ASSESSMENTS
Pakistan's Prime Minister Will Struggle With an Economic Slowdown of His Own Making
Jul 1, 2019 | 12:03 GMT
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Highlights
- Reducing Pakistan's trade and fiscal deficits will be the main domestic challenge Prime Minister Imran Khan faces in the months ahead.
- Austerity measures will dampen demand in Pakistan's consumption-driven economy, slowing growth.
- The slowdown will offer the country's two main opposition parties an opportunity to challenge Khan and deflect attention from the corruption scandals that beset them.
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