July 2, 2021
ISLAMABAD: State Bank of Pakistan Governor Dr Reza Baqir said that Pakistan was achieving positive signs of economic recovery, and hoped that the country would not go back into the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme for any bailout package.
“Pakistan economy has turned around, and we are in growth mode,” this was stated by SBP Governor Dr Reza Baqir, in an exclusive talk at the Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) on Thursday.
He also said that the decision to convert the exchange rate from fixed to market-based mechanism had resulted in dividends for the economy, as rupee strengthened and buoyed investors’ confidence.
Experts explore ways of cooperation between South Asian states, MIKTA News Desk
The Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) in collaboration with the Embassy of Korea and Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security organised a seminar on the theme of ‘Middle power countries’ diplomacy on global issues’.
The objective was to explore cooperation and commonality of issues between South Asian counties and a mini-lateral group comprised of Mexico, Indonesia, South Korea, Turkey and Australia, called MIKTA. Though the member states are spread in different continents, what makes them an organic entity is the need and necessity to address humanitarian, socio-ecological as well as trade and pandemic issues in a world that is more interconnected and interdependent than it ever was.
Let us face the facts; the Taliban want a military solution for the simple reason that the US-led coalition has recognized the locus of the Taliban without conditions.Now, those insisting that the.
A scrimmage in a border station, A canter down some dark defile, Two thousand pounds of education, Drops to a ten rupee Jezail….Strike hard who cares, The odds are on the cheaper man.(Rudyard Kipling) Afghanistan is a place where the staccato sound of the machine intones the funeral dirge of the peace every other […]
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) has launched its digital forensic arm “G5 Internet Observatory (G5iO)”.
The launch was done at the sidelines of the webinar “Mapping Disinformation in the Digital Age” on May 19.
As a digital arm of IPRI, the G5 Internet Observatory will map the digital space, track disinformation including hateful content, and collaborate with global think tanks & social media companies to make social media a safer and more productive platform for engagement.
The webinar was an attempt to explore trends of disinformation and discuss the policy-making designed to combat it.
While launching IPRI’s G5 Internet Observatory, Dr Hussain Nadim, Executive Director, IPRI, shared that with @G5iO , IPRI would like understand the social media space, & partner/ collaborate with @Facebook & other social media platforms, for ethical & good use of social media. pic.twitter.com/9qdT9L3aei