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IMF gives Pakistan 'full marks'
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IMF gives Pakistan 'full marks'

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is reported to have expressed full satisfaction in the deliverables so far achieved by Pakistan. The mission during its visit to Pakistan reviewed the measures taken by the government in the policy, fiscal and current
Published 21 Sep, 2019 12:00am
PM-businesspeople interaction
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PM-businesspeople interaction

Prime Minister Imran Khan while addressing a select group of businesspeople said last Tuesday that his government was making all-out efforts to provide maximum facilities to business community.
Updated 14 Sep, 2019 07:53am
Future of renewable energy in Pakistan
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Future of renewable energy in Pakistan

Power Division is reported to have finalised the draft Renewable Energy Policy 2019 to be presented to the Federal Cabinet for approval, envisaging 25 percent of total generation capacity from Alternative and Renewable Energy Technologies (ARET) by 2025 a
Published 07 Sep, 2019 12:00am
Moving towards automation
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Moving towards automation

Automaton of the government processes and systems related to revenue collection, approvals, permits, NOCs and similar has multiple advantages, which include:
Updated 31 Aug, 2019 08:05am
Profound challenge of smuggling
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Profound challenge of smuggling

Alarmed by a massive increase in smuggling, FBR has shown determination to curb it under a well orchestrated strategy. It is reported that effective September 1, 2019 special joint teams of the FBR would be visiting major shopping areas and large retailer
Published 24 Aug, 2019 12:00am
No one sleeps with an empty stomach
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No one sleeps with an empty stomach

The Independent Travel World Happiness Report is an annual publication of the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network. It contains articles, and rankings of national happiness based on respondent ratings of their own lives, which the repo
Published 17 Aug, 2019 12:00am
Kashmir now under global spotlight
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Kashmir now under global spotlight

The National Security Council (NSC), which met last Wednesday under the Chairmanship of PM Imran Khan in the wake of India's recent unprecedented declaration on the status of occupied Jammu & Kashmir, resolved to downgrade Pakistan's diplomatic relations
Published 10 Aug, 2019 12:00am
Economy at crossroads
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Economy at crossroads

The second year of the incumbent government opens up with some positive economic indicators. The negative indicators however far exceed the positive ones. The government is now at crossroads from where it can move in the direction of positivity or remain
Published 03 Aug, 2019 12:00am
PM's successful US visit
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PM's successful US visit

One can plausibly argue that Prime Minister Imran Khan's three-day US visit was successful and need based with the US needing Pakistan's influence to ensure a graceful pullout from Afghanistan and Pakistan's need to be on the right side of America in thes
Published 27 Jul, 2019 12:00am
The challenge of mindset
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The challenge of mindset

"We have to change the mindset as the country can no longer be run according to outdated patterns. It is necessary to broaden the tax net," stated PM Imran Khan while addressing the award-distribution ceremony of the Gujranwala Chamber of Commerce this we
Published 20 Jul, 2019 12:00am
It's time to make bold decisions - II
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It's time to make bold decisions - II

Economies that are afflicted by a high-level of corruption - which involves the misuse of power in the form of money or authority to achieve certain goals in illegal, dishonest or unfair ways, are not capable of prospering as fully as those with a low lev
Published 13 Jul, 2019 12:00am
It's time to make bold decisions - I
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It's time to make bold decisions - I

Corruption, incompetence and collapse of check and balance systems and processes in the ranks of government machinery constitute major challenges for the incumbent government. This is a lethal combination and a recipe for the economic, social and moral co
Published 06 Jul, 2019 12:00am
Rudderless PSEs
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Rudderless PSEs

The position of the Chairman BoI, which fell vacant after the departure of Haroon as Chairman BoI who served the organisation for eight months, is lying vacant since last month. There are conflicting reports about his resignation. It is said that he could
Published 29 Jun, 2019 12:00am
Ease of doing business
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Ease of doing business

Pakistan's global ranking in Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) improved to a position of 136 out of 190 countries in 2018 as against 147 out of 190 countries in 2017. But it is still far behind its peers in the region and far from being considered as a destin
Published 22 Jun, 2019 12:00am
Budget 2019-20: challenges ahead
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Budget 2019-20: challenges ahead

The PTI government has announced its first annual budget under the umbrella of its own vision of socio-economic policies for public welfare and the parameters set by the IMF. Balancing or managing the two is a real challenge ahead for the incumbent govern
Published 15 Jun, 2019 12:00am
The challenge of bad news
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The challenge of bad news

Research has investigated the impact of media and public pessimism and optimism on financial market returns and volatility, investments, business and trade in the short and long run. Media sentiment translates into investor sentiment. Optimism ushers in a
Published 08 Jun, 2019 12:00am
IMF programme: The challenges ahead
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IMF programme: The challenges ahead

By the end of 1990 in the run-up to the Gulf War, the situation became so serious in India that the country's foreign exchange reserves could barely finance three weeks' worth of imports while the government came close to defaulting on its financial oblig
Published 01 Jun, 2019 12:00am
The FDI challenge
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The FDI challenge

Pakistan's foreign direct investment (FDI) dropped 52% to $1.37 billion in first 10 months (Jul-Apr) of the current fiscal year. The country recorded a net outflow of $22.6 million in the same period under the head of foreign investment compared to a net
Published 25 May, 2019 12:00am
The IMF programme
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The IMF programme

The International Monetary Fund (IMF)-Pakistan relationship has a history of over 60 years, starting in 1958 with a loan agreement of $ 0.3 billion to the current 2019 loan of $ 6 billion with rollout of 22 agreements of which 12 were bailout packages, th
Published 18 May, 2019 12:00am
Meritocracy in democracy - I
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Meritocracy in democracy - I

PM Imran Khan surprised the nation by announcing the induction of a layer of competent meritocracy in the management of state affairs by replacing his economic team with experts from outside, namely, the Federal Finance Minister, Chairman FBR and Governor
Published 11 May, 2019 12:00am