Energy projects under China’s cooperation will help produce thousands of mega-watts of additional electricity [dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan needs to take steps on…
Year: 2017
[dropcap]A[/dropcap] variety of indicators suggest that China has come perilously close to a banking crisis. So far, the government has…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he following article is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. The largest sovereign…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan is an energy-deficit country. It has a huge, demand for natural gas that has hindered economic growth over the…
SMALL & MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SMES) [dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan Stock Exchange (PSX) has proposed 20 percent corporate income tax rate for small and…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan State Oil (PSO), the country’s largest oil marketing company, reported a 50 percent increase in its net profit at…
FIRST QUARTER 2016 (MARCH 31, 2016) The Company has continued to make progress on improving its operational performance during the…
NINE MONTHS 2016 (MARCH 31, 2016) Your Company continued to build on its operational performance during the period by registering…
FIRST QUARTER 2016 (MARCH 31, 2016) HALF YEAR 2016 (JUNE 30, 2016) Our sales volumes has increased by more than…
Ineptitude, snags, inconsistent policies and smuggling causing loss to national exchequer [dropcap]S[/dropcap]trategically located Balochistan is surrounded by oil and gas…
Interview with Mr Abdul Sami Khan – Chairman, Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association and Chairman CNG Dealers Association [box type=”shadow” align=””…
Meezan Bank is leading the Pakistan’s banking sector to pass health benefits to the consumers Interview with Mohammad Raza –…
Interview with Mr Sohail Butt – CEO, Energy Energetics Consulting [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]PROFILE AND THE CURRENT ENERGY SITUATION:…
An Interview with Mr. Abbas Bilgrami [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]Profile Abbas Bilgrami having an extensive exposure to the local…
Interview with Mohammad Iqbal Ghori – FCMA, President ICMA-Pakistan [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]Profile Mohammad Iqbal Ghori has over twenty…
PAKISTAN MARKET INDICATORS EXCHANGE RATES CURRENCY ACTIVITY Friday 31-Mar Friday 7-Apr Friday 14-Apr Friday 21-Apr Friday 28-Apr Friday 5-May DOLLAR…
PETROLEUM PRICES IN PAKISTAN (Rs./Ltr) Date HOBC Premium HS Diesel LS Diesel Kerosene 3-Apr-17 72.68 74.00 84.00 44.00 44.00 1-Mar-17…
Company posts 14pc rise in net sales in first nine months of this fiscal [dropcap]I[/dropcap]n Pakistan, Attock Petroleum Limited (APL)…
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]hell is the number one worldwide lubricant supplier, delivering market-leading lubricants to clients in over 100 states. Shell Lubricants brings…
GBP/USD WEEKLY OVERVIEW Pound surged up on Tuesday due to strong unexpected UK manufacturing data erupted as a result Pound…
STRONG JOBS DATA INCREASE NASDAQ; WEAK IBM HITS DOW The S&P 500 and Nasdaq were boosted early Friday by a…
MARKET REVIEW After a long weekend, the index started off on a bearish note shedding 1.4% in the first two…
KSE-100 INDEX GAINS OVER 550 POINTS AS MSCI EXCITEMENT LOOMS ROUND THE CORNER SUMMARY This week the market trading sessions…
KSE-100 INDEX GAINS 567 POINTS; PSX TO BE ACCORDED STATUS OF EMERGING MARKET THIS WEEK KSE-100 Index kept on its…
PAKISTAN: ZONG ENTERS INTO STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH UBL: Zong has entered into a strategic partnership with United Bank Limited. The…
UAE’S NEW PROJECTS After weathering the turbulence caused by low oil prices, the UAE has managed a soft landing with…
GOLD LOGS LOWEST END IN A MONTH Gold prices closed on Wednesday at their lowest level in about a month,…
BALTIC INDEX DOWN FOR 11TH STRAIGHT SESSION The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry…
RUPEE STABLE AGAINST DOLLAR: KAMAL The rupee remained stable against the dollar at 104.4/104.6 in the inter-bank market on Friday…
LPG PRODUCTION New Delhi: The government is eyeing close to Rs 30,000-crore investment for expansion of LPG production and distribution…
[dropcap]N[/dropcap]EED FOR A HARMONY OF INTERESTS THE DEMAND OF HARMONY DOES NOT MEAN THAT SOCIETY SHOULD ABANDON ITS RIGHT TO…
TPL TO DIGITIZE MAPS IN KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government announced TPL Maps as the mapping partner to introduce…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]oday banks are well-positioned to strengthen their retail banking business; particularly personal loan and auto finance low interest rates. Low…
The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research (April 27, 2017…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]erhaps one of the stingiest problem for the banking sector is that of non-performing loans (NPL). The phenomenon is more…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]hough belated, but growing concern on the part of all tiers of government to eradicate corruption through wide ranged campaign…
[dropcap]B[/dropcap]uy a new car is always be a dream of every man. But due to financial problems most of us…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]here is a need of fund enhancing schemes for Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) sector in terms of expanding the…
Low interest rate giving rise to consumer spending [dropcap]I[/dropcap]n the wake of current interest rate prevailing in the country, banks…
The following article is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. (April 27, 2017…
Country needs to build a strong foundation for e-business as current volume is around $4bn per annum, says PCJCCI chief…
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]espite improved economic indicators in the country, consumer finance is still a challenging subject, both for the consumer and the…
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]ar Ijarah is Meezan Bank’s car financing product and is Pakistan’s first interest-free car financing. It is based on the…
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]EEZAN BANK EASY HOME — ISLAMIC HOUSING FINANCE With Easy Home you participate with Meezan Bank in joint ownership of…
