Foreign Reserves and the Common Man
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چکیده
The most oft-repeated remark one hears these days in Pakistan is: What good is this $12 billion of foreign reserves when the plight of the common man is not improving. A lot of so-called learned economists have also opined that this money should be spent by the Government on increasing expenditure for reducing poverty. This paper attempts to address these issues and clarify the confused thinking that gives rise to such observations.
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