In order to fulfill the demands of both domestic and international consumers, exporting firms must increase their productivity through both increased input but more so through gains in efficiency.

Yemen, located on the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, is one of the poorest countries in the Arab world. It is also one of the most politically and socially complex, with a history of tribalism and regionalism

Crime, violence and the economy are interconnected. There have been attempts at the international level to study the correlation between violence and peace through the Global Peace Indices.

The US continued cultivating increasingly close ties with Bangladesh under Hasina’s tenure due to its growing role as a global textile hub and its geostrategic position in the Bay of Bengal.

Across the Atlantic, the next countries within reach of Ireland are the US and Canada. In the not-too-distant past hundreds of thousands of Irish people, out of feelings of necessity, emigrated in ships to North America.

On July 05, 1977, Zia took control of the country by suspending the constitution. He promised to hold elections within ninety days, but his misrule continued for over eleven years.

If Pakistan does not adopt the sustainable development scenario, the negative impacts of climate change on human health, ecosystems, and livelihoods will amplify to irreversible levels.

Pakistan’s remittance earnings have been increasing over time, coinciding with the establishment of the Pakistan Remittance Initiative in 2009 and subsequently increased outreach of banks in the remittance market.

The latest Sino-Indo tensions are more dangerous than usual since the strategic dynamics that are shaping them involve larger trends that are beyond the ambit of their bilateral ties.

Currently, the Sharifs are implementing the 'London Plan' to stage another comeback, but Imran Khan's party is standing firm despite numerous court cases and an assassination attempt.

Muslim League in any form always had some grassroots connection and if reorganized at that level they might revive. The extreme option to assassinate Imran Khan will destroy the PMLN in Pakistan.

The rise of the manufacturing SME, especially in textiles, takes place simultaneously with the decline of formal manufacturing. The informal sector and SMEs are acting as a sponge for unemployed labor.