Published in The Express Tribune on October 29, 2020 LAHORE: Around 90 million people are expected to fall into poverty as a repercussion of Covid-19, and the future of migrant workers of the South and South-East Asian economies does not seem encouraging, said Centre on International Migration, Remittances and Diaspora (CIMRAD) Director Rashid Amjad. During the second […]
By Dr Junaid Ahmed Published in The Express Tribune on October 28, 2020 Like many developing countries, Pakistan heavily relies on international remittances to sustain its economy. The money sent by overseas Pakistanis even exceeds the country’s export receipts. Any shock to remittance inflows can therefore have a significant impact on the country’s macroeconomic stability. During the[…]
Centre on Migration, Remittances, and Diaspora (CIMRAD) Lahore School of Economics Lahore, Pakistan Invites you to a Webinar on Impact of COVID-19 on Migrants, Migration Flows and Remittances: Focus on South and South East Asia Day 1, Tuesday, 27th October 2020: 1:00-4:30 PM Day 2, Wednesday, 28th October 2020: 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM (Pakistan Standard Time)[…]