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Mudasar, a young Pakistani adept at graphic designing, left for the UAE a couple of years ago and resided in Sharjah with his family having gotten assurances from his boss in the UAE that his job is stable and there …

The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the need for humans to nurture a more harmonious, rather than adversarial, relationship with nature. Pakistan is committed to the challenge of initiating a green recovery to protect nature and create much needed employment. The …

Low-cost housing is the dire need since the housing backlog is around 10 million units in Pakistan at the moment. Let alone the impoverished and the poor or the working class to be precise, even the lower-middle class cannot think …

Interview with Muhammad Talha — an analyst PAGE: Tell me something about yourself, please: Muhammad Talha: I have been working in Arif Habib Group for last 12 years. Before joining the Arif Habib Group Company, I served in Al-Abbas Group, Ghulam …

The rise of branded chain of supermarkets, mostly people has switched traditional grocery to branded grocery in Karachi and other urban cities of the country. This trend doesn’t show an impressive image in rest of town and cities of the …

ICMA been successful in teaching online under the pandemic alarm Interview with Mr. Zia ul Mustafa – President, ICMA Pakistan PAGE: Tell me something about yourself and your career please? Zia ul Mustafa: I am currently the President of the Institute of …

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

As private capital flows have fallen, the International economists reveal that workers’ remittances have become an increasingly prominent source of external funding for various developing states. They have also revealed that international migrants contribute positively to economic growth in their …

By the end of this year, China will officially eradicate absolute poverty. In the past more than 40 years since China has begun to implement the policy of reform and opening-up and started the journey of poverty alleviation, more than …

As AI-powered services become ever-more utilised, there remains a lack of consensus about how to ensure these systems are deployed responsibly. To address this issue, we are calling for the introduction of risk/benefit assessment frameworks. Here are 12 considerations for …

The biggest challenge Pakistan is facing today is to reduce poverty and achieve sustained economic growth. Present government is committed to address this challenge in consultation with key stakeholders in the economy, especially the private sector, civil society organizations and …

Economic growth and development depends on human capital as well as physical capital and also on the factors affecting productivity. Investments in these areas complement and reinforce each other. To be productive, a workforce needs physical capital, such as infrastructure, …