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Bumpy ride on CPEC road as people cry for transparency
Senate panel voices concern over irregularities in the award of motorway contract
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Adding Afghanistan to China’s OBOR is a tricky gambit
Despite geopolitical uncertainty, Beijing is set to add the landlocked country to its billion-dollar route
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Gwadar, Pakistan’s new boomtown, needs a sustainability check
Govt arms need to make sure development in city and port is economically viable.
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CPEC: a tale of success that still leaves a lot to be desired
For Pakistan, this is not an easy task - albeit not an impossible one
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Special Purpose Vehicles – a financial engineering approach
Centre should try to engage local governments for setting up project-based SPVs.
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US anti-Pakistan rhetoric amid realities of CPEC
US perceives OBOR as manifestation of Beijing asserting regional leadership.
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One Belt, One Road: Why does the CPEC brand matter?
It can bring goodwill even to a poorly conceived project
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Fighting corruption: the call for public procurement reforms
PPRA rules need amending to align with United Nations Commission on International Trade Law 2011
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One Belt, One Road Forum: a black-tie affair?
Unclear strategic bits of initiative paint a vague picture of overall projects
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Looking down the One Belt, One Road
With what is termed the ‘Chinese Marshall Plan’, initiative might realise the dream of regional economic stability