[ad_1] MILAN: Italy risks losing 20 billion euros ($23.6 billion) in exports and 118,000 jobs next year if the US imposes tariffs of 10% on all European products, the head of the main Italian business lobby said on Wednesday. “Italy does not just export luxury products — with a demand that isn’t very sensitive to prices … Read more
[ad_1] Listen to article KARACHI: Pakistan’s recent move to secure a $3.3 billion loan package from Chinese banks has once again placed its economic dependence on Beijing in sharp focus. The deal, which includes a $2 billion syndicated loan and a $1.3 billion refinancing arrangement, is intended to provide much-needed short-term relief to Pakistan’s low foreign exchange … Read more
[ad_1] Listen to article The message is stark and urgent. As Pakistan faces yet another sweltering summer, its chief meteorologist has issued a grave warning that the country’s reliance on coal-fired power plants is an active driver of the extreme weather events now battering the nation with increasing intensity. From deadly heatwaves to devastating flash floods, the … Read more
[ad_1] Listen to article The Communist Manifesto (Marx, 1996) opens with a spectre, an idea so disruptive that it promised to upend entire class structures and build a society where development was free and fair. The dream, of course, was grand. But like most idealisms, it tripped over its blind spot: humans. Marx theorised systems but underestimated … Read more
[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives has clarified that the Cost of M-6 Hyderabad-Sukkur Motorway rationalized from 395 billion to 364 billion. It is to clarify that during the Central Development Working Party (CDWP) meeting held on June 18, 2025, an error was made in the cost figure of the Hyderabad-Sukkur Motorway … Read more
[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Wednesday approved the construction of the Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway (M-6) at a cost of Rs395 billion — up by 138% — and set up a ministerial panel to find credible funding sources, bringing the project back in the public sector financing mode. The Central Development Working Party (CDWP), in a meeting chaired … Read more