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Changing political dynamics in S. Asia

Driven by rejuvenated public sentiments for a change, the Bangladesh’s incumbent government is gradually but consistently moving out of the Indian orbit through measured and calculated steps — which many…

2025: Economic challenges meeting political crossroads

2024 was a year of economic stabilization for Pakistan. Inflation plummeted, the exchange rate showed marginal improvement, and interest rates were nearly halved. However, employment creation and economic growth remained…

This year’s economic scorecard

The year 2024 represents a critical juncture for Pakistan’s economy, characterised by a confluence of significant challenges and emerging opportunities. Throughout this period, Pakistan encountered a range of obstacles arising…

Trump’s economic nationalism

Right-wing populist Donald Trump’s decisive victory in the 2024 US presidential election is expected to fuel a resurgence of economic nationalism in the US. The 21st century has witnessed a…

Economic pipe dream

REGIME gurus claim to have put us on the path of progress — except that all past regimes falsely claimed this too. Progress includes not only economic stability and durable…

Beyond the economic crisis

PAKISTAN no longer faces an economic emergency as it did last year when it teetered on the edge of sovereign debt default. It has come out of that crisis and managed…

Mining dynamics

PAKISTAN and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia stand at a pivotal crossroads, with both countries aiming to build their respective mineral economies. One seeks economic revival, while the other aims…