How a frontier market’s 94% surge, IMF-backed reforms, and digital transformation are creating unprecedented opportunities for retail investors When Saba Ahmed, a 29-year-old graphic designer from...
How Pakistan’s first yuan-denominated bond exposes the rupee to a new geopolitical and financial calculus When Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb announced in December that Pakistan would...
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...