Pakistan Stocks Post Minor Recovery The KSE-100 broke a three-day positive streak, ending negative on Friday to mark the end…
Year: 2018
Market Review The outgoing week started off on a negative note in anticipation of the crucial decision by FATF to…
KSE-100 Index Recovers With 273.52 Points After Recent Meltdown Summary Last week there was a downfall of 2,043 points during…
Smidgen Recovery Witnessed, Investors Cling To Hope Of FATF Outcome With the commencement of its plenary meeting, Financial Action Task…
UAE Fuel Prices Among Lowest In The World Fuel prices in the UAE, which reached its peak this month since…
India’s Banking Zombies Pose A Problem India’s state banks are beginning to resemble the walking dead. Of 21 government-controlled lenders,…
PKR Stable Against Dollar The rupee remained stable against the dollar at Rs121.4/121.6 in the inter-bank market on Friday compared…
Crude Oil Exports Hit Europe Aframax Rates; VLCCs Cut Clean Tankers Demand US crude oil exports to the Mediterranean and…
Pakistan: Facebook Launches Instagram Lite For Emerging Markets: Facebook has introduced a stripped-down version of the social photo-sharing app Instagram.…
Oil Gains On Anticipation Of Sanctions On Iran Oil prices rose on Friday on concern that US sanctions against Iran…
Face Reality Exploit the new realities. Today’s new realities fit neither the assumption of the Left not those of the…
UD Trucks Launches The New Quester In Pakistan UD Trucks Corporation, together with VPL Limited, the authorized distributor of UD…
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…
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In Pakistan, three sectors that have witnessed tremendous growth in terms of innovation and users are Information Communications Technology (ICT),…
There is a prevalent assumption that currency depreciation is a trigger for the rise in exports. This historically does not…
With a population of around 200 million, Pakistan has the potential to become next major internet market in terms of…
The total liquid foreign exchange reserves of Pakistan increased to US$16,798 million on 14th June 2018. The positive surprise was…
For decades, conventional or branch-oriented banking has dominated the retail banking industry in Pakistan. However, the birth of the internet…
The 18th Summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has recently concluded in the Eastern China’s coastal city of Qingdao. The…
Pakistan may seek help from China, its closest friend in order to develop automobile industry in Gwadar. Presently, China’s vehicle…
Startups in Pakistan have created an air of buzz and excitement around them; reason being is that they are the…
Pakistan’s trade deficit rose to all-time high nearly $34 billion in the first 11 months of the current fiscal year.…
President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), President AKIA, Senior Vice Chairman of Businessmen Panel of FPCCI and former provincial…
There is a great scope for developing tourism industry in Gilgit-Baltistan, which is home to more than fifty peaks above…
Despite strained relations, Pakistan’s exports to Afghanistan reached a two-year high during the first 10 months of the current fiscal…
Historically, Gwadar has been the part of Oman. In late 1960s, Gwadar was purchased from Oman and in 1970 it…
Interview with Mr Ghazanfer Ali Khan (A Renowned Industrialist) [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]Profile: Mr Ghazanfer Ali Khan is the…
Mango exports of Pakistan earned $94.059 million in foreign exchange during two years as 129,423 tons of mangoes were exported…
Agility brings efficiency to supply chains in some of the globe’s most challenging environments, offering unmatched personal service, a global…
Interview with Dr. Zeeshan Ahmed (Dean, Karachi School of Business & Leadership) [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]Profile: A PhD from…
Market indicators are a series of technical indicators used by traders to predict the direction of the major financial indexes.…
Pakistan Trades (Million Us $) Period Exports (BOP) Growth Rate Imports (BOP) Growth Rate Balance of Trade Value Cumulative Value…
Economists believe that growth in exports open various opportunities for any nation’s economy because exports are a main component of…
According to the provisional statistics of the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), imports into Pakistan during May, 2018 amounted to…
The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed on Friday, as the Dow put to rest an eight-day losing…
Market Review The outgoing week closed at 42,337pts, down by 4.7%WoW in response to the change in Moody’s outlook of…
Moody’s Negative Outlook Push Kse-100 Index Down 4.7pc WOW Summary First week after Eid holidays was a short one of…
PSX Records Lowest Level Of 2018; Volatile Trend To Persists Continuing its volatile trend, Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) remained under…
Dubai Gold Prices Drop To 6-Month Low, 22k Priced At Dh144 Gold prices posted a six-month low on Thursday, pressed…
GST Formalising Economy, Widening Tax Base, Says Finance Ministry The Finance Ministry said it would be increasingly difficult for businesses…
