INFORMATION ON COST AND VALUE We cannot achieve results until we have information on cost and value. Basic structural information…
Year: 2018
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…
As the nation celebrates Pakistan day on 23rd of March, it is the right time to highlight the ideals and…
March 23rd 1940 marks the day of adoption of Pakistan Resolution by the Muslim League calling for a relentless struggle…
On the inaugural day of conference Dr. Miftah Ismail Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Economic Affairs said…
Shipping industry is cyclical in nature, last few decades have seen immense changes. The role of IM0 has become significant…
Pakistan is a land of vast potential and countless opportunities, of breathtaking landscapes and hospitable people, of rich traditions and…
Pakistan needs unity and harmony. The need for national unity and brotherhood had increased substantially in the current turmoil situation…
The plastics industry is one of the frontrunners in the business sectors of Pakistan, clocking a growth rate in excesses…
Pakistan should follow an independent foreign policy. For this purpose the incumbent government should make changes domestically. Global changes are…
In the wake of grey listing of Pakistan by the inter-governmental Paris based Financial Action Task Force (FATF), State Bank…
The day is remembered and celebrated every year to commemorate the adoption of Pakistan Resolution by the All India Muslim…
Poverty should be more comprehensively measured through an index that uses multiple indicators. These may be broadly categorized as socioeconomic…
Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan has been the most influential politician in Pakistan’s history. In 1943, Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah called…
Interview with Mr Rizwan Hussain – Managing Director, Takaful Pakistan Limited [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]Profile: Rizwan Hussain is currently…
Interview with Mr Majyd Aziz – President, Employers Federation of Pakistan [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]Profile: Mr Majyd Aziz is…
Interview with Mr Lal Dino Mari Baloch — Honorary Investment Counsellor, Board of Investment (BoI) Prime Minister’s Office Government of…
Interview with Mr Khalid Tawab – Chairman, Tawab Group of Companies PAGE: Tell me something about yourself and your organization,…
PAKISTAN MARKET INDICATOR EXCHANGE RATES Currency activity Friday 16-Feb Friday 23-Feb Friday 2-Mar Friday 9-Mar Friday 16-Mar Friday 23-Mar DOLLAR…
PROVINCIAL FISCAL OPERATIONS DURING JUL-SEPT (billion rupees) Punjab Sindh KP Balochistan Total Growth FY2018 A. Total Revenue 254.3 153.1 72.1…
Economic managers identified that tax revenues are the most efficient and effective way to increase country’s local resource mobilization and…
A research report revealed that from 2017 to 2026, global population is predicted to increase almost 8 percent and also…
US stocks tumble on trade war fears Wall Street tumbled on Friday with more than 1,000 points knocked off the…
Market Review The benchmark index remained bullish during the week after currency devaluation of 5%, increasing 1,516pts to close at…
Sudden & sharp depreciation of rupee push index above 45,000 points Summary In the open market dollar was selling Rs.111.80…
Market springs back, fresh foreign flows can induce another short term rally The benchmark index of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX)…
Adnoc signs dh4.3b concession deals with China oil giant The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) announced on Wednesday that…
No violation in rs 7,266 crore bid for Binani Cement under IBC: Ultratech Aditya Birla group firm UltraTech Cement on…
Govt plans to scrap sugarcane support price The federal government has decided to do away with the support price mechanism…
Asian ports face $49 billion climate adaptation costs Protecting Asia-Pacific ports against climate change could cost up to US$49 billion,…
PAKISTAN: Jazz commences super 4g experience bus tour: Jazz has commenced a nationwide experience bus tour in promotion of its…
World oil prices surge after us picks new security advisor World oil prices surged Friday as the appointment of ultra-hawkish…
TURBULENT TIMES AHEAD It turbulent times, the first task of management is to make sure of the institution’s capacity to…
Metro Cash & Carry And P&G’ hope in alliance to provide clean drinking water Leading up to World Water Day,…
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=””]Anwar Halari, The Open University[/box] If you haven’t already heard of Bitcoin, you either haven’t been…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Karen Rowlingson, University of Birmingham[/box] Michael Sheen has just launched the End High Cost Credit Alliance.…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Sohail Hasnie Principal Energy Specialist, Central and West Asia Department, ADB Sungsup Ra Director, Human and…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]This article is published in collaboration with Business Insider. Marissa Laliberte Writer [/box] There are more than…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Briony Harris Formative Content[/box] Finland is top of the world for happiness, according to the World Happiness…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Felix Richter, Mar 16, 2018[/box] From March 19 to March 23, the global video game…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Felix Richter, Mar 15, 2018[/box] Having announced tariffs on steel and aluminum imports last week,…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Niall McCarthy, Mar 12, 2018[/box] The EU has an effective system in place to help…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Felix Richter, Mar 12, 2018[/box] Last Friday, thousands of people in the United States and…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Niall McCarthy, Mar 15, 2018[/box] Earlier this week, President Trump fired his secretary of state, Rex Tillerson.