Correcting perceptions about MSCI downgrade
Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) index was downgraded from Emerging Market to Frontier Market recently by MSCI (Morgan Stanley Capital International). Some people are linking this subject to the state of…
Hong Kong-Shenzhen stock link no quick fix for MSCI entry
Connecting the giant stock markets of Hong Kong and Shenzhen is unlikely to fast-track the inclusion of Chinese shares in a major investment benchmark index as foreign access to China's…
Palestine: To be or not to be
“Courage is a heavy gift to carry, Francisca Albanese UN Special Repertoire says, “but not as heavy as 13,000 small coffins weighing on our conscience”. Do the colonizers with settler-colonial…
Flood alert
“WITH malice towards none” and “justice for all” are justly among the best remembered phrases of the second inaugural address by America’s first Republican president, just weeks before he was…
Language tyranny
SINCE an education emergency was declared in Pakistan — for the second time — education has entered the public discourse with a bang. Seminars are being held frequently while the…
Pakistan, Islam & education
WHEN a patient’s condition turns critical, doctors often say it is time for dua (prayer) more than dawa (medicine or treatment). Current Pakistani conversations across all classes about the state…
Diplomacy deficit
PAEANS to Joe Biden’s diplomatic skills have been flowing since the fruition of a prisoner exchange between Russia and the West. The deal apparently took years to negotiate. From a…
Barbarians in our midst
Every week, there is an inner dialogue in my head about the column that I write. It usually becomes difficult to find a subject that is not too depressing. As…
Property titans seek clues in Cannes for market turnaround
The global real estate industry is scrabbling around for reasons to be optimistic in the grip of its biggest crash in more than a decade, with developers and investors talking…
The future of the dollar
The prolonged Russia-Ukraine conflict and the Middle East crisis have resulted in a radical shift in the global landscape, one that is resonating across economic, geopolitical, and cultural realms. Among…
