Dr. Pervez Tahir is a senior economist, writer and speaker.
Taxes have to be collected but what if the collecting organisation is inefficient, outdated and corrupt?
Given the history of previous IMF programmes in Pakistan, one can only hope this one makes the required difference
While the government’s stop-go policies and U-turns have shattered the private sector confidence, an activist NAB has given birth to bureaucratic...
Inconsistent decision-making, bureaucratic inertia, negative growth of large-scale manufacturing in the July-November period and state borrowing...
Kaniz Yusuf, an educationist who challenged the ivory towers of intellect, remained an activist till the end
Whether the government accepts a bailout on the IMF’s conditions or not, inflation is high and on a rising trajectory following the hike in energy...
A fighter for economic, social, political and human rights, this is him. If it is right, he fights, even if he is alone
The transition from the rhetoric of securing billions of dollars from the looters and the diaspora to the reality of the IMF has been quicker than...
The latest amnesty scheme has only one purpose -- the economy has a huge hole in its trade and current accounts that has to be plugged somehow
China is emerging as a hegemonic politico-economic power, with the yuan ruling the monetary roost
