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Interview with Mr Rafiq Rangoonwala — a leading businessman PAGE: Tell me something about yourself, please: Rafiq Rangoonwala: I am associated with food business for last 40 years. I started my career with KFC in Houston, worked in Caribbean looking after English …

Interview with Mr Farooq Dadi — a renowned businessman PAKISTAN & GULF ECONOMIST had an exclusive conversation with Mr Farooq Dadi about economy and the Federal Budget 2021-22. The excerpts are as follows: The budget 2021-22 is the best budget in …

PCB needs more hard work and modification to make it more successful Naya Nazimabad Gymkhana soon to be transformed into Sports City of Pakistan Interview with Muhammad Talha – an analyst PAGE: Tell me something about yourself and your career …

Infrastructure in Southeast Asia is facing a huge financing gap. SDG bonds are a crucial and innovative way of raising private funds. We outline how new SDG Accelerator Bonds can help de-risk investments in infrastructure. The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB’s) …

Global fish catches are fluctuating near the highest levels ever reported, while the fraction of fish stocks that are sustainable has never been lower. Nevertheless, governments spent US$22 billion of public money on harmful fisheries subsidies in 2018. These harmful …

China contains four of the world’s 36 biodiversity hotspots. China will host the COP15 Biodiversity Conference. Chinese businesses must step up their actions on nature and can help achieve carbon neutrality All eyes are focused on efforts to agree a …

The cryptocurrency bitcoin now uses up more electricity a year than the whole of Argentina, according to recent estimates from the University of Cambridge. That’s because the creation of a bitcoin, in a process called mining, is achieved by powerful …

After setting climate targets, countries and companies will need to quantify, reduce and monitor their emissions. This process can be complex, time-consuming and prone to errors, especially for novices. The right technology can simplify this process and make it more …

A new report found 13,000 projects in the renewable energy sector could help develop 10 million jobs in 50 countries around the world. The projects offer $2 trillion in investment opportunities and would generate jobs all along the supply chain, …

The market for connected cars is predicted to soar to over $215 billion by 2027. Connected cars are potentially safer for road users, and less harmful to the environment. They open up new revenue streams for the car industry, with …

Policies and measures to achieve net-zero emissions will have a profound impact on the oil and gas sector, both in relation to its operations as well as in demand for its products. Decarbonisation and evolving demand call for industry players …

Achieving a net-zero energy future in developing economies is going to require trillions of dollars of private investment. Many obstacles remain in the way of this much-needed finance, however. Here are 5 ways policy-makers can smooth over these obstacles and …

Green hydrogen – produced using renewable energy – currently accounts for just 0.1% of global hydrogen production. But it’s a powerful bet for solving renewables’ intermittency problem and decarbonizing heavy industry. Scaling up green hydrogen does present challenges – but …

It’s likely you have felt “empty” at some point in your life – or perhaps you’ve heard someone else describe themselves in that way. But while this might be a relatively common feeling, it’s often not spoken about as a …

Climate change could wipe off up to 18% of GDP off the worldwide economy by 2050 if global temperatures rise by 3.2°C, the Swiss Re Institute warns. Forecast based on temperature increases staying on the current trajectory and the Paris …