Economic Challenges in Pakistan Ft. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi |

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In this episode of Sarmaaya Talks, “Economic Challenges in Pakistan”, Laeeq Ahmad - CEO of Sarmaaya Financials, is in conversation with Shahid Khaqan Abbasi- the 21st Prime Minister of Pakistan. Throughout the hour-long segment, Mr. Abbasi shares his views on the key issues plaguing Pakistan as well as the appropriate steps needed to tackle them. With a deep dive into the aviation and power sectors, an analysis of Pakistan’s undocumented economy, taxation burdens, and other policies leading to the country's economic woes—our discussion aims to offer insights and potential solutions.

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Timestamp:
00:00:00 Promo
00:02:05 Introduction
00:03:00 Guest background
00:09:20 PIA's privatization.
00:11:45 Air Blue and Aviation.
00:15:27 how Air India's privatization worked.
00:16:12 Discussing PIA's inefficient policies.
00:21:04 AI in aviation.
00:22:33 The Power generation industry.
00:27:29 Independent Power producers (IPPS).
00:28:30 Bidding in The power industry.
00:30:45 Net Metering of electricity.
00:32:00 Circular debt in Power
00:35:30 Difficulties in privatization.
00:42:40 NAB, IMF and debt traps.
00:47:56 Taxing the economy.
00:52:51 Filers and Non-filers.
01:07:40 Pakistan's undocumented economy.
01:12:00 Provincial dilema.
01:17:00 Government policies enabling Start-ups.
01:27:42 Why Air Blue hasn't gone public.
01:30:00 Capital Markets.
01:32:00 Outro

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