China’s first amphibious assault ship was launched in Shanghai on Wednesday. Published in CNN on Sep 26th, 2019, By Brad…
Year: 2019
Amnesty analysed images of the missile attack and concluded the munition was American made [File: Mohamed al-Sayaghi/Reuters] Published in…
Published in Dawn News on Sep 24th, 2019, A powerful 5.6-magnitude earthquake jolted several cities and northern parts of…
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy listens during a bilateral meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the 74th…
GULF STATES – ECONOMICS & FINANCE UAE’s digital strength clicks The UAE jumped five places to 12th position in the…
ECONOMIC TIMES OF PAKISTAN Businessmen asked to launch plastic bag substitutes Industrialists must come forward to introduce substitutes for plastic…
Pakistan inked MoU focusing on poverty alleviation with Bill Gates Foundation Prime Minister Khan has launched a comprehensive Poverty Alleviation…
South Asia remained fastest growing region globally South Asia remained the fastest growing region in the world last year. However,…
WORLDWIDE SHIPPING INDUSTRY Baltic index hits one-month low The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships…
PAKISTAN NEWS: PTCL is Taking Its Digital Presence to the Next Level: In today’s connected world, digital has become one…
WORLD COMMODITIES TRADING World oil prices post weekly loss Oil prices fell on Friday and posted a weekly loss on…
Feedback: Key to Continuous Learning To know one’s strengths, to know how to improve them, and to know what one…
Uber partners with TCS: providing convenience and ease for riders Uber, the global ride-hailing giant, connecting riders to drivers, has…
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=””]Kamal A Munir, Cambridge Judge Business School and Hamza Mudassir, Cambridge Judge Business School[/box] Traditional banks…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Halla Hrund Logadottir Co-Founder and Co-Director, Arctic Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School of Government Katie Segal Research…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Bernhard Reinsberg, University of Glasgow and Thomas Stubbs, Royal Holloway[/box] Corruption is one of the greatest…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]William Dixon Head of Operations, Centre for Cybersecurity, World Economic Forum Jamil Farshchi Chief Information Security…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Jane Burston Executive Director, Clean Air Fund Andreas Ahrens Head of Climate, Project Manager, Climate Positive…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Celine Herweijer Global Leader, Innovation and Sustainability, PwC Dominic Kailash Nath Waughray Managing Director, Head of…
Poverty is a multi-faceted fabric which involves economic, social, cultural and psychological dimensions. It is a worldwide phenomenon whose consequences…
The Daily Telegraph, Britain based leading newspaper has termed Pakistan’s Ehsaas program, one of the most comprehensive welfare programs ever…
[box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]Millicent Clarke is Head of Human Resources, Africa and Middle East (AME) for Standard Chartered Bank,…
For the best return on your money, pour your purse into your head. ~ Benjamin Franklin The topic being discussed…
About 1.3 billion people live in extreme poverty across the world. Majority of this impoverished population is in the African…
The 2018 Economic Survey revealed that in Pakistan the percentage of people living below the poverty line has fallen over…
Universally youth between the age group of 15 to 25 is taken as the most vulnerable segment of population while…
The economic survey held in 2016 states that 39% population of Pakistan live in multidimensional poverty, which implies that they…
Islamic Banking and Finance practices are running and growing at the rapid pace and has been proved itself as a…
Pakistan continues to suffer from ‘confidence deficit’, mainly because of poor economic indicators. Over the last one year, the level…
Pakistan and Gulf Economist approached the relevant authorities of SINA Health Education & Welfare Trust to get the first-hand knowledge about…
The nature of poverty is complex, and its causes are diverse. It is characterized by a lack of access to…
National Bank Of Pakistan National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) is one of the largest commercial banks of Pakistan and Corporate…
Balochistan is the most poor and least developed province of Pakistan. The Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) uses a broader concept…
Micro financial poverty alleviation is an important part of poverty alleviation and development, and an important measure to promote farmers’…
Balochistan is far behind from other provinces in economic development. It is assumed that if Gwadar Port becomes fully operational…
President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), President All Karachi Industrial Alliance (AKIA), Senior Vice Chairman of the Businessmen Panel…
Interview with Mr Aslam Hayat — Acting Chief Executive Officer, Telenor Microfinance Bank Agriculture is the backbone of Pakistan’s economy.…
Market indicators are a series of technical indicators used by traders to predict the direction of the major financial indexes.…
Microfinance Industry Indicators Indicators Dec-17 Dec-18 YoY Growth Absolute change % Number of Branches 3,673 4,239 566 15.4 Total No.…
The microcredit schemes’ main objectives which identified by the experts are to halt exploitation of the poor caused through costly…
The Ministry of Finance, Government of Pakistan identified that the government scrutinizes pro-poor expenditure in dissimilar sectors by the Medium…
STOCK EXCHANGES AROUND THE WORLD Pakistan stocks index loses 73 points Bearish momentum once again prevailed at the Pakistan Stock…
Bullish trend continues for third week of Sept; KSE-100 index up 2% wow Summary The bullish trend continued in the…
