Articles by Ehsan Malik
Pakistan’s proposed Automotive and Auto Parts Manufacturing Policy 2026–31 marks an important shift. Rather than measuring success mainly through localisation behind high tariff walls, it seeks to...
PAKISTAN’S automobile industry captures the country’s industrial policy dilemma well. As the government considers lower tariffs, manufacturers warn of plant closures, job losses and wasted investm...
THE decision to merge the Board of Investment (BOI) and the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) gives Pakistan an opportunity to rethink how it attracts investment. Whether this becomes gen...
EVERY June, Pakistan’s budget season follows a familiar pattern: business groups repeat their proposals for relief, the government defends its targets, and taxpayers prepare for additional burdens. ...
PAKISTAN’S forthcoming budget confronts a difficult reality. The formal economy is overtaxed, investment remains weak, exports struggle to compete regionally, and salaried individuals face rising ta...
AS Pakistan experiences sluggish economic growth, there is a growing trend of impatience being presented as policy advice. Increasingly, there are calls to either abandon or dilute the IMF programme, ...
The recently finalised EU–India Free Trade Agreement (FTA), described by Brussels as “the mother of all agreements”, is a crucial development that should prompt Pakistan to reassess its export s...
Trade agreements should not be viewed as a symbol of success; rather, they are a crucial component of industrial policy. Unfortunately, Pakistan has often approached market access with insufficient ca...
The exchange rate is a critical economic variable for Pakistan. A competitive and credible currency regime should form the core of the nation’s economic strategy, particularly given the country’s ...
For nearly two decades, Pakistan’s exports have remained stuck between $25–30 billion, despite repeated declarations that export-led growth is central to economic revival. Over the same period, Ba...
