A counterfactual free market
The historical development of the system of free enterprise has promoted markets in a peculiar manner. This peculiarity relates to the conditional character of...
Telecommuting – an alternative
Emerging technological phenomenon called telecommuting (or telework) is changing focus from physical presence at the primary work site to what an employee can deliver...
Business intelligence for SMEs
Countries in the Southeast Asian region have huge communities of small-to-medium scale enterprises (SMEs), many of whom employ thousands of workers and contribute to...
As sure as it can get
After the KSE hitting a trough on Tuesday, in the main the consequence of the MQM’s parting of ways from the ruling coalition in...
The implementation gap
It’s one thing formulating reform packages that suit our current economic and governance problems, but getting relevant authorities to implement them is another matter...
Children and retirement strategies
I flew to Karachi a few days ago to attend my khala’s 90th birthday. The celebration was attended by all of her children, who...
Intricacies of online marketing
As the internet grew into the news and entertainment media’s prime habitat, it was only natural for the marketing industry to enter an unprecedented...
Dynamics of a state
In the background of the good news that the textile sector did well, though largely due to an increase in prices in the EU...
Rebranding Pakistan
Perception is reality. However perceptions are created and can be recreated. With an active local media bent on splashing every little negative aspect of...
The undertaker of our newspapers
While TV and the Internet are often accused of killing the newspaper culture, my contention is that the print medium is digging its own...
Siamese twins: Economics, politics
Politics is the continuation of economics by other means and vice versa. Economics is the practice of production, distribution, exchange and consumption of the...
The employment element
Employment generation is the biggest challenge facing the economic managers of the country and will have to form the backbone of the growth strategy...
Do not sell what you don’t have
A friend recently asked me if he could buy a piece of land in the new Phase VIII of Defence Housing Authority (DHA) Lahore...
The cheapest call in the world
One fine morning I opened my eyes and looked around. To my surprise there were now five GSM Operators offering Telecom services in Pakistan....
Buying spree around payout time
The last week of June is on us, and with a significant number of companies (of course, going by the size of our market),...
It’s the economy, stupid
As we grapple with load shedding, intermittent bomb blasts and public spankings of our national self-esteem in the global arena, let us not forget...
