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SepState Bank of Pakistan reserves hit all-time high of $20.15b
Published in The Express Tribune on September 03, 2021 KARACHI: The foreign exchange reserves held by the central bank surged 14.6% on a weekly basis, […]
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AugPoints earned through remittances to be redeemed in cash
By Khaleeq Kiani Published in Dawn on August 30, 2021 ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to allow redemption in cash of reward points earned by[…]
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AugBangladesh: Growth Miracle or Mirage?
By Shahid Yusuf Published in center for Global Development on June 16, 2021 Among South Asian economies, Bangladesh is touted as a rising star. In[…]
Independence and Inter-Dependence
By Javed Jabbar Published in DAWN on August 15, 2021 INDEPENDENCE and Inter-Dependence are co-existential and complementary. The one does not denude the other. The[…]
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Aug“IN THE PRIME OF THEIR LIVES” QATAR’S FAILURE TO INVESTIGATE, REMEDY AND PREVENT MIGRANT WORKERS’ DEATHS
“I could not believe the news… I had talked to him a few hours earlier”Sumi Akter, the wife of 34-year-old Mohammed Suman Miah, who died[…]
Facilitating SMEs
Published in DAWN on August 18, 2021 THE new three-year State Bank refinance scheme — SME Asaan Finance — for providing collateral-free bank loans to[…]
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AugGlass half full, half empty
By Maleeha Lodhi Published in DAWN on August 16, 2021 PAKISTAN’S independence day was celebrated with much enthusiasm as it should. These milestones are opportunities[…]
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AugECC okays Rs13.1b subsidy to retain inflows
By Shahbaz Rana Published in DAWN on August 12, 2021 ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet on Wednesday approved a subsidy of[…]
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AugRemittances jump to $2.71b in July
By Salman Siddiqui Published in DAWN on August 11, 2021 KARACHI: Pakistan has received the third largest workers’ remittances amounting to $2.71 billion in July,[…]