Yusuf H Shirazi

Yusuf H Shirazi

  • Debt-burdened servitude

    The accumulation of foreign debt has become a problem of prime concern for many developing countries, in particular for Pakistan.The terms of...

  • Balancing the economy

    The accumulation of foreign debt is a problem of prime concern for many developing countries and in particular for Pakistan. Today, Pakistan is in...

  • A devalued economy

    There is once again a demand for devaluation, a reduction in the competitive advantage for the industry, and an increase in the rate of...

  • Pakistan and GSP Plus

    The General System of Preferences is a mechanism introduced by the European Union to grant non-reciprocal preferential treatment to imports from...

  • Falling exports

    At the time of Independence, there was no manufacturing industry in Pakistan. However, soon thereafter Pakistan realised the importance of...

  • The strains for trade

    All the strains of development planning and the contradictions between the objectives of rapid growth and external viability are more graphically...

  • Moving towards export orientation

    At the time of Independence, there was no industry or manufacturing infrastructure in the territory which came under Pakistan. However, soon after...

  • Shifting trade priorities

    Foreign trade is an excellent barometer to analyse the economic development of any country. The same is the case for Pakistan. At the time of...

  • A matter of incentives

    In a dynamic world, where the developed economies are already making technological advancements in the post-industrial stage, the growth of a...

  • Balance of trade

    Pakistan has suffered from deficit of trade right from the very start, and this trade deficit kept increasing with time. The trade deficit, which...

  • The PPP concept

    Pakistan came into being without a resource base. Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah thus approached the US to extend a helping hand. The Americans...

  • An export economy

    Before Independence in the areas now constituting Pakistan, sports goods, instruments and apparatus were the only goods exported. Earnings from...

  • The answer is sovereignty

    Economic policymaking at both the macro and micro levels must hold national sovereignty as its fundamental premise. The role of the World Bank and...