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Economic liberalism

By Nadir Cheema Published in DAWN on December 02, 2023 THE economic discourse revolves around IMF programmes in Pakistan, as the country is being administered for the 23rd time. IMF’s prescription for economic stabilisation, steeped in the principles of economic neoliberalism, is often seen as uniform for countries across the world. This situates the IMF as a […]

South Asia’s first gender bond launched

Published in DAWN on December 01, 2023 KARACHI: Credit guarantee provider InfraZamin Pakistan and microfinance institution Kashf Foundation announced on Thursday the closing of South Asia’s inaugural gender bond. In a gong ceremony at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Chairman Akif Saeed praised the stakeholders for coming up with that[…]