Published in: May 2015

Pakistan has entered into numerous trade agreements over the course of the last decade, and many more such agreements are in the offing. One such agreement is the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Turkey on which talks have been initiated. But before embarking on new agreements, Pakistan should pause and evaluate the outcomes of its last agreements, and ask some soul searching questions. The pressing questions that Pakistan faces at this juncture is that has Pakistan been able to realize the potential of the existing agreements, at least to an acceptable level. These are some of the issues that we will try to address here, as well as giving some suggestions for future negotiations.

Published in: April 2015

Technology has changed everyday lifestyles and with cutting edge advancement, the world has increasingly become more proficient in its manufacturing skills. For developing nations like Pakistan, industrialization plays a key role in economic progress.

Published in: March 2015

This report covers analysis on precipitous decline in the global oil prices by taking into account brief scenario of the international economic dynamics followed by its associated effect on the macroeconomic situation of Pakistan.

Published in: February 2015

The second part, “To Tax or Not to Tax Agriculture” highlights the fact that the agriculture sector, in spite of its representation in the national GDP of 21%, and in spite of having an income of an estimated PKR 3.89Tn annually contributes next to nothing as taxes. On the contrary, the industrial sector, though also having the same share of 21% in GDP contributes a mammoth 60% to the exchequer as taxes.

Published in: January 2015

Tax reforms is one of those elements that is more or less emphasized on every forum by businessmen and traders in Pakistan, with respect to the complications they are facing in their business cycle. Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of Pakistan’s tax system is its undue and often inexplicable emphasis on indirect taxation. Times and again, govts. (elected and otherwise) have shied away from holistically revamping the national taxation system.

Published in: October 2014

This report is an attempt to explore possibilities of developing certain manufacturing sectors, which bear significant potential and viability. It identifies the top five potential sectors operating in Pakistan which can yield significant benefits in terms of the nation’s GDP growth, earn decent foreign exchange through higher exports, contribute substantially to the national exchequer and generate much needed employment with relatively low capital requirement.