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The Global Economy is transitioning to a new multipolar world order, the most significant shift in the global balance of power since the second world war. The Russia–Ukraine war has accelerated this transition that was already underway with the BRIC (B ...

Pakistan faces a significant challenge to finance its large trade deficits and external debt repayments. This is reflected in the sharp drawdown of the SBP (State Bank of Pakistan) foreign currency reserves in the last one year, from a peak of $ 20 billio ...

The launch ceremony of the report entitled ‘Pathways to a sustainable blue economy: role of financial institutions’ organised jointly by the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) and the Bank of Punjab (BoP) was held at a hotel in Islamabad.A ro ...

Pakistan is in the midst of perhaps the worst ‘natural’ disaster. According to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), over 1,000 people are dead, more than 30 million people are displaced and nearly a million homes have been partially or compl ...

Youth is indicator of how developed a country is, how fast or slow economy grows The following was composed as an address to the 17th Youth Parliament, organised by Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency, on August 28, 2022. I ...

Note: This is the second of two articles; Managing external financing gap, the unconventional way— How going digital can bridge the external financing gapThe digital revolution is truly transforming Pakistan’s economy and has become an important source of ...

Note: This is the second of two articles— Managing external financing gap, the unconventional wayHow going digital can bridge the external financing gapThe global economy is passing through a perfect storm. The commodity super-cycle has led to record high ...

With projected inflation as high as 18% to 20% markets are concerned that further policy tightening could lead to an economic recession

Intuitively, the link between literature and the economy is not expressly apparent. Following an analysis of the two disciplines, my assertion is that these two fields are inextricably connected. Literature serves as a reflection of the economic situatio ...