…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Martin Armstrong, Mar 16, 2018[/box] Vladimir Putin is so confident going into Sunday’s election, that…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Niall McCarthy, Mar 16, 2018[/box] The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that it is…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Felix Richter, Mar 15, 2018[/box] Having repeatedly stated his discontent about his country’s role in…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Martin Armstrong, Mar 14, 2018[/box] Despite still dealing with the fallout from 2015’s ‘dieselgate’, German…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Felix Richter, Mar 13, 2018[/box] Both Instagram and Snapchat have risen to fame by winning over young digital…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Martin Armstrong, Mar 15, 2018[/box] As the latest World Happiness Report shows, in a country in which…
The insurance industry in Pakistan is relatively small as compared to its peers in the region. The insurance penetration and…
In real life every individual and corporate entity faces certain risks. It may be true that such risk may become…
Challenges There are always lots of challenges for insurance industry in emerging markets. Most of the challenges are different with…
Asia Insurance Company Limited is one of the fastest growing Insurance Companies of Pakistan. The company offers various solutions which…
According to Milliman the world’s largest providers of actuarial and related products and services Pakistan’s insurance sector has witnessed continued…
Problem & context Remittances represent significant financial flows between both developing and developed countries that have rapidly increased in volume…
Pakistan is an underdeveloped country where nearly 40 percent of its population lives below poverty line. The low income groups…
We are in the business of providing a full range of non-life insurance products and services customized to meet the…
Role of Jubilee Life Insurance for community-based health insurance facilities appreciable The claim to health is an economic, social and…
Though Balochistan has vast potential in insurance sector, yet the sector could not play its due role in the local…
Pak-Qatar Family Takaful Limited (PQFTL), the first and largest dedicated Family Takaful Company in Islamic finance industry. PQFTL is a…
The Bahrain based leading Islamic banking group Al Baraka Banking Group B.S.C. (ABG) announced that the Group and six of…
China: (Shareholding rules for insurers to take effect on April 10) China formally introduced new rules to restrict the ownership…
Interview with Mr Mahmood Lotia — Senior Deputy Managing Director, EFU General Insurance Limited PAGE: Tell me something about yourself…
Interview with Muhammad Nasir Ali Syed – CEO, Pak-Qatar Family Takaful Limited PAGE: Tell me something about yourself and your…
PAKISTAN MARKET INDICATOR EXCHANGE RATES Currency activity Friday 9-Feb Friday 16-Feb Friday 23-Feb Friday 2-Mar Friday 9-Mar Friday 16-Mar DOLLAR…
STATISTICS FOR THE NINE MONTH PERIOD ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2017 (Non-Life Members) (Rs in ‘000) S.No Company Premium written Net…
Global insurance industry experts revealed that the international insurance industry is probable to see slightly increased growth by 2018. Better…
No doubt, some economic managers of Pakistan urged that the general insurance sector’s performance is strongly correlated to economic growth.…
US stocks post weekly losses The S&P 500 and the Dow Industrials rose on Friday, boosted by strong industrial output…
Market Review KSE-100 index closed almost flattish during the week, reporting an increase of 343ptsWoW (0.8%) to 43,363pts. Activity during…
PSX springs back towards improvement as index gains 352 points Summary There was improvement in trading activity during the current…
Dull activities persist; budgetary proposals, major results key direction During the week ended 16th March 2018, activities at Pakistan Stock…
Dubai economy likely to grow at faster pace A strong uptick in the travel and tourism sector supported by projections…
Air India twitter account hacked, later restored Air India’s twitter account was hacked last night by an unknown individual/group and…
Pakistan’s external debt to climb to $103bn by June 2019: IMF report The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has assessed Pakistan’s…
Challenges loom for marine fuel change Enforcement may determine demand for low-sulfur maritime fuels required under regulations that take effect…
PAKISTAN: 5 cool uses for your usb drive that donot involve data transfer: In the age of clouds and social…
LME copper may consolidate in $6,889-$6,959 range LME copper may consolidate in a narrow range of $6,889-$6,959 per tonne for…
Standard Chartered celebrates International Women’s Day in collaboration with British Deputy High Commission Standard Chartered under its Diversity & Inclusion…
Rules for Staff People Unless staff people have proved themselves in operations, they will lack credibility among operating people and…
Kibor rate is the average interest rate at which term deposits are offered between prime banks in the Pakistani wholesale…