cryptocurrency

The Case for Cryptocurrencies

There is a burgeoning conversation in Pakistan around the use and ownership of an asset class commonly known as “cryptocurrencies.” While heightened investor, academic, and regulatory interest

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Globalisation Undeterred
Economic Affairs & National Development

Globalisation Undeterred

For all the pundits who have been heralding a firm and decisive “retreat” of globalisation in the past few years, there is now a stunning counterexample of

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USA

Summit of the Democracies

With President-Elect Joe Biden having declared victory in the 2020 presidential race, a new tenor for international economic and diplomatic engagement is likely to be set, which

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Reprieve and Mercy
Economic Affairs & National Development

Reprieve and Mercy

The violent tremors of the coronavirus pandemic have been felt across the developing world, and despite the comparative success of some developing countries in managing the immunological

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diaspora
Economic Affairs & National Development

The Diaspora Fetish

It has been a longstanding observation that the Pakistani diaspora is a vital national asset and a core ingredient of the country’s potential for prosperity. After all,

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FATF
Economic Affairs & National Development

While FATF Sleeps

The world was yet again left aghast by the scale of global money laundering when the recent FinCEN leaks were brought to public attention. The litany of

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A Tale of Two Lockdowns
COVID

A Tale of Two Lockdowns

The Modi government is culpable for two separate lockdowns over the past two years, one in the occupied territory of Kashmir and one on the Indian mainland.

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