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Bank Alfalah received accolades for its contributions to Islamic banking at the Global Islamic Finance Awards Published 30 Sep, 2024 07:54am

Buying into future changes

Decentralisation could promote trust, cohesion and equitable access to public services in the long run
Updated 30 Sep, 2024 09:27am

Ignoring the future

In the US, around 20pc of adults age 50 or over report having nothing saved for retirement, raising concerns that...
Published 30 Sep, 2024 07:54am

Children unable to read

An estimated seven in 10 children in low and middle-income countries are unable to read and understand a simple ...
Published 30 Sep, 2024 07:54am
Data points

Data points

The US is experiencing its largest immigration wave in generations, driven by millions of people from around the world
Published 30 Sep, 2024 07:54am

No faith in higher education

About 32pc of US adults say they have little or no confidence in higher education, compared to 10pc in 2015,...
Published 30 Sep, 2024 07:54am

Financial fortunes

US banks made a $1tr windfall from the Federal Reserve’s two-and-a-half-year era of high interest rates, according...
Published 30 Sep, 2024 07:54am

Eras’s big bucks

Taylor Swift’s ongoing Eras tour is expected to gross more than $2bn, according to The Economist
Published 30 Sep, 2024 07:54am
Rise of ‘buy now,  pay later’

Rise of ‘buy now, pay later’

With 19 opened branches, QistBazaar claims to have disbursed over 55,000 loans worth Rs3.4bn to consumers
Updated 30 Sep, 2024 12:19pm
On the brink

On the brink

Soaring electricity prices and inexpensive solar energy pose an existential threat to Pakistan’s inept power utilities
Updated 30 Sep, 2024 11:49am
A power sector malady

A power sector malady

IPP sponsors claim that coercive tactics and threats of project cancellation are used in contract renegotiations to obtain tariff
Updated 30 Sep, 2024 11:10am

Inviting temporary relief measures

‘While the IMF programme signals short-term stability, there is no clear progress on reforms that would improve the investment
Updated 30 Sep, 2024 11:21am
Déjà Vu — again

Déjà Vu — again

The government is parroting the familiar refrain of futile hopes of this being the last International Monetary Fund...
Published 30 Sep, 2024 07:54am
Finance: At a crossroad

Finance: At a crossroad

Fostering a culture of political tolerance can help Pakistan make the best of the IMF bailout
Updated 30 Sep, 2024 09:45am
Losing talent to AI

Losing talent to AI

With a workforce vulnerable to automation, Pakistan must prioritise alternative strategies to keep up with the global tech
Updated 30 Sep, 2024 10:39am
Fighting a phantom recession

Fighting a phantom recession

US policy rate cut to achieve a soft landing is seen as panic-driven with an eagerness to fight a downturn yet to occur.
Updated 23 Sep, 2024 09:33am