14
JulWhy is the IMF so unpopular?
By Usman Hayat Published in DAWN on July 14, 2021 People have protested against the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in country after country that has borrowed from it, be it Argentina, Ecuador, Egypt, Greece, Jordan, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan or Tunisia. The placards held by the protesters often accuse the IMF, […]
13
JulFrom food surplus to famine?
By Zeba Sathar Published in DAWN on July 08, 2021 ON July 1, Prime Minister Imran Khan absented himself from a high-level national security briefing to address an even more crucial threat facing Pakistan — food insecurity. On some level, it was heartening to see the prime minister focusing on[…]
13
JulRemittances soar to all-time high in FY21
By Salman Siddiqui Published in DAWN on July 13, 2021 KARACHI: The amount sent home by overseas Pakistanis in fiscal year 2020-21 registered the fastest growth in past 18 years and rose to an all-time high of $29.4 billion while playing a leading role in boosting country’s foreign currency reserves[…]
07
JulThe new kingdom
By Rafia Zakaria Published in DAWN on July 07, 2021 ABOUT a decade ago, the rulers of Saudi Arabia faced some difficult truths. Fossil fuels, experts must have told them, were increasingly a losing bet. The dark liquid that they extracted from the earth would not bring in the millions[…]
