Pakistan’s Current Account Deficit: Tackling the Sustainability Issue
Does the current account deficit represent a risk to our economic well-being in the near term or in [...]
24
Jul
2008
19
Jul
2008
Pakistan’s Economic Challenges and the Budget 2008-09
Budget 2008-09 does not respond to the extraordinary challenges facing the national economy. (more…)
04
Jan
2008
National Economic Growth: Present Realities and Critical Elements for Future Sustainable Development
Former Finance Minister’s keynote address at IPS exploring the options and required strategies beyond borrowed time, fancied but shallow [...]
17
Apr
2007
Pakistan’s Trade Potential in Services
One of the distinct features of the global economy today is the rising importance of services, with their growth [...]
27
Feb
2007
A Common Regional Position on Agriculture in Trade Negotiations
For many reasons, agriculture has become a linchpin for the ongoing WTO-mandated negotiations. In the first place, the developing [...]
30
May
2006
WTO and Pakistan’s Construction Sector
The World Trade Organization (WTO) that succeeded General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in 1994 now encompasses almost [...]
17
Apr
2006
Pakistan’s Federal Budget 2006-07 A Review
Policy Perspectives, Vlm 3, No.2 The significance of the budget document lies in the central position it occupies in the [...]
17
Apr
2004
Pakistan economy: Continuity or change
Policy Perspectives, Vlm 1, No.1 The present paper discusses three related topics. First, it carries a [...]
05
Mar
2003
Obama’s Middle East Initiative A Comparative Analysis
Abstract [Since 1967 Middle East – as a region has been a test of US’ commitments to its allies [...]
05
Mar
2003
European Perspectives on Middle East Affairs
Abstract [The European engagement in Near Eastern affairs is neither a recent development nor limited to political and economic domain. [...]