Pandemic stirs Wall Street’s social conscience
Worker welfare is having a moment on Wall Street. The need to restart production lines and reopen offices idled by the coronavirus pandemic mean issues such as sick pay and…
AI: boon or bane?
There is an international buzz at the amazing capabilities of ChatGPT to write up essays and provide other useful information in a matter of seconds. Its upgraded versionChatGPT4 is even…
UK finance bosses press to revive London’s allure
Some of Britain’s top finance executives, fearful London is losing out to New York and rival European cities, are pressing the government to broaden an array of reforms aimed at…
The 24th and 25th amendments
The 24th Amendment was tabled in 2017; then-president Mamnoon Hussain authorized it on December 22, 2017. This was the last year of the third PML-N government, and its leader Nawaz…
Toshakhana: asset accumulation
The release of the list of those who received extremely expensive gifts during their official foreign tours (mostly from oil-rich Arab countries) from 2002 to 2023 has stunned a nation…
Recalibrating governance: Part – I
An economy is driven by the contributions and interactions of state, society and markets. Before we take up the agenda for recalibrating governance and institutions intermediating and administering governance and…
Caution: not make privatisation appear better than it is
Privatisation has kept its relevance as a policy option in this country to this day – as a means to not only cut down ever-rising budgetary injections but also to…
Colombia’s oil theft soars, leaving trail of environmental harm
Privatisation has kept its relevance as a policy option in this country to this day – as a means to not only cut down ever-rising budgetary injections but also to…
The only way forward
The main reasons for the impending economic default that Pakistan faces today are our lack of focus on judicial reforms, education, science, technology, innovation and entrepreneurship. It is a tragic…
Barclays turbocharges 2030 sustainable finance target to $1trn
British investment bank Barclays has increased its sustainable and transition finance target to $1 trillion by 2030 as part of efforts to accelerate the shift to a low-carbon economy, its…
