Dear stakeholders, don’t push economy off the cliff

KARACHI:

Even from Pakistan’s standard, the outgoing year was a nightmare. Marred with domestic political uncertainty – compounded by a spike in energy prices and global interest rates hike – followed by pertinent delays in enacting the International Monetary Fund (IMF)-guided structural reforms, year 2022 was as challenging as challenges can be. Nevertheless, it’s time to look to solutions instead of restricting ourselves to perennial identifications of problems only.