[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Tom Inglesby Director, Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security[/box] All pandemics start as a small…
Month: July 2018
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]John Colley, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick[/box] The bidding war between Comcast and Disney for…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Alan Felstead, Cardiff University[/box] Whether we work or not, the nation’s productivity – that is, the…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Andrew Crane, University of Bath[/box] People trapped in modern slavery situations endure terrible conditions, threats to…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] by Niall McCarthy, Jul 13, 2018[/box] A Deloitte survey has found that 75 percent of major companies in the UK…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] by Felix Richter, Jul 13, 2018[/box] Aside from Netflix, which dominated the headlines after Thursday’s Emmy nominations, several…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] by Niall McCarthy, Jul 16, 2018[/box] Helsinki is the final stop on President Trump’s incendiary and controversial trip…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] by Felix Richter, Jul 16, 2018[/box] When Amazon introduced the Prime membership program in the United States in 2005,…
Someone once said, ‘The ship of the future will be a floating computer’. It actually is going to be true,…
Gwadar Port is located in southwestern Pakistan near the Iranian border. It is situated on the shores of the Arabian…
The Maritime Training Institute, an awards winning Institution duly approved by the Govt. of Pakistan, affiliated with University of Karachi…
Pakistan’s 1,200 kilometers lengthy coastline with the Arabian Sea is a god gifted area with natural harbors. It is a…
Gwadar Port is set to bring least developed Balochistan into the economic mainstream of Pakistan and the whole Asian region.…
It is dichotomous to compare Chabahar port of Iran with Gwadar deep-sea port of Pakistan. Iran, India, Afghanistan as well…
The Port of Karachi is one of South Asia’s largest and busiest deep-water seaports handling about 60 percent cargo dealings…
As the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is scheduled to announce Monetary Policy on Saturday, this week, it is anticipated…
It was a long time dream of Pakistan authorities to make Gwadar port — a small but strategically located fishing…
NGO Shipbreaking Platform in its annual report 2017 says that pollutant and dangerous scrapping has been a key area of…
Forestry is an important sector, which has been the victim of sheer negligence of economic planners in Balochistan. No serious…
Bangladesh is one the world’s top four ship recycling countries by capacity. Bangladesh, China, India and Pakistan account for 94.9…
Market indicators are a series of technical indicators used by traders to predict the direction of the major financial indexes.…
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According to statistics released by environmental advocate, non-governmental agency Shipbreaking Platform, South Asian yards now offer about $450 per light…
Since inception, Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) has been striving to fulfill its duty to the nation towards offering Pakistan…
US stocks soar, S&P 500 at five-month high US stocks rose slightly on Friday, putting the S&P 500 at its…
Market Review The period under review (Friday-Thursday) remained flattish owing to lack of triggers and increasing political uncertainty in the…
Value hunters diluted political uncertainty as stocks stay flat Summary KSE-100 Index trailing near 39,000 level has made the stocks…
Stocks ends above 40,000 mark amid political, economic woes The benchmark Index of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) managed to close…
Some investors want new Abraaj review Some investors in funds managed by Dubai-based Abraaj want to block the sale of…
India’s June trade deficit highest in 5 years, and this is the biggest reason India’s trade deficit widened to its…
ICCI shows concerns over high trade deficit The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) has shown concerns over a…
Dry bulk shipping stocks poised to jump Given all the focus on trade between the US and China, it is…
PAKISTAN: Jazz and Careem Collaborate to Provide Exciting Offers to Users: Jazz has collaborated with Careem to offer various promotions…
Oil prices manage to close higher Oil prices rose about 1 percent on Friday as strike actions in Norway and…
The Transnational Company Successful transnational companies see themselves as separate, non national entities. Most companies doing international business today are…
Women don’t ask for handouts now, they ask for work, says chief of DOCH Fashion House The stark landscapes of…
Kibor rate is the average interest rate at which term deposits are offered between prime banks in the Pakistani wholesale…
An 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=””]This article is published in collaboration with Chatham House[/box] This article is part of the World…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]This article was originally published by Reuters Reuters Staff Adam Jourdan Chief Correspondent, Thomson Reuters[/box] Apple…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Yuka Kobayashi, SOAS, University of London[/box] China first built its famous Great Wall in the Qin…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Alan Shipman, The Open University[/box] Gloomy forecasts for the post-Brexit economy, and a psychological tendency to…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Milan Babic, University of Amsterdam; Eelke Heemskerk, University of Amsterdam, and Jan Fichtner, University of Amsterdam[/box]…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] by Niall McCarthy, Jul 9, 2018[/box] Attempting to identify the world’s largest subway system can prove difficult, given…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] by Yijia Xu, Jun 26, 2018 [/box] According to Canalys, the top four mobile phone brands sold in…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] by Niall McCarthy, Jul 2, 2018[/box] Trade disputes arise when one government believes another government is…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] by Niall McCarthy, Jul 9, 2018[/box] An incredible statistic from Bill Gates’ blog shows that between…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Felix Richter, July 9, 2018[/box] June 29, 2007, the day the first-generation iPhone was released, is often…
