Friday, September 15th, 2023
Why Indonesia thinks it belongs in the OECD
Indonesia would be first new Asian member since 1996 and help shed OECD’s image as an exclusive developed world club JAKARTA: Many raised eyebrows when the Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto announced that Indonesia had formally expressed an interest to join the OECD. The move seemed surprising given that the OECD is reputed to be a “developed countries’ club” and Indonesia’s GDP per capita in 2022 was only US$4,788 compared with the OECD average of $43,261. But the OECD has been recently opening up to emerging economies.Read More
Central Asia’s leaders get into specifics on trade-boosting initiatives
The fifth consultative meeting of the region’s presidents was rich with dialogue on practicalities, but implementation is a tricky task. Dushanbe, SEPT 15: In the collective daydreams of Central Asian presidents, there is no end to the possibilities for regional integration. The ideas came thick and fast at the latest semi-formal get-together of Central Asian leaders, held this year in the capital of Tajikistan, Dushanbe. In his speech at the fifth heads of state consultative meeting on September 14, Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev focused his thoughts on how to promoteRead More
FM Jilani leads 10th Commonwealth Youth Minister’s meeting in London
LONDON: /DNA/ – Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani chaired the 10th Commonwealth Youth Ministers’ Meeting (CWYMM) in London from 12-15 September 2023. This was the first time in 30 years that Pakistan chaired a Commonwealth event. Youth Ministers from more than 45 Commonwealth states participated in the meeting, which was held as part of the Commonwealth’s commemoration of 2023 as the “Year of Youth.” Chairing the CWYMM, the Foreign Minister emphasized the Commonwealth’s role in charting youth engagement in the global sustainable development agenda. He added that youth comprised 60Read More
PM Kakar says Elections date beyond mandate of interim set-up
Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar also warned a consistent crackdown on illegal trade Ansar M Bhatti Islamabad: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Friday said that announcing the election date was beyond the mandate of the interim government. The premier passed similar remarks earlier this week too when he stated that it was for the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to decide a date, adding: “We have no intention to prolong the tenure of the caretaker government.” Concerns on the poll timing have arisen from the ECP rulingRead More
ECP gears up for general elections in third week of January
ISLAMABAD, SEP 15 (DNA) — The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has started preparations for holding elections in the third week of January 2024. The sources in the Election Commission said that there is no hurdle in holding general elections in the first month of next year as the process of the delimitation will be completed on November 30, this year. So, the sources added that there are 54 days after the completion of the work of delimitation to hold general elections. The sources also said that there was noRead More
PTI welcomes SC’s verdict restoring graft cases against corrupt mafia
Urges NAB to play constitutional role, recover billions looted money Says SC landmark judgment validate PTI, Imran Khan’s stance ISLAMABAD: /DNA/ – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) spokesperson has welcomed the Supreme Court’s (SC) historic decision invalidating the unconstitutional NAB amendments under which billions of graft cases against big corrupt public office holders have been restored, who dry-cleaned themselves under NRO-2 after being imposed on the nation through regime change conspiracy. In his reaction to the SC three-member bench’s historic verdict, PTI spokesperson said that the apex court’s decision on the petitionRead More