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FDI doubles to $222m

Foreign Direct Investment Doubles To $222m On Inflows From China, Japan

FDI doubles to $222m FDI doubles to $222m after net disposals in December 2022, foreign direct investment (FDI) more than doubled to US$222 million in January after recording US$110 million in inflows in the same month last year.  The latest data from the State Bank of Pakistan, released on Monday, showed that foreign direct investment …

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Productive Workers

Productive Workers: Pakistan’s Workforce Is Lacking In Skills And Strong Work Ethics | Digital Pakistani

Productive Workers Productive workers factors responsible for Pakistan’s economic collapse include the abandonment of large multinational companies due to an unfavorable business environment and lack of foreign investment. Local entrepreneurs are also reluctant to set up production facilities.  In the 1960s, considered the golden age of the country’s industrialization, foreign companies established a manufacturing industry …

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Price of elite capture

Price Of Elite Capture In Pakistan

Price of elite capture The scourge of Pakistan has long been a narrow-minded and oligarchic power elite that dominates its politics and controls its economy, to the detriment of the people’s well-being and the country’s progress and development.  Its position solidified over decades, has meant that governance challenges have multiplied with strength and intensity, threatening …

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A national CTD

Pakistan Needs A National CTD To Alleviate The Provincial

A national CTD Pakistan needs a national CTD to alleviate the provincial police’s burden and ensure clarity of purpose. PAKISTAN has long fought extremism, insurgency, and terrorism. Numerous legal, administrative, and political measures have been taken since 9/11, but despite a vast counter-terrorism (CT) apparatus, goals have yet to be achieved. In practice, terrorism has …

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blame the Chinese

Don’t Blame The Chinese

Blame The Chinese Every Pakistani flag knows that friendship between Pakistan and China is the only answer. So what makes CPEC a game changer? Apparently! New industries will emerge, existing ones will close, exports will soar, Gwadar will become another Dubai, all debts will be paid off, jobs will be plentiful and the sun will …

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Elusive common ground

Elusive Common Ground: The Politics Of Public Opinion

Elusive common ground Elusive common ground in the 75 years of its existence, Pakistan has seen several extreme levels of confrontation between political actors. A massive grassroots movement demonstrated against then-Field Marshal Ayub Khan’s 10-year rule in 1968 while his government was busy celebrating a “decade of development.” Almost all political opposition parties united, and …

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