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FebReforms required for growth
Published in The Express Tribune on February 11, 2023 KARACHI: Pakistan’s economy is standing at a critical juncture – one where contingencies have long stopped working and long-term structural imbalances need to be addressed. According to a new World Bank report released on Friday, the global lender put forth many […]
09
FebDifferences with IMF on external needs, power losses persist
Published in The News on February 09, 2023 ISLAMABAD: Differences persist over external financing needs and power sector losses between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Pakistani side, delaying handover of the draft memorandum of economic and financial policies (MEFP) to the Pakistan side. The scheduled timeframe for completion of[…]
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FebINTERNATIONAL 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[…]
06
FebThe 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[…]
