[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Sarah Feldman, Apr 1, 2019[/box] President Trump’s 2020 campaign for reelection spent over $4.5 million on Facebook…
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[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Katharina Buchholz, Apr 1, 2019[/box] Apple has long been known as the world’s most profitable company, but…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Niall McCarthy, Apr 1, 2019[/box] According to a new study by brand-valuation consulting company Brand Finance, Netflix was the fastest growing…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Sarah Feldman, Mar 29, 2019[/box] A lot can happen in a minute. Sixty seconds can pass in…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Sarah Feldman, Apr 1, 2019[/box] NATO turns 70 years old next Thursday. The intergovernmental military alliance was…
Pakistan’s economy has been in the doldrums for quite some time due to dismal economic activities, precipitous deceleration in foreign…
Ties between Pakistan and Gulf Corporation Council (GCC) have been strong for decades. Much of Pakistan’s interaction with these GCC…
The Islamic financial industry has witnessed a phenomenal growth in the past decade in terms of the number of Islamic…
Human capital is acquiring a more significant role in economic development. In a fiercely competitive international market, industrially advanced countries import cheap, skilled and highly…
Reportedly, postharvest losses range from 10 to 20% for different crops in Pakistan. To achieve food security, containing such colossal losses should be…
Recent upsurge of militancy and terrorism by some so-called Islamist groups in a number of Islamic countries including Pakistan have not only…
What is a Halal food and what are the practices to make it Halal only Islam teaches, the word often…
An efficient financial system is an enabling structure critical to sustainable solutions for a more inclusive, equal and peaceful society. This is…
Gwadar soon will become ‘base station’ for import and export of oil to Middle East Saudi Arabia has shown a…
Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB) achieved AACSB International accreditation in February 2019 as the first business school in Pakistan to…
Descon Oxychem is a part of Descon’s Chemicals line of business. The Company offers the largest and the most complete…
By virtue of its geo-strategic location, Gwadar is likely to emerge as a free oil port in the South Asian…
President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), President All Karachi Industrial Alliance (AKIA), Senior Vice Chairman of the Businessmen Panel…
Interview with Mr. Faisal Mubin Ganatra — CEO & Director of Malka Foods — Innovative & Healthy Food Solutions We…
The new models are coming up with the scale of the network Additional services in insurance, capital markets, savings, access…
New govt must negotiate FTA with GCC nations for perfection of significant investment relations Interview with MR KHALID TAWAB –…
Market indicators are a series of technical indicators used by traders to predict the direction of the major financial indexes.…
Workers’ Remittances (Million US Dollars) Item Sep-18 Oct-18 Nov-18 Dec-18 Jan-19 Feb-19 1 U.A.E. 308.13 419.41 350.35 351.34 352.12 335.66…
Present statistics show rising oil prices amid OPEC-led supply cuts and US sanctions against Iran and Venezuela, putting crude markets…
Bank sees positive results amid challenging economic environment in the country Bank Alfalah Limited has registered an impressive growth of…
STOCK EXCHANGES AROUND THE WORLD Pakistan stocks index gains 96 points amid uncertainty The stock market endured a volatile session…
Market Review During the outgoing week, KSE100 index slightly increased by 117pts where it closed at 38,649pts. This increase was…
Stocks moved both ways, end in positive territory with gain of 117 points Summary Some progress in IMF matters and…
Equities remain volatile in Jan-Mar 2019 quarter on news of IMF, FATF, Pak rupee and MSCI frontiers Pakistan equities remained…
Published in ARY, on Mar 27th, 2019, By Syed Omer Nadeem Having started as a student of his uncle, the legendary…
Qays al-Sheikh Najib, 41, a Syrian actor performs a scene in the new Syrian series called “A Safe Distance”, in…
Published in Variety, on Mar 27th, 2019, By DAVE MCNARY Angelina Jolie is in talks to star in Marvel Studios’ “The Eternals,” in…
“Us” now has the largest weekend for original horror movie. Photo: Reuters Published in Geo, on Mar 26th, 2019, Universal’s…
PM Khan turns down PCB’s new domestic plan Published in ARY, on Mar 28th, 2019 Prime Minister of Pakistan and patron…
Published in Dawn, on Mar 27th, 2019, By Umaid Wasim KARACHI: Global football body FIFA intends to send a delegation to…
Hernandez won the World Cup in Russia last summer Published in BBC, on Mar 27th, 2019 Bayern Munich have signed…
World Corporate Golf Challenge (WCGC) Pakistan returns for its fifth edition on March 30 Published in Geo, on Mar 25th,…
Published in ARY, on Mar 25th, 2019,By Reuters BRUSSELS: EU antitrust regulators fined U.S. sportswear maker Nike 12.5 million euros (10.7…
Published in BBC, on Mar 28th, 2019, Efforts to persuade MPs to back Theresa May’s Brexit deal will continue on…
Caroline Lucas and Clive Lewis with Green New Deal bill (Caroline Lucas) Published in Independent, on Mar 27th, 2019, Josh Gabbatiss Science…
Syria denounced the American move as a ‘flagrant violation’ of UN resolutions [Sergei Grits/AP] Published in AlJazeera, on Mar 28th,…
New bollard-style U.S.-Mexico border fencing is seen in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, U.S., March 5, 2019. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson Published…
Hanaa Ahmad Ali Bahr, a malnourished girl sits on her father’s lap in a shanty town in Hodeidah, Yemen (Reuters)…
GULF STATES- ECONOMICS & FINANCE Uber set to acquire Dubai-based Careem for $3.1 billion US ride-hailing giant Uber is set…
Attention taxpayers! from April 1 Think twice before you flaunt your lavish lifestyle on social media. The taxman will be…
ECONOMIC TIMES OF PAKISTAN Rupee declines as country prepares for IMF deal The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has let…
INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING INDUSTRY Trafigura ships more Asian gasoline to Americas on new tanker Commodity trader Trafigura is shipping this month…
PAKISTAN NEWS: Startup for plastic waste disposal wins Rs0.5m at Dasani Discovery Challenge: Umer Abid and his team have won…
WORLD COMMODITIES TRADING Oil prices post biggest quarterly rise in a decade Oil prices rose about 1 percent on Friday,…
The Future Budget The budget for the future remains stable throughout good times and bad. In most enterprises—and again not…
UIT Students to Participate in Microsoft Imagine Cup Finals in US Usman Institute of Technology (UIT) affiliated with NED University…
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=””] Robert Muggah Co-founder, Igarape Institute and SecDev Group Okan Geray Strategic Planning Advisor, Smart Dubai Kari…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Ross Brown, University of St Andrews and John O.S. Wilson, University of St Andrews[/box] When it…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Ibrahim Al-Zu’bi Chief Sustainability Officer, Majid Al Futtaim Holding This article is part of the World Economic…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Quan Nguyen, University of St Andrews[/box] Not everyone cheered for the school children striking against climate…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Douglas Broom Senior Writer, Formative Content This article is part of the Young Global Leaders and Alumni…