Pakistonomy – Episode 61 – The Story of Pie in the Sky
Uzair talks to Naila Naqvi, founder of Pie in the Sky, about her entrepreneurial journey and keys to success. Pie in the Sky is a well-known bakery in Karachi in...
Pakistonomy – Episode 60 – Achieving $60 billion in exports
In this episode, Uzair talks to World Bank economists Alen Mulabdic and Gonzalo Varela about their recent research, which shows that Pakistan's export potential stands at $60+ billion. This discussion...
Pakistonomy – Episode 59 – Economic Impact of COVID-19
published on 2021-04-17T00:40:15Z Uzair talks to Maha Rehman about what the data tells us regarding the economic toll of the pandemic on Pakistani households. Maha is a Data Analytics Expert...
Pakistonomy – Episode 58 – Changing Pakistan's Economic Trajectory
Uzair talks to Dr. Shahida Wizarat about the structural underpinnings of Pakistan's economy and why the country has gone from being a role model to a basket case. Dr. Shahida...
Pakistonomy – Episode 57 – Sehat Kahani – Bringing Telemedicine to Pakistan
published on 2021-04-05T06:35:25Z Uzair speaks to Dr. Sara Saeed Khurram and Dr. Iffat Zafar Aga, the co-founders of Sehat Kahani. In this discussion we talked about the startup, which has...
Pakistonomy – Episode 56 – Achieving State Bank's Autonomy (Urdu Discussion on SBP Amendments)
In this episode, Uzair talks to regular guest Ammar Khan about the proposed amendments to the SBP Act. They talked about whether giving autonomy to the SBP will lead to...
Pakistonomy – Episode 55 – Sustaining Pakistan's Economic Growth (Urdu)
published on 2021-03-22T05:06:38Z This is episode is in Urdu so that a wider audience can understand why Pakistan's economy cannot maintain high rates of growth over long periods of time....
Pakistonomy – Episode 54 – India's Economic Reforms
published on 2021-03-15T05:10:19Z Since the onset of the pandemic, the BJP government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pushed forward a whole host of reforms, including much-needed changes to...
Pakistonomy – Episode 53 – Women and the Economy
There is systemic exclusion of women in Pakistan's economy and the drivers of this systemic exclusion are poorly understood by most. In this episode, Uzair talks to Dr. Hadia Majid...
Pakistonomy – Episode 52 – Reimagining Learning
Uzair talks to Pramath Sinha about Harappa Education, an education startup offering the foundational skills critical to achieve professional success and personal meaning. Pramath is a trailblazer in many different...