Gwadar port is the key to economic prosperity, regional connectivity and maritime development for Pakistan Interview with Mr Ahmed Chinoy,…
Year: 2017
Interview with Mr Amir ul Ebad Khan – CEO, Raas Systems Inc [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]PROFILE – Over twenty…
Interview with Sardar Shoukat Popalzai – President, Balochistan Economic Forum [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]PROFILE Sardar Shoukat Popalzai, President Balochistan…
PAKISTAN MARKET INDICATORS EXCHANGE RATES CURRENCY ACTIVITY Friday 21-Apr Friday 28-Apr Friday 5-May Friday 12-May Friday 19-May Friday 26-May DOLLAR…
CPEC PROJECTS PROGRESS UPDATE 1. 2×660MW Coal-fired Power Plants at Port Qasim Karachi: Financial Closed (FC) achieved. Civil works on…
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]pecial Economic Zones (SEZs) has been the growth engine of many developing states around the world for the last few…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]resently, economic advisors have revealed that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects will grow economic activities in the whole region.…
GBP/USD WEEKLY OVERVIEW Pound lost its intensity soon after a suicide bombing attack on 23/05/2017 in the English City of…
FTSE GETS STERLING RISE AS EUROPE DRAGGED LOWER BY BANKS European shares slipped on Friday, dragged down by weaker banks,…
MARKET REVIEW The week started off on a bullish note with the index gaining 1.2% on the first trading session…
BULLS TAKE A BREATHER AS STOCKS RETREAT ON PROFIT-TAKING SUMMARY The fundamentals which had impact on the market were due…
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BUDGET 2017-18 — In the final budget announcement of its tenor, the incumbent government has envisaged a…
PAKISTAN: IPHONE 8 RELEASE DATE, SPECS, RUMOURS, AND PRICE: Apple has major iPhone redesign planned for 2017, the new iPhone…
MASHREQ MARKS 50 GOLDEN YEAR OF SERVICE His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of…
EDIBLE OIL PRODUCERS WORRIED OVER 5PC GST Oilseeds will attract 5 percent tax under goods and services tax, unlike most…
NEWBUILDING PRICES GROWING TREND CONTINUES The slumping days of the newbuilding ordering market seem to be over. Prices have been…
PKR 916 MN EARMARKED FOR PRIME MINISTER OFFICE The federal government has proposed Rs916 million for the Prime Minister Office…
BANKS WRITE OFF BAD LOANS PUNE: All scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) wrote off Rs 2,25,180 crore cumulatively in the five-year…
[dropcap]B[/dropcap]ALANCING THREE CORPORATE DIMENSIONS SHAREHOLDER SOVEREIGNTY IS BOUND TO FLOUNDER. IT IS A FAIR-WEATHER MODEL. An important task for top…
DIABETES CENTRE The Diabetes Centre – TDC, a Not-for-profit organization established to take the bold initiative of fighting Diabetes in…
Shopsy emerging as fastest-performing search engine [dropcap]E-[/dropcap]commerce is actually the business done through the Internet in the present era of…
[dropcap]R[/dropcap]ansomware is a type of malware that encrypts a user’s data, then demands payment in exchange for unlocking the data.…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n recent years, financial inclusion is one area where stakeholders of the financial ecosystem have been focusing lately as part…
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]yber crime involves a computer and a network. Debarati Halder and K. Jaishankar define cybercrimes as: “Offences that are committed…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) revolution unfolds, it will indeed bring benefits, but it will also bring risks…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]ak Telecom Mobile Limited (PTML) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) that started its operations in…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan’s e-commerce industry will exceed ‘several hundred million dollars’ by 2020. Pakistanis are likely to spend ‘several hundred million dollars’…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s compared to other provinces, Balochistan has great investment opportunities in all sectors of economy. The province is rich in…
