Tag: Growth
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Merchant digitization emerges as one key driver for Pakistan’s inclusive economic growth in UN report.
Pakistan (Muhammad Yasir) A big opportunity for Pakistan resides in ushering its micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) into the digital age, as revealed in a new report by the United Nations-based Better Than Cash Alliance, in support of its member, the Government of Pakistan, and the State Bank of Pakistan. The fates of small…
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Malnutrition Early in Life Sets Stage for Poor Growth and Death: AKU researchers find
Better nutrition during pregnancy and childbearing years is critical in protecting children in their most vulnerable first 1,000 days, study finds. Malnutrition affects babies much earlier than thought, and more nutritional support is needed for mothers to-be and their newborns to prevent disease, impaired cognition and death, according to new findings by Prof Zulfiqar Bhutta,…