Dossier
energy imports
Coverage of energy imports in the Nexus archive.
- South Korea stocks slump after first rate rise in 3 years
South Korea stocks declined following the Bank of Korea's first rate increase in three years under Shin Hyun-song. The move addresses concerns about the weakening won and the country's dependence on energy imports.
- Digging deeper into deficit
Pakistan’s trade deficit widened by 17.48% year-on-year to $34.76 billion in the first 11 months of FY26, driven by a 5.94% rise in imports to $62.66 billion and a 5.61% decline in exports to $27.91 billion. Structural issues, including heavy reliance on energy imports and a narrow export base dominated by textiles, perpetuate the imbalance, with energy imports alone surging 13.7% to $14.9 billion.