Major Gulf indexes fall alongside subdued global equities Major stock markets in the Gulf ended lower on Wednesday as doubts…
Year: 2020
ASIA-PACIFIC REGION Philippines GDP declines for first time since 1998 on shutdowns The Philippine economy contracted in the first three…
SBP reserves rise $259mn to $12.33bn The foreign exchange reserves held by the central bank increased 2.15 percent on a…
*Environmental regulations Presently Shipping operates under a complex set of international and national regulations. Traditionally, the leaps in regulations have…
Commodity markets in 2020 Gold International experts revealed that 2019 has been a golden year for precious metals as escalated…
Debt cancellation will not resolve the crisis: Mian Zahid Hussain FPCCI’s Businessmen Panel SVP, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum…
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=””]by Katharina Buchholz, May 11, 2020[/box] According to immunization coverage data by the World Health Organization, the vaccine…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Felix Richter, May 8, 2020[/box] Uber reported its results for the first quarter on Monday, beating revenue…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Katharina Buchholz, May 8, 2020[/box] This Saturday marks World Fair Trade Day, promoted by the World…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Willem Roper, May 9, 2020[/box] Jobless claims across the U.S. continue to rise at rates not seen…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Martin Armstrong, May 8, 2020[/box] May 8, 2020 marked 75 years since the end of the…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Martin Armstrong, May 12, 2020[/box] This regularly updated infographic keeps track of the countries with the…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Cesar Augusto Mba Abogo Minister of Finance, Economy and Planning, Ministry of Finance, Economy and Planning…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Christine Carson Senior Research Fellow, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Western Australia Rachel Roper Associate…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Vignesh Santhanam India Lead, Drones and Tomorrow’s Airspace, World Economic Forum[/box] Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, otherwise known…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Dave Cook, UCL[/box] We are experiencing the biggest remote work experiment in history – but many…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Anne Velenturf, University of Leeds and Phil Purnell, University of Leeds[/box] More than 100 billion tonnes…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Alan Shipman, The Open University[/box] Inflation among the 37 member states of the Organisation for Economic…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Mariam Obaid AlMuhairi Project Manager, Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution UAE at the Dubai Future…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Wladislaw Rivkin, Aston University[/box] As an academic who regularly worked from home in the days before…
The Government of Pakistan’s foremost duty at the moment should be to allay two foremost fears of the public: there…
At this point, it has become clear that the situation under COVID-19 is escalating quickly and the world will face…
The word on the street about New World Order is corona. The pandemic treated all the human beings, objects and…
Not a dooms day scenario: Every country, every person has been touched by novel coronavirus. Covid-19 has become a household…
On 17th March 2020, the Prime Minister of Pakistan refused to put the people under lockdown as a preventive measure…
The New World Order implemented after the events of 9/11/2001 has changed after the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. The details of…
The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has already led to a major health crisis worldwide and is a major disruptions of the…
Globally, eradication of poverty has been a burning issue since early fifties when war ravaged economies particularly of European countries…
Amid growing concerns about the potential economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) in collaboration with…
Thanks to the government for forming a commission to look into the matters Pakistan’s power sector is facing over the…
There are fundamental changes that happen from time to time; specially during times of war. But this time the enemy…
The coronavirus cases are currently on the rise and over 7000 people in the country have been detected along 143…
Almost the entire world except a few countries imposed lockdown to halt the spread of the deadly novel coronavirus (COVID-19).…
Provision of disinfected currency notes by banks Recognizing the need for issuance of fit, authenticated and disinfected cash by the…
Pakistan is facing various challenges where some are because of international factors but most of Pakistan’s current problems are self-created,…
In the second week of February, 2020, President Tayyib Erdogan of Turkey made one of his most historic visits to…
The world has changed dramatically during Jan-Mar quarter of 2020. A rare disaster has resulted loss of a large number…
Present PTI government of Prime Minister Imran Khan is for making investment in human development to upgrade the standard of…
Introduction Microfinance services have emerged as an effective tool for financing micro-entrepreneurs to alleviate poverty. It is a tool to…
Enough credit should be provided to the micro financing activities Interview with Dr. Ayub Mehar — a renowned economist PAGE:…
A conversation with Muhammad Yasin — Honorary Treasurer, ICMA Pakistan [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]Profile: Muhammad Yasin, is fellow member…
Market indicators are a series of technical indicators used by traders to predict the direction of the major financial indexes.…
COVID-19 in numbers* (April 17, 2020) Globally2 074 529 confirmed (82 967) 139 378 deaths (8493) European Region1 050 871…