Govt To Go After People Hiding Assets From Sep 1,2018 The amnesty scheme provides last chance to overseas and resident…
Speculators Creates Waves In The Asian Bulk Carrier Market Despite the global economic recovery that is keeping shipping demand high…
PAKISTAN: PTCL Achieves ISO Certification For Cloud Infrastructure Services Security: PTCL has become the country’s first telecom operator to achieve…
Oil Jumps As Opec Agrees To Modest Output Hikes Oil prices soared on Friday after oil producers agreed to modest…
A Social Ecologist For me the tension between the need for continuity and the need for innovation and change was…
Pakistan Cables Sponsored Gold Medals Awarded To Giki Graduates 2018 Pakistan Cables Limited, sponsored gold medals to top position holders…
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…
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Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) had focus on halving poverty and improving lives of the world’s poorest by 2015. This very…
PAKISTAN & GULF ECONOMIST went to explore how children from underprivileged family background (who cannot afford two meals a day)…
Remittances play a very important role in eliminating poverty of a nation. Remittances not only reflect the domestic labor working…
Introduction SOS Children’s Villages Pakistan is a private social welfare organization dedicated to providing homes for orphans and abandoned children.…
Balochistan is the country’s poorest province, with standards of living lagging substantially behind the rest of the country. Socio-economic indicators…
PAKISTAN & GULF ECONOMIST had exclusive conversation with Dr Farah A. Bari, Dr Samia Shuja, Dr Rehan and some patients at…
A new study reveals that Pakistan is one of the most charitable nations. It contributes more than one percent of…
We all think about giving back to the society by contributing towards a noble cause, but only those of us…
Facts And Figures Greetings on behalf of Team GCT We seek your kind approval and patronage in considering the Green…
Balochistan is blessed with strategic mineral resources. There is hardly a mineral which is not found in the province. Serious…
The general perception is that Islamic banking in Pakistan is making progress in leaps and bounds. The supporting arguments are…
According to the recent Economic Survey, Pakistan’s total number of poverty count has registered a prominent decline in last 10…
Pakistanis are one of the most charitable nations in the world. Charitable giving this year will exceed $1.5 billion. As…
Microfinance banks help farmers and people who work in small industries and play vital role in the country’s economic growth.…
PAGE Report Privatization of distribution companies is the only solution to curb circular debt which currently has swelled to a…
Rickshaw Distribution Ceremony at Governor House Peshawar Held A rickshaw distribution ceremony was held at Governor House Peshawar which was…
Corporate Social Responsibility is often viewed as a benevolent supplement to a company’s activities. For forward-looking entities, however, CSR is…
Exclusive interview with Professor Nadeem Qamar — Executive Director, NICVD [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]Profile: Professor Nadeem Qamar has had…
Public private partnership in social sector can bring a dramatic improvement in service delivery for Tharparkar communities Interview with Mr…
Market indicators are a series of technical indicators used by traders to predict the direction of the major financial indexes.…
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] [divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] [divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] POVERTY INCIDENCE IN PAKISTAN Year National Urban Rural…
In any country, social experts see that charities and community groups bring citizens together, support communities as well as build…
Present Economic Survey of Pakistan during FY2018 calculated that over the last decade, Pakistan’s poverty headcount has recorded a persistent…
Us Stocks End Higher Despite Global Trade Tension US stock indexes closed higher on Friday as investors shrugged off concerns…
Political Clarity Maintains Rising Trend At PSX Summary Some quick decision-making at political level cleared the apprehensions of investors and…
Bulls Keep Control As Investor Interest Spreads Across The Board During the week ended 8th June 2018, the benchmark index…
Businesses Can Settle Vat Payments At Uae Exchange UAE Exchange has announced that it has started accepting Value Added Tax…
RBI Governor Urjit Patel Says, No Impact On Npas Due To Farm Loan Waivers By States There are no implications…
Kinnow Exports Hit Register High At 370,000 Tons Pakistan’s kinnow exports touched a record high at 370,000 tons in the…
Container Shippers And Lines Battle Over Emergency Bunker Fuel Surcharges Several of the world’s largest container shipping companies have imposed…
PAKISTAN: Asus Unveils Zenbook S Ultra-Portable With A Unique Hinge Design: Apart from announcing laptops with touchscreens instead of touchpads,…
Oil Prices Tumble, Jp Morgan Cuts Price Forecast Oil prices fell on Friday as concerns about surging US output and…
Feedback: Key to Continuous Learning To know one’s strengths, to know how to improve them, and to know what one…