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What is the ‘state silver’ anyway?
The only Pakistanis who benefit from these companies are the corrupt employees.
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Why the PTI’s anti-inflation rally is bad politics
Feel-good nationalistic and populist slogans do not win elections. Performance does.
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The mathematical logic of privatisation
I am an economic liberal who believes that the government should not be in the business of running companies.
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Consumer prices: How big is the Ramazan inflation effect?
Research by the State Bank of Pakistan yields some surprising insights.
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Analysis: IMF bailout could help, but it probably won’t
The bureaucracy is too busy protecting its own interests to protect those of the nation.
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View from McLeod Road: Why market’s bet on Engro Fertilizers is likely to fail
The stock price rise is based on some very faulty assumptions.
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View from McLeod Road: The banks have picked a fight they cannot win
Govt’s dominance as a borrower results in a cycle of dependence on the finance ministry.
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Analysis: In Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa budget, PTI lays out a strong start
Provincial government presents an actual strategy, as opposed to its predecessors’ recitation of numbers.
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Comparative Analysis: Why it pays to keep politicians on their toes
Provinces where politicians have to earn their vote have offered the most proactive, development-oriented budgets.
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Analysis: An anachronistic Sindh budget from a 3rd-time chief minister
Sindh government has absolutely no plan for economic growth in the province.