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Pathways to development conference

Pathways to Development (Path2Dev) is a multidisciplinary conference that brings together empirical and historical research by economists, political scientists, sociologists, legal and constitutional scholars, and law and policy reform experts, within and outside Pakistan, to document and...

From 11 September 2025 until 13 September 2025

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Sovereign default, IMF stabilisation and trade: Lessons from Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka development slide from a 1970s basic needs success to external debt default in 2022 is merits attention. So too is its rapid IMF economic stabilisation and its trade/aid ties with India during global trade uncertainty. This public lecture analyses the causes of Sri Lanka’s crisis and...

30 October 2025

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