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Dr Qaisar Rashid

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The NFC Debate

Pakistan’s former Finance Min­ister Dr Miftah Ismail is spear­heading the case for revisiting (and reversing) the National Finance Commission...

06.04.2024 100

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

The Third Tranche

Economy is now every­thing in Pakistan, which has reached a staff-lev­el agreement with the Inter­national Monetary Fund (IMF) for the final and...

30.03.2024 90

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

Liberalisation, Deregulation and ...

Following the successful conclu­sion of the review on the second tranche, Pakistan is now eligible to receive the third and final tranche (amounting...

23.03.2024 80

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

Eyes of the IMF

Whereas Pakistan’s new gov­ernment grapples with the challenge of how to discipline the country economically, the Interna­tional Monetary Fund...

10.03.2024 30

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

Hurdles in Pakistan’s Credit Rating

Impediments refuse to leave Paki­stan unattended. On February 27, Moody’s Investors Service, a glob­al integrated risk assessment firm that...

02.03.2024 40

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

A Brave Female Police Officer

In a society fraught with an anomalous synthesis of ignorance and fanaticism to the core, how a police officer should rise to the thrownup challenge...

29.02.2024 60

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

At a Politico-Economic Crossroads

In the wake of the general elections held on February 8, an Islamabad-based think tank Tabadlab issued a 68-page report on February 18 on...

24.02.2024 80

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

Improve Taxation

On February 15, the federal cabinet approved 67 percent increase in the price of natural gas. The rise would be ap­plicable from July 1, thereby...

17.02.2024 30

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

Respect People’s Mandate

Before February 8, it was expected that the general elections would be the harbinger of political and economic stability for Pakistan, but the...

14.02.2024 30

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

The Post-Election Phase

After passing through all hic­cups, Pakistan has entered the post-election phase. The ma­jor threat hovering over the general elections was its...

10.02.2024 40

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

The Poor are on their Own

On January 30, the Internation­al Monetary Fund (IMF) pro­jected the revised target of the growth rate of Pakistan’s Gross Do­mestic Product from...

04.02.2024 20

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

Caught in the Misery Index

On 22 January, using the Misery Index, which combines the unemploy­ment and inflationary rates, Bloomberg Economics issued a report on the question,...

27.01.2024 30

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

Neo-economic challenges

Hardly had the International Monetary Fund (IMF) issued the second tranche of $700 million to Pakistan, when Iran showered a cer­tain area of Panjgur...

20.01.2024 100

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

Economic Ease

All assurances of political fair play were given. Backchannel entreaties were made. Finally, on January 11, the Executive Board of the International...

13.01.2024 30

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

Economic Whirls

The year 2024 emanates with a stark reminder that in the ongoing fiscal year (2023-24), Pakistan has to make around $22 billion debt payments on...

08.01.2024 50

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

IMF’s Second Board Meeting

29.12.2023 9

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

Impending Economic Challenges

The year 2024 is approaching fast – to be replete with economic challenges of indomitable nature. The immediate challenge would be to secure funding...

23.12.2023 100

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

Economic Triangulation

Pakistan is still naïve to realize that financial institutions have developed a consensus on the way they should deal with this country. The...

09.12.2023 80

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

A tribute to Prof. Dr. Naseem Ullah

06.12.2023 10

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

In a low-growth trap

On November 28, in Islamabad, Martin Raiser, World Bank’s Regional Vice-President for South Asia, addressed a gathering assembled to listen to and...

01.12.2023 7

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

Economic woes

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is unrelenting in its demands. Now, it has asked Pakistan to increase the sale price of natural gas from January...

24.11.2023 20

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

IMF’s ‘Do More’

Whereas Pakistan is refusing to wean off the engrained habit of earning less and spending more, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is also...

18.11.2023 50

The Nation

Dr Qaisar Rashid

A day with IGP Punjab

Brilliance comes in several forms. One of them is the current Inspector General of the Punjab (IGP) police, Dr Usman Anwar. A few days ago, hosted by...

28.09.2023 30

Daily Times

Dr Qaisar Rashid

Messages of the Delhi Declaration

By hosting the two-day (9-10 September) G20 Summit in New Delhi, India finds itself jubilant. The summit declared personifying the theme,...

12.09.2023 70

Daily Times

Dr Qaisar Rashid

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