Episode 97 – The Roadmap for Recovery and Reforms

Uzair talks to Dr. Miftah Ismail, former finance minister and senior member of the PML-N, about the path ahead for Pakistan’s economy. The conversation explores reform priorities, export promotion, and improving the fiscal and external sector outlook for the economy.

Chapters:

0:00 Introduction

2:10 PML-N’s reform perspective

11:30 Guarding against rent-seeking

14:30 Exchange rates and exports

20:40 Reforming the energy sector

29:20 Real estate reforms

39:10 Documentation and amnesties

46:25 Trade with India

51:00 Economic think-tank in PML-N