THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS

Ø  US says Pakistan ‘has right to defend itself from terrorism’
https://www.dawn.com/news/1729880

Ø  Pakistan says it won’t allow countries to shelter militants
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/pakistan-says-it-wont-allow-countries
-to-shelter-militants/2023/01/02/ac070be4-8ace-11ed-b86a-2e3a77336b8e_story.html

Ø  These Are the Top Global Stories to Watch in 2023
https://time.com/6243942/global-stories-to-watch-2023/

Ø  Corporations Can’t Ignore Geopolitics Anymore
https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/01/04/china-corporations-geopolitics/

Ø  The Taliban Are Abusing Western Aid
https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/12/30/taliban-western-aid-misogyny-women-rights/

Ø  Trends to Watch in South Asia Next Year
https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/12/29/south-asia-predictions-trends-2023/

Ø  Netanyahu Unbound
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/netanyahu-unbound

Ø  Explainer: The Jihadi Threat in 2022
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/explainer-jihadi-threat-2022

Ø  Why India and China Are Fighting in the Himalayas
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/01/opinion/india-china-himalayas.html

Ø  Ukraine: FAO and EU in $15.5 million bid to avert food crisis threat
https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/01/1132162

Ø  2022 Year In Review: As conflicts rage, international dialogue remains ‘the only
hope’ for peace
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/12/1131977

Ø  Syria: Rights experts call for renewal of cross-border aid resolution
https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/01/1132172

Ø  2022 Year in Review: Amid global turmoil, UN doggedly pursues international climate agreements
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/12/1131972

Ø  WMO releases ‘tell-tale signs’ of extreme weather conditions around the world
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/12/1131992

Ø  Report: Provisional State of the Global Climate in 2022
https://public.wmo.int/en/our-mandate/climate/wmo-statement-state-of-globalclimate#:~:text=Extreme%20heatwaves%2C%20drought%20and%
20devastating,rise%20has%20doubled%20since%201993
.

Ø  UN and top aid officials slam Afghan rulers’ NGO ban for women

https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/12/1132082

Ø  WHO continues to urge China to share more data amid COVID-19 surge

https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/01/1132167

 

RUSSIA & EUROPE
Ø  Croatia adopts euro, enters borderless Europe club on New Year
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/1/croatia-adopts-euro-enters-borderless-europe-club-on-new-year

Ø  Government reshuffle in Portugal after scandal ‘shocks’ the country
https://www.euronews.com/2023/01/02/government-reshuffle-in-portugal-after-scandal-shocks-the-country

Ø  MEP corruption scandal: European Parliament moves to lift two lawmaker’s immunity
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/01/02/mep-corruption-scandal-parliament-moves-to-lift-two-lawmakers-immunity

Ø  France urges all EU countries to test Chinese travellers for COVID
https://www.euronews.com/2023/01/01/france-urges-all-eu-countries-to-test-chinese-travellers-for-covid

Ø  Bulgaria signs long-term agreement to use Turkish gas terminals
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/3/bulgaria-signs-long-term-gas-agreement-with-turkey

Ø  Ukraine to get armoured combat vehicles from West, asks for tanks
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/5/ukraine-to-get-armoured-combat-vehicles-from-west-asks-for-tanks

Ø  Use of phones is cause of tragedy in Makeyevka – Russian Defence Ministry
https://tass.com/defense/1558849

Ø  Tokyo follows anti-Russian course, discussion of peace treaty impossible – Russian MFA
https://tass.com/politics/1558659

Ø  Gas supplies to China reach new level, Gazprom CEO says
https://tass.com/economy/155855

Ø  German new year riots prompt calls for firework ban
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64167632

Ø  Rishi Sunak’s 5 promises analysed
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-64166469

POLITICAL ECONOMY & NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS

Ø  SBP Weekly Data Report
http://www.sbp.org.pk/ecodata/index2.asp

Ø  PM steps in to break deadlock with IMF
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2394507/pm-steps-in-to-break-deadlock-with-imf

Ø  State Bank reserves deplete to $5.6bn
https://www.dawn.com/news/1730193/state-bank-reserves-deplete-to-56bn

Ø  Trade deficit narrows to $17.13bn as imports dip
https://www.geo.tv/latest/462797-trade-deficit-narrows-to-1713bn-as-imports-dip

Ø  Mounting deficits, high inflation trap economy: govt
https://www.dawn.com/news/1729144/mounting-deficits-high-inflation-trap-economy-govt

Ø  Up the creek?
https://www.dawn.com/news/1730163

Ø  Public debt surges to record Rs51tr
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2394479/public-debt-surges-to-record-rs51tr

Ø  Is Pakistan going to default in 2023?
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2393730/is-pakistan-going-to-default-in-2023

Ø  Politics over economy
https://www.dawn.com/news/1729433/politics-over-economy

Ø  Commercial banks refuse to issue letters of credit to edible oil importers
https://www.geo.tv/latest/463233-commercial-banks-refuse-to-open-letters-of-credit-for-edible-oil-importers

Ø  No quick fix for economy in 2023
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2393733/no-quick-fix-for-economy-in-2023

Ø  The widening chasm between haves and have nots
https://www.dawn.com/news/1729405/the-widening-chasm-between-haves-and-have-nots

Ø  Breaking the boom-bust cycle
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2393731/breaking-the-boom-bust-cycle

Ø  Global economy faces tougher year
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2393933/global-economy-faces-tougher-year

Ø  Oil prices edge up on optimism over China’s reopening
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-prices-extend-gains-lower-us-fuel-inventories-2023-01-06/

Ø  Partnerships for resilience
https://www.dawn.com/news/1730027

Ø  Pakistan a major fossil fuel importer
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2394481/pakistan-a-major-fossil-fuel-importer

Ø  2022: The year of natural disasters, unfulfilled promises and dying hope
https://www.dawn.com/news/1728532/2022-the-year-of-natural-disasters-unfulfilled-promises-and-dying-hope

Ø  Pakistan floods: 9 million more risk being pushed into poverty, warns UNDP
https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/01/1132207

Ø  World Bank moots stronger strategic focus on climate action
https://www.climatechangenews.com/2023/01/05/world-bank-moots-stronger-strategic-focus-on-climate-action/

Ø  Climate change could cause ‘disaster’ in the world’s oceans
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/01/230104154305.htm