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Javed Hassan

– Javed Hassan has worked in senior executive positions both in the profit and non-profit sector in Pakistan and internationally. He was Senior Visiting fellow at Fudan University, Shanghai.

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Pakistan’s budget of managed expectations

Pakistan’s government delivered its budget last week with the now-familiar language of turning points. Growth would reach 4 percent. Revenue would surge by nearly 18 percent. Private investment would finally accelerate. The numbers have the look of a plan. They do not have the feel of one.

June 24, 2026

The hidden commodity shock

The law of unintended consequences is among the oldest principles in economics. 

April 18, 2026