Tag: economists
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Survey: Imran Khan emerges as top choice for financial experts to revive Pakistan’s economy
In a recent Bloomberg survey conducted among Pakistani finance professionals, incarcerated former Prime Minister Imran Khan emerged as the leading choice to oversee the country’s economic recovery.
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‘ISPR did not interview Hafeez Shaikh for caretaker prime minister’: Journalist Nadeem Malik
“The ISPR is saying we have not interviewed anyone nor contacted Hafeez Shaikh. It’s not our work to appoint a caretaker prime minister. A caretaker prime minister will be made through constitutional means,” revealed Senior journalist Nadeem Malik during his political talk show “Nadeem Malik Live” on Samaa News. He was quoting the military’s media…
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‘Inconvenience is highly regretted’: IBA cancels Dr Atif Mian’s lecture on economy
The Institute of Business Administration (IBA), one of the best business schools in Pakistan, has cancelled a talk by top economist Atif R Mian on Pakistan’s poor economic growth without any plausible cause. In a tweet, the IBA wrote: “Dr Atif R. Mian’s lecture “Why has economic growth fallen behind in Pakistan?” scheduled on November…
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‘Unrealistic and meaningless’: Economists react to PTI govt’s second federal budget
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has unveiled a Rs7.13 trillion budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which was presented before the parliament by Industries Minister Hammad Azhar amid opposition members’ protest against the same for being “anti-people”. But while the budget, which Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan’s team claims will bring relief to the masses…