Bitcoin II
El Salvador made history on September 7, 2001, by becoming the world’s first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender. This groundbreaking move has had several notable impacts. Bitcoin has…
Achieving gender equality
SOCIAL inclusion is fundamental to attaining economic prosperity and sustainable development. Progress is unlikely to be achieved unless each individual contributes to society’s development. This is why gender-inclusive societies are…
Gendered technology design
THE last several years have seen a rapid increase in the use of information and communication technologies in developing countries to enable economic growth and employment, and to increase access…
Increasing margins
THE economic turmoil in Pakistan can be attributed to several reasons including, but not limited to, exclusive institutions and lack of equal opportunities, that have culminated in low productivity and…
Pakistan’s other crisis
PAKISTAN’S macroeconomic crisis, the most serious in its history, continues to warrant urgent and sustained attention. As is well known, the roots of this crisis lie in chronic fiscal deficits…
Food insecurity
WOMEN’S empowerment is closely associated with a country’s economic development as it ensures equality and sustainability in all spheres of social life. Similarly, in a food system, gender equality and…
Better business
Since the World Bank’s inaugural Doing Business (DB) report came out in 2003, this is the first time that Pakistan’s reforms across six out of a total of 10 indicators…
More the merrier?
DESPITE the local bodies poll delay, discussions on how to ‘fix’ Karachi are widespread. A key factor often missed in these discussions, is that the Karachi problem has now become too…
More the merrier?
DESPITE the local bodies poll delay, discussions on how to ‘fix’ Karachi are widespread. A key factor often missed in these discussions, is that the Karachi problem has now become too…
The challenge of unpaid caregiving
Among the various reasons identified on global level for removing gender disparity with regard to education and female participation in labour force it is the total responsibility inflicted on women…
