This collection of essays, penned between 2014 and 2025, offers a real-time chronicle of a world navigating profound economic and social shifts. Written in the long shadow of the 2008 financial crisis, these essays capture a decade defined by the dual forces of disruptive digital technology and a global push for financial inclusion—a momentum that was abruptly tested by the COVID-19 pandemic, and a heightened awareness of climate change.
Against this
This collection of essays, penned between 2014 and 2025, offers a real-time chronicle of a world navigating profound economic and social shifts. Written in the long shadow of the 2008 financial crisis, these essays capture a decade defined by the dual forces of disruptive digital technology and a global push for financial inclusion—a momentum that was abruptly tested by the COVID-19 pandemic, and a heightened awareness of climate change.
Against this
This book is my journey through over four decades of working in development finance, with local and global institutions like the IFC/World Bank Group. It covers key experiences and learnings, from supporting businesses in developing countries to understanding the “ups and downs” of Pakistan’s economic growth and Uzbekistan’s integration into the world economy.
Through real stories, I explore how development finance affects lives, the challenges
This book is my journey through over four decades of working in development finance, with local and global institutions like the IFC/World Bank Group. It covers key experiences and learnings, from supporting businesses in developing countries to understanding the “ups and downs” of Pakistan’s economic growth and Uzbekistan’s integration into the world economy.
Through real stories, I explore how development finance affects lives, the challenges