From crisis to cure—Pakistan’s health future depends on bold, balanced budget reforms Healthcare financing in Pakistan is a critical issue…
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The event by ILMA offers a dynamic blend of industry veterans, academic visionaries, and young minds Students learned how to…
The implementation of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the poverty-hit Tharparkar area has resulted in rapid human…
From Lahore Resolution to SDGs: Pakistan’s pledge for a prosperous tomorrow The Lahore Resolution, passed on March 23, 1940, envisioned…
Business-driven CSR initiatives foster economic empowerment, proving companies can be key players in poverty reduction The world has come a…
CPEC and the blue economy offer Pakistan crucial opportunities to reduce poverty and drive economic growth sustainably. Poverty is a…
The impact of globalization on agriculture has been a subject of interest in recent years. Globalization has brought about significant…
The food plays an integral part in human health. Its provides protein, fats, vitamins and minerals to the human body.…
As a CEDAW signatory, Pakistan strives for gender equality, addressing discriminatory laws and advancing women’s socio-economic right The global advocacy…
Make reforms, a commitment for easy accessible education to disadvantaged segments, women and children in particular Under the Millennium Development…
In the world, remittances show one of major international financial resources, which sometimes they exceed the flows of FDI. For…
Written By Lena McKnight Partner Lead, Automotive and New Mobility and Advanced Manufacturing Industries, World Economic Forum Stefan Fahrni Associate Partner, McKinsey…
The reality check on SDGs and the auto industry The term “sustainable development” is interpreted in diverse meanings, it refers…
* Step towards sustainable oil & gas industry In the oil and gas sector, the phrase “sustainable development” does not…
A comprehensive analysis of principles, practices, and popularity among diverse audiences Islamic finance and banking represent an alternative financial system…
International experts revealed that the term Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is not new in the business world. Various academics and…
Empowering communities, healing lives: The Indus Hospital & Health Network’s holistic caring approach IHHN committed from preventive care to specialised…
In today’s interconnected world, the pursuit of sustainable development has become a shared goal among nations worldwide. Rooted in the…
International experts revealed that the term Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is not new in the business world. Various academics and…
Review of global economic conditions way ahead More than three years after the global economy suffered the largest shock of…
Despite onslaught of COVID pandemic from the beginning of 2020, a number of middle and high income developing countries were…
Despite onslaught of COVID pandemic from the beginning of 2020, a number of middle and high income developing countries were…
A comprehensive commitment to SDG 4 through infrastructure upgrades, teacher capacity building and digital transformation According to the Economic Survey…
The current world population is 8.1 billion. By 2050, it is expected that the world’s population will grow to nearly…
To achieve zero hunger, all people must have cheap access to safe, wholesome, and nutrient-rich food Global climate change has…
Comprehensive strategy needed to address food security challenges Ensuring food security is now a challenge for Pakistan given its huge…
UN member states finding the MDGs agenda unaccomplished in 2015 adopted the 17 Sustainable Goals programme giving a timeline ending…
As reflected from Asian Development Bank Outlook reports on Asia, ranging from the years 2012 to 2021, Asia despite becoming…
Time to improve policies and start manufacturing medical devices within the country The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as…
EFU General Insurance Limited, has been recognized for its outstanding achievements in the field of corporate social responsibility (CSR). The…
The evolution of the necessary institutional infrastructure and infrastructure for communities and economies is a continual process where, we may…
Poverty is the most significant issue that affects millions of people around the world. Poverty alleviation or reduction is one…
NBP strongly committed in human investment and reaching SDG Goals Interview with Ms. Sabeen Gul – Wing Head CSR at…
With each passing day, Pakistan becomes an even more crucial player in world affairs. Home of the world’s second-largest Muslim…
A Tough Fight by Women Actors to Beat Poverty It is widely acknowledged that private sector development in this era…
Income distribution in poverty alleviation also matters. A highly unequal income distribution makes it harder to decline poverty. Reducing the…
Written By Michael Jongeneel Chief Executive Officer, Entrepreneurial Development Bank (FMO) This article is part of: World Economic Forum Annual Meeting…
Globally, the issue of food insecurity has taken the central stage of policymakers. Nearly a billion people across the world…
Before we begin presenting financial advice for millennials, it is important to spell out who are the millennials. Millennials are…
The latest UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report makes it overwhelmingly clear that there is a dire need…
Since June 2022, Pakistan is under continuous severe monsoon weather. It has been recorded to have received rainfall 67% more than normal…
Literacy is a term that it is acknowledging that make to understand the development of the world. In other words,…
Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah said and I quote: “Education is a matter of life and death for Pakistan. The world…
International research revealed that progress and prosperity of any country depends upon the educational choices available to the masses. Education…
Pakistan is striving to get reasonable policy to overcome its current economic crisis. A policy which might help to achieve…
The Experts in the world investigated that in developing countries, labour markets play a central role in determining economic and…
Written By Peter Thomson UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean and Co-Chair, Friends of Ocean Action This article first appeared…
