Imran Khan says ‘red-tape’ chokes development of projects In Pakistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan said that development projects he introduced…
Year: 2020
Dubai’s external food trade reaches dh32b in first half of 2020 Dubai’s external food trade volumes in the first half…
‘Philippine economy to shrink 8pc in 2020 The Philippine economy is projected to contract by 8 percent this year as…
State Bank Of Pakistan extends scope of refinancing scheme The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has enhanced the scope of…
“Sink or swim” In both China and India, international experts revealed that, percentage growth in the population moving into the…
PAKISTAN NEWS: South Karachi district to become completely wireless soon: In an attempt to end the nuisance for commuters and…
Commodity Market In 2020 Global coal consumption According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), combustion of coal emits about 210…
Thales of Miletus changed the world Wise leaders have certain leadership skills that transcend the everyday requirements of a job,…
Mian Zahid lauds PM’s move for economic recovery through housing package President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum and All Karachi…
Kibor rate is the average interest rate at which term deposits are offered between prime banks in the Pakistani wholesale…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Felix Richter, Jul 24, 2020[/box] Roughly 30 million Americans fear for their livelihood as Congress has…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Willem Roper, Jul 22, 2020[/box] With millions more people staying at home during the day due…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Katharina Buchholz, Jul 23, 2020[/box] According to a study by research website Comparitech, most of the…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Felix Richter, Jul 23, 2020[/box] Both American Airlines and Southwest Airlines saw their share price sinking…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Felix Richter, Jul 22, 2020[/box] When millions of Americans started losing their jobs due to the…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Felix Richter, Jul 21, 2020[/box] Italy and Spain have been among the countries hit earliest and hardest by the…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Nicole Systrom Founder, Sutro Energy Group[/box] The scale of the climate crisis and its potential impacts…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] Eric Parrado Chief Economist; General Manager, Research Department, Inter-American Development Bank Bridget Hoffmann Economist, Inter-American…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Vincent Guermond, Royal Holloway; Laurie Parsons, Royal Holloway; Nithya Joseph, Institut de recherche pour le développement…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Seán Doyle Project Lead, Industry Solutions, Centre for Cybersecurity, World Economic Forum[/box] Financial Technology (FinTech) providers…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Geraint Harvey, Swansea University; Daniel Wintersberger, University of Birmingham, and Peter Turnbull, University of Bristol[/box] The…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Stefan Hall Project Lead, Media, Entertainment and Culture, World Economic Forum Silvia Pasquini Intern – Media,…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Børge Brende President, World Economic Forum[/box] Coronavirus is showcasing a lack of global cooperation, and even…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Kate Hoskins, Brunel University London; Alice Bradbury, UCL, and Lewis Fogarty, Brunel University London[/box] State-funded nursery…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Willem Roper, Jul 8, 2020[/box] The national unemployment rate in the U.S. has fallen over the…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Felix Richter, Jul 9, 2020[/box] As the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) opens today in Shanghai,…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Willem Roper, Jul 10, 2020[/box] Global online marketplace and tech giant Amazon celebrated their 26th anniversary on…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Katharina Buchholz, Jul 10, 2020[/box] Looking at global GDP at constant 2017 prices, but adjusted for purchasing power/cost…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Katharina Buchholz, Jul 10, 2020[/box] In the 21st century so far, populous countries and strong population growth were…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Katharina Buchholz, Jul 10, 2020[/box] Crude oil production in the U.S. is rising and set a…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Martin Armstrong, Jul 10, 2020[/box] When it comes to attracting foreign companies to artificially shift…
