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Episode 40 – Building Pakistan’s Fintech Ecosystem

Fintech has played an important role in promoting financial inclusion, formalizing the economy, and accelerating economic growth around the...

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Episode 39 – The Economy of Waste

Millions of dollars a year are made in collecting, sorting, and recycling waste across Pakistan. But this sector remains...

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Episode 37 – The War on Free Expression

In recent weeks, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has been on a banning spree. However, the issue is structural and...

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Episode 36 – What’s Going On, Pakistan?

Ariba Shahid returns to Pakistonomy to talk about recent developments in the country. We talked about PTA bans, inflation,...

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Episode 34 – Powering the Solar Revolution

The world is quickly moving towards renewable energy sources. In Pakistan, less than 5 percent of the country’s energy...

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Episode 31 – Ethnicity and Governance in Pakistan

Ethnic cleavages have created unique challenges for Pakistan’s political economy since 1947. Since the passage of the 18th Amendment,...

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Episode 30 – Unlocking the Economy?

Pakistan has been able to successfully flatten the COVID-19 curve and that has had a positive impact on the...

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Episode 28 – A Conversation with Junaid Iqbal

Careem has transformed mobility in Pakistan and around the world and Junaid Iqbal played a key role in making...

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Episode 29 – India’s Growth Story: Astute Planning or an Accident?

Shankkar Aiyar is a political economy analyst, columnist, and the author of several books, including Accidental India: A History...

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Episode 27 – A Conversation with Shuja Nawaz

Shuja Nawaz is author of The Battle for Pakistan: The Bitter US Friendship and a Tough Neighbourhood. This book...

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Episode 26 – Airlift: Fueling Pakistans Startup Ecosystem

Airlift recently raised $10m in a funding round and has set its sights on transforming Pakistan’s mobility landscape. By...

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Episode 25 – How Technology Is Ushering in the Age of Freedom

Rethinking Humanity, published by the think-tank RethinkX is a fascinating read that talks about how major technological shifts in...

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