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By Samar Quddus, Published in The News, February 16, 2021 The 21st century mainly gave us the unabated war on terror, civil conflict, political disruption, climate change, and above all global epidemics that have now placed a chokehold on well-functioning economies of the world. In this regard, the last 15 […]

Editorial, Published in Dawn, February 18, 2021 WITH a staff-level agreement between the government and the IMF staff, Pakistan is now set to re-enter the programme that was suspended in April because of the coronavirus. Although the Fund statement released at the moment carries only broad pointers of what is to come,[…]

Published in Arabian Business Industries, 15th February, 2021 S&P Global Ratings on Monday said that Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are experiencing an accelerating shift in the labour market from an exodus of expatriates during the coronavirus pandemic. The ratings agency said this could weigh on the region’s growth and[…]

Published in Dawn, February 15, 2021 Remittances from Pakistani workers employed abroad exceeded $2 billion for the eighth straight month in January at $2.3 billion, up 19 per cent from a year earlier, the country’s central bank said on Monday. Sharing the figures on Twitter, Prime Minister Imran Khan thanked overseas Pakistanis.[…]