07

Feb

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOCIAL REMITTANCES AND SOCIAL CHANGE: LINKS BETWEEN HOME AND HOST COUNTRIES, 21st – 22nd February 2023

Venue: Lahore School of Economics, Burki Campus, Lahore The Centre on International Migration, Remittances and Diaspora (CIMRAD) is organizing a two-day Hybrid International Academic Conference on 21st – 22nd of February 2023, at Lahore School of Economics, Burki Campus, Lahore. The theme of the conference is “SOCIAL REMITTANCES AND SOCIAL CHANGE: LINKS BETWEEN HOME AND HOST COUNTRIES”. […]

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06

Feb

The IMF in perspective

By Sakib Sherani Published in Dawn on February 04, 2023 A POPULAR refrain of policymakers, many TV anchors and most public commentators in Pakistan is to vilify the IMF and to blame it for the country’s myriad economic woes ranging from the rupee ‘devaluation’ to inflation. To what extent is the IMF responsible for our predicament, and[…]

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02

Feb

The case for sovereign default

By Nadir Cheema Published in Dawn on February 02, 2023 THE word ‘default’ (or its less pejorative technical equivalent, ‘restructuring’) sends shivers down the spines of our policymakers and citizens alike. It shouldn’t. Sovereign default, in an economic sense, means a government reneging on its obligations. Per this meaning, almost all governments of the world have indulged[…]

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