CENTRAL BANK INTERVIEW - Akhtar puts policy before popularity in Pakistan
Like her peers, Pakistan central bank governor Shamshad Akhtar is in a no-win situation, needing to stimulate economic growth and yet rein in inflation. She has opted for monetary tightening at the expense of her popularity with the public. As tensions grow in a mood of political uncertainty, she tells Chris Wright about the need to rise above the noise.
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