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Working together for creating digital ecosystem to benefit all Pakistanis Interview with Mr M. Mudassar Aqil — CEO, Telenor Microfinance Bank/Easypaisa PAGE: Please tell me something about yourself and your organization? Mudassar Aqil: I started my career in commercial banking in …

Major issues in energy production is high cost of electricity production, tariff anomalies, circular debt, others Interview with Mr Khalid Tawab – Chairman, Tawab Group Pakistan & Gulf Economist had an exclusive conversation with Mr Khalid Tawab regarding the Alternative and …

Interview with Muhammad Farooq Afzal — President/CEO ITN Group of Companies PAGE: What is the reason that Pakistan has in essence not been able to exploit alternative sources of energy? Muhammad Farooq Afzal: Though different efforts have been made to address the …

• The challenges of disruptive technologies must be managed. • Increased digitalization because of the pandemic has made this more pressing. • Governments and business must work together in what could be a second ‘Bretton Woods’ moment for the world. …

The world is at a crossroads, as humanity tries to mitigate climate change and halt biodiversity loss, while still securing a supply of food for everyone. A recent study in Nature Communications shows that global demands for commodities, especially in …

Emerging research shows the need to collectively move from clean energy ambitions to actions as rapidly as possible. Working at a local level is key, but communities often lack the data, analysis, capacity and resources to take action. We can …

The rise of digitization during COVID-19 increased challenges for communities without technology access. Digital inclusion leads to more opportunity and economic advancement. Through initiatives like the EDISON Alliance, the private sector is stepping up to increase the affordability and access to …

As the G7 summit gets underway, all the group’s members are now firmly committed to achieving net zero by 2050. This is quite a turnaround from just two years ago when the UK became the first major economy to make …

The automotive industry needs to become digitalised. Manufacturers will enjoy increased efficiency and productivity by embracing Industry 4.0. Automotive manufacturers and downstream suppliers need to implement change management strategies. Automotive companies have spent the best part of a century investing …

Around 4.6 billion people use the internet every day. In fact, 350,000 tweets have been sent in the past minute. We tend to think of the internet as something ephemeral – partly thanks to terms like “web” and “cloud” – …

Disinformation in the digital sphere is no longer just a political phenomenon. As more people – especially women – face new forms of digital harm and abuse, we need new forms of redress for victims. The World Economic Forum is …

The current trade environment is in a state of flux – but globalization is proving to endure, despite the rising protectionism of the last half decade and the shocks of COVID-19. Paths forward encompass: the digital realm – where multilateralism …

Subsidies paid to the global fishing industry amount to $35 billion per year, of which more than 60% meets the WTO definition of harmful subsidies. New WTO Director-General Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said in her maiden speech that she wants the …

The Queen’s Green Canopy, a campaign to celebrate Elizabeth II’s platinum jubilee next year, involves asking people in the UK to plant trees: a “treebilee” as her son, Prince Charles puts it. This is one of a number of public …

The pandemic has made us painfully aware of our common vulnerability to disease outbreaks. New communicable diseases originating in one part of the world can spread quickly and widely, underlining that health is a global concern. But this is old …