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Aug

The Global Informal Workforce: Priorities for Inclusive Growth IMF-ILO HIGH-LEVEL EVENT AND IMF BOOK LAUNCH

Published in International Monetary Fund  About the Book The new IMF book, entitled “The Global Informal Workforce: Priorities for Inclusive Growth,” which is being launched at the event, offers a timely and fresh look at the informal economy around the world and its impact on macroeconomic and development outcomes, analyzing the interactions between informality and labor and […]

Mio Sato, Chief of Mission, International Organization for Migration (IOM) visited CIMRAD

Ms. Mio Sato, Chief of Mission, IOM-Pakistan visited the Graduate Institute of Development Studies (GIDS), Lahore School of Economics, along with Sibgha Ajaz, Project Coordinator, Migration Management Department, IOM on July 28, 2021. Dr. Nasra Shah and Dr. Fareeha Zafar represented the Institute’s Centre on International Migration, Remittances and Diaspora (CIMRAD), along with Research Associates Almazia Shahzad[…]

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Aug

IMF approves $650bn to boost global economy

By Anwar Iqbal Published in DAWN on August 04, 2021 WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the largest-ever distribution of monetary reserves of $650 billion to boost the global economy and help emerging and low-income nations deal with the mounting debt and Covid-19 crises. The IMF board of governors met in Washington on Monday and[…]