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]tate Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to keep the monetary policy rate unchanged at 5.75 percent for next two…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he rapid increase in telecommunication companies in Pakistan show that the means of communications such as telephone, Internet and mobile…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan and Mauritius have deep-rooted, time tested friendly and strong ties and both the countries are striving for peace ,…
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]ybercrime is fastest growing economic crime according to a PwC report. More than half of UK organizations say they expect…
Interview with Syed Ali Raza Bukhari — Chief Executive, Vector Securities (Pvt) Ltd PAGE: KINDLY TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF AND…
Interview with Mr Faraz Hussain — SAP ERP Execution Head, TallyMarks Consulting PAGE: KINDLY TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF AND YOUR…
Interview with Mr Hamad Rasool Bhullar, Analyst [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]Profile Mr Hamad Rasool Bhullar got his basic commerce…
Technology penetration is the driving force for massive growth of e-commerce Interview with Mr Saman Javed – Head of Corporate…
PAKISTAN MARKET INDICATORS EXCHANGE RATES CURRENCY ACTIVITY Friday 14-Apr Friday 21-Apr Friday 28-Apr Friday 5-May Friday 12-May Friday 19-May…
3G/4G SUBSCRIBERS Operator CMPak (Zong) PMCL (Jazz) Telenor PTML (Ufone) Warid Total Technology 3G 4G 3G 4G 3G 4G 3G LTE…
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]andy but smart taxi services are important nowadays likewise to other transport means. One cannot deny the convenience of these…
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]orld is soon going to be a global village after the introduction of latest and advanced technologies while new innovations…
GBP/USD WEEKLY OVERVIEW On Monday dollar fell touching lows of various major currencies after a weak US manufacturing data that…
US SHARES RISE ON EARNINGS, HIGHER OIL PRICES Wall Street stocks rose early Friday on solid earnings from Salesforce and…
MARKET REVIEW The week started off on a bullish note with the index gaining 1.2% on the first trading session…
BEARS DOMINATE, INVESTORS CONTINUE WITH PROFIT-TAKING SUMMARY The euphoria of MSCI subsided this week and the bears took control of…
OUTFLOW OF FOREIGN INVESTORS DRAGS THE INDEX BY 1.9 PERCENT KSE-100 Index passing through bearish trend for the last four…
PAKISTAN: ZTE IS EXPANDING ITS PARTNERSHIP IN PAKISTAN TO EXTEND DIGITAL TELEVISION SERVICES: China’s ZTE is expanding its partnership in…
UAE DIGITAL INVESTMENT Dubai: In three years, the UAE has grown the size of its investment in technology from $35…
OIL SLIPS AFTER TURMOIL SURROUNDING DONALD TRUMP Oil is getting ensnared in the turmoil surrounding Donald Trump just as signs…
BALTIC INDEX DOWN FOR THIRD STRAIGHT DAY The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry…
NEC APPROVES PKR 2.5TR FOR DEVELOPMENT OUTLAY The National Economic Council (NEC) on Friday approved the new financial year’s economic…
GST IMPACT ON SERVICES AND PRODUCTS SRINAGAR: Telephone bills, insurance and banking services, business-class air travel and sale of newspaper…
[dropcap]L[/dropcap]EGITIMACY OF THE CORPORATION UNLESS THE POWER IN THE CORPORATION CAN BE ORGANIZED ON AN ACCEPTED PRINCIPLE OF LEGITIMACY, IT…
FUTURE TRUST PARTNERS WITH USAID TO ADDRESS DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES IN PAKISTAN Future Trust and USAID have signed a memorandum of…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]t is heartbreaking to observe that the current account (C/A) deficit of Pakistan continues to increase. Rising current account deficit…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he major concern of the trade and industry is the rising rate of inflation and what they called the complexities…
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]igh aggregate demand and falling energy prices for the past couple of years should have been a stimulus for domestic…
Govt must offer quality education to all through the genuine mechanism including suitable curricula, teaching strategies and proper teacher training…
Govt use mere 0.9pc of its GDP on health [dropcap]H[/dropcap]ealth aspect of well-being of common people is mostly neglected. Pakistan’s…
