Opinion Inequality, poverty, and austerity — II Unfortunately, both the IMF and individual countries practicing these, in or outside of the IMF programme, are not... Published 22 Jul, 2023 06:25am
Opinion Inequality, poverty, and austerity–I Two reports recently released clearly indicate that in the wake of pandemic, not only has progress on sustainable... Published 21 Jul, 2023 07:08am
Opinion Improving foreign investment climate ‘After a steep drop in 2020 and a strong rebound in 2021, global foreign direct investment (FDI) declined by 12 per... Published 14 Jul, 2023 06:55am
Opinion Climate change crisis and multilateralism ‘I played a key role as chair of the African Union during the Covid period. We felt like we were beggars when it... Updated 07 Jul, 2023 06:04am
Opinion The great economic challenge Proud nations, with will of steel, shine the brightest when the clouds are the darkest. The current economic... Published 23 Jun, 2023 06:00am
Opinion Huge global economic policy challenges ‘The world is facing numerous extreme, interlinked challenges, including a climate emergency and growing economic... Published 16 Jun, 2023 06:27am
Opinion Climate change, debt, and inflation “If you’ve been feeling confused and as though everything is impacting on you all at the same time, this is not ... Updated 09 Jun, 2023 07:10am
Opinion Gross financing, and medium-term economic strategy International Monetary Fund (IMF) Country Report No. 22/288, released in September 2022 – the last such report... Published 02 Jun, 2023 03:56am
Opinion Global economic crisis: Neoliberalism, debt sustainability, SDRs, and multilateralism The global economy is facing existential threats of climate change and Pandemicene crises. The underlying basis for... Updated 26 May, 2023 07:12am
Opinion A mission-oriented Budget Never before in 75-year history of the country has Annual Budget been so important. Now that Pakistan has struggled... Published 19 May, 2023 06:17am
Opinion Economic stress Since around September 2021, and especially since April last year, economic stress has come to Pakistan from a ... Updated 12 May, 2023 06:33am
Opinion Pakistan, and international global financial order: Revisiting macroeconomic policy In the recently released report ‘Regional Economic Outlook: Middle East and Central Asia’ by International... Published 05 May, 2023 06:44am
Opinion Shock therapy neoliberal market reform in Pakistan One can only be shocked to see the lack of understanding by local media, and many of their guests on TV shows... Updated 28 Apr, 2023 06:28am
Opinion An immediate call for a second Bretton Woods The world is facing an existential threat in the shape of climate change crisis, with one of the main outcomes in ... Updated 21 Apr, 2023 07:03am
Opinion A retarding economic growth outlook: IMF and ‘Chicago boys’ in a fix ‘The International Monetary Fund warned that its outlook for global economic growth over the next five years is ... Updated 14 Apr, 2023 07:10am
Opinion Serious economic crisis due to austerity policies, and weak multilateralism Inadequate provision of International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) special drawing rights (SDRs) to Pakistan, like in... Updated 07 Apr, 2023 06:32am
Opinion SDR allocation, monetary tightening, inflation, and banking crisis While the International Monetary Fund (IMF) continues to not provide a much-needed special drawing rights (SDRs)... Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am
Opinion Neoliberalism, austerity, and climate change crisis ‘Scientists have delivered a “final warning” on the climate crisis, as rising greenhouse gas emissions push ... Published 24 Mar, 2023 05:55am
Opinion Austerity and the threat of another pandemic ‘During the peak of the Omicron wave in January 2022, US congressional leaders across the political spectrum were... Updated 17 Mar, 2023 06:44am
Opinion Understanding austerity There is a general confusion in Pakistan, whereby austerity policies are taken as belt-tightening in terms of... Published 10 Mar, 2023 03:46am