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Episode 48 – Bykea

Bykea is one of Pakistan’s startup success stories that raised $13m in the middle of a pandemic. In this...

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Episode 47 – Raast: Digitizing Pakistan

Pakistan finally has a digital payments system and this development is going to revolutionize financial transactions in the country....

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Episode 46 – Outlook for Reforms in 2021

In the first episode of 2021, Uzair talks to Hasaan Khawar about why it is difficult to push through...

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Episode 43 – A Volatile 2020: India’s Experience

The COVID-19 pandemic brought the global economy on its knees, leading to mass unemployment and a dramatic slowdown in...

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Episode 41 – The Potential of LNG in Pakistan

Pakistan is about to experience another winter of gas shortages. Meanwhile, the LNG sector continues to cause confusion among...

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Episode 38 – The Role of Dynasties and Caste in Politics

In a previous episode of the podcast, Dr. Adil Najam made a very important point that underneath all divides...

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Episode 35 – A Conversation with Dr. Adil Najam (Urdu)

Uzair Younus has a wide-ranging conversation with Dr. Adil Najam about polarization, generational shifts in Pakistan, climate change, and...

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Episode 33 – What Caused the Decline of Muslim Civilization?

We often hear about the unity of the ummah and how that drove progress. But this idea is poorly,...

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Episode 32 – Understanding the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

Conversations around the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor in mainstream media end up in a “are you a patriot” or “are...

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Episode 45 – Pakistan: 2020 and Beyond

In the final episode of 2020, Uzair talks to frequent guests Ammar Khan and Ariba Shahid about how 2020...

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Episode 44 – Bangladesh’s Economic Transformation

Uzair Younus talks to a Bangladesh-based economist about the keys to Bangladesh’s economic transformation. Syed Yusuf Saadat, Senior Associate...

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Episode 42 – Increasing Pakistan’s Exports

Pakistan’s exports have been a chronic issue and in the last few years, an overvalued exchange rate dramatically accelerated...

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