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Engaging with China

Engaging with China KARACHI: The cadence and mantra of economic development for modern statehood is now globally acknowledged. Restrict government’s role to formulating a policy and regulatory framework and incentivise and regulate the private sector: full-stop. Notwithstanding, the Pak-China relationship has been predominantly about the government and related strategic matters. Surprisingly, the most critical piece of the relationship with respect to trade, economy, investments and business cooperation has been a bit “on the back burner”. The “tidal wave” in the bilateral bond between the two nations, the multibillion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) megaproject, thus far has also been about building infrastructure.

Time to revisit exchange rate policy - Newspaper

A stable foreign exchange rate helps stimulate long-term fixed investment while a prolonged, abnormally fluctuating value of the national currency tends to distort the financial viability of projects with longer gestation periods. And a stable currency, with minimal fluctuations, is necessary for the success of any long-term economic growth strategy as amply proved by China. For Pakistan, keen to launch the second phase of industrialisation under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor umbrella, rupee stability assumes added importance. While claiming the economy is moving in the right direction, the policymakers also have expressed satisfaction that the rupee is stable. Unlike in the past, foreign companies are reported to be largely remitting their profits to parent companies instead of ploughing back a significant part of their earnings into investment. In the 11 months of 2020-21, the outflow of profits and dividends on foreign investment increased by 23 per cent to $1.5 billion,

SPECIAL: Woes of Sindh to shake Pakistan s fragile ecosystem-562775

SPECIAL: Woes of Sindh to shake Pakistan’s fragile ecosystem Sun Online Desk 5th July, 2021 11:17:47 AM Pakistan is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. It is ranked 5th among the most affected countries in the world. The country is facing the adverse impacts of climate change in the form of melting glaciers, floods, shifting weather patterns and droughts. Pakistan is also grappling with its worst water crisis and is predicted to suffer from water scarcity by 2040. With rising population only aggravating a fragile situation, the country which was once a water abundant entity is today facing a crisis with acute and frequent droughts. Climate change is likely to further exacerbate this condition.

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