In a weathered classroom in Kigali, 23-year-old Grace Uwimana debugs Python code on a refurbished laptop—one of thousands distributed through Rwanda’s digital literacy initiative. Five years...
The world isn’t simply splitting between East and West—it’s fragmenting into a complex web of strategic autonomy, hedged alliances, and national self-interest. When BRICS welcomed four...
As approval ratings crater, the president’s primetime speech reveals a White House struggling to reconcile campaign promises with economic headwinds When President Trump declared from the...
Executive Summary: The Structural Surgery Required Pakistan’s economic history is defined by the “Stabilization Trap”—a recurring cycle where brief periods of consumption-led growth lead to a...
As Pakistan enters yet another phase of IMF‑mandated reform, the country stands at a familiar crossroads: the tension between sovereignty and sustainability. The IMF’s latest Staff...
In the long arc of global development, few decisions shape a nation’s trajectory as profoundly as the choice of where to borrow. For developing countries—many juggling...
The narrative surrounding South Asia’s economy has long been dominated by singular giants, but the tides are shifting. For years, the headlines have focused solely on...
As global supply chains redraw themselves, Pakistan eyes an opening. But opportunity, like investment, prefers certainty.An Economist’s analysis of whether Pakistan can capture manufacturing shifts away...
By any conventional metric, Pakistan should not be leading the pack of global equity returns in 2025. It is a frontier‑to‑emerging‑market hybrid with a long history...
Introduction: A Nation’s Mirror Moment In a country where public trust in institutions is often fragile, the release of the National Corruption Perception Survey (NCPS) 2025...