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]aadiq Current Account is a non-profit bearing transaction account based on Islamic principle of ‘Qard’, whereby the customer is the…
Interview with Dr Miftah Ismail — Minister of State/Chairman, Board of Investment [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]Profile Dr Miftah Ismail…
Due to limited resources HBFC disburses Rs4 billion for housing finance Interview with Mr. Pervez Said– CEO & MD, House…
Interview with Mr Yazad Dalal — Senior Director, HCM Strategy and Transformation at Oracle [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]Profile Mr.…
PAKISTAN MARKET INDICATORS EXCHANGE RATES CURRENCY ACTIVITY Friday 24-Mar Friday 31-Mar Friday 7-Apr Friday 14-Apr Friday 21-Apr Friday 28-Apr DOLLAR…
CREDIT/LOANS CLASSIFIED BY BORROWERS (Million Rupees) (Outstanding position at the end of month) Description June-15 Mar-16 June-16 Mar-17P 1. Credit…
[dropcap]U[/dropcap]nited Bank Limited, one of the largest commercial banks in Pakistan, recently inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the…
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]abib Bank Limited, a Karachi based multinational bank and largely referred to as HBL Pakistan. The Bank is now looking…
GBP/USD WEEKLY OVERVIEW On Monday Pound hit down around 0.2% against the Dollar at $ 1.2790. It is expected that…
PAKISTAN STOCKS SUFFER FURTHER DECLINE The stock market suffered a further decline on Friday as investors resorted to profit-booking ahead…
MARKET REVIEW The index lost its momentum in the current week as results announced by companies failed to excite investors.…
KSE-100 INDEX STAYS JERKY UNDER CORPORATE RESULTS AND POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY SUMMARY The first week after Panama case verdict saw the…
MOU FOR LISTING OF SME WITH PSX A MAJOR STEP TOWARDS SUPPORTING SMEs KSE-100 Index dropped yet another 180 points…
PAKISTAN: PTA INVITED APPLICATION FROM INTERESTED IN ESTABLISHING AN ELECTRONIC PLATTFORM: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority ( PTA ) has invited application…
DUBAI WEEK IN CHINA Dubai: The annual “Dubai week in China” will take place this year in Shenzhen, considered one…
EDIBLE OIL PRODUCERS TO CUT PRICES BY 15PC In a major relief for consumers, edible oil producers are looking to…
BALTIC DOWN ON WEAKER PANAMAX, SMALLER VESSEL RATES The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying…
PETROL, DIESEL RATES LIKELY TO BE CUT BY RS1/LITRE Consumers of petrol and diesel are likely to get relief as…
BAD CORPORATE DEBT New Delhi: The recent arrest of Vijay Mallya highlighted the problem of bad loans in India, but…
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]EMANDS ON POLITICAL LEADERSHIP BEWARE CHARISMA. Charisma is “hot” today. There is an enormous amount of talk about it, and…
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK (PAKISTAN) LIMITED ANNOUNCES Q1 2017 RESULTS The Bank reported a Profit before tax of PKR 4.1 billion…
PIAF chief sees huge taxes, unnecessary intervention, blackmailing, unaffordable power tariff and outages are the main factors behind the exports…
Country may also face rising external financing needs [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he surge in international oil price would leave a negative impact on…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan’s trade deficit rose to $23.38 billion during the first nine months (July-March 2017) of the current fiscal year, up…
Positive government policies and efforts help increase revenue collections/tax net [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he persistent efforts supported by facilitating policies of the government…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan is facing multiple problems on economic front. Despite tall claims of the present government about putting the economy on…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he current account deficit is set to widen at a faster pace as international oil prices have started recovering after…
PAMA proposes removal of anomalies in SRO 499 to encourage documented sector sales of HEV [dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan is one of the…
Government gives a go ahead to gas utilities to install 60 LPG air mix plants [dropcap]I[/dropcap]n order to cater to…
[dropcap]E[/dropcap]nergy crisis is worsening due to mounting circular debt. Thermal power plants are operating at 40 to 50 percent capacity,…
[dropcap]B[/dropcap]anking sector of Pakistan has revealed massive growth and potential over the years. There is a considerable expansion in the…
The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research [dropcap]A[/dropcap]s soon as…
A study based on US, India and Pakistan economy INTRODUCTION [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he price of oil and inflation are often seen as…
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]wing to unstable prices and supply of oil and gas across the globe, Pakistan needs to shift towards its renewable…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan’s monthly exports volume reached an all-time high of Rs. 275,483 million in September 2013. January 2017 saw this number…
Interview with Mian Zahid Hussain, (Sitara-e-Imtiaz, Hon. Ph.D), Former Minister of Information Technology, Government of Sindh [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=””…
Interview with Dr Amjad Waheed — CFA, Chief Executive Officer, NBP Fullerton Asset Management Limited (NAFA) [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=””…
PAKISTAN MARKET INDICATORS EXCHANGE RATES CURRENCY ACTIVITY Friday 17-Mar Friday 24-Mar Friday 31-Mar Friday 7-Apr Friday 14-Apr Friday 21-Apr DOLLAR…
OPEC PER BARRAL OIL PRICES ($) Year Value Year Value 2004 36.05 2011 107.46 2005 50.64 2012 109.45 2006 61.08…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]nterest rates play a significant role in our economy. As signals direct the flow of a city’s traffic through a…
[dropcap]B[/dropcap]anks offer a large array of financial services to attract customers and to meet their demands. The economists have often…
GBP/USD WEEKLY OVERVIEW Pound dipped a cent below six and a half month high against dollar on Wednesday. Pound/dollar volatility…
KSE-100 RISES ANOTHER 965 POINTS Jubilant investors breathed a sigh of relief as the two-month long gloom of the Panamagate…
MARKET REVIEW Panama Leaks decision dictated the market sentiment during the week. The index started off on a weaker note…