The net metering dead end …. Khurram Husain
LET’S start with putting a couple of undue misapprehensions to rest. I have had the opportunity of interacting with key decision-makers in the power bureaucracy and they assure me of … Read More
LET’S start with putting a couple of undue misapprehensions to rest. I have had the opportunity of interacting with key decision-makers in the power bureaucracy and they assure me of … Read More
AS a new-found stability settles across the land all eyes are turning towards its durability. The current account has been registering persistent surpluses for a number of months now, and … Read More
AFTER many years of extreme uncertainty and political instability, it now seems like things are finally starting to move. Two developments this week point to this. First is the visit … Read More
OF all the comebacks he has mounted since his first ouster from power more than 30 years ago, the latest one has been the most improbable. The odds that Nawaz … Read More
THE absence of a decision-making centre in Pakistan’s economic management is now being felt acutely. A string of news emerging in the past week or so illustrates this perfectly. The … Read More
THE country is flying into a new year on the back of a weakly mandated government, a promise to hold elections, and mounting uncertainty from within and without. The year … Read More
THE state, the economy and the people pull the resource envelope of the country in different directions. This is especially the case when periods of macroeconomic adjustments get going, meaning … Read More
IT is now next to impossible to have any forward-looking conversation about the outlook for Pakistan’s economy without taking into consideration the developments in the Gaza crisis. The external sector … Read More
IF you have ever had the pleasure to speak at length with members of Pakistan’s top elites, or one of those who volunteer to be mouthpieces for the interests of … Read More
THE last time an army chief met the business community in the midst of a sharply deteriorating economy, we saw a string of policy gimmicks emerge as attempts to redress … Read More