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OPINION: The market that just confiscated free lunch

Markets seem to have this habit of teaching the same lesson until somebody finally understands it. Once again, the bond market is playing teacher...

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Shahab Jafry

Why Pakistan cannot grow

For decades, Pakistan has struggled with economic instability, chronic debt, infrastructural decay, and stagnant growth. Analysts often point to...

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Engineer Arshad H Abbasi

Modernising economic governance

Pakistan’s recent decision of going for a comprehensive Regulatory Reform Package for the period between 2025 and 2030 comes at a crucial juncture...

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Usama Abdul Rauf

The urgency of a structural economic reset

Pakistan stands today at a defining moment: now or never. Decades of structural neglect, inconsistent policies, and repeating cycles of political...

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Shamsul Islam Khan

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Don’t count your chickens before they hatch

“Popularity rating for the Big Three has plummeted to unprecedented…” “Fake news, everyone loves The Big Three, though the love meter is...

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Anjum Ibrahim

The market that just confiscated free lunch

Markets seem to have this habit of teaching the same lesson until somebody finally understands it. Once again, the bond market is playing teacher...

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Shahab Jafry

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The difference between words ‘micro’ and ‘macro’

“I propose that…” “Micro or macro proposal?” “I don’t understand.” “Is it related to you personally, or is it related to the...

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Anjum Ibrahim

Nation needs psychometric testing

Are we a senile nation at a young age? Perhaps, yes. The current life expectancy average, globally, is 73.5 years. The males have a shorter life...

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Sirajuddin Aziz

Two cities, one smog crisis

This winter has revealed a clear difference between two cities that usually share the same smog season. Lahore and New Delhi sit in the same region...

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Zahid Maqsood Sheikh

Vulnerability is strength

In my first job, I got to see Leadership at its best and worst. I joined an engineering company. I was not an engineer. I was and am a woman. I was...

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Andleeb Abbas

OPINION: Vulnerability is strength

In my first job, I got to see Leadership at its best and worst. I joined an engineering company. I was not an engineer. I was and am a woman. I was...

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Andleeb Abbas

Xi’s vision for a new era

When historians look back at the early twenty-first century, they may well identify Xi Jinping’s articulation of ‘Modernization with Chinese...

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Dr Zafar Mahmood

Inflow of external financing

Pakistan continues to face extraordinary pressure to ensure large and sustained inflows of external financing. The foreign exchange reserves are at...

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Dr Hafiz A Pasha

OPINION: Inflow of external financing

Pakistan continues to face extraordinary pressure to ensure large and sustained inflows of external financing. The foreign exchange reserves are at...

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