Interview with Mr. Kashif Habib – Chief Executive, Power Cement Limited [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]PROFILE: Mr Kashif A. Habib…
Year: 2017
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan is rich in natural resources. Only the educated, skilled and healthy people can make the best use of the…
Interview with Syed Muhammad Talha – Director, Safe Mix Concrete (Pvt) Limited PAGE: KINDLY TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF AND SAFE…
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]espite having an extremely well-developed cement industry, Pakistan’s per capita cement consumption which stands at 140 kgs, is the lowest…
[box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]PROFILE: Chairman: Saifigroup of Companies (U.A.E., Pakistan, Thailand & K.S.A.) Chairman: Standing Committee on Halal Food…
OVERVIEW [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he company was established in Dera Ghazi Khan under the control of State Cement Corporation of Pakistan Limited (SCCP)…
PAKISTAN MARKET INDICATOR EXCHANGE RATES Currency Activity Friday Friday Friday Thurs Friday Friday 13-Oct 20-Oct 28-Oct 9-Nov 17-Nov 24-Nov DOLLAR…
CEMENT INDUSTRY IN PAKISTAN CEMENT PRODUCTION CAPACITY & DESPATCHES (Operational Units Data) July to June Production Capacity(Mn. Tones) % age…
[dropcap]011[/dropcap]Economic managers see the higher cement demand in any state is a sign of its growing economy having positive impact…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]nfrastructure is an important tool for development of any country because it attracts the foreigners to invest in the country.…
US STOCKS AT RECORD HIGH Technology stocks led the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to record closing highs on Friday, with…
MARKET REVIEW The benchmark KSE100 index slid by 1.5%WoW to settle at 40,248level. The week started off on a bearish…
BEARISH TREND CONTINUES AS KSE-100 INDEX DROPS 1.5PC WOW SUMMARY The KSE-100 index during this week came down to 40,248.4…
STOCKS REMAIN UNDER PRESSURE ON STATE OF UNCERTAIN POLITICAL AND FINANCIAL SCENE During the week ended 24th November 2017, the…
PAKISTAN SURF EXCEL #HAARKOHARAO CAMPAIGN HIGHLIGHTS CHILDREN’S WELFARE: On the Universal Children’s Day, Surf Excel, a household name in Pakistan,…
GOLD PRICES DIP, 22K PRICED AT DH146.75 IN DUBAI Gold prices nudged lower on Thursday, with investors taking profits after…
OIL PRICES DIP AFTER US CRUDE HITS NEAR 2-YEAR HIGH Oil prices eased on Thursday, with U.S. crude dipping away…
SHIP OPERATING COSTS STABILISE AS MARKET RECOVERY LIFTS PRESSURE The cost of operating cargo ships rose marginally in 2017 following…
WORLD BANK REPORT HIGHLIGHTS DIFFICULTIES FOR PAKISTAN’S LABOUR FORCE Pakistan will need to tackle the triple challenge of creating enough…
CASHEW RISES ON FRESH BUYING New Delhi, Nov 23 () Cashew prices rose by Rs 5 per kg at the…
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]ONTROLS FOR NONMEASURABLE EVENTS A BALANCE BETWEEN THE MEASURABLE AND THE NONMEASURABLE IS A CENTRAL AND CONSTANT PROBLEM OF MANAGEMENT.…
BMW GROUP SELLS MORE THAN 2 MILLION VEHICLES GLOBALLY For the first time ever at this point in the year,…
[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…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Briony Harris, Formative Content[/box] [dropcap]A[/dropcap]sking staff about the qualities of a good leader is a surefire…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Dave Mosher, Science and Technology Correspondent, Business Insider[/box] [dropcap]A[/dropcap]merica Recycles Day is on Wednesday, and the green…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] Dirk Baur, Professor of Finance, University of Western Australia Niels Van Quaquebeke, Professor of Leadership and Organizational…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Jaime Malet, Chairman, American Chamber of Commerce in Spain[/box] [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he World Trade Organization predicts a slight…
[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=””] George Daskalakis, University of East Anglia[/box] [dropcap]I[/dropcap]magine sitting down to your business meeting in a…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] Shalini Vohra, Sheffield Hallam University[/box] [dropcap]B[/dropcap]lack Friday is upon us once again. Deals for cut-price…
[dropcap]E[/dropcap]very year, National Savings Day is celebrated on 31st October, still Pakistan continues to be categorized among the low savers…
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…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Martin Armstrong, Nov 10, 2017[/box] This infographic was originally made in Polish as part of…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Felix Richter, Nov 9, 2017[/box] [dropcap]J[/dropcap]ust weeks after its successful IPO on September 28, Roku, maker of…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Niall McCarthy, Nov 10, 2017[/box] The situation in Yemen is deteriorating with UN officials warning the country…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Niall McCarthy, Nov 9, 2017[/box] [dropcap]T[/dropcap]o the surprise of many, Saudi Arabia recently announced it…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Dyfed Loesche, Nov 10, 2017[/box] [dropcap]U.S.[/dropcap] President Donald Trump has just completed his first state…
[dropcap]N[/dropcap]early all will say CPEC is a game-changer, but some will ask for whom? Others will flag that CPEC is…
[dropcap]B[/dropcap]eing in marketing for over two decades, I had the opportunity to be carefully observing and studying emerging market trends.…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] Mr. Sohel N. Kidwai Chief Executive Officer[/box] HISTORY OF THE PROJECT [dropcap]S[/dropcap]haheen Insurance Company Limited…
[dropcap]E[/dropcap]commerce trade has promising future in Pakistan as this market is getting pace with the rest of the world with…
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]ne of the prime focuses of economic managers of Pakistan should be ‘achieving food security’ to fill the stomach of…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he issue of withholding tax on banking transactions for non-filers in the budget for next fiscal year (2017-18) need to…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s incredible as it may seem in this hyper-connected, technologically advanced era, half the planet’s population exist as “financial nomads”—those…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]slamic Finance can find rich social grounds for its growth and expansion in Pakistan. What primarily concerns the users of…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]fter thorough analysis, following have been identified as some of the major causes of power shortage in Pakistan: Increase in…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]ccording to Investopedia’s definition, “Fintech is a portmanteau of financial technology that describes an emerging financial services sector in the…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects 7.2 billion passengers to travel in 2035, a near doubling of the 3.8…