Trade and climate adaptation
ADAPTATION to climate change is the defining element for the subsistence of Pakistan’s growing population. While Pakistan is repeatedly hit by climate disasters, it still has to develop its adaptation…
Brazil’s soy farmers raze Amazon despite deforestation pact with global traders
Brazilian soy farmers are pushing further into the Amazon rainforest to plant more of their crops, putting pressure on a landmark deal signed two decades ago aimed at slowing deforestation.…
Trade with enemies
PAKISTAN has exempted tomato and onion import from Afghanistan and Iran from sales and withholding tax for four months. However, after initial consideration, the federal government deferred a decision on the import…
Pakistan’s carbon trade test
The European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is poised to reshape its international trade dynamics by introducing a carbon price on imports of specific goods. This measure is designed…
Big trade deals likely elusive at WTO meet in Abu Dhabi
The world’s trade ministers could put the final touches to a historic fisheries deal when they meet in Abu Dhabi later this month, but other landmark agreements will likely prove…
A revisit of trade components critical
Exports fuel domestic productivity and therefore employment and at the same time constitute the most desired form of earning foreign exchange. Pakistan’s exports are consumer based and traditional – rice,…
How to reform trade
Pakistan’s economy faces a pivotal juncture, marked by the imperative need to reassess its import tariff structure. Recent trade data underscores the urgency for policy reforms to stimulate economic growth,…
Post-pandemic, world facing gloomy stew of debt, trade wars and poor
Record levels of government debt, geopolitical tensions that threaten to split the global trading system, and the likely persistence of weak productivity gains may saddle the world with a slow-growth…
Trade conundrum: who is at fault?
The July 2023 trade data indicates an improvement in the trade deficit – from negative 1.863 billion dollars to negative 1.607 billion dollars, a positive trend that was touted by…
Internationalizing a university
I recently had the opportunity to visit Incheon in South Korea’s greater Seoul area. I spent time at the Incheon Global Campus, a global education hub hosting overseas campuses of…
