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IMF: back to square one

By Sarfaraz A Khan Published in DAWN on December 19, 2022 KARACHI: It wasn’t long ago when previous finance minister Miftah Ismail went to the IMF in the hope of securing a deal and getting funds that the country desperately needed. A few months later, Pakistan is back in pretty much the same situation. Pakistan’s financial managers […]

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Remittances decline 14pc in November

By Shahid Iqbal Published in DAWN on December 15, 2022 KARACHI: Remittances sent by overseas Pakistanis declined by 14 per cent in November this year. The inflows fell by 9.6 per cent during the first five months of the current fiscal year (FY23). The latest data released by the State Bank on Wednesday showed that the remittances[…]

Country’s brain drain situation accelerated in 2022

By Waqas Ahmed Published in The Express Tribune on December 12, 2022 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s brain drain situation has aggravated this year, as more than 750,000 educated youth chose to seek employment overseas mainly because of uncertain economic and political situation amid a shrinking job opportunities in the country. According to documents available to The Express Tribune, 765,000[…]