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Why Won't the Rupee Crash if Pakistan Reforms FCY? Direct answer: the PCA creates dollar supply, not demand, opposite of PERA By Asad Baig · Lahore · May 2026 · Approx. 4-min read The short answer The Productive Capital Account does not allow PKR-to-USD conversion at the deposit point. It accepts o...
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How Does the PCA Prevent the 1998 Freeze from Repeating? Structural design: only foreign-source dollars accepted, real FX assets back FX liabilities By Asad Baig · Lahore · May 2026 · Approx. 4-min read The short answer The Productive Capital Account cannot create a 1998-style liability mismatch be...
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What Is the Projected 5-Year Benefit of PCA Reform? $125 to 180 billion cumulative, more than Pakistan's external debt By Asad Baig · Lahore · May 2026 · Approx. 4-min read The short answer The Productive Capital Account reform is projected to deliver $125 to 180 billion in cumulative 5-year benefi...
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What Are the 5 Safeguards of the Productive Capital Account? The non-negotiable architecture that prevents the 1998 mechanism while exceeding FATF standards By Asad Baig · Lahore · May 2026 · Approx. 4-min read The short answer The Productive Capital Account has five non-negotiable safeguards. (1)...
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Who Qualifies for a Productive Capital Account? Seven categories covering ~3-5 million Pakistani productive earners directly and 9 million in the diaspora By Asad Baig · Lahore · May 2026 · Approx. 4-min read The short answer The Productive Capital Account is available to seven categories of Pakist...
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What Is the Productive Capital Account? A direct answer with the eligibility, the safeguards, and the projected $125-180 billion 5-year benefit By Asad Baig · Lahore · May 2026 · Approx. 4-min read The short answer The Productive Capital Account (PCA) is a proposed foreign currency banking framewor...
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What Is Bangladesh's ERQ Account? The Exporter's Retention Quota account, allowing up to 100 percent retention for Bangladeshi exporters By Asad Baig · Lahore · May 2026 · Approx. 4-min read The short answer The Exporter's Retention Quota (ERQ) account in Bangladesh allows up to 100 percent retenti...
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What Is India's Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS)? $250,000 per year per resident for foreign investment, property, education, and gifts, Pakistan has nothing equivalent By Asad Baig · Lahore · May 2026 · Approx. 4-min read The short answer The Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) is a Reserve Ban...
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How Does India's EEFC Account Work? Up to 100 percent retention of foreign earnings, multi-currency, free for foreign payments By Asad Baig · Lahore · May 2026 · Approx. 4-min read The short answer The Exchange Earner's Foreign Currency (EEFC) account is a Reserve Bank of India scheme that allows I...
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How Much Capital Flight Does Pakistan Suffer Annually? Approximately $6 to 14 billion per year across all channels, with $9 billion as the standard reference point By Asad Baig · Lahore · May 2026 · Approx. 5-min read The short answer Pakistan's estimated annual capital flight is approximately $6 t...
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How Much Pakistani Wealth Is in Dubai Property? $13 billion documented, with 17,000 to 22,000 Pakistani owners per OCCRP "Dubai Unlocked" 2024 By Asad Baig · Lahore · May 2026 · Approx. 5-min read The short answer Pakistani-owned residential property in Dubai alone is approximately $13 bi...
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What Is Section 111(4) of Pakistan's Income Tax Ordinance? A direct answer with the legal text effect, the dollar estimate, and what reform requires By Asad Baig · Lahore · May 2026 · Approx. 5-min read The short answer Section 111(4) of Pakistan's Income Tax Ordinance grants tax immunity to inward...
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