Complex processes
THE least a state must know about its citizens is the date of their birth and the date they expire — also a legal requirement for all perishable products in…
THE least a state must know about its citizens is the date of their birth and the date they expire — also a legal requirement for all perishable products in…
The European Union’s Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell is not particularly perceived by the EU’s political elite or mainstream media as a rightwing ideologue or warmonger. But seen through a…
For all those gloomy journalists who fear that the internet has sent their noble profession down the drain, Jon Steinberg, the president of the genre-mashing, viral-fuelled website Buzzfeed, has an…
As a flood of unregulated cash swirls through the Chinese economy, Beijing has been taking aim at the trust companies whose unrestrained lending practices are worrying regulators. The trusts, at…
Last week, the Prime Minister of Pakistan announced four fundamental steps with respect to the economic program, for immediate future. Notably, taking strict actions against money laundering activities is one…
KHADIM Faqir (not his real name), 27, still remembers the fateful day nearly four years ago when the 1,200-metre-deep coal mine he was working in, collapsed. Days later when he…
Pakistan’s judicial system is mired with inefficiencies, delays and lack of access to justice. Over the years, these issues have undermined public trust and hindered the effective delivery of justice.…
This is the first of a two-part series focusing on the symbiotic relationship between politics and economics, with existing literature focusing more on domestic policies premised on globalization representative of…
PAKISTAN’S climate finance ecosystem is informal and unfolding. It has not been fully operationalised or coordinated, let alone synchronised with climate action. In fact, policymakers are still grappling to define…
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for October 2024 was 7.2 percent against 6.9 percent the month before – a rise of 0.3 percent which, barring June 2024 when it rose…