Reshaping Norms: A New Way Forward

Executive Summary The uneven recovery from the pandemic has left countries in South Asia with multiple policy challenges, which are exacerbated by the impact of the war in Ukraine. While several countries are navigating rising inflation and growing difficulties to finance fiscaldeficits and trade deficits, the region must also chart a new way forward to address rising […]

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An economic catastrophe

By S. Akbar Zaidi Published in DAWN on April 11, 2022 PAKISTAN has been brought to the edge of an economic catastrophe that it has not seen for decades. While the recent ‘constitutional fraud’, and the political crisis created by the now former PTI government, is a major cause, it is not the only one. The responsibility[…]

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PM inherited bad economy, but leaves it in even worse shape: Atif Mian

Published in geo.tv on April 10, 2022   Atif Mian criticises PTI government for not doing what was necessary for economy’s uplift.  Says government never wriggled out of balance of payment crisis.  Adds that Imran Khan’s government sought shortcuts.     Renowned Pakistani-American economist Atif Mian says Imran Khan inherited a bad economy but left it in even[…]