Mardi, 13 Août 2024
Remittances play a crucial role in Pakistan's economy, as a buffer during crises and a potential driver of sustainable growth. By aligning fiscal policies with macroeconomic indicators, Pakistan can maximize the positive impact of remittances on...
Lundi, 8 Juin 2024
In recent years, South Asia has been beset with an unprecedented combination of negative shocks. In Sri Lanka, an economic crisis on the heels of COVID-19 pushed approximately 3 million people into poverty. In Pakistan, the devastating 2022 floods...
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Asie, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhoutan, Inde, Maldives, Népal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
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Lundi, 2 Janvier 2023
Crisis situations call for rapid assistance – without a lot of red tape. This was clearly illustrated recently by the flood disaster in Pakistan: the floods in August 2022 did not affect only those people who already relied on state support, they also...
Mardi, 4 Octobre 2022
Environmental risk factors such as air pollution affect health and income disproportionately in lower income households. In this IGC project, we review the long-term effects of non-communicable diseases, malnutrition, and air pollution, particularly on...
Samedi, 27 Août 2022
Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Shazia Marri has said that the current devastating floods necessitate the need to invest more on social protection projects and develop resilience to address the inequalities in the country. She...
Mercredi, 8 Décembre 2021
Prime Minister Imran Khan here on Wednesday launched a historic and biggest ever Social Protection Program to provide maximum relief to the poor and make Pakistan a true Islamic welfare state like Riyasat-e-Madina.
He said that with Punjab government...
Mercredi, 8 Décembre 2021
he Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $603 million results-based lending program to strengthen and expand social protection programs in Pakistan. Using conditional cash transfers, the program will support the implementation of Ehsaas,...
Mardi, 23 Novembre 2021
In the busy streets of Male, the capital of Maldives, Aminath Waheed picks up passengers, blazing a trail as the city’s only female taxi driver. In the hills of Nepal, 30-year-old Madhukala Adhikari works as a mobile mason, helping families rebuild...
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Asie, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhoutan, Inde, Maldives, Népal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
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Dimanche, 14 Novembre 2021
The Prime Minister recently announced a 120-billion-rupee subsidy programme to mitigate the hardships of the inflation-hit public. He also lauded the government’s flagship social protection programme, the Ehsaas Programme (EP), for collecting data on the...
Mercredi, 13 Octobre 2021
Experts have agreed that the alignment of federal and provincial social protection schemes is needed to create an optimal shock-responsive social protection system.
