[dropcap]R[/dropcap]ising international oil and other commodity prices remains a concern. These prices are predicted to move in upward direction, which…
Year: 2017
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he proper implementation of fiscal and monetary policy can help reduce cyclical fluctuations and be able for the economy of…
PSX TOUCHES THE LOWEST FOR 2017 The stock market underwent a relentless battering in the last trading session of the…
MARKET REVIEW During the week, stock market shed 1,465pts to close at 39,847pts, down by 3.5%WoW on the back of…
FOREIGN BUYING FAILED TO BOOST INDEX AS STOCKS TOUCH ONE-YEAR LOW AND FALL BELOW 40,000 SUMMARY The KSE-100 Index lost…
INDEX POSTS NOTABLE DECLINE AS BEARISHNESS PERSISTS OVER SHABBY ECONOMIC SCENE The growing concerns about the health of the economy…
PAKISTAN: GOVT APPROVES PROGRAM TO PREPARE 1 MILLION FREELANCERS IN PAKISTAN: The Board of Directors of Ignite, National Technology Fund formerly…
MALABAR GOLD OPENS 3 STORES IN A DAY IN UAE AND KUWAIT Malabar Gold and Diamonds, one among the Big…
OIL PRICES SURGE ON CHINESE IMPORT BOOST AND MIDEAST TENSIONS Oil prices firmed on Friday as bullish news from strong…
MAQTA GATEWAY, A DIGITAL PLATFORM LAUNCHED Abu Dhabi Ports has launched Maqta Gateway, a digital platform which provides digital services…
$2BN LOANS GRANTED EX-POST FACTO APPROVAL The federal cabinet has regularised nearly $2 billion foreign commercial loans that the government…
INLAND WATERWAYS AUTHORITY RAISES RS 660 CRORE THROUGH BONDS New Delhi, Oct 13: The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI)…
[dropcap]L[/dropcap]ONG-RANGE PLANNING THE FUTURE REQUIRES NOT JUST HAPPEN IF ONE WISHES HARD ENOUGH. The future requires decisions – now. It…
WORLD SIGHT DAY: 80PC OF BLINDNESS CURABLE Once a year, on the second Thursday of October, World Sight Day is…
[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=””]Anna Bruce-Lockhart Editor, World Economic Forum[/box] They walk among us, dead-eyed, with heavy tread. They are…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Information This entry was posted on October 6, 2017 by fweyzig in English posts.[/box] [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Netherlands…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Alexander Starritt Editor, Apolitical[/box] You probably don’t realise how much your life is affected by the…
How Emerging Technologies Are Changing the Risk Landscape [dropcap]O[/dropcap]ver the last year, the World Economic Forum project Mitigating Risks in the…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Rob Wilson, Sheffield Hallam University; Dan Plumley, Sheffield Hallam University, and Kieran Maguire, University of Liverpool[/box]…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Rob Gowers, Anglia Ruskin University[/box] [dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen Arsene Wenger was named as the new manager of Arsenal…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] Peter Holmes, University of Sussex and Michael Gasiorek, University of Sussex[/box] [dropcap]I[/dropcap]t is commonplace to…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Asghar Zaidi, University of Southampton[/box] [dropcap]O[/dropcap]ne of the central arguments in support of pro-immigration policies in…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] Murray Goulden, University of Nottingham[/box] [dropcap]F[/dropcap]ollowing TfL’s decision to withdraw Uber’s license to operate in…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Emma Tominey, University of York[/box] [dropcap]H[/dropcap]ow much should new mothers work? It turns out the example…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] Padraic Regan, Trinity College Dublin[/box] [dropcap]W[/dropcap]ith plans underway for the UK’s biggest peacetime repatriation of…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] Alexander Tziamalis, Sheffield Hallam University[/box] [dropcap]B[/dropcap]ritain is locked in a seemingly constant battle with the…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Andrew Wright Freelance writer This article is part of the India Economic Summit[/box] [dropcap]I[/dropcap]ndia’s economic success in…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]John McKenna Formative Content[/box] [dropcap]S[/dropcap]audi Arabia is putting vast sums of money behind its ambitions to…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]James Hewitt Head of Science & Innovation, Hintsa Performance[/box] [dropcap]W[/dropcap]e are accelerating into the age of “connected…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]David Aikman Chief Representative Officer, Greater China, World Economic Forum[/box] 1. In China, you can smile to…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Michael Bordo This article is published in collaboration withVoxEU [/box] [dropcap]I[/dropcap]n third-century Rome, Julius Paulus Prudentissimus, chief…
