The writer holds a PhD in Economics and is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus. He can be reached at rafi.amiruddin@gmail.com.
Paying for imports in the Chinese yuan rather than the US dollar can reduce Pakistan’s reliance on the US dollar
Political and judicial crises have an unmistakable impact on Pakistan’s economy
Is IMF the only hope for Pakistan?
During most of the PTI term, a deepening economic crisis crystallised into double-digit inflation and disenchanted the masses
Why has Pakistan’s export potential remained untapped and unrealised?
Several quirks in the history of Nobel prizes make one less inclined to see too much policy value in the insights of Nobel laureates
Daronomics has been a subject of intense political and economic debate
The most pressing problem is to balance foreign policy with climate diplomacy
T he World Economic Forum recently published Global Gender Gap Index for 2022, which benchmarks the current state of gender parity in 146...
There is no easy or quick fix available to policymakers for the problematic economic structure in the country
The changing trends in the job market highlight how most people continuously strive to diversify their sources of income, including investment in...
The IMF has a one-size-fits-all cookie-cutter approach removed from the unique ground realities of borrowing countries
The reasons why the social safety net fails to curb poverty in Pakistan are complex and multifaceted
The long march has highlighted that commitment to the constitution is the only guarantee against economic and political crises
The IMF wants the government to roll back fuel subsidies and tax exemptions
Tough decisions necessary for economic recovery have a huge political cost for the government
The PTI government led in the development of a political culture where dialogue has been replaced by a free for all exchange of expletives
The PECA Ordinance 2022 has the potential to silence dissent and stifle free speech
The sordid tradition of Muslim bashing continues in the Modi-led India
The BJP government in India has unabashedly embraced an intolerant, majoritarian ideology
