
: : skip to main skip to sidebar South Asia Investor Review South Asia Investor Review is focused on reporting , analyzing and discussing the economy and the financial markets of countries in South Asia , including Pakistan , Bangladesh and Sri Lanka . For investors looking to invest in emerging markets beyond BRIC countries Brazil , Russia , India and China this blog is designed to help international investors looking to learn about investing in South Asia with focus on Pakistan . Riaz has another blog called Haq's Musings at http : www.riazhaq.com Wednesday , March 3, 2010 Pakistan's Economy : What Went Wrong 2008-2010 Guest Post By Prof . Ashfaque Hasan Khan This post briefly reviews two years of economic performance of the present government . What it inherited , what it informed the IMF and the people of Pakistan , why it went to the IMF and where we stand now are the subject matter of this . article Pakistan positioned itself as one of the four fastest growing economies in the Asian region during 2000-07 with its growth averaging 7.0 per cent per year for most of this period . As a result of strong economic growth , Pakistan succeeded in reducing poverty by one-half ,