Prime Minister-Elect Imran Has His Work Cut Out, Starting with Negotiation of an IMF Loan
The election outcome ensures a relatively stable government -- and so is better than expected.Imran Khan's PTI will still need the support of...
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Pakistan/Sri Lanka Market Update ( July 2018)
Insight overview: Growing economic and political issues in Sri Lanka and Pakistan present concerns for the stock market, though both markets are...
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Military Intimidation Aimed at Bringing Imran's PTI to Power; It May Work, but Will Fuel Instability
Pakistan will be voting in a general election on July 25th (Wednesday). The Financial Times, among others, describes this as Pakistan's dirtiest...
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Asian Currencies - Only Rupee, Rupiah & Peso Weakness Justified
The renminbi, rupee, peso and rupiah are getting hammered but currencies across Asia ex Japan have lost value against the mighty US dollar over the...
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Pakistan: A Full Blown Crisis Ahead of Elections, Implying a Large IMF or China Rescue Is Needed
With its central banks' net foreign assets below zero for the past three months, and external debt equal to nearly 400% of annual goods exports,...
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