The fallacy called Capital Gains Tax
Since its imposition, the Capital Gains Tax has failed to be of much benefit for any of the stake holders involved. Infamous amongst the...
The arrogant drumbeat of money power
The financial calamity that struck the world back in 2007 resulted in the global economy shrinking by 6 per cent in a span of...
Of minions and their resilience
If one were to discern the edict of Arif Hameed – the Managing Director, SNGPL – Punjab could be in for a rough ride...
Islamic banking as a policy tool
Now that Islamic banking and finance is a trillion dollar industry (US$ 1.14 trillion according to the Global Islamic Finance Report 2011), the ability...
Cut in public sector development
In the backdrop of worsening economic health, dwindling forex reserves, widening fiscal and current account deficits, deteriorating security situation, and falling investment-to-GDP ratio, government...
Better safe than sorry
After some happy tidings the week before the ongoing one, when bulls were all over the place taking the KSE-100 benchmark past the 12,000...
Development in modern political thinking
Despite a sustained level of significant economic growth for the last thirty years Pakistan continues to be, in many fundamental respects, an underdeveloped country,...
A core economic issue
Information and communications technology (ICT) has seamlessly combined major human activities like communication, sharing, social networking and commerce. Use of ICTs is a creative...
Engineering economic growth
When one tries to analyse the 13 success cases from the postwar period, that include economies like Botswana; Brazil; China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan,...
Improving corporate regulation
It is indeed a favourable development that further improvement in corporate regulation is on the list of priorities before the government. The Securities and...
The love/hate relationship
India and Pakistan are in many ways very similar and yet in other ways very dissimilar. The socio cultural over lap is visible. Sharing...
Propagating the MFN argument
The much touted ‘Most Favoured Nation’ (MFN) status granted to India by Pakistan is another positive step amongst several that the country has started...
Resolving the urban burden
Disturbing statistics such as 50 per cent of the urban population living in squatter settlements make one wonder if the survey of 39,708 households...
The tide of revolt
This year has been a particularly tumultuous time in modern history, with the world witnessing a wave of political and social turmoil with people...
Tapping the online potential
Advertising has a greater persuasion power to change spending habits and lifestyle in developing economies than in developed ones. In developing countries, online advertising...
SBP and shari’a compliant money
It appears as if there is a strong positive correlation between the success of Islamic banking and the involvement of the top central banker...
KSE after the SBP rate cut
It may have, as so many economic experts both of the veteran and whiz kid variety claim, an adverse impact on the economy overall...