Does Pakistan need 5G/5thGeneration Mobile? Can we afford this technology? Would it replace the existing so-called 4G in Pakistan? Are…
Prospects It is a fact that after the tremendous growth in mobile internet, artificial intelligence will soon become the largest…
The growth rate of Pakistan’s telecommunication sector has been significant during the last four years. Information Technology and Telecommunication has…
The past few years have been difficult for telecom companies across the world and Pakistan is no exception. Overall revenues…
Pvt Ltd is introducing their services in Pakistan post accomplishing a successful and remarkable decade in United Arab Emirates. It…
Electronic commerce or e-commerce is no more restricted to only buying and selling online rather it is now mobile commerce,…
Pakistan’s Information Technology industry has demonstrated positive growth trends for the last four years. During 2016-17, Pakistan’s IT exports were…
The telecom sector needs to be granted industrial status. Before the current fiscal year budget, a high-level representatives of telecom…
The Information Technology industry of Pakistan is expecting rapid growth under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. CPEC has already…
The elected government of PML-N completed its term, an interim setup put in place and general elections are scheduled for…
Balochistan has enormous potential to emerge as Pakistan’s new economic frontier. Unfortunately, it still remains the least developed and poorest…
TRG Pakistan Limited provides business process outsourcing solutions and services in Pakistan, it is a holding company and holds 46…
Market indicators are a series of technical indicators used by traders to predict the direction of the major financial indexes.…
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Telecom sector no doubt is the fastest growing sector and has created various opportunities in Pakistan. The Government of Pakistan…
International statistics revealed that in 2019 the number of mobile phone users is predicted to pass the 5.0 billion mark.…
Wall Street stocks flat as US, China tariffs hit Wall Street stocks were little changed early Friday following a solid…
Market Review The period under review started off on a dull note and remained negative throughout the week amid lack…
Stocks move slightly up as calms return over Nawaz conviction Summary Decision on ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s Avenfield properties reference…
Market ends week down, but post nab verdict will likely bring relief rally On Friday, the last day of the…
Dubai’s troubled Abraaj nears out-of-court settlement: Lawyer A Sharjah court has adjourned until July 11 a case involving the founder…
Piyush Goyal lauds GST council for success Union Finance Minister Piyush Goyal has lauded the Goods and Service Tax council…
FBR forcefully withdraws Rs2bn from PRA’s bank accounts In its desperate effort to come near the downward revised target, the…
Freight rates on VLCCs and Suezmazes move up Freight rates have risen over the last quarter on VLCCs and Suezmaxes.…
PAKISTAN: Gmail messages ‘read by human third parties’: Google has confirmed that private emails sent and received by Gmail users…
World oil prices mixed Oil was mixed on Friday, with short-covering pushing up US crude futures while Brent slipped on…
Knowledge and Technology The new technology embraces and feeds off the entire array of human knowledge’s. The search for knowledge,…
Dawlance bags Occupational Health and Safety Management Certification OHSAS 18001 Dawlance – Pakistan’s no.1 home appliances brand, bagged the prestigious…
Kibor rate is the average interest rate at which term deposits are offered between prime banks in the Pakistani wholesale…
An 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=””]Ernestine Gheyoh Ndzi, University of Hertfordshire[/box] The gender pay gap has been around for as long…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Brought to you in collaboration with the International Crisis Group[/box] This article is part of the…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Robert Muggah Co-founder, Igarape Institute and SecDev Group Camino Kavanagh Visiting fellow, Department of War Studies,…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Dietrich Reetz Senior Research Fellow and Senior Lecturer in Political Science, South Asia, Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient[/box]…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Katie Hill Advisor, Omidyar Network Rose Mutiso Co-founder and CEO, Mawazo Institute Rebekah Shirley Director of…
Consumer confidence is always high in the economies where there is justified wealth distribution and there is trickle-down effect of…
Reportedly Pakistan’s name has been added to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) ‘grey-list’. The overwhelming reaction to this move…
Pakistani society is highly consumption-oriented. This is further accentuated by the fact that consumer spending this Eid-ul-Fit’r crossed one trillion…
The month of March global consumer confidence Primary Index has risen to 50.6, tying the record high set in January…
It may or may not be true that the sentiments are the reasons for the performance of Pakistan Stock Exchange.…
A consumer is vital to any economic plan, strategy, policy and activity. The consumers may suffer if they have no…
According to the bank, to be a member of the middle class in 2015, a Pakistani adult must have a…