Stories from Dr Fahd Rehman
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Financial globalisation and carry trade
Capital inflows are temporary as foreign investors invest, withdraw funds swiftly to realize profits
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Financial globalisation and shrinking policy space
Stabilisation measures reduce inflation, but increase real exchange rate
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Financial globalisation and macro model
Real investment falls as large chunk of industrialists pour capital into financial assets
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Financial globalisation and wheat prices
Rebound in global wheat prices will reflect in domestic market in coming months
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Profiting from wheat conundrum
Strong political govt can withstand pressure, provide commodities at stable prices
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Decentralisation and local development
Current centralised system of administering local govt cannot provide facilities to low-income people
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New provincial govts and decentralisation
Political parties have equal opportunity to decentralise, initiate local govt system in provinces
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General elections and economy
Low forex reserves unlikely to allow govt to accelerate economy in near future
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Transmission sector reforms and load-shedding
Power production will remain sub-optimal due to low forex reserves along with outages
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Expensive and unreliable electricity: a solution
There is need to re-integrate bifurcated companies to yield economies of scale and scope