Successive peak witnessed as earnings, corporate news keep investors’ confidence firm Wildly fluctuating on the back of external factors (attacks…
Published in Geo News on Sep 18th, 2019, A German city revised its decision to award celebrated British-Pakistani author…
Published in Reuters on Sep 18th, 2019, LONDON (Reuters) – Jurassic Park dinosaur skulls, a Star Wars stormtrooper helmet…
The mascot for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, ‘Bing Dwen Dwen’, is a chubby giant panda wearing a suit of…
Ian McKellen and Elijah Wood in a scene from the film The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the…
FILE PHOTO – Actors Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons and Kaley Cuoco participate in the cement handprints ceremony for the cast…
Qatar has imported hundreds of thousands of construction workers for the 2022 World Cup, with seven new stadiums being constructed…
Sri Lanka optimistic about saving Pakistan tour Published in Ary News on Sep 18th, 2019, By AFP Sri Lanka’s cricket…
FILE PHOTO: Mar 1, 2019; Newark, NJ, USA; Philadelphia Flyers right wing (11) Travis Konecny takes a shot on an…
COAS General Bajwa with Boxer Muhammad Waseem. Photo: ISPR Published in Geo News on Sep 18th, 2019, IANS Chief…
Pakistan Cricket Board office. Image Credit: Supplied Published in Gulf News on Sep 18th, 2019, IANS Special audit report…
Prime Minister Imran Khan inaugurates the 24/7 Torkhan border crossing on Wednesday. — Photo courtesy PTI Twitter/File Published in…
Published in Arabian Business on Sep 19th, 2019, By AFP US officials quoted by CBS said they were “caught…
Colonel Turki al-Malik displays equipment he said was used to attack a Saudi Aramco oil facility [Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters …
This picture taken on June 15, 2019 shows tanker ships in the waters of the Gulf of Oman off the…
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu gestures at the Likud party headquarters following the announcement of exit polls’ results in Tel Aviv…
U.S. President Donald Trump visits a section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall in Otay Mesa, California, U.S. September 18, 2019.…
GULF STATES – ECONOMICS & FINANCE Damac awarded ‘property developer of the year’ for 2019 Damac Properties has recently been…
INDIAN ECONOMY: OVERVIEW, GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT RBI governor Shaktikanta Das’ first reaction to corporate tax cut Reserve Bank of India…
ECONOMIC TIMES OF PAKISTAN Trade deficit contracts 36pc to $3.9bn in Jul-Aug fy20 Pakistan’s trade deficit shrank 36percent to $3.9…
WORLDWIDE SHIPPING INDUSTRY Baltic index falls for tenth straight session The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates…
PAKISTAN NEWS: Moitt forms an authority for updating it education in universities: The Ministry of IT and Telecommunication is trying…
WORLD COMMODITIES TRADING World oil prices slip after 20pc jump World oil prices eased on Friday on renewed concern over…
Managing Oneself: Revolution in Society Managing oneself is based on these realities: Workers are likely to outlive organizations, and the…
Gas supply situation in city normalized SSGC categorically dispels the impression created in the media that a low gas pressure…
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=””]Lorraine Martin, Queen’s University Belfast and James Reihill, Queen’s University Belfast[/box] The White House recently announced…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Joel Moser Founder and CEO, Aquamarine Investment Partners This article is part of the Sustainable Development Impact…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Marcello Trovati, Edge Hill University[/box] “Can machines think?”, asked the famous mathematician, code breaker and computer…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] Lisa Dreier Senior Program Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School Corporate Responsibility Initiative David Nabarro Director, 4SD…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Radek Stefanski, University of St Andrews[/box] European governments often appear to champion low-carbon policies. Yet, in…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Hussain Rasheed Hassan Minister of Environment, Republic of Maldives Valerie Cliff Deputy Regional Director, UNDP in…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Martin Armstrong, Sep 16, 2019[/box] After drone attacks on two major oil facilities in Saudi Arabia on Saturday,…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Sarah Feldman, Sep 13, 2019[/box] Today, the most ambitious law to ban single-use plastics could pass…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Martin Armstrong, Sep 13, 2019[/box] The latest global university ranking has been released by Times Higher Education, putting the…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Niall McCarthy, Sep 13, 2019[/box] The U.S. Census Bureau has published a report into income and poverty levels across the…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Katharina Buchholz, Sep 11, 2019[/box] Apple unveiled its new generation iPhone yesterday. The three new models, iPhone 11, 11…
With the emergence of e-commerce and rising digital literacy among the consumers, the global logistics industry has been changing significantly…
Could Pakistan address its economic woes by turning around the freight train system? The answer would be yes in unison…
Pakistan is blessed with one of the best sea routes of the world. Pakistan’s coastline is about 990 km long,…
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is scheduled to announce its Monetary Policy for next two months on 16th September…
Tensions continue to remain elevated as the conflict over the entire erstwhile princely state of Jammu and Kashmir between India…
Pakistan is taking initiative to develop Gwadar Port in Balochistan as a duty-free port with free economic zone on the…