Archive for the ‘Pakistan’ Category

Pakistan Needs A Plan

Via Noahpinion, commentary on Pakistan’s need for stability, privatization, education, foreign investment, and peace: Pakistan is a vast country of 231.4 million people. It’s one of only nine countries in the world with nuclear weapons. It’s located in South Asia, which is now one of the world’s most dynamic and fast-growing regions. It has generally […]

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CPEC: Is the Belt and Road Initiative’s Crowning Project A Failure?

Via Brown Political Review, analysis of the CPEC: In October, China celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) with a global forum of partnered countries. The mood was triumphant, with China reporting that the initiative has resulted in as much as $1 trillion in financial assistance to its constituents. The event, however, glossed […]

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Fastest Growing Countries for Software Development: Bangladesh, Nigeria, and Pakistan

Via Rest of World, a look at new data showing a rising tide of coders in Bangladesh and Nigeria: GitHub has released new data tracking developer accounts by country. Year over year, the data shows Bangladesh, Nigeria, and Pakistan had the fastest-growing developer population. For developers around the world, a busy GitHub profile is one […]

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Addis Opens Arms Wide to Pakistani Businesses

Via African Intelligence, a look at how Pakistan – as part of its Africa strategy – is adopting a proactive strategy towards Ethiopia: The ratification by Ethiopia’s parliament in mid-December of a trade agreement with Pakistan is set to speed up the establishment of Pakistani companies in the African country. Pharmaceutical firms Sitara Chemicals Industries, D.Watson Pharmacy and Atco […]

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Pakistan’s Military Wants To Kickstart Nation’s Green Revolution

Courtesy of Bloomberg, a report on how Pakistan’s armed forces are seen by some as crucial to attracting foreign investment into a key portion of a beleaguered economy: Pakistan sees farming potential amid the rolling sand dunes of Punjab’s Cholistan desert. Here, in the South Asian nation’s vast central plains, the government plans to lease […]

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Attack on Pakistan Highway to China Shakes Key Belt and Road Link

Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, a report on the impact that a recent attack on Pakistan highway to China has had upon a key Belt and Road link: A militant attack in the mountainous Gilgit-Baltistan region of northern Pakistan, near the Chinese border, has rekindled concerns over security on a highway considered crucial for developing the […]

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