The Express Tribune on October 29, 2020 LAHORE: Around 90 million people are expected to fall into poverty as a repercussion of Covid-19,[…]
The puzzling increase in remittances
By Dr Junaid Ahmed Published in The Express Tribune on October 28, 2020 Like many developing countries, Pakistan heavily relies on international remittances to sustain[…]
Will IMF learn?
By Rashid Amjad Published in DAWN on October 26, 2020 IT is now over eight months since the last IMF review in February 2020, and[…]
Mideast, Central Asia face a decade of economic pain: IMF
Published in DAWN on October 20, 2020 DUBAI: It might take countries in the Middle East and Central Asia a decade to return to the[…]
Remittances above $2b for fourth month in a row: PM Imran
Published in The Express Tribune on October 12, 2020 Pakistan recorded an inflow of $2.3b foreign currency in September ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan revealed[…]
Performance and challenge
Published in Dawn, June 1st, 2019 IN an article titled ‘Boom or bust’ published in Dawn two years ago, I had posed the question whether[…]
A low value-added export trap
Published in The Express Tribune, June 22nd, 2019. While there has been much debate about the strengths and weaknesses of Pakistan’s economy, the one thing[…]