Balancing act: Inflation vs recession

Given the fallout of the Ukrainian war and a looming European recession or perhaps a global slowdown, the Pakistani central bank, and the finance ministry are in a tight spot. Now it has to embark on a precarious balancing act, ...

Catastrophic impact of Trump’s tariffs

Donald Trump’s recently proposed tariff regime has sent shockwaves across the global economic spectrum. While large economies like China, Canada, Mexico, and the European Union are expected to absorb the shock through strategi...

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Driving Change

There is much to commend in the International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) decision to assist in the development of Pakistan’s electric vehicle (EV) market. As reported, the aim is not merely to import EVs but to help establi...

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The Tariff Age

With the emergence of Donald Trump for a second time as the President of the United States (US), the lingering academic discussion on the trade war between the US and China has become a reality. Trump has established a general p...

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Lagging PSDP spending

The declining level of development spending is a matter of grave concern, as not even 40% of the federal government's proposed PSDP from the budget has actually been utilised. If government departments were on pace to spend the ...

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Debt-free Pakistan

Our gross external debt and liabilities have soared from $44 billion in 2008 to a staggering $132 billion. Every year, a back-breaking Rs10 trillion is consumed by debt servicing alone. Then comes the Rs7 trillion handed over to...

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