[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Katharina Buchholz, Mar 11, 2019[/box] Plastic bans are a contentious issue. Most often, discussions about the use…
Year: 2019
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Niall McCarthy, Mar 11, 2019[/box] The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has released new data on the volume…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Sarah Feldman, Mar 11, 2019[/box] The smart home market in the U.S. brought in close to 5 billion dollars…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Martin Armstrong, Mar 11, 2019[/box] A new report by Sandvine has revealed the applications responsible for the…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Sarah Feldman, Mar 11, 2019[/box] Thirty years ago, Tim Berners-Lee published his landmark scientific proposal, “Information Management: A…
Steel production as well as consumption is contingent upon the economic growth. Whenever there is robust economic growth, the consumption…
Pakistan has been experiencing rapid population growth together with rising levels of urbanization for a long time. The rising importance…
There is no doubt that construction sector always has a strong impact on the entire economy and social activities of…
It’s only early spring but the adverts are already filled with upcoming branded lawn prints that are dime a dozen.…
The start of this millennium was not good for the cement industry of Pakistan. Market growth was in shackles of…
“And We sent down iron, wherein is great military might and benefits for the people……….” (Al-Quran 57:25) “And make ready…
Cement and steel are building materials used in the construction sector. There are hopes being pinned for high growth of…
Pakistan unlike China, India, United States, Iran, Turkey, Brazil, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia and Vietnam may not be among the…
At present Pakistan faces two contentious problems, depreciating currency and rising inflations. Both the issues are badly intertwined and cannot…
Present government increased petroleum product prices effective from this month. Petrol price has been increased by Rs2.5 per litre, diesel…
In Pakistan, a slowdown in the construction industry is already visible in the recently announced financial results of the listed…
Naya Pakistan Main Naya Ghar In Pakistan, more than 50% of masses living below the poverty level who cannot even…
President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), President All Karachi Industrial Alliance (AKIA), Senior Vice Chairman of the Businessmen Panel…
Market indicators are a series of technical indicators used by traders to predict the direction of the major financial indexes.…
Cement Industry In Pakistan (Operational Units Data) July to June  Production Capacity (Mn. Tones) % age Incr/(Dec) Local Despatches…
According to the world steel association, the world crude steel production for the 64 countries was recorded 146.7 million ton…
Cement industry experts revealed in their statistics that Pakistani cement exports have remained robust despite a decline in local sales…
US stocks keep losing streak Wall Street’s main indexes fell for a fifth straight session on Friday and posted their…
Market Review During the outgoing week, KSE100 index remained bearish amid lack of triggers, resultantly index lost 600pts closing at…
KSE-100 index kept falling 589 points in the first week of March Summary After a journey of continuous declining stocks…
Cold streak persists as investors jittery over economic ambiguity During the week ended 8th March 2019, the benchmark index of…
Published in Samaa, on Mar 6th, 2019, Kylie Jenner just beat Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg to became the youngest self-made billionaire…
Garcia Marquez’s sons, Rodrigo Garcia and Gonzalo Garcia Barcha, will serve as executive producers Published in Dawn, on Mar 6th,…
The iconic doll has evolved to keep up with the times. Photo: File Published in Geo, on Mar 7th, 2019,…
Brie Larson was named best actress at the 2016 Oscars for her role in Room Published in BBC, on Mar…
Gianni Infantino, FIFA’s president, has been among the biggest proponents of an expanded World Cup. CreditCreditMarco Rosi/Getty Images Published…
Published in ARY Sports, on Mar 6th, 2019, The Director International Cricket Operations of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Zakir Khan…
Published in Samaa, on Mar 7th, 2019, Virat Kohli became the first cricketer to score at least seven centuries against…
President Putin made a speech at the opening ceremony in Siberia Published in BBC, on Mar 6th, 2019,  By Jennifer Monaghan…
Published in Geo, on Mar 6th, 2019, Pakistan’s Sana Mir on Wednesday was named to the International Cricket Council (ICC)…
State Department’s spokesperson Robert Palladino says US is “following that issue very closely”. — Robert Palladino’s Twitter account Published…
Published in The Express Tribune, on Mar 6th, 2019, By Reuters NEW DELHI: Indian opposition parties are launching a united attack on Prime…
Published in AlJazeera, on Mar 6th, 2019, US-backed SDF says hundreds of ISIL soldiers captured or surrendered while fleeing armed…
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas. Published in Arabian Business, on Mar 6th, 2019, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas says export…
President Donald Trump meets with Danny Burch, an American who was formerly held hostage in Yemen, at the White House…
Retired four-star Army General John Abizaid testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during his confirmation hearing to be US…
GULF STATES – ECONOMICS & FINANCE UAE offers platform to harness skills The UAE is known to set trends and…
INDIAN ECONOMY: OVERVIEW, GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT IL&FS board asks SFIO, ED To Probe 14 IFIN Directors With fresh revelations of…
ECONOMIC TIMES OF PAKISTAN Over 3 mn consumers receive inflated bills Public gas utilities have charged inflated bills from 3.2…
Asian lpg premiums surge on supply tightness, houston shipping delays Asian LPG premiums have ballooned amid supply tightness in the…
PAKISTAN NEWS: Pakistan has the 33rd cheapest mobile data in the world: Pakistan is ranked 33rd in the global index…
World oil falls on weaker demand, slow economy Oil prices fell about 1 percent on Friday after disappointing US job…
The Right Compromise “Half a loaf is better than no bread.” One has to start out with what is right…
Shell Tameer celebrates International Women’s day at SOSTTI; mentoring women led start-ups To mark this year’s International Women’s Day, Shell…
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=””]Edina Harbinja,Aston University and Vasileios Karagiannopoulos, University of Portsmouth[/box] Have you recently considered deleting your Facebook account, boycotting…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Kate Whiting Senior Writer, Formative Content[/box] Around the world, the achievements of women are being celebrated…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Calvin Jones, Cardiff University[/box] English towns with struggling economies will receive £1.6 billion of funding over…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Tim Berners-Lee Director, W3C (World Wide Web Consortium)[/box] Today, 30 years on from my original proposal for…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Dionysios Demetis, University of Hull[/box] I can still recall my surprise when a book by evolutionary…