Omer Javed

Jan 12, 2025 | pakistantoday.com.pk | Omer Javed

As the world virtually goes through the first quarter of the 21st century, on one hand climate change crisis, and with it the ‘Pandemicene’ phenomenon have continued to affect daily lives in more and more significant way, while on the other hand, the march of Neoliberalism over the last four decades or so, has meant that public policy, which is deeply entrenched in ‘market fundamentalism’ has allowed profiteering to take precedence over economic decisions that would have otherwise allowed...

Jan 9, 2025 | brecorder.com | Omer Javed

What causes macroeconomic instability? Main determinants that come to mind are elevated levels of inflation, fiscal deficit (FD), current account deficit (CAD), and debt burden. Moreover, what brings sustainable macroeconomic stability?

Dec 5, 2024 | brecorder.com | Omer Javed

In an October 24 post by The Guardian, it highlighted the comments made by Kristalina Georgieva, the head of International Monetary Fund (IMF), which are highly indicative of a global economic outlook full of contradictions – from giving news of a likely soft economic landing globally to expectations of most weak economic growth outlook over the medium-term – and which requires a truly global response, and one that is not based on greed, short-sightedness, or simply fear, as currently the...

Dec 1, 2024 | pakistantoday.com.pk | Omer Javed

In a report published in November by ‘Climate Action Tracker’, and titled ‘1.5-aligned 2035 targets for major emitters and Troika countries’ the main carbon emitters currently have been identified, some of which are also those countries like the USA, which have traditionally been the among the main polluters.

Nov 28, 2024 | brecorder.com | Omer Javed

In the just concluded COP29 meetings in Baku, Azerbaijan, there was serious deadlock over the climate finance commitment, and ultimately consensus reached was rightly seen in very bitter light by developing countries; not to mention the chequered history of provision of climate finance, whereby while in 2009 it was committed by developed countries that the amount of USD 100 billion provision annually will be reached by 2020, that level was hit two years late in 2022.