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Mar

War has brought the world to the brink of a food crisis

By Julia Horowitz Published in cnn.com on March 12, 2022 London (CNN Business) Svein Tore Holsether says the world is careening toward a food crisis that could affect millions of people. Record high natural gas prices have forced the company he runs, fertilizer producer Yara International, to curtail its production of ammonia and urea in Europe to […]

Women and politics

By Hassan Hakeem Published in The News on March 10, 2022 As the world celebrated International Women’s Day on Tuesday (March 8), Pakistan’s political landscape has yet another date to pay attention to – the 2023 general elections that are less than 19 months away. With political parties already in electioneering mode, temperatures for public mobilisation and[…]

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Mar

Post MPS blues

By Mustafa Pasha Published in The Express Tribune on March 10, 2022 KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan announced its decision to keep the policy rate stable at 9.75% this week. The market had mixed expectations on whether there would be a hike or not. Given that inflationary and external account pressures stem mainly from supply side[…]