Don’t spend it all at once: Pakistan and the IMF

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Recorded15 May 2019

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The International Monetary Fund has struck another deal to bail out Pakistan—its 22nd. But how did the country’s economy end up in such a mess? Never mind rising numbers of vegetarians: the world is eating more meat, and in a way, that’s a good thing. And, how French names reveal social trends that census data cannot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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