Why Pakistan is IMF’s most loyal customer
By Murtaza Syed Published in The News on February 16, 2023 People often wonder why Pakistan keeps going to the IMF again and again. A […]
Revisiting the Suffrage Movement in America and Britain
Published in paradigm shift on February 11, 2023 Malik Mashhood Mr Malik Mashhood is a Political Science and Media Studies graduate from the Lahore School[…]
Remittances decline 13.1pc YoY to $1.9bn in January
By Tahir Sherani Published in Dawn on February 13, 2023 Remittances declined for the fifth consecutive month in January, clocking in at $1.9 billion, data[…]
Reforms required for growth
Published in The Express Tribune on February 11, 2023 KARACHI: Pakistan’s economy is standing at a critical juncture – one where contingencies have long stopped[…]
Differences with IMF on external needs, power losses persist
Published in The News on February 09, 2023 ISLAMABAD: Differences persist over external financing needs and power sector losses between the International Monetary Fund (IMF)[…]
The IMF in perspective
By Sakib Sherani Published in Dawn on February 04, 2023 A POPULAR refrain of policymakers, many TV anchors and most public commentators in Pakistan is[…]
The case for sovereign default
By Nadir Cheema Published in Dawn on February 02, 2023 THE word ‘default’ (or its less pejorative technical equivalent, ‘restructuring’) sends shivers down the spines[…]
Chronicle of a crisis foretold
By Murtaza Syed Published in The Express Tribune on January 30, 2023 With just $3.7 billion left in foreign exchange reserves, Pakistan is once again[…]
Recalibrating governance – Part II
By Ishrat Husain Published in The News on January 27, 2023 The frequent takeovers by military regimes and the consequential screening of hundreds of civil[…]