I did my A levels from the British School of Paris in 1990 and entered LSE and graduated in 1993 with a BSc(Econ)Hons IR, and jumped straight into Citibank as a first job. Many of our Gen X types didn’t feel the need for a Masters because we landed ourselves with ace jobs and we […]
The Summit of the Future needs legal binding; otherwise, it will not sustain. I am a legislator at heart, and I see things as processes that must live beyond individuals. I present to you my dream which we are enroute to setting up. Join us in this exciting journey….Be part of a legacy that will […]
As Minister Social Protection leading the pride of Pakistan BISP (SSN) I inherited and expanded the W-e-Taleem program- details can be found on www.marvimemonllc.com/publications/ Those who matter the most Page 206. It was a whole science and I am sure its improving by the day. The above is the way it is supposed to be […]
During the decade of 2008-2018 whilst I was twice a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan and once a Federal Cabinet Minister, I was privileged to have authored two important legislations. The first created Pakistan’s only Institute for Parliamentary Services (PIPS) along the lines of the US Congress Research facilities; and the second was […]
An article in the FT “One group of people cant substitute their way out of inflation” https://www.ft.com/content/5eb7b658-c0dd-4b5d-a97e-0031dcbaed17 made me think of the book I am ‘ploughing’ through since yesterday “What your food ate” If giffen goods are being substituted by cheaper and thus most likely less nutrient food this will lead to health impacts which […]
courtesy WSJ – https://www.wsj.com/articles/deere-seeks-satellite-network-to-connect-far-flung-farms-65c37b0f?page=1 the present and the future – I rest my case! As a former CEO at age 29 (am 50 now!) of Pakistan’s first satellite tracking fleet management company , this excites me! Grow more, in rural areas… help smallholder farmers make more of their far flung land… use cooperatives to […]
Socialportection.org, FAO, International Policy centre for inclusive growth, UNDP, Institute for Applied Economic Research authored a report and a subsequent webinar title “Digital innovations in delivering social protection in rural areas: lessons for public provisioning during the post- pandemic recovery and beyond.” https://ipcig.org/sites/default/files/pub/en/RR85_Digital_innovations_in_delivering_social_protection_in_rural_areas.pdf As a former Social protection Minister from Pakistan and as a member […]
More than a decade back (2008-2011) when I was a junior parliamentarian, I was made aware of how landowners (not small ones but big ones) had made it their SOP to steal water from the canals on the River Indus, with the result that by the time the water reached the Indus delta creek (Arabian […]
The book by ICIMOD is titled ‘Resilient Mountain Solutions’ https://lib.icimod.org/record/36278?utm_source=Mailing+ListRC&utm_campaign=8fff0c36cb-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_03_12_09_48_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a6169127a0-8fff0c36cb-98013930 An extract from the Executive Summary is produced hereunder: 10 solutions for Global Impact Building women’s skills as entrepreneurs- Supporting women in local enterprise to develop value chains can strengthen them socially and financially and reduce climate vulnerability. Promoting green and resilient entrepreneurship – Green […]
