Pakistonomy - Episode 171 - How to deal with the power, smuggling, and dollar crisis
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In this episode, Uzair talks to Ammar Khan about the ongoing electricity and dollar crises in the country. We also touch on ways to resolve these issues and why they are linked to competence and willingness to make decisions. Ammar has written extensively on these topics and you can read some of his pieces using the links below: - https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=ammar+khan+atlantic+council+infrastructure&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 - https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1104195-how-to-make-electricity-affordable - https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1106254-need-for-radical-ideas Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:30 Understanding the power crisis 17:34 Dollar rate and smuggling 26:30 Demonetization and disrupting the system 35:14 NICVD and healthcare
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