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Oversight of foreign borrowings by parliament
With shortcomings of the devolution of authority and revenues to the provinces under constitution amendment and National Finance Commission award…
Independent director’s integrity
INDEPENDENT directors on boards of numerous companies in which the public has a stake, are paid fat fees for attending…
Jobless left to fend for themselves
Raja, a plumber, clutching a dirty small bag of tools, was haggling with a prospective customer over rates to fix…
Private sector investment and farm laws
PUNJAB minister for agriculture said recently while presiding over a meeting in Lahore that his government intends to amend certain…
Achai cow conservation project
The government, impressed with the Achai cow breed’s ability to adapt to extreme weather conditions in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and return…
Sindh’s promising Kharif crops
Sindh has achieved a decent increase in rice production this year against last year and is on its way to…
Farmers’ worries in an election year
IF agricultural forecasts are to be believed, 2013 would be, at best, a below normal year for the sector —…
Tax exemptions under review
At a time when Pakistan is under pressure to improve its low tax-to-GDP ratio, the government is giving away billions…
World economies
Britain
Britain has reclaimed its place as the world’s sixth largest economy from Brazil and will be larger than France…
Punjab’s subsidy regime
The rising spending on subsidies by the government of Punjab in times requiring fiscal stringency is an intriguing phenomenon.
Budgetary…
Harnessing wind power
A windmill designed to generate 50 megawatts of electricity at Jhimpir near Thatta in Sindh will go into commercial production…
How to make financial markets serve growth
A fundamental question raised by recurrent financial crises in mature and emerging economies is how to ensure that the financial…
Bangladesh eyes $20bn in garment exports
Bangladesh enters 2013 with a firm footing as the world’s second largest garment exporter, raising hopes for a new wave…
World economy in 2013
As the New Year begins, anxiety still prevails, over the state of the world economy, increasing geo-political tensions and the…
Economic democratisation
President-elect Park Geun-hye rubbed shoulders with the nation’s corporate elite last month in a crucial meeting which, many said, was…
Farm productivity spurs manufacturing
If large-scale manufacturing, which grew less than 1.2 per cent over last two fiscal years, is expanding at a little…
MFN status to India stalled
PAKISTAN missed the deadline it set for itself for granting MFN status to India by abolishing its negative list of…
India raises wheat support price
EVEN as the Indian government battles in vain to manage its overflowing wheat granaries caused by a surge in procurement,…
Stocks drop as investors book profit
After touching an all-time high at 17,000 points on the last trading session of 2012 on Monday, the KSE-100 index…
Dollar firms up
In the local currency market, the dollar was seen riding high against the rupee in 2012. Despite several attempts to…
