Jungibaaz
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What retarded statement? Currency devaluation is good for the overall economy of a country according to economists and those who work in finance
3 Reasons Why Countries Devalue Their Currency
Ever since world currencies abandoned the gold standard, many currency devaluation events have sent disruptive ripples around the globe.www.investopedia.comKeep the dollar flying
The fear of flexibility in the exchange rate has been shared by most, if not all, our finance ministers.www.dawn.com
I also work in finance, currency devaluation has two sides, as does everything in economics. If you ever take an econ class, one of the first things you'll be taught about is trade-offs. Devaluation is good for boosting export competitiveness on the price of goods, but the cost of devaluation is inflation. It's not a perfect correlation but you can see a basic example here. If I were at my desk and allowed to show you my screen, I would give you better examples.
As for Pakistan's devaluation, it's not just about export competitiveness, CAD, and inflation. Volatility in currencies is not desirable. Pakistan's old policy of pegging PKR to USD was unsustainable and inflexible, short-termist. But a free float also has its disadvantages. Plenty of Pakistan's monied classes to this day, even if they've earned their money legally, tend to send it abroad, hold it in dollars etc. Why? Because they don't trust Pakistan's government, SBP, and financial system, nor is PKR a good store of value. 10% devaluation over the course of less than a year is way too volatile. If you're rich in Pakistan, it would be very advisable to buy dollar assets and hold cash abroad, in Pakistan it will continually erode in value alongside PKR.
Anyway, this is a huge subject. Even I am not totally qualified to give a good account of it. The point I am trying to make is that this isn't black and white. Depreciation and appreciations are not good or bad, they both have positives and negatives. A stable, but slightly cheaper currency is probably what Pakistan should aim for, export competitiveness but not with the volatility we currently see. The statement made by Shaukat Yousafzai was nonsense rationalisation.