Before the Covid-19 infections commenced to be detected in Pakistan, the country’s economy the economist of Pakistan revealed, had clearly…
According to Imperial College London, various people could die globally from coronavirus unless the international experts see urgent intervention. Since…
Presently in the ‘PM Relief Fund for COVID-19’, the Government of Pakistan requested to overseas Pakistanis to donate generously to…
The economists urged that nothing is safe from disruptions globally and various main companies are considering bringing back manufacturing facilities…
Stocks remain upbeat after positive steps taken to keep economy progress under covid-19 fear Summary Government is faced with the…
Index keeps surging on improved economic factors During the week ended 17th April 2020, the benchmark index of Pakistan Stock…
Gianni Infantino, the Fifa president. – Image Credit: AFP Published in Gulf News on Apr 25th, 2020, Alaric Gomes,…
Published in Samaa on Apr 25th, 2020, AFP Ultimate Fighting Championship matches will return May 9 with the first of…
The English cricket season has been postponed due to the coronavirus. — AFP Published in Geo on Apr 22nd,…
Published in The Nation on Apr 25th, 2020, Shanghai – China is in the throes of a multibillion-dollar splurge…
Published in AlJazeera on Apr 25th, 2020, SEOUL: Professional sport returned to South Korea on Tuesday as coronavirus restrictions…
Published in Geo on Apr 25th, 2020, Mehtab Haider ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has assured Islamabad of…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks as he takes part in a meeting of the Political Bureau of the…
According to the United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, the stranded Rohingya might “have been at sea for weeks without adequate…
Published in Dawn on Apr 25th, 2020, WASHINGTON: Lysol and Dettol maker Reckitt Benckiser and a British health expert…
Policemen arrest doctors and medical staff during a protest against the non-provision of personal protective equipment for treating COVID-19 patients…
*United Nation supports Imran Khan’s call for global initiative on debt relief Sources recorded that the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres…
GULF STATES| BUSINESS TIMES UAE economy to rebound in 2021, grow 3.3pc: IMF The UAE and the neighboring Gulf economies…
ASIA-PACIFIC REGION Philippine economy may shrink by 2pc — S&P S&P Global Ratings expects the Philippine economy to shrink by…
ECONOMIC TIMES OF PAKISTAN Pakistan wins $1.4bn IMF emergency loan The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday approved an emergency…
*Trends in the offshore market In the different research researchers revealed that this market is driven by the high price…
Commodity Markets In 2020 LNG The Researchers analyzed that the market is still struggling to digest the glut of LNG…
Promote gender equality, Sheryl Sandberg urges HBS grads Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg is one of the most inspiring women in…
Indus Motor Company Chairman Ali Suleman Habib passes away Prominent businessman and chairman of Indus Motor Company Ali Habib passed…
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=””]by Katharina Buchholz, Apr 24, 2020[/box] GDP figures for the first quarter of 2020 are slowly rolling in…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] by Felix Richter, Apr 24, 2020[/box] New U.S. labor market data released on Thursday revealed another massive increase…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Felix Richter, Apr 24, 2020[/box] Aside from watching Netflix, playing video games is one of the few…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Katharina Buchholz, Apr 24, 2020[/box] The death toll from the coronavirus is increasing steadily around the world. Hard-hit…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Willem Roper, Apr 23, 2020[/box] Markets are starting to settle down after a tumultuous two months…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Niall McCarthy, Apr 23, 2020[/box] According to World Bank data published in 2019, global remittances totalled $689 billion…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Katica Roy CEO, Pipeline[/box] Preparing budgets from a gender perspective will help us establish a more…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Linda Lacina Digital Editor, World Economic Forum[/box] World Health Organization holds media briefing on the COVID-19…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Jon Gluyas, Durham University[/box] Oil prices have plummeted as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. While…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Cristián Rodriguez Chiffelle Executive Director, Invest Chile Peter Vanham Head of Communications, Chairman’s Office, World Economic…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Kara Eusebio Global Shaper, Ottawa Hub, Invest Ottawa[/box] • The loneliness reported by many people with…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]David Simon, Royal Holloway[/box] From its origin in Wuhan, China, COVID-19 has spread to become a…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Mami Mizutori Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, United Nations Office for Disaster…
[box type=”note” align=”” class=”” width=””]Vincent Guermond, Royal Holloway and Kavita Datta, Queen Mary University of London[/box] As the coronavirus pandemic…
Prime minister says Pakistan does not have money to spend on already overstretched health services. — DawnNewsTV/File Published in…
A resident wearing a face mask walks past a shopping street which used to be packed with people in Suifenhe,…
The UAE has offered to fly home stranded Indians and citizens of other countries who wish to be repatriated if…
Fighters reportedly from the Misrata militia stand on gun-mounted vehicles as they prepare to move to the front line to…
FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol dome is seen ahead of an expected vote in the impeachment trial of U.S. President…