IMF agreement
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 […]
Gulf population falls 4% amid pandemic-fuelled expat exodus, says S&P
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[…]
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FebRemittances exceed $2 billion for eighth straight month
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,[…]
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FebPower sector challenges
by Sakib Sherani Published in Dawn, February 12th, 2021 PAKISTAN has been gripped by a crippling power crisis since the 1990s. It has intensified since[…]
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FebCovid-19’s impact on income inequality
By Afshan Subohi Published in Dawn, The Business and Finance Weekly, February 8th, 2021 Pakistan has proven to be unique. She managed to escape the[…]
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FebEconomic fallout: Travel bans, lockdowns shrink job opportunities for expats
By Waqas Ahmed Published in The Express Tribune on February 01, 2021 ISLAMABAD: The pandemic-induced travel bans and lockdowns have direly reduced job opportunities for[…]
Rethink public finance rules and live with much higher debt, IMF says
Published in The News on January 29, 2021 LONDON: Most advanced economies can live with much higher levels of public debt after the coronavirus crisis,[…]
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Jan21st century crises demand new economic understanding, say top economists
Published in oxford university Leading economists, including Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz, Argentina’s Minister of Economy Martin Guzman, as well as academics from Oxford, Yale, Columbia,[…]
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JanPakistan can take IT exports to $10b
Published in The Express Tribune on January 19, 2021 KARACHI: Pakistan has the potential to enhance its IT exports to $10 billion from the current[…]