Poverty alleviation is one of the preeminent concern of developing world and one of the major factors in sustainable development…
Written By Joyjit Chatterjee, University of Hull and Nina Dethlefs, University of Hull Artificial Intelligence (AI) is much more than…
There is no doubt in the fact that financial sector play a pivotal role in the socio-economic development of any…
Poverty alleviation is one of the preeminent factors in sustainable development goals (SDGs) set by UNO. Ever since the beginning…
‘Digital’ has become one of the most commonly used buzzwords these days. Everything now has the precursor ‘digital’ attached to…
In order to move forward and progress in the world, giving ample of opportunities to the people to prosper and…
In all countries and a major source of income, jobs and wealth creation, No doubt tourism is recognized as one…
United Nations’ Members States agreed on seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on September 25, 2015 to make huge development on…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Ahmet Burak Dağlıoğlu President, Investment Office of the Presidency of Turkey[/box] Global organizations are cooperating on…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Robert Opp Chief Digital Officer, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)[/box] Digital public infrastructure (DPI) – or…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Majid Jafar Chief Executive Officer, Crescent Petroleum[/box] Developed nations must support a clean energy transition in…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Sarah Khatry Managing Director, AI Ethics, DataRobot Ted Kwartler VP, Trusted AI, DataRobot Kay Firth-Butterfield Head…
The WE Empower UN SDG Challenge – a global business challenge led in partnership by Vital Voices Global Partnership and…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Anouj Mehta Unit Head, Green and Innovative Finance and the ACGF, Southeast Asia Department, Asian Development…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Daniel Skerritt, University of British Columbia[/box] Global fish catches are fluctuating near the highest levels ever…
The Budget 2021-22 is the third issue of Imran Khan’s government. Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin was…
‘Female Dump Truck Driver Program’ launched in 2017 has received an overwhelming response from the women living in the impoverished…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]This article is published in collaboration with IMF Blog 05 May 2021 Abdelhak Senhadji Writer, International…
The novel COVID-19 virus has caused an economic shock three times worse than the 2008 financial crisis. It has been…
The growing COVID-19 crisis threatens to disproportionately hit developing countries, not only as a health crisis in the short term…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Victoria Masterson Senior Writer, Formative Content[/box] The world loses about 15 billion trees a year. The…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] Bas van Abel Founder & Board Member, Fairphone Wineke Haagsma Director Corporate Sustainability, PwC Stefan…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Douglas Broom Senior Writer, Formative Content[/box] Millions more people could be pushed into extreme poverty by…
Nationwide campaign of Bahria University to promote Blue Economy of Pakistan Whenever we think of water the thing which comes…
Various studies identify that women’s empowerment is a procedure of social and personal change, taking place over interlinked and mutually…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Chema Vera Interim Executive Director, Oxfam International[/box] • Last year, OECD members only gave 0.3% of…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]This article first appeared on Carbon Brief Dr Radhika Khosla Research Director , Oxford India Centre…
By the end of this year, China will officially eradicate absolute poverty. In the past more than 40 years since…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Mark Caine Project Lead, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Project Lead, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning,…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Ayla Majid Managing Director, Financial Advisory Services, Khalid Majid Rehman[/box] Sustainable finance is a key ingredient…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] Mariah Levin Head of the Forum of Young Global Leaders, World Economic Forum Sharmishta Sivaramakrishnan…
According to World Bank’s present statistics, total 10 percent of the world’s population or 734 million people lived on less…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Marcello Losasso Senior Applied Physicist, Knowledge Transfer Group, European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)[/box] Nuclear energy…
The world today is dealing with a crisis of monumental proportions. The vicious, novel coronavirus is wreaking havoc across the…
Globally, eradication of poverty has been a burning issue since early fifties when war ravaged economies particularly of European countries…
The analysis of economic survey of Pakistan FY2019 showed that the growth momentum of the Pakistani economy, at 5.5 percent…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Mauro Ferrari President, European Research Council[/box] Climate change dominated the agenda at Davos. Science will be key…
A five-member jury panel reviewed GDIB award submissions and declared 19 organizations as winners. These organisations include Engro Fertilizers Limited,…
Since independence in 1963, Kenya has gradually become one of Africa’s fastest growing economies. According to the Global Infrastructure Outlook…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Joanna Rubinstein President & CEO, World Childhood Foundation, USA Lina Fernandez Special Projects Manager, World Childhood…
According to the World Bank’s Remittance Prices Worldwide Database, the average cost of sending $200 to low and middle income…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Chirag Jain CEO, Ashika Capital and World Economic Forum Global Shaper, Mumbai Hub,[/box] Every human being…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Sean de Cleene Member of the Executive Committee, Head of the Future of Food, World Economic…