Lessons from Singapore
In my previous articles I provided the way forward for Pakistan by investing in education, science, technology and innovation with the focused objective of becoming a major exporter of high…
China’s mega-rich move their wealth, and partying, to Singapore
Singapore is seeing an influx of ultra-wealthy families from China looking to protect their wealth from a Communist Party that increasingly views them with suspicion. Beijing’s recent crackdowns on tech…
Singapore & Shenzhen ports
The Gwadar Port (GP) is the golden opportunity for Pakistan to transform itself into a prosperous nation of the region through the path of robust economic growth, creation of higher…
Space-starved Singapore builds floating solar farms in climate fight
Thousands of panels glinting in the sun stretch into the sea off Singapore, part of the land-scarce city-state’s push to build floating solar farms to cut greenhouse gas emissions. It…
Singaporean model
THE Singapore Story: Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew is a fascinating book on the rise of that country. The phenomenal rise impressed the Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping so much that…
Learning from Singapore
Pakistan is in a dire economic state, brought to its knees by successive governments that have looted and plundered freely while the powerful dacoits go unpunished. A weak legal system…
Migrant workers struggle to get unpaid wages in Singapore
Wealthy Singapore has a large foreign workforce, many in the construction and other manual sectors. It has set up Labour Courts to protect them from exploitation, but critics say with…
Singapore tightens controls after Little India riot
More than two months after a riot erupted in Singapore's Little India district, the authorities are still refusing to take chances. Migrant workers queuing for shuttle buses to their dormitories…
How to achieve growth
To progress rapidly, Pakistan must create an Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) environment conducive to economic growth, innovation, and entrepreneurship. The EoDB refers to the regulatory and administrative framework that…
BNP to hire a dozen staff in Asia equities revamp, end research deal-sources
BNP Paribas plans to make at least a dozen hires in its equities business in Asia next year and will end a research outsourcing pact with Morningstar, two sources with…
