[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]David Abulafia, University of Cambridge[/box] [dropcap]F[/dropcap]ew images are more enduring in the historical imagination than the…
Year: 2017
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s compared to the fellow South Asian countries, Pakistan has a relatively friendly policy for the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n Pakistan a lot is being said and talked about China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). While some analysts term it a…
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]hina-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is expected to be a ’game changer’ not only for Pakistan and China but also for…
China emerged as the top investor during the last three years PAKISTAN FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT 2010-16 [dropcap]F[/dropcap]oreign Direct Investment in…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Mark Sumner, University of Leeds[/box] [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he fashion industry has some major sustainability problems. By 2030, it…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s one of the leading 3PL providers in the country, Agility has vowed to remain at the forefront of logistics…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Amany Elbanna, Royal Holloway[/box] [dropcap]U[/dropcap]ber has been met with a mix of excitement, anger, protest, legal…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he development of $47 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) allows China the access to energy-rich Middle East and Central Asia.…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]t least 40 projects have been identified under the $47 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework. Pakistan recorded a gross…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]ndian Ocean is the oldest and most efficient trade corridor. On its one side are hydrocarbon rich countries and on…
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]oreign Direct Investment (FDI) has not been picking up in Pakistan for the last three years despite regular investments from…
Some foreign, multinational companies buying Pakistani companies to advance growth [dropcap]A[/dropcap]ccording to the State Bank of Pakistan repatriation of profits…
Gas (Theft and Recovery) Act 2016 spurs SSGC into a decisive action [dropcap]N[/dropcap]atural gas is the biggest source of primary…
The series of project will create approximately 700,000 new jobs and add up to 2.5 percent to Pakistan’s growth rate…
Exclusive Interview with Mr Lal Dino Mari Baloch — Honorary Investment Counsellor, Board of Investment (BoI) Prime Minister’s Office Government of Pakistan…
PAKISTAN MARKET INDICATORS EXCHANGE RATES Currency Activity Friday 18-Aug Friday 25-Aug Friday 8-Sep Friday 15-Sep Friday 22-Sep Thursday 28-Sep DOLLAR…
SECTOR WISE FDI INFLOWS IN PAKISTAN ($ Million) Country 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 (Jul-Aug) Oil…
[dropcap]G[/dropcap]wadar port is the gateway of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), and one can believe that the progress of Gwadar port…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Government of Pakistan proclaimed in their statistical report that Pakistan’s balance of trade in August, 2017 was (-) 3,086…
WALL STREET PARES GAINS AFTER DONALD OUTLINES TAX PLAN US stocks pared gains on Wednesday after President Donald Trump’s administration…
POSITIVE TRIGGERS FAILED AS POLITICAL SHENANIGANS HEIGHTENED INVESTORS ANXIETY SUMMARY Stock market seems to function smoothly on account of basic…
MARKET REMAINS BEARISH AMID TENTATIVE POLITICAL VIEW Political uncertainty continued to mar investors’ sentiments during the week ended 29th September…
PAKISTAN: IPHONE 8 GETS NEW BENCHMARKS-OUTPACES A CORE I5-POWERED MACBOOK PRO AND OTHER WINDOWS-RUNNING NOTEBOOKS: The improved performance could be…
FIND YOUR CONNECTED HOME AT GITEX SHOPPER Living in a smart home is no more a high aspiration, but a…
OIL PRICES DECLINE AFTER SURPRISE FALL IN US INVENTORIES Oil prices fell on Thursday, with US crude giving up some…
EUROPEAN BUNKER PRICES REMAIN AT 2 YEAR HIGH European bunker prices have hit repeated two-year highs on strong gains in…
MANGO EXPORTS EARNED PAKISTAN $94MN IN 2 YEARS Mango exports earned Pakistan $94.059 million in foreign exchange during 2014-16, officials…
BE WARY OF MONOPOLY IN TELECOM SECTOR: ANIL AMBANI MUMBAI: Anil Ambani on Tuesday said the telecom sector is in…
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]ANAGING ONESELF: WHAT TO CONTRIBUTE? SUCCESSFUL CAREERS ARE NOT THE PRODUCTS OF LUCK OR PLANNING; THEY ARE BUILT BY PEOPLE…
NHA SETTING UP EMERGENCY RESPONSE CENTERS IN BALOCHISTAN Minister of State for Communications Muhammad Junaid Anwaar Chaudhry presided over a…
[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…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Alex Gray Formative Content[/box] [dropcap]A[/dropcap]lmost 10 years after the economic crisis, the world economy is in much…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]This article is published in collaboration with MIT News[/box] [dropcap]I[/dropcap]f at first you don’t succeed, try,…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Vasudha Thirani Policy Associate, #DigitalIndia Foundation Arvind Gupta Chief Technology Officer, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)[/box] [dropcap]R[/dropcap]ecently, Equifax, a…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Tilmann Gabriel, City, University of London[/box] [dropcap]R[/dropcap]yanair’s announcement that it is cancelling 18,000 flights between November…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Julia Gillen, Lancaster University[/box] [dropcap]S[/dropcap]ocial media site Twitter is trialling longer, 280-character limits to help users…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Yeganeh Morakabati, Bournemouth University[/box] [dropcap]I[/dropcap]n 2016, tourism in the Caribbean saw a healthy growth of 4.7%…