China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) – “One Belt One Road” project is in deep trouble after big losses. The Wall Street Journal reported that after the first version of the “Belt and Road” was blocked, Beijing is working on...
Europe risks returning to a recession storm for the fourth time in less than 15 years. After the crisis of 2007-2008, the long phase of instability following the 2010-2011 sovereign debt crisis, alleviated only by the 2015 launch of quantative...
Just days before the two-year anniversary of the 4 August 2020 Beirut Port explosion, a part of the burnt-out hulk of the nation’s grain silos destroyed in the blast, collapsed. For weeks, a fire had been smouldering in the silos...
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, it is becoming clear that a lot more is at stake than just the future of Ukraine. Big shifts in global order are set to follow because Russian bad behavior is triggering a...
China is fast losing its patience over Pakistan’s lackadaisical attitude to finish projects under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which was ‘officially’ launched in 2015. According to the recent CPEC Authority report, Pakistan could complete only three CPEC projects...
Sars-CoV-2 appeared for the first time in Wuhan located in Hubei province of China. Gradually the world witnessed rapid spread of virus to many countries engendering the death of millions . Vaccines were developed and several quarantine measures adopted to...
Well meaning incentive systems devised by international community for the socio-economic upliftment of developing countries may also end up as a tool in the hands of exploitative classes in these societies. Pakistan’s performance under the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus...
China plans to change the mandatory retirement age of its citizens, as part of efforts to alleviate its pension fund crisis that has worsened in recent years due to an increase in the country’s ageing population. On 21 February, China’s...
Mining is recognised in Zimbabwe as a key sector for attaining National Development Strategy 1 (NSDI) goals. But indiscriminate mining has become a matter of concern in the country. China’s engagement with Zimbabwe in the mineral sector is very high...
It was not so long ago that global financial markets were hailed as the bringers of democracy. Yet between that time and now, a couple of crises showed that financial markets not only do not necessarily bring democracy to nations,...
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