In order to estimate the contribution of AI to HIV and STI incidence among FSW and transmission to their sexual partners, it is first necessary to accurately described AI practice in this group. To estimate this contribution, we need data on the proportion of FSW who practise AI and at what...
The mining of groundwaters for irrigation has lowered the water table in parts of India and Pakistan by 30 meters in the past three decades. As water goes down, the cost of pumping goes up, undermining the livelihoods of poor farmers. In China, urbanization and rapid growth has lifted ...
This study analyses the determinants of interest rate spreads of commercial banks operating in Pakistan by using a balanced panel of 28 banks from 1997 to 2009. A one step linear regression with fixed effect across banks is estimated to take into account the impact of bank-specific, industry-sp...
Pakistan is a rapidly developing economy and one of the fastest-urbanizing South Asian nations, being the sixth most populous country in the world. There is a significant gap in the electricity demand versus generation, amounting to a deficit of 5GW. Accordingly, 25% of the population still ...
In addition, there is a large number of immigrants from Africa and Asia. Most of them come from the former colonies of the British Empire, such as India, Pakistan, Bangladesh(孟加拉国),the Caribbean Islands and a number of African countries. All these immigrants have made Britain one of ...
(given OPEC+ production cuts), though we expect momentum in non-hydrocarbon sectors to continue. Investors may question the readiness of GCC countries to provide significant financial assistance to weaker MENAP sovereigns such as Pakistan and Egypt in the absence of greater reforms in those countries...
The modernization of rural ecological governance is the basis and prerequisite for the sustainable economic and social development of vast rural areas of China in the current era. It is urgent to analyze the influencing factors and to improve China’s rural ecological environment governance efficiency...
In April 2016, the World Bank approved the National Immunization Support Project for Pakistan. This project, costing an estimated $377.41 million, aims to increase the equitable distribution of vaccines to children ages 0 to 23 months.5
. Consider Pakistan's current classification as afrontier marketparticipant (recently downgraded from an emerging market participant).4Investors willing to take on higher levels of risk may want to consider the higher growth potential of smaller yet-to-be-fully established markets such as Pakistan...
Flooding has claimed millions of lives in the last hundred years alone, more than any other weather phenomenon. As evidenced by disasters from Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans to the 2022 monsoons in Pakistan, flooding can cause widespread devastation. But what is a flood, exactly? In this arti...