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DecPakistani startups attract $300m in global investments
Published in The Express Tribune on December 09, 2021 KARACHI: Pakistani startups have continued to remain high on the global investors’ radar, with global investments crossing $300 million this year. Travel and ticketing startup Bookme and beauty and fashion startup Bagallery have attracted a combined $12 million in an advanced […]
09
DecElite illusions and delusions
By Sakib Sherani Published in DAWN on December 09, 2021 SINCE the country suffered its largest balance-of-payments crisis in 2018, Pakistan has been forced to borrow $35 billion (gross) from a variety of sources, including the IMF, multilateral, bilateral as well as commercial lenders. These loans have been contracted by[…]
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DecEconomic injustice
By Sahar Bandial Published in Dawn on December 08, 2021 BANNERS put up across Mall Road, Lahore, as part of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence, project an important message: economic justice is essential to bring an end to violence against women. The low female labour participation[…]
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DecPakistan, Saudi Arabia sign deals on workers’ recruitment, skills
By Kashif Abbasi Published in Dawn on December 06, 2021 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have signed two agreements related to workers’ recruitment and skills verification of Pakistani workforce being employed in the kingdom, said a statement issued by the Foreign Office on Sunday. It said the signing ceremony[…]
