Trade deepening as the economy grows: A policy perspective

The gross domestic product (GDP), export and import of goods and services are very significant macroeconomic indicators and integral part of the total developmental efforts and national growth in all economies. Exports can largely meet 'foreign exchange gap' and also enhance the import capacity of a country. It is argued...

‘Eating in’ is as fashionable as ‘eating out’

There was a time in the eighties and early nineties, when eating out was deemed as an occasion. Middle-class families made it a point to eat out at restaurants, usually the Chinese restaurants, at least once or twice a month. This gradually changed in the nineties, when the number of...