Naveed Ahmad

Bolivian govt, commerce unions attain settlement after six-week disaster

Bolivian govt, commerce unions attain settlement after six-week disaster

LA PAZ, Bolivia: Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz reached an settlement Friday with the nation’s foremost commerce union federation, ending greater than six weeks of street blockades and protests demanding the president’s resignation. “Any longer, stress measures are lifted nationwide,” stated Mario Argollo, chief of Bolivian Employees’ Central (COB). “Dialogue is stronger than power itself,” stated…

Read Full News

Inefficient by design – Newspaper

PAKISTAN has entered IMF programs roughly two dozen times. More than any other country. Each program lands with the same diagnosis: the tax base is too narrow, distortions are too many, and institutions are too weak. The IMF prescribes, Pakistan implements, and the program ends. And then, after a brief interval, another program begins with…

Read Full News