STOCK EXCHANGES AROUND THE WORLD Pakistan stocks stay into the red zone In line with its usual performance, the stock…
Year: 2019
Stocks remains under pressure on inflation and political noise Summary The KSE-100 Index is continuously under decline since week starting…
Losing streak continues as investors’ sentiments dampen; result announcements eyed Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) extended its 4th week of losing…
Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex visits the Smart Works career centre in West London, Thursday Jan. 10, 2019. Meghan on…
The four minute video accurately flags some important points pertaining to child safety, child abuse and good/bad touch. Published…
Published in Ary Sports on Aug 1st, 2019, Pakistan’s living legend, Javed Miandad has suggested Wasim Akram’s name for…
Bernal won the Tour for Team Ineos. His team included Geraint Thomas, last year’s winner who finished second in this…
If one English ground was designed to test the backbone of the Australian cricket team it is ‘fortress Edgbaston’. —…
Published in Ary News on July 31st, 2019, Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp and three players Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane…
Pakistan and India last met in Davis Cup competition in 2006 in Mumbai, when India won [File: Laurent Baheux/AP] …
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is the target of latest US sanctions on Iran as tensions rise between the…
Published in BBC on Aug 01st, 2019, Plastic bags sales by the biggest supermarkets in England have halved in…
Dr Anwar Gargash, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs – Image Credit: AFP Published in Gulf News on…
US officials have downplayed the threat of the launches to the US and its allies [Ahn Young-joon/AP] Published in…
Published in The Express Tribune on July 31st, 2019, ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday pointed out that…
FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Barack Obama addresses a town hall of young leaders from across Europe at an Obama…
GULF STATES| ECONOMICS & FINANCE Loans get cheaper in UAE The Central Bank of the UAE on Wednesday said that…
INDIAN ECONOMY: OVERVIEW, GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT SBI share price falls over 3percent post q1 earnings State Babk of India stock…
ECONOMIC TIMES OF PAKISTAN PKR stable against $ The rupee remained stable against the dollar at Rs159.5/160 in the inter-bank…
WORLDWIDE SHIPPING INDUSTRY Weak iron-ore shipping demand drags down Baltic index The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index fell for…
PAKISTAN NEWS: PTCL supports NIC Karachi on graduation of its first cohort of startups: PTCL is proud to support the…
WORLD COMMODITIES TRADING World oil prices spring back after heavy slump Oil prices gained about 3% on Friday a day…
Common Core of Unity There has to be a “common culture” or at least a “cultural affinity.” Successful diversification by…
Standard Chartered organises ‘women in tech’ graduation ceremony Five women led companies win up to $10,000 in seed funding Standard…
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=””]Shahzada Ahmad Ikerbasque Professor & European Research Council Principal Investigator[/box] Our planet is facing an unprecedented…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Johnny Wood Writer, Formative Content[/box] Is our planet approaching a climate change cliff edge? Across the…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Mackenzie Graham, University of Oxford[/box] Around the world thousands of people are on organ donor waiting…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]John Bryson, University of Birmingham[/box] One of the beacons of UK social housing policy, the legislation…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Anna Pujol-Mazzini Journalist at Thomson Reuters Foundation This article was originally published by Reuters[/box] Tired of…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Aurore Julien, University of East London[/box] The warmer it gets, the more people crank up the…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Johnny Chi Jingtao Chairman, COFCO Corporation[/box] Journalists, politicians and regular citizens have spent much time in…
Household savings are key to ensuring financial wellbeing, especially in countries like Pakistan, that do not have well developed social…
Pakistan’s economy is characterized by low levels of household savings which play a very crucial role in stimulating sustained economic…
At the recent monetary policy briefing, Dr. Reza Baqir, Governor, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) defended persistent hike in policy…
There is no misgiving about the economic concept that the higher the national savings rate of a country, the higher…
With a population of over 200 million, Pakistan is the second largest economy of South Asia. The soaring inflation and…
Personal finance is the management of financial resources. Saving helps us to overcome significant problems in our lives. To manage…
The benchmark index of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) is on persistent decline for the last two years. The recent hike…
Recent Findex stats find that ownership of financial accounts in Pakistan – including those with commercial banks, microfinance institutions, and…
Over a period of time, particularly in the last decade, National Savings has transformed itself from a retail debt raising…
Recent Findex stats find that ownership of financial accounts in Pakistan – including those with commercial banks, microfinance institutions, and…
Balochistan is endowed with rich mineral resources. There is a wider scope for setting up mineral-based industrial units in the…
According to published reports, Pakistan’s National Ministry of Food Safety and Research said that the government will use various means…
