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    Finance and Economy

    Pakistan’s Debt Profile ‘Alarming’, Borrowing and Spending Habits ‘Unsustainable’, Says Think Tank Report

    Pakistan’s debt is growing at a much faster rate than its income — widening the financing gaps which will require further borrowing to bridge...
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    Finance and Economy

    Maldives Economy: IMF Flags Concerns

    In its report, the mission noted that amid elevated fuel prices coupled with continued strong import demands, the current account deficit in 2024 is...
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    Asia Pacific

    How Asia Can Unlock $800 Billion of Climate Financing

    Asia-Pacific countries experienced, on average, six natural disasters a year over the past three decades – about twice as many as developing countries of...
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    Finance and Economy

    Sri Lanka’s Economic Performance Satisfactory, says IMF

    The completion of the first review allows for an immediate disbursement of US$337 million, bringing the total IMF financial support disbursed so far to...
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    Finance and Economy

    Development Banks Should Reform Their Lending Practices

    The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank share a common goal of raising living standards in their member countries. This week, the...
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    Finance and Economy

    Global Growth to Slow to 3.2 per cent in 2022, Says IMF’s World Economic Outlook

    The report forecasts global growth to slow from 6.0 per cent in 2021 to 3.2 per cent in 2022 and 2.7 per cent in...
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    Finance and Economy

    Inflation Phobia Hastens Recessions, Debt Crises

    Inflation phobia among central banks is dragging economies into recession and debt crises. Their dogmatic beliefs prevent them from doing right. Instead, they take...
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    Accountability

    Are Philippines, Pakistan Set to Follow Sri Lankan Path to Economic Woes?

    Activists say that the Sri Lanka economic crisis is a cautionary tale for other countries of the global South, arguing for debt cancellation for...
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    Child Labour

    NLUO, Project Kutumb Launch Community Level Child Protection Committees in Urban Cuttack

    The orientation program is part of NLUO’s commitment to creating Child-Friendly Communities, and it marks a milestone in Project Kutumb’s mission to foster safer environments for vulnerable and at-risk children.
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    Afghanistan

    Left with Nothing: Afghan Children Face New Hardships After Mass Return from Pakistan

    Since September 2023, nearly a million Afghans, 545,000 of them children, have returned, often with little more than a few belongings in hand and no clear idea of what lies ahead.
    Human rights

    NHRC Seeks Answers Over Inmate Education Crisis in Kerala Prisons

    In the broader national context, the incident highlights a disconnect between India’s progressive rehabilitation laws and the ground realities of prison management. While Article 21 of the Constitution guarantees the right to life and personal liberty, including access to education, the lack of institutional readiness often renders these rights hollow for prison inmates.

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    Child Labour

    NLUO, Project Kutumb Launch Community Level Child Protection Committees in Urban Cuttack

    The orientation program is part of NLUO’s commitment to creating Child-Friendly Communities, and it marks a milestone in Project Kutumb’s mission to foster safer environments for vulnerable and at-risk children.
    Afghanistan

    Left with Nothing: Afghan Children Face New Hardships After Mass Return from Pakistan

    Since September 2023, nearly a million Afghans, 545,000 of them children, have returned, often with little more than a few belongings in hand and no clear idea of what lies ahead.
    Accountability

    IMF Urges Faster Progress in Sri Lanka’s State-Owned Enterprise Reforms amid Policy Reversals

    Papageorgiou's comments come in the wake of political shifts that have disrupted previous reform strategies. The new administration under President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has halted privatization efforts initiated by the previous government, led by Ranil Wickremesinghe.
    Accountability

    Bangladesh: Business Elites Are Tightening Their Grip on Politics

    Experts say that if Bangladesh is to achieve its ambition of becoming an upper-middle-income country by 2031, it must confront the growing dominance of business elites in its political system.
    Accountability

    Eroding Credibility of the Higher Judiciary

    Since the days of former CJI Deepak Mishra, there has been increasing criticism of the highest court.

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