To honor the life of their father, David Lynch, who died last week at the age of 78, Jennifer, Austin, Riley and Lola Lynch will host a “global group reflection” on Monday, which would have been the visionary director’s 79th birthday. “David Lynch, our beloved father, was a guiding light of creativity, love and peace. … Read more
Podcast Thinking about the world – Simon Polinder Simon Polinder In this week’s episode of the Thinking Global podcast, Dr Simon Polinder chats with Kieran (@kieranjomeara) on the concept of love, how we can use love as a lens to think about international relations, fear versus love, love in the history of … Read more
Karachi: State Bank of Pakistan Governor Jamil Ahmed on Monday reiterated the central bank’s commitment to increasing financial inclusion by enhancing collaboration with global and local stakeholders. The Governor of SBP, in his meeting with CEO of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI), Dr. Alfred Hannig, here, highlighted SBP’s recently launched third edition of the … Read more
WashingtonThe International Monetary Fund is preparing to unveil its latest forecast for the global economy on January 17, with expectations of steady global growth and a gradual decline in inflation, according to IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva. Speaking on Friday, Georgieva highlighted that the US economy is performing “better than expected” but noted significant uncertainty … Read more
The global box office closed out 2024 with a bang, reaching $30 billion for the year, boosted by $3 billion in December alone, according to U.K.-based film industry research firm Gower Street Analytics. December proved to be a busy month, with the international (excluding China) and North American markets bringing in a combined $2.67 billion. … Read more
Tesla reported a record year in China with sales exceeding 657,000 vehicles in 2024, representing an 8.8% increase compared to the previous year. Despite this strong performance in the world’s largest auto market, global Tesla deliveries fell for the first time, falling 1.1% year-on-year to 1.79 million vehicles. China accounted for 36.7% of Tesla’s global … Read more
With demand for Pakistani rice rising due to its quality and aroma, exports are expected to increase by 10% in the first half of the fiscal year 2024-25, according to commodity experts. In November 2024, Pakistani rice exports grew by 17% in quantity and 5.6% in dollar value compared to November 2023. Non-basmati rice exports … Read more
In the contemporary era of globalization, the world faces many dispersed global problems that transcend national boundaries and challenge the traditional capabilities of nation-states (Hirst and Thompson, 1995). Issues such as climate change, economic inequality and pandemics have become global challenges that require concerted efforts across multiple regions. Therefore, there has been a paradigm shift … Read more
Global sales, production and financing company EST N8 has acquired Indonesian horror film “Hutang Nyawa”, scheduled for release on December 12. The acquisition took place during the Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival (JAFF). Directed by Billy Christian, a filmmaker with more than a decade of horror films under his belt, “Hutang Nyawa” tells the story of … Read more
Dubai (United Arab Emirates): Mrs. Asifa Bhutto Zardari, First Lady of Pakistan and Member of the National Assembly, participated in the Global Women’s Forum held in Dubai on Tuesday. A press release stated that the forum was organized by the Dubai Women Establishment.The opening session of the forum was attended by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid … Read more