Javed Hassan is a graduate of Imperial College London and an MBA from London Business School, he is an investment banker who has worked in London, Hong Kong, and Karachi. He tweets as @javedhassan
The IMF’s 2025 governance diagnostic bluntly states that corruption and elite capture are draining up to 6.5% of Pakistan’s GDP annually — but unlike in Sri Lanka, its findings were not tied to enforceable loan conditionality, rendering it largely symbolic
Russia produces over 10m barrels per day of oil, OPEC’s second largest producer, Europe buys 40 percent of its gas from Russia and Germany buys over 60 percent of its gas from Russia.
Javed Hassan, Chair of the independent think tank, Economic Advisory Group (EAG), presents a vision for the economic transformation of Pakistan at the beginning of 2022
Chairman Economic Advisory Group argues the present government increased the masses’ problems tremendously by hiking prices of basic items and increasing unemployment. People had been worst hit by the PTI policies due to the rise in the dollar price and devaluation of the rupee.
While Pakistan's national security is inextricably linked to its military preparedness, it has other dimensions that relate more to its economic health than keeping it secure in the traditional defense context. In order to further broaden its economic prospects, Pakistan needs to look towards its neighbours and promote connectivity.
Mr. Javed Hassan wrote, "Children found themselves celebrating Eid not with the exchange of candy and traditional presents, but the gift of Israeli warplanes raining bombs to level apartment buildings and killing entire families," talking about the Israeli ignorance of the law that they tell themselves to be champion of.