Interview with Mr Hamad Rasool Bhullar – a researcher, trainer in finance, corporate governance and Shariah-compliant management PAGE: Tell me…
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 (Million Rupees) Description Mar-19 Apr-19 May-19 June-19 P 1. Credit to Government Sector (A+B) 10,884,779 11,162,102…
Various economists urged that the association between savings and economic growth is not only a significant but also a controversial…
According to the international research report, as a growth enhancing component, foreign direct investment (FDI) has received great attention of…
STOCK EXCHANGES AROUND THE WORLD US Nasdaq and S&P indexes at record high Robust earnings from Alphabet and Starbucks pushed…
PM’S US visit euphoria subside over imf reforms and political concern as index down 1% wow Summary The three-day visit…
Bulls rule short-lived; instability persists, investors may take longer term view During the week ended 26th July 2019, the benchmark…
FILE PHOTO: Cast member Donald Glover poses as he arrives for the World Premiere of “The Lion King” in Los…
Published in Ary News on July 25th, 2019, By Anees Hanif BEVERLY HILLS: The first episode of a possible…
The series is being done with Global Citizen, a group whose aim is to eradicate extreme poverty and its root…
The top three all-time biggest box-office movies are now “Avengers: Endgame,” “Avatar” and “Titanic”/ Photo: Reuters Published in Geo…
DESIGN of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic medals are unveiled during the ‘One Year to Go’ ceremony at the Tokyo International…
Mitchelton-Scott rider Matteo Trentin of Italy wins the 17th stage of Tour de France today. Image Credit: REUTERS Published…
The appointment was made last week by ICC Chairman Shashank Manohar during the Annual ICC Conference. — AFP/File Published…
Published in Geo Sports on July 22nd, 2019, WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday promised to fix Pakistan…
Published in AlJazeera on July 20th, 2019, by Djamila Ould Khettab Algerian fans pour onto streets to celebrate football…
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan addressing the party workers who gathered to welcome him on his return from the United…
Trump speaks with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during family photo session with other leaders and attendees at…
Britain’s new Prime Minister Boris Johnson gives a speech outside 10 Downing Street in London. (BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images) Published…
Guatemalan men who were deported from the United States board a bus after arriving in Guatemala City on July 16.…
Sudan’s ruling generals and pro-democracy factions have yet to sign the second and final part of the power-sharing deal [File:…
GULF STATES| ECONOMICS & FINANCE UAE, Saudi non-oil sector key to reignite me growth The non-oil sector of the UAE…
INDIAN ECONOMY: OVERVIEW, GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT PMO ‘unaware’ of implications of sovereign debt is a specious argument As both the…
ECONOMIC TIMES OF PAKISTAN Pakistan lacks a consolidated system Pakistan lacks a consolidated system for recording and reporting its debt…
WORLDWIDE SHIPPING INDUSTRY Baltic index falls on sliding Capesize rates The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index fell for a…
PAKISTAN NEWS: IT industry revenues have reached $4.1 billion: On the directions of Federal Minister for Information Technology & Telecommunication,…
WORLD COMMODITIES TRADING World oil prices surge on US data Oil prices inched up on Friday, ending the week higher…
Business Not Financial Strategy “There ain’t no bargains,” and “You get at most what you pay for,” Successful acquisitions are…
Homage paid to founder editor of she magazine Zuhra Karim * Karachi Editors Club seeks Presidential Award for (late) Zuhra…
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=””]Jose Graziano da Silva Director-General, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Maria Helena Semedo Deputy Director-General…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] Jefim Vogel, University of Leeds; Joel Millward-Hopkins, University of Leeds, andYannick Oswald, University of Leeds[/box]…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Vinay Mendonca Managing Director; Global Head, Product and Structuring, Trade and Receivables Finance (GTRF), HSBC[/box] When…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Joelle Hangi Director, Refugee Artists and Authors, Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya Mariah Levin Head of Forum…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Gita Gopinath Chief Economist, International Monetary Fund (IMF) This article is published in collaboration with IMF…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Sarah Feldman, Jul 18, 2019[/box] The world generates nearly two billion tons of municipal solid waste…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Felix Richter, Jul 19, 2019[/box] Microsoft reported strong results for the fourth quarter of its fiscal year…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Katharina Buchholz, Jul 22, 2019[/box] Only seven nations (or political unions) have been to or orbited…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Katharina Buchholz, Jul 22, 2019[/box] Undocumented immigrants travelling in family units have been crossing the Southern U.S.…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Sarah Feldman, Jul 22, 2019[/box] One thousand and twenty-three lawsuits dealing with climate change were filed…
Pakistan is among the top producers of cotton, sugarcane and food grains, i.e. wheat, rice and maize. However, significantly large…
Pakistan’s extremely blessed to have abundance of coal, natural gas and water resources and all these could very well be…
Our actions are our future So called agriculture country in food crisis, why? Pakistan is essentially an agricultural country given…