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![]() Dr Kamal MonnooThe Nation |
I am often asked this question that if the claims of the government on inflation are indeed correct, then why aren’t the prices coming down? Well,...
Regrettably, there is a lot of propaganda and fake news being spread about Bangladesh, mostly coming from Indian social and print media, on how the...
As Pakistan’s economy enters 2025, the world around it gets increasingly protectionist where industrial economies of the world are suddenly waking...
For the last three weeks Pakistan’s retail inflation has been increasing by almost 1% per week, surging to a 4-months high on a weekly average. The...
It was rather strange to hear the finance minister’s advice given to the business community a couple of weeks back, to show restraint and patience...
Millions of Pakistanis are frustrated that their Rupees aren’t going as far as they once did at the supermarket, on rent or on simple food...
Last week the newly constituted Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) met, deliberated and then changed its stance on...
It was a rather disappointing and bizarre press conference by the Finance Minister and the Chairman FBR last week, explaining with some...
The leadership – economic managers, bureaucracy, politicians, and establishment - these days is busy convincing the masses and the corporate...
Although inflation is still running uncomfortably high and many Pakistanis are struggling to keep up with rising prices, new data showed that price...
We have seen in recent years how a national currency’s devaluation against leading underlying currencies of global trade can sink the fortunes of a...
It has almost become a fashion statement these days to draw similarities between what recently transpired in Bangladesh and what could perhaps be...
The typical problem with economic revival efforts led by the banking sector is their focus on stability through contraction, often at the expense...
The dichotomy of the undocumented sector is that the more an economy declines or trends towards recession, the more the undocumented sector...
Much of what economists understand about labour market dynamics—the process by which workers can improve their lives by switching jobs—is based on...
While the banks in Pakistan may appear financially healthy on paper, the reality is more complex. It would be foolhardy to merely glance at their...
Last week I covered Pakistan’s 2024-25 budget’s deficiencies and how in turn it has left a feeling of not-so-feel-good with the Pakistanis,...
The budget has been out for a few weeks now and with each passing day, both the disappointment and frustration amongst all sectors of society are...