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Asia focused research insights & advisory, Asia Advisors

Vinay Patel

Asia focused research insights & advisory

Asia Advisors

Asia Advisors is an independent financial advisory and research firm working closely with corporates and institutions to provide consulting solutions & research insights. We provide advisory services including capital solutions, business strategy and investment insights.
Firm is headed by Vinay Patel who has close to two decades of experience in research and business development at large, international investment banks such as HSBC and ICICI Securities. Led research efforts in areas of Macroeconomics, Asset Allocation & Investment Strategy for close to a decade in global & domestic research teams. As a business head in Singapore, advised top global investment management firms & Portfolio managers in Asia for India related investments.
Vinay was recently joined by Swapnil Manish, an investment banker and ex-ecommerce entrepreneur with more than 12 years of experience. Swapnil was the TMT banker at BNP Paribas and was part of several large M&A and ECM transactions (Bharti-Zain, Bharti Infratel IPO, Schneider-Zicom among several others). He's also had a stint as an ecommerce entrepreneur having launched & led Mumbai's first online grocery player.

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<p>Pakistan has become a poster boy of over-dependence on foreign aid and IMF facilities which have not resulted in higher growth and economic development (in fact studies indicate a rise in poverty during the program years due to subsidy cuts dictated by the IMF). Pakistan has had 12 IMF loan programs since 1988 and it looks all set to negotiate its 13th facility with the IMF as early as this month (12 programs since 1988 is at a higher frequency than even the cricket world cup as highlighted by…</p>

Pakistan has become a poster boy of over-dependence on foreign aid and IMF facilities which have not resulted in higher growth and economic development (in fact studies indicate a rise in poverty during the program years due to subsidy cuts dictated by the IMF). Pakistan has had 12 IMF loan programs since 1988 and it looks all set to negotiate its 13th facility with the IMF as early as this month (12 programs since 1988 is at a higher frequency than even the cricket world cup as highlighted by…

Pakistan: Troubles for Imran Khan Begin Even Before the Oath-Taking as US Questions the IMF Rescue