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Ammar Habib

Canada, Pakistan
As seen in: Financial Times, Dawn, The Express Tribune, Samaa TV, ARY News, The Nation (Pakistan), Forbes Middle East, Pakistan Today, Business Recorder
Covers:  Economics, Finance & Energy
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Ammar Habib’s Biography

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Ammar comes with more than 12 years of diverse experience in Wholesale Risk Management, Corporate Strategy, Energy Economics, and Asset Management. He is a macroeconomist by training, and an Energy Economist & Risk Manager by profession. He writes freelance for various publications, focusing on Economics, Finance, and Energy.

More professional details available at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ammarhabib/

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The unicorns are here and it's time to invest in our tech infrastructure

The unicorns are here and it's time to invest in our tech infrastructure

Right now there's a super exciting cambrian explosion happening in Pakistan's technology space. Dozens of sta…

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How not to privatize: K-Electric and circular debt in Pakistan

How not to privatize: K-Electric and circular debt in Pakistan

K-Electric could have been the jewel in the crown of Pakistan's privatization program. A highly inefficient a…

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How (not) to induce market failure

How (not) to induce market failure

A shortage is often a consequence of market failure, whether that be a shortage of a commodity, a currency, o…

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Crushing the knowledge economy

Crushing the knowledge economy

You are probably reading this on a screen of some type. If by some miracle you are reading this on newsprint,…

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Experts react: A renewed Pakistan-IMF agreement

Experts react: A renewed Pakistan-IMF agreement

The IMF agreement text has barely evolved over the last decade. The latest announcement has the usual comment…

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'A win for Pakistan': Imran Khan gambles on Taliban ties

'A win for Pakistan': Imran Khan gambles on Taliban ties

Please use the sharing tools found via the share button at the top or side of articles. Copying articles to s…

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What is Raast? An Explainer

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Lately there has been a lot of chatter regarding launch of a payment interface by the Central Bank, which has aptly been branded as ‘Raast’, and is being heralded as the ultimate solution to all payment related problems. If built, and leveraged well, ‘Raast’ can truly catalyse a paradigm shift regarding how transactions are executed in the country, enabling hefty economic dividends in the process. But what does a payment interface do anyway.
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Explained: IPP renegotiation - changes, and consequences

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The government recently announced successful negotiations with Independent Power Producers (IPP) which can be heralded as a victory for the economy at large. Among other technical points agreed between the Government, and the IPPs, the most crucial point pertains to fixing Return on Equity (RoE) at certain fixed rates. We try to unbundle, and explain in simpler terms, what it all actually means, and how it will benefit the economy.
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Killing the Curve in Pakistan: How Models Failed & Why Targeted Interventions Worked

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