[dropcap]E[/dropcap]very year, National Savings Day is celebrated on 31st October, still Pakistan continues to be categorized among the low savers…
Year: 2017
Demographic trends witnessed from midst of last century till now particularly in economically rich nations identify various generational groups emerged…
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]ost of the discussions at experts’ level hover around poor savings rate in the country. However, they tend to completely…
[dropcap]N[/dropcap]ational Savings has appeared as a challengeable vehicle for financial inclusion with introduction of attractive welfare oriented products. It registered…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s a journalist with experience of around two decades, I have witnessed every finance minister saying that Pakistan is going…
[dropcap]E[/dropcap]xperts have been consistently saying that Pakistan has one of the lowest savings rate, but the successive government have been…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap] wo aspects of our economic environment that weigh down on growth are the huge (effective) share of indirect taxes in…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]lthough agriculture sector is dominating sector in Pakistan and is source of employment of majority of its people but industrial…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he banking sector showed a robust growth in advances to the private sector in the quarter ended June 30, 2017,…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan stands amongst the countries with lowest savings-to-GDP ratio, standing at a dismal 14.2 percent in 2015 compared to the…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]hough health sector remained the focus of welfare programs launched by every government in the past, but the leakage, misuse…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he World Bank has warned that the economy is now at risk given the scale of the macroeconomic imbalances growing…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he concept of Islamic finance needs to be fully introduced for the promotion of Islamic banking and insurance industry in…
Interview with Mr. Barkatullah Lone – Chairman, Gilgit-Baltistan International Economic Forum [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]PROFILE: Mr. Barkatullah Lone is…
Interview with Syed ShariqWaqar — economy analyst [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]PROFILE: Syed Shariq Waqar has got over 20 years…
PAKISTAN MARKET INDICATOR EXCHANGE RATES Currency Activity Friday 6-Oct Friday 13-Oct Friday 20-Oct Friday 28-Oct Thurs 9-Nov Friday 17-Nov DOLLAR…
OUTSTANDING DOMESTIC DEBT – (Rs. in billion) Details 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014(P) 2015(P) 2016(P) Floating Debt 2,399.1 3,235.4 4,143.1…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he people of Pakistan mostly want to perform and adopt lifestyles from the other part of the world, specially the…
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]any educators state that studying in the same-sex education system makes a person lack in self-confidence. However, co-education builds confidence…
US SHARES RETREAT AS MARKET PONDERS TAX CUT PROSPECTS Wall Street stocks fell early Friday, pausing after the prior session’s…
BEARISHNESS PREVAILS; SLIDING OIL PRICES, MSCI REVIEW AND VOLATILE POLITICAL STATE HOLD ACTIVITIES The benchmark index of Pakistan Stock Exchange…
PAKISTAN PAKISTANI RESEARCHERS DEVELOP CHEAP NANO PARTICLES THAT CAN HEAL BURNT SKIN: Scientists from COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT)…
DUBAI AIRSHOW: $114B ORDERS FLY IN FIVE DAYS The region’s largest aviation showcase, Dubai Airshow 2017, ended an action-filled five-day…
GOLD, SILVER MARGINALLY DOWN Gold and silver were trading marginally lower in deals on Thursday on account of subdued demand…
TANKER SHIPPING OVERSUPPLY TO KEEP RATES LOW IN 2018: FITCH A glut of new vessel deliveries and limited scrapping of…
GOVT MAY SACK HEADS OF POORLY PERFORMING POWER COMPANIES The government may sack heads of three power distribution companies for…
LEXUS MAY PRICE NEW COMPACT SUV HYBRID NX 300H AT RS 60 L Mumbai, Nov 17 () Japanese auto major…
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]ANAGING ONESELF: REVOLUTION IN SOCIETY MANAGING ONESELF IS BASED ON THESE REALITIES: WORKERS ARE LIKELY TO OUTLIVE ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE…
TRIBUTE TO ALLAMA IQBAL BY PAKISTAN HIGH COMMISSION , SINGAPORE Prof. Salahuddin Mohammad Shamsuddin, eminent scholar, delivered a lecture on…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]t is one of the best known lagging indicators. The consumer price index expresses the current prices of a basket…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he balance of trade compares the value of a country’s exports of goods and services against its imports. When exports…
[dropcap]K[/dropcap]ibor rate is the average interest rate at which term deposits are offered between prime banks in the Pakistani wholesale…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]n economic indicator is a statistic about an economic activity. Economic indicators allow analysis of economic performance and predictions of…
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]emographic is the study of a population based on factors such as age, race and sex, among others. Governments, corporations…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]nflation is a sustained increase in the general level of prices of goods and services in an economy. When the…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]John McKenna, Formative Content[/box] [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he most imported goods around the world are petroleum and cars, according to…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Adam Jezard, Senior Writer at Formative Content.[/box] [dropcap]T[/dropcap]ell me and I’ll forget; show me and I may…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Richard Edelman (President, Edelman)[/box] [dropcap]W[/dropcap]e are just out of the field on a flash poll in the…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]n interest rate is the cost of borrowing money, or conversely, the income earned from lending money. Interest rates are…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] Harald Wieser, University of Manchester[/box] [dropcap]A[/dropcap]pple’s special edition iPhone X release – like the new…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] John Colley, University of Warwick[/box] [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he recent collapse of Monarch Airlines and the potential surrender of care home…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] David Hesmondhalgh, University of Leeds[/box] [dropcap]A[/dropcap] major shift is taking place in global media. Until…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Cathrine Jansson-Boyd, Anglia Ruskin University[/box] [dropcap]I[/dropcap]n the business of shops and selling, times are tough. Retail…