Name your price on August 25, 2011Some weeks back, I learned from a history teacher of mine that the Syrian government had requested the Pakistani government to intervene and help the royal family if a revolt broke out in Saudi Arabia. I, being a staunch supporter of the revolutions occurring in the Middle East, spoke out against this and hoped that […]
Printing money on March 31, 2009If your business goes under, you are forced to declare bankruptcy. But not if you are a government and your treasury has a working printing press. Shaukat Aziz & Co had the State Bank’s printing press working overtime, but it led to an inflation disaster. However, if you are the sole superpower, your treasury would […]