THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS

Ø  Religious Freedom Designations
https://www.state.gov/religious-freedom-designations/
Ø  US lowers Covid-19 travel risk advisory for Pakistan, India
https://www.dawn.com/news/1658427Ø  Taliban Government in Afghanistan: Background and Issues for Congress
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R46955
Ø  United Nations’ transnational bureaucrats now do Beijing’s bidding
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/nov/16/united-nations-transnational-bureaucrats-now-do-be/
Ø  Joining China camp to invite ‘US wrath’, parliament told
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2329452/joining-china-camp-to-invite-us-wrath-parliament-told
Ø  Biden was wrong on Afghanistan
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2021/11/09/biden-was-wrong-on-afghanistan/
Ø  Issues and mistrust in US-Pakistan relations
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/southasiasource/issues-and-mistrust-in-us-pakistan-relations/
Ø  Anxiety in Afghanistan as Taliban struggles for legitimacy
https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/11/1106032
Ø  COP26 Facts and Highlights – What Does it All Mean?
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwoDFQJEq_0bvQF0qeDAIzSr6I1XY9twi
Ø  COP26 closes with ‘compromise’ deal on climate, but it’s not enough, says UN chief
https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/11/1105792
Ø  Abandoning Afghanistan Now, amid Humanitarian Crisis, Would Be ‘Historic Mistake’, Special Representative Tells Security Council
https://www.un.org/press/en/2021/sc14706.doc.htm
Ø  Pakistan-cosponsored UN peacekeeping meeting ends; urges multilateral approach for safer world
https://www.app.com.pk/uncategorized/pakistan-cosponsored-un-peacekeeping-meeting-ends-urges-multilateral-approach-for-safer-world/

POLITICAL ECONOMY & NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS

Ø  SBP Weekly Data Report
http://www.sbp.org.pk/ecodata/index2.asp
Ø  SBP accuses banks of involvement in currency speculation
https://www.dawn.com/news/1658938/sbp-accuses-banks-of-involvement-in-currency-speculation
Ø  IMF seeks reforms to increase personal income, corporate taxes: FBR chairman
https://www.geo.tv/latest/382758-imf-seeks-reforms-to-increase-personal-income-corporate-taxes-fbr-chairman
Ø  Foreign direct investment falls 12pc in July-Oct
https://www.dawn.com/news/1658732/foreign-direct-investment-falls-12pc-in-july-oct
Ø  Pakistan’s cotton output increases by 70pc
https://www.dawn.com/news/1658891/pakistans-cotton-output-increases-by-70pc
Ø  China overtakes US to become world’s richest nation as global wealth triples in last two decades
https://www.firstpost.com/world/china-overtakes-us-to-become-worlds-richest-nation-as-global-wealth-triples-in-last-two-decades-10141941.html
Ø  Large-Scale Manufacturing grows by 1.19pc in September
https://www.dawn.com/news/1658937/large-scale-manufacturing-grows-by-119pc-in-september
Ø  Untapped mineral assets
https://www.dawn.com/news/1658224/untapped-mineral-assets
Ø  Compromising future economic growth
https://www.dawn.com/news/1658220/compromising-future-economic-growth
Ø  Remittances stay above $2 billion for 17th month in a row
https://www.geo.tv/latest/382087-remittances-stay-above-2b-for-17th-month-in-a-row
Ø  SBP expected to hike interest rate
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2330097/sbp-expected-to-hike-interest-rate
Ø  Trade deficit with region widens in 1QFY22
https://www.dawn.com/news/1658020
Ø  Pak-Afghan trade — righting the expectations
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2329890/pak-afghan-trade-righting-the-expectations
Ø  New Khanki Barrage improving agri output, income of farming families: ADB
https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/publication/748541/pakistan-new-khanki-barrage-project-benefit-case-study.pdf
Ø  Australia to provide agri-training
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2329601/australia-to-provide-agri-training
Ø  Reclassification: MSCI adds three Pakistani securities to Frontier Markets Index
https://www.brecorder.com/news/40133000/reclassification-msci-adds-three-pakistani-securities-to-frontier-markets-index
Ø  Oil hovers above six-week low as China readies crude reserve release
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-climbs-surprise-us-crude-stocks-decline-2021-11-10/
Ø  ‘Govt to move 70pc energy production from fossil fuels to hydel-based by 2030’
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-under-pressure-us-looks-lead-spr-shock-treatment-2021-11-18/
Ø  COP26: The truth behind the new climate change denial
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-59251912
Ø  The breakdown: What is in the Glasgow Climate Pact?
https://www.climatechangenews.com/2021/11/15/breakdown-glasgow-climate-pact/
Ø  ‘World leaders pledge support to PM’s green Pakistan vision’
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/909899-world-leaders-pledge-support-to-pm-s-green-pakistan-vision
Ø  Good for the planet, good for business
https://www.dawn.com/news/1658208

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