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AugInstitutionalising army’s role in business
By Nasir Jamal Published in Dawn on August 07, 2023 The formation of the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) — a ‘hybrid’ civil-military forum created to attract investment from the Gulf countries — anticipates the civilian leadership’s failure to ensure policy predictability, continuity, or execution. At the same time, the […]
Back from the brink
By Dr Khaqan Hassan Najeeb Published in The News on August 06, 2023 The Stand-by Arrangement (SBA) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has pulled the country back from the brink of default. The SBA gives Pakistan some breathing space for the needed policy adjustments to be undertaken in an[…]
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AugShortcuts to nowhere
By Khurram Husain Published in Dawn on August 03, 2023 SEEKING ways to get around the crucial reform agenda the country has to implement, in order to escape its regular cycles of boom and bust, is as old a reflex as the reform agenda itself. For more than three decades[…]
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AugWill this IMF lifeline be any different from the others?
By Faraz Ahmed Published in The Express Tribune on July 31, 2023 KARACHI: Last year in August, I wrote about “IMF Deals Sans Political Stability.” After a year of painful struggle, we have finally secured a Standby program from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), but political chaos continues to loom[…]
