COVID policy considerations and implications for Pakistan on June 14, 2020Recently, an exponential increase in the spread of coronavirus in Pakistan, after the lockdown was lifted, has been a serious source of concern for many. The WHO has issued a letter suggesting to re-impose a strict, intermittent lockdown; targeting localities with high coronavirus spread. The infection rate of coronavirus positive cases in Pakistan, according to […]
COVID-19 policy considerations and implications for Pakistan on June 13, 2020Recently an exponential increase in the spread of Coronavirus in Pakistan after the lockdown has been lifted has been a serious source of concern for many. The WHO has issued a letter suggesting to re-impose a strict, intermittent lockdown targeting localities with high coronavirus spread. The infection rate of Coronavirus positive cases in Pakistan, according […]
Economic prosperity of a debt ridden Nation on August 8, 2019It has been a difficult year for Pakistan’s elected Prime Minister Imran Khan who inherited the grievous economic and financial crises of the country. Even though there are tough measures being taken by the government to get hold of the reigns of a crumbling economy, it seems like the things are going to get worse […]
Global influence of Chinese automobiles on May 27, 2018China is all set to repeat the history it created with the smartphone industry in the global automobile industry. It is no surprise that while China as an economy has shown an unprecedented growth over the past few decades, so has the automobile industry in the country. 2017 marked the year where its automotive industry […]
Singapore as a governance model on May 8, 2018Half a century ago when Singapore was granted its independence in 1965, no one could have predicted accurately that today it would be ranked as the third-most competitive economy by the World Economic Forum and termed as a high-income economy with superior infrastructure and exemplary law and order. Without any natural resources, small numbers of […]
Water scarcity: a threat to economy on April 24, 2018Underneath the major news headlines highlighting the socio economic issues faced by Pakistan, a major water crisis is brewing up silently since years, which is being ignored. This water crisis is evolving continuously and has serious implications for the future of Pakistan. This problem was noted by International Monetary Fund a couple of years and […]
The Chinese debt crisis on March 18, 2018Last year, following the result of a health check, the International Monetary Fund IMF issued a warning that China’s economy is reliant on too much debt. The analysis of the China’s financial system found that credit was high by international levels. The recent rapid growth of the Chinese economy has known to be fueled by […]
The route to a reformed NAFTA on March 15, 2018The North American Free trade agreement (NAFTA), which came into effect on 1 January 1994, creating a trilateral trading bloc consisting of the US, Canada and Mexico, has since been responsible for smoothing the economic shocks within the region and more than tripling the trade in the region. However, after the election of Donald Trump […]
What does the rupee’s latest devaluation mean? on February 3, 2018Last year, the Pakistani rupee suffered the greatest devaluation witnessed in the last 10 years. On July 5 2017, the rupee fell 3.1 per cent to 108.1 against the dollar, the lowest level since December 2013, according to the data compiled by Bloomberg. The Karachi-based Topline Securities noted that the move was a ‘long overdue’ […]
Trump’s changes to the immigration policy on January 25, 2018H-1B Visa is a permit that allows foreigners to enter the United States to work in specialty occupations, especially in silicon valley, medicine and engineering is under considerable debate to changes under the Trump’s administration, ‘Buy American, Hire American’ plan. According to Grassley, an outspoken critic of the H-1B visa program, “workers are permitted to […]