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Episode 143 – PostEx: Powering Commerce in Pakistan

We take a step back from the coverage of the economic crisis and ongoing negotiation and focus on emerging...

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Episode 142 – Ruling elites are sleepwalking into a disaster

In this episode, Uzair talks to Ali Khizar about the ongoing negotiations with the IMF, the path forward, and...

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Episode 141 – What comes after the IMF?

In this episode, Uzair talks to Khurram Husain about the latest economic developments in Pakistan, focusing on the ongoing...

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Episode 140 – Economic meltdown, restructuring debt, and rebuilding Pakistan

In this episode, Uzair talks to Ali Farid Khwaja about the economic chaos in Pakistan and the collapse of...

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Episode 139 – Chip wars & Pakistan’s semiconductor potential

In this episode, Uzair talks to Dr. Naveed Sherwani about the global semiconductor industry, how geopolitics is affecting what...

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Episode 138 – The path out of Pakistan’s economic crisis

In this episode, we continue our focus on Pakistan’s economic crisis and discuss the way out of it with...

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Episode 137 – Pakistan Economic Outlook 2023

In the first episode of 2023, Uzair talks to regular guest Ammar H. Khan about the economic situation in...

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Episode 136 – Military Intervention, Politics, and the Birth of Bangladesh

In this episode, Uzair talks to Shuja Nawaz about 1971 and the events leading up to the birth of...

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Episode 135 – Can Made in Pakistan Save the Country from Default?

In this episode, Uzair talks to Yousuf Farooq about his experience running a manufacturing business in Pakistan, why free...

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Episode 134 – Is Pakistan Going to Default?

In this episode, our regular guest Khurram Husain joins Uzair to talk about the state of Pakistan’s economy, the...

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Episode 133- Karachi’s Water Crisis

In this episode, Uzair talks to Dr. Erum Haider about her research on Karachi’s water crisis. We talk about...

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Episode 132 – Disrupting the Economy with Venture Capital

Venture capital is the fuel that powers an economy’s innovation ecosystem, disrupting the old way of doing business and...

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