Xu Xuebing began importing US wood products into Shanghai two years ago, anticipating sizable profits re-selling to Chinese furniture manufacturers. Then the China-US trade war started. Since Beijing began to…
The monthly Economic Update and Outlook was uploaded on the Finance Division website on 28 November 2024 with the tax collection data for the month not included. This is in…
SPEAKING to an audience in Riyadh earlier this year, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb labelled the undocumented economy Pakistan’s “biggest challenge”. Given his role, and the associated IMF-coloured pressures that come with it,…
It was early morning, with the sweet sound of birds and the freshness of the air. After taking a bath, I opened the front door of the lounge and sat…
On Thailand’s eastern coast, plans are underway to build an electric arc furnace that will deliver green steel to Europe and benefit from contentious new rules that will force buyers…
As expected, Donald Trump’s return to the US presidency has injected a fresh wave of economic anxiety worldwide, reviving debates over trade, tariffs, and America’s role in the global order.…
China’s push to shift its food import sources since 2018 has put it in a better position to impose tit-for-tat tariffs on US farm goods with less harm to its…
What should not have happened has happened. Iran has moved the International Court of Arbitration in Paris against Pakistan for not completing its portion of the gas pipeline and failure…
The World Population Review published data about reading habits by country that recently got some traction. Among other things, it reported the “time spent reading” in terms of the number…
Pakistan’s tobacco industry is advancing a contentious plan to manufacture and export 10-pack cigarettes, commonly referred to as ‘kiddie packs’, to Sudan under a $20 million deal. This plan also…
