[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Katharina Buchholz, Feb 25, 2019[/box] Ahead of the U.S.-North Korea summit in the Vietnamese city of Hanoi,…
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[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Sarah Feldman, Feb 25, 2019[/box] In about the time it takes to bake a tray of cookies,…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Katharina Buchholz, Feb 22, 2019[/box] In this year’s Consumer Reports car survey, Subaru was named the brand…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Felix Richter, Feb 25, 2019[/box] Peter Farrelly’s “Green Book” emerged as the surprise winner at the 91st…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Felix Richter, Feb 25, 2019[/box] When the mobile industry is showing off the latest advancements in smartphone technology at…
Providing level playing field can strengthen the sector, says UNISAME Chief According to State Bank of Pakistan lending to small…
A youth in his late 20s, a banking professional, was not glad when asked about his investment. He disclosed that…
National Bank of Pakistan With long term vision & focus on digital banking, a new Group was recently formed within…
Banking sector accounts for around three-fourth of Pakistan’s financial sector. A robust banking sector is a healthy sign for the…
“Financial peace isn’t the acquisition of stuff. It’s learning to live on less than you make, so you can give…
Although P2P network is still only a small part of the global banking landscape, a number of convergent trends are…
“Stock exchange is not for making money, it is for creating money. This difference has to be understood”, says Hussain…
Present government should create conditions leading to the economic empowerment of women in Pakistan. They should be provided opportunities to…
President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), President All Karachi Industrial Alliance (AKIA), Senior Vice Chairman of the Businessmen Panel…
Keep innovating is the only option of banking sector survival Interview with Mr Hamad Rasool Bhullar — a freelance consultant…
Market indicators are a series of technical indicators used by traders to predict the direction of the major financial indexes.…
Credit/Loans Classified By Borrowers In Pakistan (Million Rupees) Description Jul-18 Aug-18 Sep-18 Oct-18 Nov-18 Dec-18 1. Credit to Government Sector…
Many economic experts mention that the Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) sector is contributing 30 percent towards Pakistan’s GDP, employ…
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) stated that the network of Islamic banking industry comprised of 21 Islamic banking institutions…
US stocks up as tech shares up on trade talks hope US. stocks rose on Friday, as technology shares were…
Market Review Despite KSA’s announcement of package worth USD21.0bn, the outgoing week remained negative on the back of growing tensions…
Geo-Political concern downplayed Saudi investment flow & corporate results: KSE-100 index lose 471 points Summary The brief visit of Saudi…
Index keeps falling; investors poise some political and economic news snag Despite positive news flows at the start of the…
Netflix has announced the cancellation of Marvel’s “Jessica Jones” (R) and The Punisher (L), bringing an end to all five…
Published in Samaa, on Feb 21st, 2019, Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy’s documentary Student Athlete has been nominated for the NAMIC Vision…
Sting operation revealed Mika Singh, Sunny Leone, Vivek Oberoi and others were willing to post favourable messages. Photo: File …
Published in Variety, on Feb 20th, 2019, By PATRICK FRATER Netflix has bought rights to “The Wandering Earth,“ the smash hit film…
DUNEDIN: New Zealand cricketers pose with the trophy as they celebrate their series triumph following the third One-day International against…
The International Shooting Sport Federation has warned India of consequences if Pakistanis are blocked from taking part in a World…
DIFFICULT OPPONENT: The rout, which featured seven breaks of the Osaka serve, took barely an hour, sending Mladenovic into a…
The window will open for 48 hours, allowing teams to negotiate with each other subject to players’ own consent. Photo:…
Debby Susanto won bronze at the 2018 Asian Games [Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters] Published in AlJazeera, on Feb 19th, 2019, Ambassador…
Doha, Qatar. Photo: Wikimedia Commons Published in Asia Times, on Feb 17th, 2019, By ASIA TIMES STAFF Gulf state, which has…
Published in CNN, on Feb 21st, 2019, By Caroline Kelly and Ashley Killough, CNN (CNN) – Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi urged members…
Heidi Allen (centre) is hopeful more MPs will join the breakaway Published in BBC, on Feb 21st, 2019, Labour and…
An asylum seeker from Honduras was the first person returned to Mexico from the United States under a new administration…
The Supreme Court has previously ruled that the Eighth Amendment, which bars “excessive fines,” limits the ability of the federal…
Saudi Arabian warplanes, supplied by the West, have been striking Yemen since 2015 ( AFP/Getty Images ) Published in…
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman and Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday. PHOTO: PTI Published in The Express…
GULF STATES| ECONOMICS & FINANCE Majid Al Futtaim to launch ‘carrefour business’ Majid Al Futtaim has announced its plans to…
INDIAN ECONOMY: OVERVIEW, GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT Procter & gamble announces newest commitment to gender equality Procter & Gamble (P&G) announced…
ECONOMIC TIMES OF PAKISTAN Cabinet shoots down ‘sin tax’ proposal The federal cabinet on Thursday rejected a proposal to impose…
UAE eases Qatar shipping ban The United Arab Emirates has eased a ban on the shipping of goods between it and…
Pakistani startup makes it to Google’s launchpad accelerator: Google has announced its fifth accelerator batch, and it includes a Pakistan…
World oil prices touch 2019 highs Oil prices touched their highest since mid-November on Friday and posted weekly gains for…
Pursuing Perfection “The Gods can see them.” The greatest sculptor of ancient Greece, Phidias, around 440 bc made the statues…
PSO reports profit after tax of Rs. 4.2 billion in 1H FY19 The Board of Management (BOM) of Pakistan State…
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=””]Loizos Heracleous, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick[/box] Yet another airline has collapsed – this time…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Blair Glencorse Founder and Executive Director, The Accountability Lab Friday Odeh Country Director, Accountability Lab Nigeria[/box]…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Carmen Raluca Stoian, University of Kent[/box] Ever since the EU referendum of 2016, well-known companies have…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Nigel Topping Chief Executive Officer, We Mean Business Coalition[/box] Disruption can mean many different things to…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Patrick McGurk, Queen Mary University of London and Richard Meredith, University of Greenwich[/box] With Honda confirming…