[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Niall McCarthy, Mar 28, 2018[/box] In recent weeks, Houthi rebels in Yemen have escalated their missile attacks…
Year: 2018
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Niall McCarthy, Mar 28, 2018[/box] Under new reforms announced by President Macron, French children will…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Felix Richter, Mar 28, 2018[/box] Apple announced a new iPad on Tuesday at an event…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Niall McCarthy, Mar 29, 2018[/box] According to estimates by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, the average…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Niall McCarthy, Mar 29, 2018[/box] If you’re planning on traveling the world, you better make sure…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Felix Richter, Mar 20, 2018[/box] In recent months, public pressure on Facebook and other…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Felix Richter, Mar 29, 2018[/box] After an action-filled NCAA basketball tournament worthy of its nickname,…
Generally, there are misconceptions that current account deficit (CAD) and depreciation of currency are bad omen for any given economy.…
In the current fiscal year, Pakistan rupee has been depreciated number of times against the US dollar before decreased in…
Surrounded by declining foreign exchange reserves and weakening capacity to repay, Pakistan’s external debt and liabilities rose sharply to almost…
Those who have access to power corridors and also the capacity to influence government are clearly divided into two groups;…
The present economic situation presents some opportunities for Pakistan. But the country also has some serious long-term challenges. Unless the…
World Bank expects the inflation rate to rise to 6 percent by the end of 2017-18 Inflation refers to price…
Pakistan is working on all round strategy to reform country’s tax structure. The government has planned to lower tax slabs…
Since January 2018, Pakistan has witnessed a persistent rise in oil fuel prices. The petroleum products prices are revised on…
The present Pakistani rupee price against the greenback is 115, which increased from 110.5 rupees earlier and this current level…
Interview with Dr. Ayub Mehar – an economist PAGE: Tell me something about yourself, please: Dr. Ayub Mehar: Currently I am…
Prime ways of enhancing exports are to support new entrepreneurs, diversifying export from traditional items to non-traditional items plus value…
PAKISTAN MARKET INDICATOR EXCHANGE RATES Currency activity Friday 23-Feb Friday 2-Mar Friday 9-Mar Friday 16-Mar Friday 23-Mar Friday 30-Mar DOLLAR…
Fatalities in terrorist violence in Pakistan Year Civilians Security Force Personnel Terrorists/Insurgents Total 2000 45 0 0 45 2001 29…
Statistics show that water crisis is not just an issue in Pakistan but it is also becoming a worldwide issue.…
Various economists identified in their research reports that the existence of great and persistent current account deficit is always looked…
Saudi index moves sideways after winning FTSE emerging market status Saudi Arabia’s stock market moved sideways in early Thursday trade…
Market Review The stock market managed to close in green at 45,560pts during the week, exhibiting an increase of 530pts…
Stocks continued upward movement, gain 530 points Summary Pakistan rupee depreciation, which is regarded as favorable for Pakistan Stocks Exchange…
Bulls take lead, SBP’s steady rate policy likely to follow positive impact The trading on the last day at the…
Aldar unveils homes on reem island Aldar Properties on Saturday announced the launch of Reflection – a Dh440 million residential…
CEA Arvind Subramanian says need clear protocol for sharing GST data Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian made a case for…
Bureaucracy plans to stop fund release without project documents The bureaucracy has finally decided to meet all procedural requirements before…
Greek shipping fleet hits all-time high mark Ongoing tax issues and economic woes at home have failed to slow the…
PAKISTAN: Jazz and PTCL top PTA complaint charts again: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) received 2,757 complaints from telecom consumers against…
World oil prices rise Oil prices rose on Thursday as the equities markets rallied and as market participants weighed a…
INFORMATION ON COST AND VALUE We cannot achieve results until we have information on cost and value. Basic structural information…
Bringing in institutional reforms good for democratic governance: Ishrat Hussain Former Governor SBP speaks on ‘governing the ungovernable’ book session…
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=””]Evangelos Kontopantelis, University of Manchester[/box] Young people are poorer than older people. And it’s not simply…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Nicholas Ross Smith, University of Nottingham and Zbigniew Dumieński[/box] There has been a lot of talk…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Richard Gower Senior Associate, Economics and Policy, Tearfund[/box] As the Bulawayo road curves out of Zimbabwe’s…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Callie Stinson Project Lead, Water Initiative, World Economic Forum[/box] The global water and sanitation crisis is…