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Jan

Growing financing needs: Pakistan may have to seek new IMF loan

By Mehtab Haider Published in DAWN on January 18, 2022 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s gross financing requirements are estimated to go up to $30 billion in the next budget for 2022-23, leaving no other options for the government but to seek a fresh IMF loan after the expiry of the existing programme in September 2022. Top official sources confirmed […]

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Give a woman a small loan, a family will eat for a lifetime

By Yusra Salim Published in The Express Tribune on January 02, 2022 KARACHI: There is a quote attribute to rock star activist Bono of U2. “Give a man a fish, he’ll eat for a day,” he says. “Give a woman microcredit, she, her husband, her children and her extended family will eat for a lifetime.” The changing[…]

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Jan

Doughnut economics

By Sarah Saleh Published in DAWN on January 13, 2022 THROUGHOUT the course of history, numerous economic theories have emerged as a response to global crises. Within capitalism itself, many economic theories have flourished by countering economic problems and restoring equilibrium. For instance, the classical model of economics founded by Adam Smith was perfect for the 19th[…]

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