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Restarting Pakistan’s Economy: Focus on the People, not the Stats

Articles | Dr. S Akbar Zaidi
Introduction On June 25, Pakistan reduced its interest rates – for the fifth time in only 100 days – to 7%, almost half the rate of 13.25% just three months ago. The statement released by the Monetary Policy Committee of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said that this most recent decision ‘sho...

Catering to the Vulnerable: Need for Overhauling of Social Security in Bangladesh

Articles | Dr. Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir
Introduction Women and marginalized communities are proving to be the most vulnerable to both the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic costs of the ongoing lockdown as the pandemic spreads across Bangladesh. Since these communities are dependent on informal employment, and because most of them are in...

Stalling the Pandemic of Corruption

Articles | Sujeev Shakya
Introduction On June 6, 2020, a frustrated young Nepali started a Facebook page entitled ‘Enough Is Enough.’ His frustrations were with government apathy towards the COVID 19 pandemic and continuous political wrangling, nationalistic jingoism in the form of redrawing maps, and corruption in gove...

Indonesia in Post COVID-19 Global Value Chain Restructuring

Articles | Andree Surianta
Introduction Amidst the unfolding pandemic, governments across the world are struggling to find ways to keep their economies afloat. As corporations switch to survival mode, market liquidity is draining rapidly and this is expected to drag international trade and investment down by over 30% (WTO 202...

Bangladesh In the Shadow of COVID-19

Articles | Ali Riaz
Introduction Bangladesh has been experiencing a slow and incremental process of democratic backsliding since 2011, particularly after the one-sided election in 2014. Now it has joined the bandwagon of countries experiencing a dramatic decline in civil rights and freedom of expression in the wake of ...

The Importance of ‘Where’ in Revitalization Strategies for Nepal — Part 2

Articles | Paul Lundberg, Indra Sharan KC
Summary National policies and programs are necessary to provide immediate relief to the people of Nepal. Care must be taken, however, to match policy to reality because extreme diversity in the economic potential of individual places characterizes the Nepali landscape. Although over two-thirds of th...

Managing Third-Party Corruption Risk: The Case of Safaricom and Its Suppliers

Case Studies
This case study highlights the importance of anti-corruption compliance in the modern marketplace, specifically examining how it applies to supplier relationships in Kenya. Anti-corruption compliance continues to be a challenge among mid-sized businesses that, more often than not, are exposed to cor...

Re-engineering the Supply Chain in Nepal

Articles | Sujeev Shakya
Context Landlocked and Difficult Terrain: Nepal’s geography and topography has impeded efficient supply chain management. Nepal has historically been predominantly dependent on India for sea access, although since October 2018, China has emerged as an alternative – albeit at quadruple the distan...
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