[dropcap]J[/dropcap]uly-September 2017 quarter may be termed one of the worst spells of Pakistan stock market. It was mainly due to…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]raining and development are vital for progressive organizations. It is a fact that poorly trained employees can pose a serious…
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]ive Pakistani companies have made it to Forbes annual ‘Asia’s 200 Best Under A Billion’ list, down from seven last…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]fter the recent Habib Bank Limited (HBL) saga and National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) Bangladesh scam, the need for prudent…
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]ome of the critics raise serious concerns that Pakistan is suffering substantially due to brain drain. However, the other point…
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]e have a lot of potential in our youth and better opportunities would definitely help make productive use of their…
Star Farm taking lead in vocational training plan to promote income generation and employment opportunities in rural areas of the…
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]istorically, the Pakistan Stock Market (KSE100) reached an all time high of 52876.46 in May of 2017 since a record…
Initiative of Zia Chishti is a role model to broadly project Pakistan’s image [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he business leaders best suited and needed…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he 2016 top Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) classification is quite different from last year’s. In the following categorization list of…
FORMATION OF PNSC [dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) was established through an Ordinance XX of 1979 that merged two shipping…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Sennen Desouza, Hammad Hashmi, & Baqar Jafri Co-Founders Investors Lounge Pakistan’s Leading Financial Analytics Firm[/box] [dropcap]F[/dropcap]inancial…
Imtiaz Rafi’s top business principles are to honor commitments, treat employees like family, create relationships not just transactions Interview with…
Mehran is a symbolic brand of Pakistan with achievement and response worldwide Interview with Mr Gul Mohammad Lot – Chairman,…
Interview with Mr Nasim Beg — Chief Executive, Arif Habib Consultancy [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]PROFILE: Mr Nasim Beg qualified…
PAKISTAN MARKET INDICATOR EXCHANGE RATES CURRENCY ACTIVITY Friday 25-Aug Friday 8-Sep Friday 15-Sep Friday 22-Sep Thursday 28-Sep Friday 6-Oct DOLLAR…
PAKISTAN’S TOP 10 RICHEST BUSINESSMEN IN 2017 1) Shahid Khan 2) Mian Muhammad Mansha 3) Asif Ali Zardari 4) Sir…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan State Oil (PSO), is the largest oil marketing company and is continuing to supply greater than its market share…
[dropcap]E[/dropcap]conomists believed that the brokerage companies run in competitive industry in which trading activities can be really impacted by the…
PAKISTAN STOCKS TAKE A BREATHER AS INDEX RISES MARGINALLY The trading session provided some respite to the battered stock exchange…
STOCKS TAKE A BREATHER ON INVESTOR RETURN AFTER CONTINUOUS HAMMERING ON POLITICAL TURBULENCE SUMMARY The stock market in present circumstances…
FOREIGN PLAYERS, E&P SECTOR LIKELY TO COME INTO THE LIMELIGHT September 2017 turned out to be another volatile month for…
PAKISTAN: ZONG 4G TOPS PTA’S CUSTOMER RESOLUTION INDICATOR: Zong 4G Pakistan’s No .1 4G Network has achieved yet another milestone…
UNION COOP RECEIVES DUBAI CHAMBER CSR LABEL FOR FIFTH YEAR IN A ROW Union Coop received the Dubai Chamber Corporate…
OIL STABILIZES ON PREDICTIONS OF EXTENDED OUTPUT CUT, BUT US CRUDE EXPORTS DRAG Oil prices stabilized on Thursday on expectations…
BALTIC MAIN INDEX RISES AS RATES OF LARGER VESSELS RECOVER The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for…
PROVINCES PLAN TO LEVY TAX ON OIL TANKERS Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) Chairman Rahil Siddique said on Thursday that all…
IBBI AMENDS INSOLVENCY RESOLUTION PROCESS NORMS New Delhi, Oct 6: An insolvency resolution plan will need to have a statement…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]RACTICE COMES FIRST DECISION MAKERS NEED TO FACTOR INTO THEIR PRESENT DECISIONS THE “FUTURE THAT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED.” Decision makers…
TPL LIFE AND U MICROFINANCE BANK AGREE TO SERVE THE UNDERSERVED TPL Life and U Microfinance Bank Ltd. (U Bank)…
[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=””]David Abulafia, University of Cambridge[/box] [dropcap]F[/dropcap]ew images are more enduring in the historical imagination than the…
[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…