Slavery and globalisation
On Oct 17, 2013, the Australian organisation Walk Free issued its first annual Global Slavery Index report. The index ranked 162 countries on how prevalent slavery was in a particular…
Battling imbalances
When selecting policy instruments and the timing of interventions, a key question that bedevils decision-makers in the country is how to facilitate growth and contain inflation simultaneously. It has been…
EU’s Barnier: ready to compromise on bank resolution
The European Commission is ready to compromise on how many banks will fall directly under the scope of the euro zone's banking resolution authority, potentially limiting it to the largest…
Winds of change in Iran
It seems a thaw is taking place between US and Iranian relations which were at loggerheads for the last three decades. In fact, interplay of Iran's internal developments and foreign…
Convalescent eurozone seeks to escape debt overhang
As the eurozone's weakest members crawl out of their longest recession in modern history, their prospects of recovery are weighed down by a crushing mountain of debt far heavier than…
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…
China’s pioneers to drive recovery in solar equipment demand
As China's solar panel makers venture into uncharted markets, the handful of companies that supply equipment for their plants are dusting off their orderbooks to meet a revival in demand.…
US budget crisis places global economic pickup at risk
The budget stand-off in the United States could not have come at a worse time for the fragile global economy, with the deepening political crisis in Washington threatening to dash…
India’s self-seeking missiles
Yet again, India has been struggling to become a mere non-permanent member of the UN Security Council (UNSC). The country aspires to join the Big 5 as a nuclear equal,…
