Economy
An Overview of Low Productivity in Pakistan
Productivity is one of the fundamental forces behind economic growth and competitiveness. Productivity is the efficiency with which a country produces goods and services...
The New Global Powers of Population-Rich-Nations
What a difference a century makes! Global economic recovery demands economic intellectualism to embrace futurism where tectonic shifts of power start moving from ‘knowledge-rich-nations’ to...
Discovery of Lithium Reserve in Kashmir: New Complications in resolution of disputed land
One of the greatest lithium resources in the world, the 5.9 million tonne lithium reserve was found in the Reasi district by the Geological...
Bengal Lights for the Belt and Road Initiative: Specifics of Bangladesh Policy
Bangladesh has been boasting the highest economic growth rates among the countries of South Asia over the past 10 years. The nation’s GDP per...
India-Pakistan trade
As Pakistan struggles to cope with a dire economic crisis, several Pakistani commentators, including formal policymakers, as well as large sections of the country’s...
Right to Work: Domestic Worker’s Protection as Vulnerable Group
The ILO defines domestic workers as those who work in private homes and for employers. These jobs include cleaning, cooking, washing and ironing clothes,...
Moving abroad as an Implication of Economic Slump in Pakistan
In recent years, the inflation rate in Pakistan has been on the rise, making it difficult for people to maintain a decent standard of...
Russian Sanctions Have Weakened Western Economic Leverage on China
The US and its allies quickly slapped Russia with comprehensive sanctions following its February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. These sanctions pushed a fair share...
The New Big Idea: Friend-Shoring
One of the recent trends that has been promulgated by the authorities in the advanced economies is friend-shoring, namely directing economic activity towards those...
Why a BRICS currency is the way forward for the Global South
If there is one key change in the global economy over the past several years, it is the progressive weakening of the belief in...