The following article is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research [dropcap]I[/dropcap]n a globalised…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he government hinted at a populist budget for 2017-18 with a focus to facilitate people and entice the business sector.…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he current account deficit during the first eight months (July-Feb) of this fiscal 2016-17 has reached $5.47 billion compared to…
[dropcap]L[/dropcap]ast month, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) raised its concerns over Pakistan’s widening fiscal deficit outlook and warned that the…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he term Genchi Genbutsu literally translates from Japanese as ‘going to the source’. In order to solve the problem within…
[dropcap]B[/dropcap]alochistan is the most backward province, which is also far behind from other provinces in economic development. The least developed…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan’s fiscal deficit was bound to increase in financial year 2017-18. The government is likely to set the next fiscal…
Bank of China gets license to commence its business in branch mode The Bank will fulfill minimum capital requirements of…
Interview with Mr M. Abdul Aleem – CEO, Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=””…
German products like UHU carved a respectable place in Pakistan Interview with Mr. Frank Haaga – Area Chief, UHU of…
Interview with Mr Samad Habib — Chief Executive, Javedan Corporation Ltd [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]PROFILE After completing his education…
PAKISTAN MARKET INDICATORS EXCHANGE RATES CURRENCY ACTIVITY Friday 7-Apr Friday 14-Apr Friday 21-Apr Friday 28-Apr Friday 5-May Friday 12-May DOLLAR…
BUDGETARY POSITION OF PAKISTAN (Rs. In Million) Classification Budget 2015-16 Revised Budget 2015-16 Budget 2016-17 I) RESOURCES ( a +…
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]ealthcare financing remained complex problem that developing nations are faced with. Market failure often compels states to step in to…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]resent government is firmly committed to promote education, improve literacy rate, capacity building of educators and providing enhancement facilities in…
GBP/USD WEEKLY OVERVIEW Pound surged up on Tuesday due to strong unexpected UK manufacturing data erupted as a result Pound…
US STOCKS DECLINE AS APRIL RETAIL SALES MISS EXPECTATIONS Wall Street stocks dipped in early trade Friday following disappointing US…
MARKET REVIEW The week started off on a bullish note with the index gaining 2.2% on the first trading session…
MSCI EUPHORIA TOSSES INDEX ON A RECORD BREAKING STREAK SUMMARY During the week the stock market remained bullish throughout the…
PSX BENCHMARK KSE-100 MAKES HISTORY; RALLY IN OIL PRICES TRIGGERS OIL BASED STOCKS KSE 100 Index which made a history…
PAKISTAN: IPHONE 8 COULD FEATURE A HORIZONTAL EDGE-TO-EDGE DISPLAY – AIRPODS COULD BE BUNDLED: The iPhone 8 might be using…
BUDGET DEFICIT OF SAUDI ARABIA Riyadh, Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s first-quarter deficit narrowed on higher oil revenue, boosting the government’s efforts…
WORLD OIL TO RISE FASTER, US OUTPUT TO HIT A RECORD The Energy Information Administration (EIA) said last week, US…
GLOBAL’S DIRTIEST FUEL SEEN HOLDING OUT EVEN AS SHIPS CLEAN UP Even as the owners of ships carrying everything from…
TO HELP PAKISTAN RISE EXPORTS, THESE CIVIL SERVANTS WILL MAKE UP TO RS120,000 MORE The government has decided to hand…
RICE BASMATI, WHEAT WEAKEN ON REDUCED OFF TAKE New Delhi : Rice basmati and wheat prices fell by up to…
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]ANAGEMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IT CAN BE SAID THAT THERE ARE NO “UNDERDEVELOPED COUNTRIES.” THERE ARE ONLY “UNDER MANAGED” ONES.…
PMEX LISTS WHEAT WEEKLY FUTURES CONTRACTS Pakistan Mercantile Exchange (PMEX), the country’s only commodity futures exchange, launched Wheat Weekly Futures…
COUNTRY’S OIL REFINING CAPACITY [dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan’s oil production reached a two-year high at around 97,000 barrels per day in December 2016…
BANGLADESH [dropcap]L[/dropcap]imits to credit-card and personal loans under consumer financing almost doubled to match rises in people’s purchasing power. Bangladesh…
Registers favorable sales growth in 9 months of this fiscal Licenses to 21 Oil Marketing Companies of Pakistan granted [dropcap]V[/dropcap]arious…