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Despite a strong headline GDP number for Q1, every important measure points to a continued slowdown starting last year DAVID P. GOLDMAN – President Trump Wednesday postponed a decision on
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Some things are happening good –for our future generations though. And many things are happening bad for the status quo. The ‘deep divide in opinion’ nested in the note you
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BE2C2 Report – Self-confidence is not enough, competence matters in leadership positions. According to a renowned talent scientist, there’s a huge difference between self-confidence and competency. This distinction becomes highly
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THE latest IMF assistance sums up decades of economic mismanagement in the country. Chronic under-investment due to terrorism, energy crisis, etc. have left the country with a limited export base
BE2C2 Report – The threat to Mother Earth and other climate change concerns inspired folks at Washington’s recent Smithsonian Craft Show — one of the most prestigious events of its
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MOEED PIRZADA – Supporters of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan were perturbed on seeing an uneasy, almost broken body language of their leader. It was the third week of April;
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Science shows play is not frivolous but core to children’s healthy development BE2C2 Report – The dictum ‘All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy’ competed with ‘Parho
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AMIR HANDJANI – To understand Riyadh’s new strategy in New Delhi, look no further than the state-run oil company Saudi Aramco’s recent bid to purchase up to 25 percent of India’s largest
DESPARDES — The standard of news writing is very low in Pakistan as there are many grammatical and spelling mistakes in news reports; also Urdu press has no economic writers.
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Leaving no one behind,” is a commitment enshrined in paragraph 4 of the 2030 Agenda; many Northern consumption and production patterns negatively affect the living conditions of people in the
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The more the Earth warms up, the more people will need cooling. And, the more air-conditioners are sold and used, the warmer the world will become over the years: AND
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Alarm bells are ringing! Pakistan’s public debt is piling up, with the external debt now touching $100 billion and the public debt-to-GDP ratio fast approaching 80 per cent. The recently