Innovation and IMF endgame?
“THE best is the enemy of the good” — a saying Pakistan’s pre-eminent economist, Dr Mahbubul Haq, often repeated.
Demographics lie in the eye of the beholder
There is a good debate on Pakistan’s demographic growth rate. According to the latest census, it is estimated well and rigorously at 2.4% per annum.
A blessing in disguise?
OVER the last 30 years, Pakistan has signed as many as 12 agreements with the IMF. Only one was fully completed.
Young Innovative Companies Drive Employment Growth in the Pakistani Textiles Sector
Pakistani textile and apparel manufacturing firms, which are running on modern lines with a blend of innovation, research and development and technological upgrade, are more inclined towards contributing to employment opportunities.
Firms experience improved financial performance and lower growth in investment, bank borrowing and size- A survey based on the Business Community of Lahore
As Pakistan makes efforts to switch from a low growth to a high growth trajectory, the business community will have to take the lead role, particularly for promoting exports and generating employment.
Negotiating with the IMF
Better times indeed! The fact is, we are fast running out of foreign exchange reserves. And with friends reluctant to bail us out, another IMF programme seems increasingly inevitable.
How to promote Industrial Growth in Punjab
Evidence of the benefits of industrial clusters has attracted interest among policy makers. These benefits have been used to justify cluster policies in various countries like Korea, Spain, Brazil, Japan, and France.
Lahore School of Economics International Conference on Applied Development Economics
Lahore School of Economics hosted its first International Conference on Applied Development Economics on 12-13 September 2018 at the Lahore School’s Burki Campus.
Handling the Balance of Payments Crisis in Pakistan
Pakistan can tackle its balance of payments woes by slowing down gross domestic product (GDP) growth.
The BoP Crisis
I argued two weeks back, addressing the incoming Prime Minister, because I thought it was a matter of pith and urgency that Pakistan’s BOP crisis was structural