Analysis: US Dollar Performance Against Pakistani Rupee in July 2025
- 31-Jul-2025
KARACHI, Pakistan – On Thursday, July 31, 2025, this review dissects the macroeconomic interplay between the US Dollar (USD) and Pakistani Rupee (PKR) throughout July 2025. USD to PKR- Daily Updates The month concluded with the PKR appreciating to PKR 282.87 per USD, a net gain of PKR 1.35 or 0.47% from its initial value […]
US Dollar: Why and how the greenback dominates global trade
- 30-Oct-2024
The US dollar’s dominance in international trade is a complex interplay of historical, economic, and political factors. This article delves into the key reasons behind this enduring phenomenon and explores its implications for the global economy. Historical Roots of US Dollar Dominance The foundation for the US dollar’s global prominence was laid in the […]
EXPLAINER: What Suez Canal blockade means for the globe?
- 28-Mar-2021
With its global impact, the knock-on effects might result in jacked fuel prices while it's sent already rising container fares through the roof
‘Winter is coming’, Indonesian leader warns amid economic gloom
- 12-Oct-2018
Indonesia's president turned to blockbuster television show "Game of Thrones" to sound the alarm over global trade tensions at an economic conference, warning that "winter is coming."
WTO eyes feeble global trade recovery in 2017
- 12-Apr-2017
GENEVA: The World Trade Organization said on Wednesday it expected global trade to rebound slightly in 2017 but warned that deep political and economic uncertainties risked hampering the recovery. The organisation forecast that global trade would expand by 2.4 percent in 2017, up from just 1.3 percent last year. But it warned that “the unpredictable direction […]
Apple CEO Tim Cook calls for more global trade with China
- 18-Mar-2017
BEIJING: Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook expressed support for globalization and said China should continue to open its economy to foreign firms, while speaking at a forum in Beijing on Saturday. “I think it’s important that China continues to open itself and widens the door if you will,” said Cook, speaking at the government-sponsored China […]
Obama confident TPP deal can be ratified in US
- 23-May-2016
HANOI: President Barack Obama said Monday he remained confident the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal would be ratified in the United States despite strong political opposition in Washington.
WTO failure points to fragmented future for global trade
- 04-Aug-2014
GENEVA: India has dealt a potentially fatal blow to the World Trade Organization's hopes of modernizing the rules of global commerce and remaining the central forum for multilateral trade deals.