IMF raises Pakistan’s growth forecast
By Shahbaz Rana Published in The Express Tribune on September 29, 2024 ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Saturday increased Pakistan’s economic growth forecast to 3.2% and cut inflation projection to a single digit amid caution by its executive board that ambitious growth targets should not be chased at […]
Chinese solar panel boom threatens Pakistan’s debt-ridden grid
By Humza Jilani Published in Financial Times on September 18, 2024 Businesses in Pakistan are racing to cover their factory rooftops with ultra-cheap Chinese solar panels, after a surge in electricity prices that has made the state- owned power supply among the most expensive in South Asia. “Every bit of[…]
UN Gender Snapshot Report 2024: Global gender gaps remain wide
Published in The Express Tribune on September 17, 2024 A new United Nations report titled ‘The Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The Gender Snapshot 2024’ has highlighted that despite global progress on gender equality and women’s empowerment, significant gaps persist across all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which aim to end[…]
EDUCATION: THE STATE OF SCHOOLING IN PAKISTAN
By Rafiullah Kakar Published in Dawn on September 15, 2024 With nearly 67 percent of its population below the age of 30, Pakistan stands as one of the youngest nations in the world. This vast youth bulge presents us with a golden opportunity to capitalise on a potential “demographic dividend,”[…]