China injects stability into global economy
The 2025 Semi-Annual Report on China’s Economy has been released recently. According to preliminary estimates, the gross domestic product (GDP) in the first half of the year reached 66 trillion…
Rebuilding greener
THE monsoon clouds that break over Pakistan every year bring death and devastation. Deadly floods have become an annual ritual. Roads drown. Crops are inundated. People die. The Hilal-i- Ahmer…
Green banking
MUCH of the country was submerged in the monsoon-induced floods of 2011, and again in 2022 — and with them, so was the illusion that climate change was a distant…
Green Sukuk
The Ministry of Finance recently issued Pakistan’s first Green Sukuk, valued at Rs30 billion, under the Sustainable Investment Sukuk Framework, marking a turning point in Pakistan’s sustainable finance journey. Announced…
Beyond coal: cementing a green future for Pakistan
Statement: As global trade and policies evolve, the cement sector must innovate to stay competitive. The cement industry in Pakistan is at a critical juncture. As one of the major…
Unite for a greener future of Pakistan
The 3rd Pakistan Climate Conference, recently hosted by the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI), marked another critical milestone in the country’s journey toward climate resilience. Over the…
Cementing a green future
The cement industry in Pakistan is at a critical juncture. As one of the major contributors to the national economy, the sector faces mounting challenges, rising coal prices, increasing environmental…
Inuit pride stirs independence mood in Greenland election, after Trump interest
In a tiny workshop in Greenland’s capital Nuuk, goldsmith Nadja Arnaaraq Kreutzmann polishes metals and stones mined and gathered on the vast mineral-rich island. The jewellery she crafts is adorned…
False starts, faltering economy
BACK in December 2018, Finance Minister Asad Umar was telling almost everyone he met that the economy has turned the corner, that improvements have begun to materialise, that green shoots…
For a green transition
THE World Bank estimates our climate finance needs at $348 billion up to 2030. To promote green finance, the State Bank of Pakistan has released its draft National Green Taxonomy…
