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Remittances hit all-time high in March

By Salman Siddiqui Published in The Express Tribune on April 14, 2022 KARACHI: The workers’ remittances received by Pakistan hit an all-time high of $2.8 billion in March, extending support to foreign exchange reserves and rupee against the US dollar. “This is the highest ever monthly level for workers’ remittances,” Pakistan’s central bank reported on Thursday. Cumulatively, […]

Reshaping Norms: A New Way Forward

Executive Summary The uneven recovery from the pandemic has left countries in South Asia with multiple policy challenges, which are exacerbated by the impact of the war in Ukraine. While several countries are navigating rising inflation and growing difficulties to finance fiscaldeficits and trade deficits, the region must also chart a new way forward to address rising[…]

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Shaukat Tarin responds to Atif Mian, lists PTI achievements

By Mehtab Haider Published in The News on April 13, 2022 ISLAMABAD: Former finance minister Shaukat Tarin has opposed economist Atif Mian’s tweets regarding leaving economy in the worst shape, arguing that he should have contributed to benefiting economy rather than taking a telescopic view from far away. Tarin made a telephonic call to this scribe on[…]