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Zafar Masud
Zafar Masud

  • December 15, 2023

    Sustainable agriculture Part - II

    Pakistan needs to look at possible actions which can help the country achieve sustainable agriculture and food security.All our actions should have...

  • December 14, 2023

    Sustainable agriculture: Part - I

    Pakistan is an agricultural economy, and it is important to reinforce the real contribution of agriculture to Pakistan’s GDP. While its direct...

  • November 10, 2023

    Transforming the lives of small & medium businesses

    A worker operates a machine preparing fabric at the Kohinoor Textile Mills in Lahore on July 20, 2023. — AFPThe Small and Medium-Sized...

  • October 04, 2023

    IFIs at a crossroads

    In October, as the world’s attention turns toward Morocco for the Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund , it...

  • May 08, 2023

    It is ‘all in’ fiscal account: Part I

    The economic challenges facing Pakistan today are daunting and the roadmap for enhancing wealth and prosperity for the 230+ million citizens needs...

  • September 04, 2022

    Mentoring the youth

    Under my leadership, it remains a strategic priority to position the as having the risk appetite of a public-sector organization, coupled with...

  • May 23, 2021

    Anniversary of tragic PK 8303 crash

    One year on, the single biggest facet that keeps me traumatized about the crash is the fact that this entire fateful ordeal resulted in the loss of...

  • October 26, 2020

    PK8303: ‘but why...’ -- the plane crash survivor’s account

    After my God gave me this strength and put the trust of my possible survival in me, I didn’t say any prayers or recited anything, despite the fact...

  • October 25, 2020

    PK-8303: ‘but why...’ — the plane crash survivor’s account

    After my God gave me this strength and put the trust of my possible survival in me, I didn’t say any prayers or recited anything, despite the fact...

  • February 04, 2020

    Exchange Parity: ‘The Pugio’

    There has been a considerable debate on currency management for a while. The pendulum of currency swung between defending currency to supposedly...

  • February 03, 2020

    Exchange Parity: ‘The Pugio’

    There has been a considerable debate on currency management for a while. The pendulum of currency swung between defending currency to supposedly...

  • January 27, 2020

    Stockholm Syndrome

    Let’s first begin to understand what’s Stockholm Syndrome. “It’s a psychological response wherein a captive begins to identify closely with...

  • January 26, 2020

    Stockholm Syndrome

    Let’s first begin to understand what’s Stockholm Syndrome. “It’s a psychological response wherein a captive begins to identify closely with...

  • June 08, 2019

    Pakistan’s biggest crisis: Human Resource

    Pakistan is facing a bizarre conundrum. On one hand, it’s the 5th most populated country in the world with over 210 million souls; on the other,...

  • January 12, 2019

    Workers’ remittances deserve industry status

    We have seen a substantial flow of foreign workers remittances over the past 5 years. The number is very impressive at over US $94Bn, and the growth...

  • January 10, 2019

    Fiscal deficit management — the ‘big five’ theory

    Unlike external account, fiscal management remains in the hands of the government. There’re two main components of fiscal account — taxation...

  • January 09, 2019

    Fiscal deficit management — the ‘big five’ theory

    Unlike external account, fiscal management remains in the hands of the government. There’re two main components of fiscal account — taxation...

  • December 08, 2018

    Devaluation, interest rates and Empress Market

    One would wonder what’s the analogy between devaluation of Pak Rupee, interest rate enhancement and empress market clean-up operation. For one,...

  • December 07, 2018

    Devaluation, interest rates and Empress Market

    One would wonder what’s the analogy between devaluation of Pak Rupee, interest rate enhancement and empress market clean-up operation. For one,...

  • December 03, 2018

    Cyber crime: Role of regulators and government

    Cyber crime is a reality that is exceeding with mushrooming fintech and increasing integration/intra-operability. Various 2018 predictions about...

  • October 31, 2016

    The World Savings Day

    Savings play an integral role in promoting economic development and ensuring social welfare in any economy. Social security, in the form and shape...

  • June 30, 2016

    Brexit implications and impact on Pakistan economy

    Brexit is indeed once in a life time event. These sorts of situations arise in eons, and their impact is always unsettling. This is exactly the way...

  • June 30, 2016

    Brexit implications and impact on Pakistan economy

    Brexit is indeed once in a life time event. These sorts of situations arise in eons, and their impact is always unsettling. This is exactly the way...