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Minute Mirror · 2026
In Brief
Devaluation cannot fix Pakistan's export underperformance. The real constraint is low productivity and insufficient value-addition in the export basket.
Currency depreciation has failed to deliver export gains because Pakistan’s export challenge is fundamentally one of productivity, value addition, and product complexity — not exchange rate misalignment. This piece makes the case for a structural productivity agenda.
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Dr. Ghulam Mohey-ud-din
Senior Economic Planner, Parsons Corporation · RCJY, Saudi Arabia
PhD Economics · 18+ years · 20+ peer-reviewed publications · $60M+ programmes advised
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Newspaper Column
Venue
Minute Mirror
Year
2026
Date
13 January 2026
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