Omer Javed

The government needs to use it to further national aims The PM rightly emphasises the Scandinavian model of development in his speeches. This is because among the list of OECD (Organi

Reforms are need to implement the IMF agreement When the current government took office around a year ago, it vociferously launched many committees for initiating reforms in important

The agreement with the IMF needs revision Inflation in Pakistan– just like in developing countries in general– is at least equally a fiscal phenomenon. The basket of goods and ser

Understanding institutions is a prerequisite of institution-building The Prime Minister is usually heard talking– and rightly so, including during his recent visit to USA– about i

Before 1970, there was little talk of central bank independence, mainly because inflation was not much of an issue, and the level of financialisation in general was on the lower side; especially all t

Both tourism and sports lack a research-based approach Prime Minister Imran Khan has been rightly emphasising the importance of tourism for the economic development of the country. In

Oil price hikes will only add more pressure to Pakistan’s woes Volatility in oil prices, impact oil-importing countries like Pakistan the most, in terms of both putting pressure on

Sadly, there is not much difference in the quality of economic survey for 2018/19, from that of the past. Indeed, an opportunity was missed by the PTI government to make an in-depth survey of the econ

The figures aren’t looking good  The World Bank came out with its June 2019 Global Economic Prospects (GEP): Heightened Tensions, Subdued Investment report, where the main message

Pakisan can learn from the New Zealand exampleThe PTI government came on the agenda of change towards a radically different Pakistan– a new Pakistan– and soon it will be presenting its fir

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Malaysia in the 1990s is instructive In the recent statement on the staff-level agreement between Pakistan and the IMF on a three-year EFF (Extended Fund Facility) programme- for abou

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There potential that should be exploited When the PTI government took office, it inherited a huge current account deficit, and it was assumed that it would take strong measures to enh