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Pakistan’s economic growth rate accelerated to 6% during the last year of PTI-led govt. – the highest pace in four years – helping to increase the size of the nation’s
ZAWYA Reports: Saudi Aramco is weighing an IPO of its trading division Aramco Trading Co., in what could be one of the world’s biggest listings this year, Bloomberg reported on
Continue readingSaudi Aramco Weighs IPO of Trading Arm. IPO could be worth more than $30bln.
The new cohort already raised more than Dh231 million in funding: It includes Pakistan’s first digital bank TAG among the 16 new startups to join the growing community of Hub71
Continue readingPakistan’s first digital bank among startups to join Abu Dhabi’s Hub71
Is it money? Digital gold? A tech stock? Recent events shed some light on the question. Noah Smith at his Substack Noahpinion: A lot of interesting things have been happening
Former (ousted) Premier Imran Khan’s trip to Russia in March, and his 3-hour long meet with President Putin majorly bordered a game-changing economic negotiations for cash-strapped, energy-hit Pakistan. According to
Continue readingThe Energy Deal That Probably Toppled Imran Khan
Saudi Stock Market lost 898.57 points (6.52%) in a week after the Eid Holidays; Investors lost SR 290 million in the form of Market Capitalization; Business value increased by 21.23
Yousuf Nazar @YousufNazar on Twitter discusses his 5 point economic plan:#1. Increase gasoline prices, remove tax exemptions/subsidies (for Rs800 billion) for the corporate sector immediately and get $10bn from the
Putin’s Decision to Shoot for Gold Could Move Global Energy Trade Away From the Dollar. In a powerful and disruptive move, Putin has floated the idea of Western economies depositing
Colin Grant at Lapham’s Quarterly: Today almost as many Caribbeans reside overseas than live at home. Outward and inward migration from and to the region provides an illuminating case study
Continue readingCircular Migration To and From: ‘Wheel and Come Again’
Oded Galor’s ‘Sapiens’-like history of civilization predicts a happy ending for humanity. But should we trust him? David Shariatmadari in The Guardian: Why is the Anglo-Saxon world so individualistic, and
Continue readingThe Economist Who Believes That Human Ingenuity Will Save the World
From Readers’ Digest: Bitcoin has brought a new revolution to the world of online payment systems. However, Bangladesh’s agriculture industry is not unique. Here are eight ways how bitcoin has
Continue readingHow Bitcoin Affected the Agriculture Sector of Bangladesh
Mona Ali in Phenomenal World: The centerpiece of shock and awe of the West’s economic response to Russia’s invasion and bombardment of Ukraine was the freezing of Russia’s central bank