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The R&D conundrum choking our exports

The R&D conundrum choking our exports
With Pakistani products failing to perform globally, focus on research seems a no-brainer
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KARACHI:
Pakistan, like most developing nations, is locked in a paradox. In theory at least, innovation driven by robust research and development could be the key to breaking it out of a vicious debt and deficit-ridden cycle.
Indeed, economists the world over constantly exhort third world governments to spend more on R&D in order to cure their flagging economies. As emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and 3D printing usher in what many see as the Fourth Industrial Revolution, that investment could be the difference between market leaders and losers of the future. ....

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'Tobacco sector data misleading'

‘Tobacco sector data misleading’
January 22, 2021
KARACHI: Misreporting of facts regarding tobacco sector is misleading policymakers and encouraging illicit trade of cigarettes in Pakistan, a media advocacy official said on Thursday.
“Instead of raising public awareness to curb the smoking trend, few organizations are presenting misleading statistics to the government and policy makers,” said Amna Saleen, a representative of Stop Illegal Trade (SIT) Pakistan, in a statement.
“Surprisingly, well known platforms for economic research and government consulting are being used in this campaign.”
Amna Saleem said according to figures released by various international research institutes on illicit sale of cigarettes in Pakistan the position was around 30 percent to 40 percent. “However, on the contrary, various local bodies are presenting separate statistics on the legal and illegal sale of cigarettes in Pakistan, which is diverting the attention of p ....

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Experts stress need for shift towards green energy

Experts stress need for shift towards green energy
Urge govt to devise policies to facilitate stakeholders in exploring avenues
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ISLAMABAD:
Experts have agreed that the time is ripe for Pakistan to shift towards green energy and called on the government to devise policies to facilitate stakeholders in exploring additional avenues for sustainable renewable energy.
At a webinar titled “Clean Energy Transition in Pakistan” on Wednesday, Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) Managing Director Shah Jahan Mirza said power and energy sectors of Pakistan were not in a desirable shape due to various factors.
He covered various aspects of the clean energy landscape in Pakistan. “Our natural resources, especially gas reserves, are depleting rapidly, therefore we need to act now keeping in view the future needs of energy,” he said. “The processes for private sector investment in green energy also need to be streamlined ....

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Digitisation crucial to rebuilding economy | The Express Tribune

Digitisation crucial to rebuilding economy
SCO official says cross-border e-commerce will boost competitiveness of economies
ISLAMABAD:
Although the Covid-19 outbreak has wreaked enormous damage on the global economy, it has also brought new opportunities, said Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Secretary-General Vladimir Norov.
Speaking at plenary of the four-day 23rd Sustainable Development Conference titled “Sustainable Development in Times of Covid-19” on Monday, Norov said that the digital economy and cross-border e-commerce would play an increasingly important role in rebuilding the world economy after Covid-19 in terms of achieving economic growth, increasing competitiveness of economies and improving quality of lives, thus contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). ....

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