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IMF programme has dead-ended?

The uncertainty surrounding the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme is one single factor that has been haunting the country’s economy and fiscal sustainability for months. It has swung the market…

What demographic winter?

The population discourse around the world has witnessed quite a turnaround recently as the demographic debate seems to be highlighting countries’ concerns around shrinking populations. Most countries in Europe and…

IMF programme & reforms

Pakistan, one of the major victims of climate change, is fighting alone to manage the damages caused due to catastrophic flooding and unprecedented rains that have affected almost one-third of…

IMF programme and energy crisis

Pakistan has less than US$3 billion in foreign reserves, enough to finance less than three weeks of imports. It owes more than US$9 billion in principal and interest payments in…

A demographic liability

Dozens of countries around the world have successfully improved the living standards and prosperity of their citizens by adopting one path or another. The path to becoming a middle-income country…