Murtaza Syed
The writer is Head of Ecosystem at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in Beijing. He has more than 20 years of experience in macroeconomic research and policymaking. He worked for 16 years at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and recently served as Acting Governor and Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan. Murtaza has a PhD in economics from Nuffield College at Oxford University. He tweets @murtazahsyed
Opinion
How To End Pakistan’s Dangerous Current Account Deficits
For the last fifty years, Pakistan’s macroeconomic management has been among the poorest in the world. This is most starkly manifested in 23 IMF programs, which is the most that any country has ever had. This makes us the IMF’s most notorious repeat offender....
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Protests Continue In Various...
Following protests in Swat against the resurgence of terrorism, people in Lakki Marwat also took to the streets two...
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PTI Chief Imran Khan’s...
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan's neighbours, including elderly sisters of lawyer Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan, have moved Lahore High...
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6 More Gwadar Rights...
Gwadar police have arrested six members of Haq Do Tehreek (HDT), an indigenous rights movement, after a local court...
Opinion
Labour Productivity In Pakistan:...
This article is part of a series titled “Is there a way forward for Pakistan?” Read more about the...
News
Balochistan Minister Finally Arrested...
The police on Wednesday arrested Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) Provincial Minister Sardar Abdul Rehman Khetran in connection with the...
Human Rights
Ahmadi Lawyer Arrested In...
Karachi police have arrested an Ahmadi lawyer for using ‘Syed’ as a prefix in his name, after registering a...
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Why Pakistan’s Establishment Is Afraid of Social Media
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