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Good policies or good luck?

By Dr Nadia Tahir Published in Dawn on August 03, 2024 IS it good luck or good policies that matter more for a resilient economy? IMF programmes for Pakistan offer valuable insights. With the IMF’s Stand-by Arrangement (SBA), our economy has shown some maturity. Our total foreign exchange reserves are $14.3 billion, and the inflation rate has […]

‘Divide and rule’ trampling agri sector

By Khalid Saeed Wattoo Published in Dawn on July 29, 2024 The agriculture sector in Pakistan is experiencing excessive land fragmentation because of prevailing inheritance laws that divide land among family members over successive generations. Simultaneously, the expansion of housing colonies on the periphery of urban centres continues to eat up agricultural land. Since Pakistan’s cultivable land[…]