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OctThe puzzling increase in remittances
By Dr Junaid Ahmed Published in The Express Tribune on October 28, 2020 Like many developing countries, Pakistan heavily relies on international remittances to sustain its economy. The money sent by overseas Pakistanis even exceeds the country’s export receipts. Any shock to remittance inflows can therefore have a significant impact […]
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OctCIMRAD Webinar on Impact of COVID-19 on Migrants, Migration Flows and Remittances | 27-28th October 2020
Centre on Migration, Remittances, and Diaspora (CIMRAD) Lahore School of Economics Lahore, Pakistan Invites you to a Webinar on Impact of COVID-19 on Migrants, Migration Flows and Remittances: Focus on South and South East Asia Day 1, Tuesday, 27th October 2020: 1:00-4:30 PM Day 2, Wednesday, 28th October 2020: 11:00[…]
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OctWill IMF learn?
By Rashid Amjad Published in DAWN on October 26, 2020 IT is now over eight months since the last IMF review in February 2020, and the next tranche of payment due as part of the IMF programme that Pakistan signed in July 2019 is still not forthcoming. The IMF needs[…]
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OctMideast, Central Asia face a decade of economic pain: IMF
Published in DAWN on October 20, 2020 DUBAI: It might take countries in the Middle East and Central Asia a decade to return to the economic growth seen before the coronavirus crisis, the International Monetary Fund said, as long-standing regional vulnerabilities weigh on their recovery. Lack of diversification among oil-exporting[…]
