Pakistan now among top 40 global economies
Pakistan is among the world’s largest economies by Gross Domestic Product, GDP numbers from the World Bank, released on 21 September 2018 reveal. The above visualisation of world economy is done by HowMuch. IMF...
IMF sees Pakistan GDP growth falling to 3% in next five years
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) sees Pakistan GDP growth to fall at 4% during the current fiscal year as it says the economy is losing grip on the gains made during the previous years. “Growth in Pakistan is...
Pakistan is world’s 4th fastest growing economy: HSBC
Wali Zahid | IMC Pakistan is the world’s fourth fastest growing economy after Bangladesh, Ethiopia and India, according to the 2018 global research report by HSBC. Titled ‘The World in 2030‘, and...
Pakistan tops gender inequality ranking in Asia Pacific
Wali Zahid | IMC In a 2018 McKinsey report, Pakistan tops gender inequality ranking in Asia Pacific in 2018. Image above. In work inequality (labour force participation, professional and technical jobs, perceived...
Pakistan exports at a glance 2013-18
What Pakistan exported in 2016. Worth $27.8 billion. Top 3: ICT, House linen, rice | Source: Harvard CID Atlas Wali Zahid | IMC Center for International Development at Harvard University (CID) is a good resource in...
At 350kph, China high-speed train ups the game
Beijing (Xinhua): China increased the maximum speed of the bullet trains on the Beijing-Tianjin high-speed railway from 300km per hour (kph) to 350 kph. The Fuxing (Rejuvenation) trains, the newest bullet train...
پانی کی قلت۔ واقعی؟
Facts: Himalayas contribute 80% water of Indus; it is 3rd biggest ice store in the world; there is no way India can steal water from Indus; we waste 22 MAF into sea; there is no scarcity of water in Pakistan;...
What is in for Pakistan and India in SCO Qingdao Summit?
Wali Zahid | IMC Various versions of this article appeared in The News International, Pakistan’s largest-selling daily (Op-Ed part 1, part 2), China Pictorial, China-India Dialogue (in English and Chinese)...
Decay and erosion as currency: Messed-up Pakistan Series 5
On this blog and on my social media platforms, I take pride in publishing posts about infrastructure and development projects happening in all parts of the country. A couple of years ago, on a post about...
Pakistan exports: 3 years in 3 photos
What Pakistan exported in 2016. Worth $21 billion. The World Bank Group today held a round table on achieving export competitiveness for Pakistan at Lahore PC. I was one of the delegates. The event was organised by...