Tag: Dr Abid Qaiyum Suleri
Food and energy inflation – Dr Abid Qaiyum Suleri
There are many ways to measure inflation. It can be measured as ‘core inflation’ that looks at change in prices of goods and services...
Farmers’ protests in India – Dr Abid Qaiyum Suleri
By supporting the Indian farmers, celebrities such as Rihanna and Greta Thunberg have given a new stir to their protests. Their criticism of Indian...
Two years in power – Dr Abid Qaiyum Suleri
August 18 marks the second anniversary of the PTI government in office. The second half of the government’s second year in power was affected...
Turning to agriculture – Dr Abid Qaiyum Suleri
The writer heads the Sustainable Development Policy Institute.
I was down with Covid-19 and in isolation for the whole month of June. That does not...
Lessons from the quarantine – Dr Abid Qaiyum Suleri
For decades, we were taught that agriculture is the backbone of our country’s economy. In the 1990s, however, we found that the contribution...
Corona and the rural economy – Dr Abid Qaiyum Suleri
The reported share of agriculture in Pakistan’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is 18.5 percent which certainly does not look impressive.
But then look at it...
Locking down with conditions – Dr Abid Qaiyum Suleri
The advent of Covid-19 has pushed the world to a precipice: the twin crises of public health and economy can easily lead to both...
Economy 2020: best and worst cases – Dr Abid Qaiyum...
Danish Nobel Laureate (in Physics) Niels Bohr once said: “Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future”. Well, he never said the same about...
The good, the bad and the worrisome – Dr Abid...
It is said that 10 economists in a room would have 11 different opinions about an economic issue.The reason is very simple: economic indicators...
The 7F challenges – Dr Abid Qaiyum Suleri
After a short pause, the economy is yet again the topic of discussion. Depending who one talks to, one can find quite a few...