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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Sedition Case Filed Against...
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Opinion
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For the past decade, religion has been at the center of former prime minister Imran Khan’s politics. Populist politicians...
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Man Throws Acid On...
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Opinion
To Fix The Economy,...
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In yet another case of persecution of the Hindu community in Pakistan, a 12-year-old Hindu girl was allegedly abducted...
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This article is part of Dissent Today’s special series on Pakistan’s general elections. Follow the series here. With Pakistan’s general elections...
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