09

Mar

No date given for staff-level agreement with IMF

By Shahbaz Rana Published in The Express Tribune on March 09, 2023 ISLAMABAD: Central bank Governor Jameel Ahmad said on Wednesday that staff-level agreement (SLA) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was “close to finalisation” but shied away from giving a date amid his forecast of a reduction in non-debt creating inflows. The head of the State […]

06

Mar

Hanging out with Pakistan’s 1%

By Fouzia Nasir Ahmad Published in The Express Tribune on March 05, 2023 KARACHI: Rosita Armytage, a governance specialist, anthropologist and author from Australia recently visited Pakistan to launch her book Big Capital in an Unequal World: The Micro Politics of Wealth in Pakistan, a fascinating insight into Pakistan’s upper crust, and how it maintains its position and[…]

27

Feb

Experts urge study on social remittances’ impact on global migration

By Shahab Omer Published in Pakistan Today on February 22, 2023 LAHORE:  The Centre on Migration, Remittances and Diaspora (CIMRAD), Lahore School of Economics organized first of its kind international conference on ‘Social Remittances and Social Change: Links between Home and Host Countries” on February 21 and 22, 2023 at the Lahore School’s Burki Campus. Doctor Peggy[…]