Economy, ecology: giant step forward
The past decade since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has been extraordinary in terms of the development of the Party and the country. The…
Apply the new development philosophy for high-quality development
(— First part of the “China in the past decade” series) The past decade since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China has been extraordinary in terms…
Kabul’s economic challenges
Perhaps out of pique or anger for what has seemed as an ignominious defeat suffered at the hands of the ramshackle Taliban, the US has frozen the nearly $9.5 billion…
The blue economy
The long list of ‘immediate’ economic concerns has all but overridden the fact that this outgoing year was supposed to be the ‘year of the blue economy’. So, as 2020…
Economic dividends of peace deal
There are still a number of ‘ifs’ and ‘buts’ to the peace agreement signed by the US and Afghan Taliban on Saturday last (Feb 29, 2020). It would certainly take…
Trade replacing Terror
In our own geopolitical interests, it is about time Islamabad closed our geo-economic ranks with Afghanistan by establishing a free trade zone (FTZ) along the Durand Line rather than erecting…
CPEC: The ‘fate changer’
CPEC is not merely an ordinary economic corridor or a transit trade route, but it would be a fate changer project through which the Pakistani nation would be able to…
Effective use of mobile in social media
Why is social media so important? More people are using social media through their mobile phones, computers, and tablets than talking, calling, emailing and texting. Do you find this surprising?…
Shanghai free-trade zone to test financial reforms
When Premier Li Keqiang showcased China's plans for more market economic reforms and a reduction in the role of state sector at a recent global forum, he highlighted a proposed…
