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Nasir Jamal

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Economy holds its breath

Economy holds its breath

The first biannual performance review of the ongoing International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) $7 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) was concluded...

18.03.2025 20

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Nasir Jamal

Stoking the US-China rivalry

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was...

11.03.2025 40

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Hurdles to Islamic banking conversion

Pakistan has pledged to become fully Shariah-compliant in its banking services by December 2027 under a Federal Shariat Court order. The court had...

04.03.2025 20

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Lack of Shariah compliant fintech

Pakistan’s progress on digital banking has been woefully slow; it is even more distressing in the Islamic fintech space despite the growing demand...

25.02.2025 30

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Corporate window: A case for palliative care

Tauseef Ahmed Khan, Chairman of Highnoon Laboratories The more things change in Pakistan, the more they stay the same. This can sometimes be quite...

18.02.2025 30

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FBR confident of raising tax-to-GDP ratio despite shortfall

LAHORE: Despite concerns that FBR’s tax collection may fall short of the Rs12.97 trillion target for the current fiscal year, the top tax authority...

14.02.2025 20

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China’s defence against Trump

US President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House is compelling countries across the whole spectrum of the United States’ major trading...

24.12.2024 7

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EV evolution — a new chapter?

The arrival of China’s technologically competitive and inexpensive electric vehicles (EVs) on the world scene is fast reshaping the global...

02.12.2024 3

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Despite using advanced modelling software, policymakers committed to questionable projects

Pakistan’s power generation capacity expansion process continues to face credibility challenges despite being regularly conducted with an...

25.11.2024 3

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Trump’s policies may have far reaching negative effects across the globe, especially on emerging markets

Donald Trump’s return to the White House seems to have sent jitters across major European capitals, as his second presidency is feared to spark a “...

11.11.2024 4

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Brics’ Kazan communiqué a blueprint for strengthening multilateralism, emphasises cooperative global approach

George Galloway, a British politician, has likened the Kazan summit of the Brics (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) group to the 1944...

04.11.2024 3

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New payment model for IPPs without ‘profit bonanza’

• Govt wants to cut capacity costs, hold power producers accountable for ‘excess profiteering’ • ‘Unhappy’ companies blame heavy taxes for costly...

02.11.2024 10

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US policy rate cut to achieve a soft landing is seen as panic-driven

The United States Federal Reserve (Fed) slashed its benchmark interest rates by a “bumper” half of a percentage point last week, kicking off the...

23.09.2024 3

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Plan to run coal power plants on Thar lignite hits snag

• ADB says Jamshoro plant deal allows only 20pc local lignite, explains conversion plan doesn’t meet requirements of safeguard policy • Energy...

21.09.2024 9

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The trickle down effect of US borrowings

If you thought excessive indebtedness was a Pakistan-only problem, you were mistaken. Global public debt — both domestic and external — continues...

26.08.2024 7

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Pakistan’s largest cable manufacturer on ‘steady road to expansion’

Fast Cables MD, Kamal Mahmood Amjad Mian There are few businesses in Pakistan that are holding their own — without subsidies and despite tough...

19.08.2024 3

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Delays hike up CPEC project cost

At a time when the Shehbaz Sharif government is struggling to make a strategic shift from imported coal for electricity generation to Thar coal,...

05.08.2024 5

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What Pakistan can learn from China

Deep, structural economic reform is an important and continuous process. In the face of economic headwinds and geopolitical challenges, China...

22.07.2024 3

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Pakistan’s cement industry must actively reduce its carbon footprint in line with the global targets of a net-zero future

Decarbonisation — reducing ‘carbon intensity’ or lowering the amount of greenhouse gas emissions produced by burning fossil fuels — of the...

15.07.2024 7

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