LNG procurement: global challenges
During the COP26 conference last November in Glasgow, LNG was identified as the transition fuel for migrating to the renewable energy. Since then, LNG market has become very volatile, and…
Reimagining globalisation
Recent years have been witness to the world being rocked by unforeseen and unimaginable global catastrophes. The novel corona virus pandemic emerged, causing, among other things, disruptions in trade and…
Emergence of new global currency
As the sun was settling down on the British Empire, the US was flexing its economic and arsenal might to get crowned as the next Superpower by replacing Britain. With…
Global economy at a delicate crossroad – I
Global economy stands at a delicate crossroad, where wrong policy choices will be difficult to unwind in at least the short-term, and will take it away, and perhaps rather quickly,…
Sizzling US energy stock rally confronts global growth worries
A scorching rally in US energy shares has left investors facing a tough decision: hold on despite growing worries that global growth will slow or lock in profits in one…
Impediments to investment
Private investment has been declining in Pakistan for several years, which is no surprise given how rapidly private investors have been losing confidence in the economy. Investment is heavily based…
Global economic crisis and Neoliberalism
‘The global multilateral economic system has been stress tested twice this century. The first time was with the 2008 global economic meltdown; the second – with the COVID-19 pandemic. And…
When it comes to oil, the global economy is still hooked
The world may be less dependent on oil now than it was during the energy shocks of the 1970s, but the Ukraine conflict is stark evidence of a stubborn craving…
New world order? Pandemic and war rattle globalisation
Globalisation, which has both fans and detractors alike, is being tested like never before after the one-two punch of Covid and war. The pandemic had already raised questions about the…
Neoliberalism, globalization, and economic dependence
Pakistan has been a prolonged user of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) resources during the last three decades of 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s, and the first few years of 2020s…
