[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Author: Janet Krska, University of Kent[/box] [dropcap]M[/dropcap]ost people aren’t aware that high street pharmacies offer much…
Year: 2017
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Author: Charlotte O’Brien, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of York [/box] [dropcap]I[/dropcap]t has emerged that the…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]ccess to financing is now widely acknowledged as a path to meaningful economic inclusion and reduction in poverty. Policy efforts…
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]or decades Pakistanis have been hearing about the geopolitical importance of their country. However, the country continues to suffer from…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan’s ballooning external debt and liabilities continue to burden its economy at a time when the country is facing multiple…
[dropcap]E[/dropcap]conomic sovereignty cannot be safely pursued without a strong and stable economy which is free from the burden of excessive…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan cannot achieve its full economic potential without the participation of its entire workforce. Women entrepreneurship and women empowerment plays…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan made appearance on the map of the world in August 1947. The founder of the nation Muhammad Ali Jinnah…
[dropcap]B[/dropcap]alochistan has enormous potential to emerge as Pakistan’s new economic frontier. Unfortunately, it still remains the least developed and poorest…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan withstands the burden of one of the most illiterate countries of Asia. About half of the male population is…
[dropcap]G[/dropcap]one are the days when countries were conquered by the armies, now superpowers make the smaller countries subservient by getting…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]here are two schools of thoughts on the effect microfinance has had on poverty and financial inclusion. One says that…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan’s geopolitical importance cannot be exaggerated. Pakistan is an important country in the stability of South and Central Asia. Neither…
Interview with Mr Khalid Tawab (Sitara-e-Imtiaz) – Chairman, Tawab Group of Companies [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]PROFILE: Mr Khalid Tawab…
Interview with Sheikh Nisar Ahmed ParchamWalay – Managing Director, VIP FLAGS [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]PROFILE: Sheikh Nisar Ahmed ParchamWalay…
Interview with Muhammad Talib Ahmed – Chief Executive Officer, Affan Traders [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]PROFILE: Muhammad Talib Ahmed, a…
PAKISTAN MARKET INDICATORS EXCHANGE RATES CURRENCY ACTIVITY Friday 7-Jul Friday 14-Jul Friday 21-Jul Friday 28-Jul Friday 4-Aug Friday 11-Aug DOLLAR…
FDI INFLOWS IN PAKISTAN ($ Million) Country 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 USA 238.1 227.7 227.1 212.1 223.9 13.2…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is regarded as one of the most significant contributors of economic development of any state.…
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]ince 1947 to present, various governments took charge of Pakistan and have been trying to achieve the economic targets but…
GBP/USD WEEKLY OVERVIEW Pound traded close to 11 Months high against weak Dollar on Wednesday as it was expected that…
US STOCKS EDGE HIGHER AFTER 3-DAY RETREAT Wall Street stocks edged higher early Friday, as investors waded back into the…
MARKET REVIEW The week started off on a bearish note with index declining by 3.4%WoW to close at 45,288pts. Anxiety…
POLITICAL SHOWDOWN PUSHES KSE-100 INDEX DOWN AMID THIN TRADING SUMMARY During the week the political temperature in the country kept…
INDEX FALLS, POLITICAL PARTIES SHOW OF STRENGTH TO KEEP INVESTORS IN CHECK The benchmark index of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX)…
PAKISTAN: AMD RYZEN THREADRIPPER 1950X FIRST BENCHMARKS PUBLISHED: The first round of third party benchmarks for AMD’s all new ultra…
MAJOR MISMATCH BETWEEN IT TALENT, JOB MARKET DEMAND IN GCC Dubai: Techies graduating out of universities from the Gulf are…
U.S. IS A NET EXPORTER OF NATURAL GAS FOR 1ST TIME IN 59-YEAR The U.S. has been a net exporter…
INDIA TIGHTENS RULES FOR OVERSEAS SHIPS TO PLY ON LOCAL ROUTES State-runs firms have been vested with powers to scrap…
RUPEE STABLE AGAINST DOLLAR The rupee remained stable against the dollar at 105.3/105.5 in the inter-bank market on Thursday compared…
AADHAAR MAY BECOME MANDATORY FOR BUYING SHARES, MUTUAL FUNDS MUMBAI: Aadhaar may soon become mandatory for buying shares and mutual…
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]ANAGING CASH IN THE NEW VENTURE THERE IS AN OLD BANKER’S RULE OF THUMB ACCORDING TO WHICH ONE ASSUMES THAT…
TPL LIFE AND MOBILINK MICROFINANCE BANK ENTER INTO A STRATEGIC ALLIANCE TPL Life and Mobilink Microfinance Bank (MMFB) have inked…
[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…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]n interest rate is the cost of borrowing money, or conversely, the income earned from lending money. Interest rates are…