From the IMF program to Chinese investments and the government's push for investments from overseas Pakistanis, 2020 will be a critical year for Pakistan's economic stability. Join us for a conversation with Uzair Younus on what the year will bring on these issues and more. 

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Speakers:

Uzair Younus is a Director with ASG’s South Asia practice. In this role, he helps clients develop strategies for long-term growth in the region. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Younus was a consultant for IBB Consulting in New York City, where he developed dynamic models to analyze national cable infrastructure and participated in efforts to identify emerging cable and telecommunications markets. In addition, he worked as a consultant at Deloitte focusing on global technology strategy, digital assessment management, and web strategy and implementation. Mr. Younus regularly publishes articles on South and Central Asian politics and trade for The Diplomat and Dawn, and has been featured on Bloomberg, CNN, and CNBC. He earned his M.A. in Law and Diplomacy with Concentration in Economic Policy and South Asia from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. He has a B.S. in Economics and Finance from Bentley University. Mr. Younus is fluent in Urdu.

Shamila N. Chaudhary (moderator) is President of the American Pakistan Foundation and an international affairs analyst specializing in U.S. foreign policy with a focus on U.S.-Pakistan relations, Pakistan internal politics, and regional issues in South Asia. She is a Senior South Asia Fellow at the Washington D.C.-based New America think tank and a Fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). Her work is regularly cited and published in Foreign Policy, The Washington Post, the New York Times and she has frequently appeared on NPR, CNN, Fox News, and other media outlets.