Pakistan Economy Watch

[Thomas Massie for Congress @MassieforKY]

Why don’t more Representatives stand on principle? Because telling the truth can get you in hot water. I’m going to need your help. I will run again because we need at least one person in Congress who won’t cave. Can you show support by contributing now?
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[Isaac Saul @Ike_Saul]

To be clear: this entire thing went off the rails because Zelensky made the catastrophically offensive move of pointing out the reality that Putin broke a ceasefire in 2015 and that when Vance talks about diplomacy, he can’t explain how Putin is a trustworthy partner.

Zelensky simply spoke the truth, which Vance deemed totally unacceptable and offensive because he was trying to “litigate” the issue in front of the press.

And then it unraveled from there. Just wild.

[Pakistan Economy Watch @PakistanEconomy]

@SHABAZGIL Your ignorance is only matched by your stupidity. For 3 years ALL parties that have governed Pakistan have been destroying its image collectively for their own political gain. Your lobbying and the current set ups actions have collectively screwed the common citizen.

[Pakistan Economy Watch @PakistanEconomy]

@SHABAZGIL So as PM, and his cabinet, he had no one to tell him that maybe it’s not the best idea to go somewhere that’s about to start a war which may force essentially every country to choose a side or remain neutral? Not even his experienced FM?

[Trinh @Trinhnomics]

Guys,

Are you ready for a Trump tariff thread and what this means? This is going to be a bit of a technical one but I'll make it easy & fun & we'll go through literature & analysis.

Let's go.

[Dr. Eli David @DrEliDavid]

This will never be unfunny... Every time I watch it I burst in laughter 🤣

[Pakistan Economy Watch @PakistanEconomy]

@Hammad_Azhar How is this any different from any other point in the last 25 years? The government has been the largest borrower from local banks for decades disincentivising any investment into the private sector. Meanwhile no policy has lasted more than 3 years for any sustainable outcome.

[𝐼𝓂𝓇𝒶𝓃 𝐿𝒶𝓁𝒾𝓀𝒶 @Lalika79]

Mujeeb : 167
Butto : 86

Khan : 180
Nawaz : 17

[Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar @mustafa_nawazk]

مجھے یہ کہنے میں کوئی عار نہیں کہ میں اپنی شکست کو کھلے دل سے تسلیم کرتا ہوں ۔ یہ دیکھ کر افسوس ہوا کہ پی ٹی آئی کے امیدوار علی بخاری کو حلقہ ۴۸ اسلام آباد کی سیٹ ہرا دی گئی ہے جبکہ وہ واضح جیتے ہوئے تھے۔ جن موصوف کو نتیجہ بدل کر جتایا گیا ہے وہ دوڑ میں کہیں بھی نہ تھے۔ اسی طرح شعیب شاہین بھی حلقہ ۴۷ سے واضح برتری کے ساتھ جیت چکے ہیں لیکن نتائج ان کے بھی حوالے نہیں کئیے جا رہے۔ یہ بدترین دھاندلی اور آگ سے کھیلنے کے مترادف ہے۔

[Pakistan Economy Watch @PakistanEconomy]

@POTUS @HouseDemocrats @SenateDems You will never get the Arab or Muslim vote again. Ever. It’s a complicated situation isn’t it? But it’s simple when you come and ask for votes from Dearborn to Northern Virginia. Just made it more simple for you. Don’t. Come. Asking.

[The Associated Press @AP]

As Israel’s troops advance on Gaza City, the Palestinian death toll rises above 9,000 and aid continues to be stalled at the border.

[Pakistan Economy Watch @PakistanEconomy]

@Jhagra “It was the stupid.” Yours Truly, The Economy

[SyedShabbarZaidi @SShabbarZaidi]

In India only 5 big private business groups own over $ 400 bn in assets. Government has around $ 600 bn. In Pakistan total worth of all Pakistani businesses (declared) will not cross $ 50 bn.Govt $ 3 bn.But look at our style, arrogance & baseless rhetoric. Let us admit faults.

[Economy of Pakistan @Pakistanomy]

Pakistan could face a crunch in fuel supplies in the second half of February as banks have stopped financing and facilitating payments for imports due to depleting foreign exchange reserves.

Source: Reuters

[Pakistan Economy Watch @PakistanEconomy]

@cyalm What does not surviving look like? I’d argue that the current landscape is basically not surviving. It’s beyond running on fumes.

[Bloomberg @business]

Pakistan orders an investigation into an alleged leak of confidential tax documents after an online news portal published a report about the army chief's family wealth https://t.co/o0Yi4ROCfB

[FT Alphaville @FTAlphaville]

Pakistan’s deeply funky bonds https://t.co/ks7Gu9ZetR

[Michael Kugelman @MichaelKugelman]

It’s almost like Pakistan’s catastrophic floods never happened.

[Farooq Tirmizi @FarooqTirmizi]

I’m at Money2020 in Las Vegas and I can tell you one consequence of Pakistan coming off the FATF grey list already: every US partner that turned us down last year for AML/CFT reasons is now saying they are looking to allow business with Pakistan.

[Economy of Pakistan @Pakistanomy]

Some stressful news is coming from the textile sector.

[Faseeh Mangi @FaseehMangi]

The odds of Pakistan facing a currency crisis in the next 12 months now exceeds 50%: Bloomberg Economics

Floods erase any progress toward stability that came from IMF aid

Currency-crisis means a very large depreciation and extensive FX depletion
https://t.co/AUwBIczmcu