The constitution is important
The tragedy of our time is that the social contract between citizens and the state (in the form of the constitution) in Pakistan is corrupted with malaise and malpractices. Throughout…
India set for wheat imports after six years, to shore up reserves
India is poised to begin wheat imports after a six-year gap, to replenish depleted reserves and hold down prices that leaped following three years of disappointing crops, sources say, as…
Incoming government and some important economic policy initiatives
High inflationary situation should be among the top most priorities of the incoming government. Over-board aggregate demand squeeze policies, among other negative consequences like increasing debt distress – have back-fired…
With solar industry in crisis, Europe in a bind over Chinese imports Kate Abnett and Nina Chestney
Europe’s green energy transition is stuck between a rock and a hard place. A flood of cheap Chinese solar panel imports is driving record solar energy installations. But those same…
Some important economic policy questions
The first important policy question facing policymakers is how much role aggregate demand plays in determining inflation? This needs a clear presentation of analysis by policymakers, since the way inflation…
Important climate finance issues at COP28
The world is faced with not only the existential threat of climate change crisis, but the impact it is producing in terms of creating a situation of polycrisis, which requires…
IMF chief says Biden-Xi engagement an important signal for world to cooperate
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Friday this week’s meeting between US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping is a badly needed signal that the…
Important global economic challenges
Decades of neoliberal assault of advocating greater market fundamentalism, and lesser government regulation produced a global financial and economic order with serious resilience, and equity issues, which were glaringly exposed,…
Why the BRF is important
President Xi Jinping is in the limelight again as the much-awaited 3rd Belt and Road Forum (BRF) for International Cooperation began yesterday in Beijing. After convening the first two successful…
US imports of auto parts face scrutiny under law on Chinese forced labour
Electric-vehicle batteries and other car parts are the latest products under scrutiny as part of Washington’s effort to stamp out US links to forced labor in Chinese supply chains, according…
