Copyright & IPO
Copyright can protect: literary works, including novels, instruction manuals, computer programs, song lyrics, newspaper articles and some types of database dramatic works, including dance or mime musical works artistic works,…
Assessing global risks
Three days of intense discussion at last week’s meeting of the World Economic Forum provided diverse perspectives on global trends and ended in a call for coordinated solutions to the…
Curse of corruption
Criminals and terrorists evade detection, arrest and punishment by easily operating across international borders, taking full advantage of the reluctance of law-enforcement authorities to engage in complicated and expensive transnational…
Curse of corruption
After an inordinate delay Qamar Zaman Chaudhry has been appointed the NAB chairman. A credible bureaucrat with an impeccable record, he has the right CV. The unfortunate controversy about his…
On the slide
The competitiveness of Pakistan’s economy is on the slide. In 2007-08, the country`s position on the global competitiveness index (GCI) drawn up by the World Economic Forum was 92nd, which…
Infrastructure development: Challenges and prospects
The economy of Pakistan is presently fluctuating between 3.5 to 3.7 percent, although the country remained successful in maintaining an average GDP growth of 5 percent (1972-2013). This is by…
The hoopla on 62 and 63
Articles 62 and 63 of Pakistan’s constitution is the new proverbial hydra of Pakistan’s multifaceted internal challenges. Introduced into the constitution by the now much-reviled Ziaul Haq, the articles call…
Vital drivers of growth
The Global Competitiveness Report 2012-2013, released a few days back by the World Economic Forum (WEF), has segmented the economies of the world into three groups:. Factor-driven economies, efficiency-driven economies…
Global power shifts
In last week’s gathering in Dubai organised by the WEF in partnership with the UAE government, experts from academia, business, government and society were invited from around the world to…
