The writer is joint executive director of the Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Pakistan. Tweets @vaqarahmed
It is important for policy makers to look for innovative solutions
Increasing fuel prices continue to be a debated and divisive arrangement; however, revising them requires consideration on multiple fronts by all...
Efforts need to be geared towards improving collection of progressive and direct taxes which will shift the overall burden of taxation on the higher...
There is no forward-looking medium-term strategy which informs citizens and investors with regard to government’s economic growth priorities
Institutions involved in supporting export competitiveness need to learn from what other countries have been doing to help their trade sector
Should the Federal Board of Revenue go after Covid-stricken informal economy?
Palgrave Studies in History of Economic Thought recently published a book by Pervez Tahir, Making Sense of Joan Robinson on China. This text makes a...
Inexperience and poor planning cost the economy and people dearly in 2019
Highlighting some hurdles the developing countries face in providing free and compulsory education
The ‘Made in Pakistan’ slogan is not helped by taxing imports of raw material and machinery
In these times of an economic crunch, will the upcoming budget cater to the needs and aspirations of the business community as well as the common...
A recap of the ‘economic sins’ committed by the PTI government during the past eight months
After passage of Supplementary Finance Bill, the PTI government now needs to put in place a clear roadmap for economic growth and job creation
A new social contract between citizens and the government is imperative
As Pakistan completes ten years of continued democracy, it is important to recognise the services of Pakistan’s professionals abroad
One of the important questions at this juncture is how to ensure sustainability of current wave of economic growth and what could be the future...
We need to make 2018 the year when we actually revive our trade with our neighbours
Manifestoes of political parties need proper input from a broader stakeholder community and threadbare debate by the constituents for inclusive and...
Pakistan’s weak trade diplomacy has pushed the current account deficit to over $12 billion
Why youth programmes in public sector fail to deliver?
