🎙️ In this episode, I deep dive into the economics and politics of IMF lending — especially in the case of Pakistan, which has just received its 24th bailout from the IMF amidst a ceasefire violation with India. 🇵🇰 Why does Pakistan keep getting bailouts despite repeated failures? 🇺🇸 How much does the US influence IMF decisions? 🇨🇳 Is China creating a rival lending system to the IMF? 🧩 And most importantly — is the IMF still a neutral financial institution, or is it a geopolitical tool in disguise? I'm Swapnil Karkare — an economist and Chartered Accountant — and in this episode, we critically examine how IMF’s decisions are influenced by power politics, not just macroeconomics. 💬 If this episode helped you understand global finance better, do give it a like, share it with your friends, and subscribe to the channel for more such content. #IMF #Pakistan #IndiaPakistan #IMFBailout #Geopolitics #ChinaVsUS #IMFExposed #pahalgam #operationsindoor #pakistaneconomy #Politics #USA #chinastrategy ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ⏱️ Time Stamps 01:04: What is IMF Program? What is IMF's Conditionality? 02:56: How IMF Takes Decisions? 05:58: How Much Does the US Interfere in IMF Policies? 07:40: Politics in IMF 08:29: Does IMF Prefer Lending to Non-Democratic Countries? 09:57: Impact of IMF Loans? Do They Help? 12:25: Pakistan's Economy & Experience with the IMF 15:25: IMF vs. China - Can China Be the Next Global Financier? What that means to INDIA? 18:52: Final Takeaways - What India Could do? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 📚 Sources and Further Reading: 1. IMF Board - https://www.imf.org/en/About/executive-board/eds-voting-power 2. Updated Quota Data, IMF - https://www.imf.org/external/np/fin/quotas/2024/0905.htm 3. The High Politics of IMF Lending, Thacker - https://www.bu.edu/sthacker/files/2012/02/imf.pdf 4. IMF Programs: Who Is Chosen and What Are the Effects?, Harvard & Korean Universities, https://tinyurl.com/4ef4v639 5. Economic Research Forum - https://theforum.erf.org.eg/2021/09/05/economics-politics-imf-loans/ 6. How Shared Beliefs Shape the IMF's Lending Decisions, Cambridge University - https://tinyurl.com/2w24buwf 7. The effect of IMF programs on economic growth, Journal of Development Economics - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304387800000900 8. What are the main criticisms of the World Bank and the IMF?, Bretton Woods Project - https://tinyurl.com/2yyw37xf 9. The IMF has agreed to break Pakistan’s fall. Again, The Economist - https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2019/05/16/the-imf-has-agreed-to-break-pakistans-fall-again 10. Bailouts From Beijing: How China Functions as an Alternative to the IMF, Boston University - https://www.bu.edu/gdp/2021/03/08/bailouts-from-beijing-how-china-functions-as-an-alternative-to-the-imf/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 👉🏼 Follow Me on - LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/swapkar Twitter - https://twitter.com/Swap_Kar Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/swap_kar/ Blog - https://econgullyblog.wordpress.com/ Support the channel - https://donate.stripe.com/3cs2aD26u4bB5UYeUUhttps://tinyurl.com/3bav4hks