The writer is a columnist based in Islamabad.
Administrative measures are actions, steps, or decisions taken by government officials or administrative bodies to address immediate issues....
According to Pakistan's official Labour Force Survey, the informal sector employs nearly 75 per cent of the working-age population. This sector...
On November 8, 2016, the government of India invalidated the 500 and 1,000 rupee notes with the goal of achieving three main objectives: curbing...
Here’s a partial list of countries where currency devaluation has been a catalyst for protests at various points in recent history: Argentina,...
The first oil well that launched the modern oil industry was drilled in Pennsylvania in 1859. Copper is the ‘oil of the future’. Copper is an...
Here is a partial list of countries that have effectively depoliticized economic decision-making: Singapore, South Korea, Israel, Chile, Sweden,...
On May 9, the State Bank of Pakistan found itself with a meagre $3.6 billion, barely sufficient to fund two weeks of imports. This dire...
China’s Belt and Road Initiative , often dubbed the New Silk Road, is one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects ever conceived. Since its...
For a staggering 73 years, ever since our joining the IMF in 1950, we have been in and out of the IMF Emergency Ward not once, not twice, but a...
Military diplomacy has temporarily mitigated our economic emergency by a few months. Diplomatic military operations have managed to suppress the...
