Children in danger
About a year ago, 12-year-old Asaad was enjoying being able to go to school and play with friends again in Sudan, following months of uncertainty brought on by the COVID-19…
Women in development
Sustainable development is defined as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”. In 2015, the UN General…
Sustainability and Islamic finance
The unique characteristic of Medina Economics is the fact that almost all the building blocks of the Islamic economic system were completed in the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)…
ESG and country’s textile industry
Pakistan’s textile sector is experiencing a rising requirement from the global community of buyers to enhance environmentally and socially sustainable practices. To fulfill this, Pakistan’s textile industry requires to adopt,…
Can Asia and the Pacific get on track to net zero?
The recent climate talks in Egypt have left us with a sobering reality: The window for maintaining global warming to 1.5 degrees is closing fast and what is on the…
The Bridgetown Initiative
‘A perennial question hanging over UN climate conferences is how developing countries will finance their domestic climate mitigation and adaptation efforts. Rich countries currently provide them with a little less than…
Environmental sustainability under EU’s GSP+ — II
Pakistan has ratified all conventions related to climate change and ozone depleting substances (ODSs). The global GHG emissions data indicates that Pakistan contributes to around 1% to these emissions (UNEP…
Block chain for Pakistan
The world today is at the cusp of a technological boom. Among the technologies conceived by this boom, Blockchain technologies are one such revolution that offers myriad development opportunities. It…
‘Environmentally sustainable’ bonds
Pakistan faces a significant challenge to finance its large trade deficits and external debt repayments. This is reflected in the sharp drawdown of the SBP (State Bank of Pakistan) foreign…
Austerity and SDR allocation
The world is suffering from multiple crises — from strong inflationary headwinds to low growth — at the back of recession-causing and supply chain disruptive pandemic and an overall fast…
