Anjum Ibrahim

Sector-specific distortions in Pakistan
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Sector-specific distortions in Pakistan

A World Bank study titled "Pakistan@100 Shaping the Future" indicates that in Pakistan distortions are manifest in different ways in sector specific policies, including agriculture, power sector, financial sector and foreign trade; and maintains that stru
Published 25 Mar, 2019 12:00am
The reasons for market uncertainty
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The reasons for market uncertainty

The pervasive air of economic uncertainty continues to prevail in the country in spite of repeated assurances by Prime Minister Imran Khan, faithfully echoed by Finance Minister Asad Umer, that the economy is on the path towards recovery. The reason: with
Published 18 Mar, 2019 12:00am
Partly Facetious: Pakistani media being hailed
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Partly Facetious: Pakistani media being hailed

"Each one of us, according to our status, is eligible for some discount - the poor get cheaper electricity and gas, the bureaucrats get annual pay raises even in times of severe shortages like now as well as plots upon retirement, the middle classes wait
Published 12 Mar, 2019 12:00am
Stabilization steps not in sight
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Stabilization steps not in sight

Should existing economic policies of the Khan administration be a source of comfort to the multilaterals? Two statements made by the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde compel one to respond in the negative.
Published 11 Mar, 2019 12:00am