By focusing on retail trade, policymakers can add to the rates of growth of agriculture, SMEs and international trade.

Politics is the reason for Pakistan’s long-lasting recession.

The influx of remittances is changing, in many ways, Pakistan’s social and economic landscapes.

Both India and Pakistan are leaning towards achieving economic stability but possibly at the expense of growth.

As economists have known for long, confidence is the first requirement of economic health.

Much has been written about the economy during PPP government’s five years in office. Some of that needs repeating.

The youth will wait for results but not for long.

Pakistan should invest heavily in training young people for modern sectors of the economy.

The person elected to lead the system should have the respect of both the ruling party and the opposition.

An elected government, in laying out a plan for the future, must cater to the needs of its constituencies.