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Tag: Economic Growth

China’s Belt and Road Roars Back: A Record $213 Billion Surge in 2025 and What It Means for the World

As Western infrastructure promises stall, Beijing’s flagship initiative delivers its strongest year yet—fueling a dramatic global realignment On a sweltering afternoon in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, construction crews break ground on what will become one of Africa’s largest liquefied natural gas facilities. In the snow-dusted steppes of Kazakhstan, Chinese engineers finalize contracts for a sprawling wind…

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Pakistan Stock Surge: KSE-100 Hits Record 188,000+ on Rate Cut Bets

KSE-100 index soars past 188,621 points amid Pakistan stock market rally fueled by SBP rate cut expectations. Analysis of drivers, risks, and global emerging market context for January 2026. A Frontier Market’s Unexpected Ascent The trading floor at the Pakistan Stock Exchange opened Tuesday morning with the nervous energy that has become characteristic of frontier…

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10 Ways Academia and Research Are Driving China’s Economic Growth

In a sleek laboratory at the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei, researchers huddle around the Jiuzhang photonic quantum computer, a machine that can complete certain computational tasks in 200 seconds that would take classical supercomputers an estimated half-billion years. Just down the corridor, graduate students test components for next-generation electric vehicle…

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The Trade Bazooka: How the EU’s Retaliatory Powers Could Reshape the US Economy in 2026 Amid Trump’s Tariffnomics

The Arctic chill descending on Nuuk this January is nothing compared to the deep freeze threatening transatlantic relations. As Greenlandic citizens march through their capital’s snowy streets protesting President Trump’s demands to purchase their homeland, a far more potent economic weapon is being primed in Brussels. The European Union stands poised to deploy what French…

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Pakistan’s Startups at Davos: Symbolism or Substance?

When seven Pakistani startups were selected to showcase at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos, it was heralded as a breakthrough for the country’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. The Pathfinder CITADEL DAVOS Challenge, which shortlisted these ventures from over 200 entries, has positioned Pakistan’s innovators on one of the most influential global stages. This…

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Pakistan’s Growth Outlook Dims: Why the IMF’s Latest Cut to 3.2% Matters for 2026 and Beyond

Pakistan has witnessed many ups and downs in its economic oulook . The latest IMF Cut is an eye-opener for all . This tension crystallized in late January 2026 when the International Monetary Fund, in its closely watched World Economic Outlook Update titled “Global Economy: Steady Amid Divergent Forces,” downgraded Pakistan’s GDP growth projection for…

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Pakistan’s Startup Revival: How Hybrid Financing Drove a $74 Million Surge in 2025

After years of contraction, a strategic pivot to debt-equity blends signals maturation—not just survival—in one of South Asia’s most resilient tech ecosystems In early April 2025, Omer bin Ahsan faced a familiar dilemma. The founder of Haball, a Karachi-based fintech enabling shariah-compliant supply chain financing, had spent months courting investors for a pre-Series A round….

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10 Reasons Why Austerity Measures Will Help Boost Pakistan’s Economy: Practices and Prospects

The summer of 2025 marked a quiet turning point for Pakistan’s economy. After years of lurching from one balance-of-payments crisis to another, foreign exchange reserves climbed past $21 billion—their highest level in over a decade. Inflation, which had terrorized households by peaking above 38% in mid-2023, fell to single digits. The rupee stabilized. The International…

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Why Economists Are Raising the US Economic Outlook for 2026 Above 2% Despite Trumponomics

There’s a peculiar rhythm to economic forecasting in polarized times. Last year, as President Trump’s second term began with talk of sweeping tariffs and aggressive trade renegotiations, professional economists did what they’re trained to do: they downgraded their growth projections. The US economic outlook 2026 dimmed considerably, with consensus forecasts sliding from a comfortable 2.4%…

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