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The newly installed government in Pakistan faces a number of mammoth tasks like foreign policy issues, weakening currency, booming population, maintaining momentum of GDP growth targets and continuous struggle with energy policy. In order to counter these challenges, the government …

Wonga, the poster-boy of the British payday lending industry, has gone into administration following an influx of customer compensation claims. Its demise is a result of government regulation to reform the payday loans sector in favour of the consumer. A …

Bangladesh has become one of Asia’s most remarkable countries in the recent years. It remained an economic basket case. It was devastated by poverty, hunger and disease for many years after independence in 1971. By 2006, Bangladesh registered faster growth …

From San Francisco to South Africa, the issue of fair pay is the subject of furious debate around the world – and for good reason. Increasingly, working full-time, or even two or three jobs, is not enough to lift people out of poverty. In the …

Nearly 800 million people globally live in extreme poverty, estimates the World Bank. Africa is home to more extremely poor people than all other regions combined. Most of the poor have low educational attainment and work in agriculture. What can we …

Pakistan withstands the burden of one of the most illiterate countries of Asia. About half of the male population is illiterate and two third of the female population cannot even write their names. Pakistan with its 58.7 percent literacy rate …

Population growth rate in Pakistan is extremely high due to high fertility rate with a large proportion of young adults and children. Pakistan had a population of 33 million in 1950 and ranked 14th in the world but its population …

The upcoming government-led by Imran Khan, the leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) who has taken absolute majority after July 25 elections-2018 is committed to invest in human resources. Human development remains the key in tackling the huge poverty challenge in …

Bangladesh is better than India and Pakistan in health facilities Good health is important to live a healthy, peaceful and prosperous life. Our citizens are suffering from poor health conditions since ages. Health care sector in Pakistan consist of private …

Poverty cannot be tackled without having credible data and figures related to poverty incidence in Pakistan. Poverty reduction has been a major official development objective in the country over the past many years. Critics however blame the governments for downplaying …