Tag: Khurram Husain

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