There has been serious fallacy about the two most talked about concepts in recent times – “default” and “restructuring”. Debt reprofiling could perhaps be a silver-lining to put our house in order
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It is ‘all in’ Fiscal Account: Part II
In the previous article, we had focused on the fiscal policy challenges and how it was driving the current economic crisis. In today’s article, we argue for finding evidence based solutions to tackle our financial challenges and devising a home grown roadmap for equitable prosperity.
It is ‘all in’ Fiscal Account: Part I
The economic challenges facing Pakistan today are daunting and the roadmap for enhancing wealth and prosperity for the 230+ million citizens needs to be fostered. While the resumption of the IMF program is critical for addressing our immediate financial needs, their standard prescriptions may only address our short-term challenges.
Mr. Zafar Masud on where our core economic problems emanate from.
The popular notion that ‘we’re confronted with a ‘trade deficit challenge’ is perhaps correct, but it’s the symptom; not the cause of our problem.
Current Account Deficit (CAD) is our Achilles heel, but it is driven primarily by “Fiscal Policy”, which basically fuels consumption led growth.
It’s Takes Two to Tango — Progressive Banking and Business Community
“We need to be more mature and realistic in our stance towards businesses and businessmen. We need to respect them and their efforts in contributing towards the economy.”
Mr. Zafar Masud thoughts on Ease of Finance for SMEs at BOP e-Business Qarza Launch
Mr. Zafar Masud, President & CEO of BOP emphasized that the banking industry should come forward with products focusing on ease of finance for SMEs who u ...
Ukraine war: threats and opportunities for Pakistan
The Global Economy is transitioning to a new multipolar world order, the most significant shift in the global balance of power since the second world war. Th ...
Zafar Masud Foundation looking for CEO
KPMG In Pakistan is searching for suitable candidates for the position of “Chief Executive Officer” for its client "Zafar Masud Foundation".Ca ...
Mr. Zafar Masud meets with BOP ‘Khaas’ Customers in Karachi and Faisalabad
The Bank of Punjab (BOP) arranged Khaas customers engagement sessions in Faisalabad and Karachi where selective clients were invited as sp ...
Dealing with the post-flood recovery challenges
Pakistan is in the midst of perhaps the worst ‘natural’ disaster. According to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), over 1,000 people are dead, mo ...
Mentoring Youth — Banking and Economy
Youth is indicator of how developed a country is, how fast or slow economy grows The following was composed as an address to the 17th Youth Parliament, org ...
Managing external financing gap, the unconventional way
Note: This is the second of two articles— Managing external financing gap, the unconventional wayHow going digital can bridge the external financing gapThe glob ...