Mohsin Hafeez, Wajid Rana and Claudia Ringler NEXUS Gains It will come as no surprise to much of Pakistan’s population that their country ranks among the lowest for disaster risk management for water security in Asia, according to the Asian Water Development Outlook (AWDO). Following the extreme heat wave of May – the city of […] Source: IFPRI Pakistan – Pakistan Strategy Support Program
BLOG POST: WILL REMITTANCES BE THE SAME, EVER AGAIN?
By Abdul Wajid Rana & Amna Ejaz Flow of remittances to Pakistan has more than doubled from US$ 8.9 billion in FY2010 to US$ 21.7 billion in FY2019 or 7.9 percent of GDP. Thus, foreign remittances are a critical source of foreign exchange earnings, financing the current account deficit and external debt repayments and income […] Source: IFPRI Pakistan – Pakistan Strategy Support Program
BLOG POST: COVID-19: CARING FOR THE POOR THROUGH DIGITAL PAYMENTS IN PAKISTAN
by Abdul Wajid Rana Pakistan is highly vulnerable to COVID-19 as it continues to hurl major challenges on its economic and social conditions. The country has witnessed significant increase in its confirmed cases from the initial two cases on 26th February 2020 to approximately 18,114 as of May 1, 2020 and 417 deaths according to […] Source: Pakistan Strategy Support Program
