Two years after the deluge, Thailand braces for more floods
The Baan Khun Phra Guest House, on the bank of the Pasak River in the former Thai capital Ayutthaya, has been knee-high in water for the past week. About two…
Thailand is the loser
Thailand is one of the best holiday destinations in the world and its affordability makes it ideal for the middle class in Pakistan. It is also a shoppers’ paradise, as…
Dammed thirsty: the cross-border fight for water
With half the world experiencing water scarcity for at least part of the year, the huge dams being built by some countries to boost their power supplies while their neighbours…
Central Asian aviation sees opportunities in Ukraine crisis
Central Asian airlines are seizing opportunities from Russia’s closed airspace, with airline traffic into the region booming in the year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, executives and analysts said. Flights…
Sinking revenues and IMF conditionalities
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Pakistani authorities have been unable to reach a staff-level agreement after a week-long discussions on 9th Review. Reportedly, Pakistan having broadly agreed to all…
Confectionery firm turns vegan to avoid Brexit checks
Following Brexit, confectioner Pecan Deluxe Candy soon discovered that British operations were plagued by costly new red tape on exports of animal-derived products. Its solution? Go vegan. The US-owned firm…
Digital inclusion
The early years of the coronavirus pandemic brought so many changes to our lifestyle, including the way we conduct businesses. During the first two tumultuous years of this natural catastrophe,…
Slim chance of Asian equities rebounding
2022 turned out to be an annus horribilis for Asian equities as an uber-hawkish Fed and unrelenting dollar strength triggered the worst bloodbath in regional stock markets since 2008. Foreign…
How to conserve energy
Oil imports have decreased by 26 per cent in the first five months of the current fiscal year (July-Nov). Crude oil imports have fallen by 16 per cent, diesel imports…
Investors look to emerging markets as planets align for end of dollar bull market
As the US dollar tumbles from multi-decade highs, some investors are betting emerging market currencies will be big winners from a sustained reversal in the greenback. The MSCI International Emerging…
