Today, Pakistan’s financial sector has transformed into a modern and sound financial sector dominated by private banks. The country’s banking…
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Prime Aluminium Industries was incepted through formation of Pakistan Glass in 1969 by the founder member late Asadullah Khan, Tehrik-e-Pakistan…
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Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (Mughal Steel), principal activity is manufacturing and trading of mild steel products. The management…
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Despite foreigners support, stocks decline by 566 points on political uncertainty Summary Market remained in grip of political uncertainty during…
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Kibor rate is the average interest rate at which term deposits are offered between prime banks in the Pakistani wholesale…
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One of the themes of a recently organized conference by IBA-CIEF was ‘Making Pakistan Hub of Islamic Finance by 2025.…
According to the latest Quarterly Performance Review (QPR) of the banking sector for the quarter ended 31st December, 2017, released…
A robust banking sector is a healthy sign for the economy of a country. It is this sector that plays…
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Habib Bank Limited (HBL) is one of the few financial institutions, which caters to farmers financing need and has played…
To create Islamic finance system in India remained misunderstood as Reserve Bank of India (RBI) an autonomous body has been…
Balochistan is rich in mineral resources and having great scope for setting up small and medium enterprises in mineral sector.…
Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) erstwhile Agricultural Development Bank of Pakistan (ADBP) is the premier financial institution geared towards the…
Meezan Bank currently focusing on corporate to investment and branchless Islamic banking Interview with Mr Irfan Siddiqui — President &…
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National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) always brings superior technology, products and services to their customers in the whole country, counting…
Experts urge cut in deposit and lending rates and to sever investment in gilt-edged securities Various banking experts urge that…
KSE-100 reacts positively to amnesty scheme An exceptionally remarkable session ended on a dull note on Friday as the KSE-100…
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Slow and steady recovery for container shipping The outlook for the container shipping market in 2018 and 2019 is a…
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Kibor rate is the average interest rate at which term deposits are offered between prime banks in the Pakistani wholesale…
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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…
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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…