The growing COVID-19 emergency takes steps to excessively hit developing nations, not just as a health emergency for current but…
“The true voyage of discovery lies not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” (Marcel Proust) Recent developments…
As people have embraced social distancing as a way to slow the spread of the pandemic, there has naturally been…
COVID 19 (coronavirus) pandemic has affected almost all countries and has made a significant effect on all the aspects of…
There has been a sudden upsurge in the start-up culture in Pakistan in recent years, many new ideas have been…
The Organic Meat Company Limited is set to go public with its Initial Public Offering (IPO) and subsequent listing on…
Imagine a bank messaging to layman of a client to please activate his ‘EMV debit card’ by a fixed nearing…
After crossing the coronovirus tally of 220,000 cases in June the World Health Organisation (WHO) has named Pakistan among the…
The coronavirus pandemic has lasted just over four months across Pakistan and the main question that has arisen is: Will…
With a total outlay of Rs465.528 billion, the Balochistan budget increases spending on education, as it allocates 17% or Rs64…
Economic growth and development depends on human capital as well as physical capital and also on the factors affecting productivity.…
The Federal Budget FY21 has an estimated outlay of Rs7,295 billion, 11% lower as compared to last year’s budgeted outlay…
Interview with Mr. Barkatullah Lone – Chairman, GB International Economic Forum [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]Profile: Mr. Barkatullah Lone is…
Interview with Dr. Khusro Iqbal — an HR expert [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””] Profile: Dr. Khusro Iqbal is currently…
Interview with Mr Ather Iqbal — Director & CEO, SAI Company (Private) Limited PAGE: Kindly tell me about yourself and…
Interview with Mr Khalid Tawab – Chairman, Tawab Group of Companies PAGE: Tell me something about yourself and your organization,…
Market indicators are a series of technical indicators used by traders to predict the direction of the major financial indexes.…
Pakistani Workers Registered For Overseas Employment Countries 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Saudi Arabia. 522,750 462,598 143,363 100,910 332,713 U.A.E.…
Studies in the recent years, revealed that women empowerment has become a very significant issue of the world. Women’s access…
The Government statistics showed that Pakistan is the 2nd largest manpower/labour exporting country of South Asia. Bureau of Emigration and…
Rally may stall for Taiwan stock market The Taiwan stock market has finished higher in back-to-back trading days, collecting nearly…
PSE registers 39%wow increase in average daily trading volume Supported by significant retail participation, indications of stability in the resumption…
Published in Dawn on July 10th, 2020, TOKYO: Tokyo Olympics organisers expect to be able to use all the…
Limones has six months to show what he’s about and, maybe, earn an extension when the freshly elected PFF set…
Speaking of the Black Lives Matter movement and religion, Holding said: “Look at Jesus Christ, the image they give our…
Published in ARY Sports on July 09th, 2020, Karachi: The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has postponed the Asia Cup…
Published in The Nation on July 07th, 2020, LAHORE-The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday confirmed an updated schedule…
Theresa May urged the government to publicise changes to domestic abuse law Published in BBC on July 09th, 2020,…
Published in The Nation on July 09th, 2020, Russia’s foreign minister on Wednesday slammed the UN report accusing Moscow…
Cyprus National Guard Gazelle helicopters fire rockets at stationary targets during military exercises at Kalo Chorio in Larnaca [Alex Mita/AFP]…
FILE PHOTO: Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks about the Trump administration’s handling of the…
Australia has suspended its extradition law with Hong Kong and will offer sweetened visas to Hong Kong people already in…
Imran Khan inaugurates first ventilator manufacturing facility Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan inaugurated the production facility of the first indigenously…
The doctor is online: UAE digital hospital ready for download by August Seeing a doctor in front of a smartphone…
Keeping Indonesia’s economy afloat through the COVID-19 pandemic Indonesia faces one of the most difficult outlooks in Asia amid the…
COVID-19 raises digital economy, e-commerce in Pakistan Pakistan’s e-commerce and digital economy has received a huge sales boost during the…
“Knowing the ropes” International report revealed that with growth rates of 4percent in the Western world and 8percent in China…
PAKISTAN NEWS: App by Pakistani students ranked among top 10 google developer challenge winners: WorthyWalk, an app available on Google…
Commodity Markets In 2020 Polish coal industry The coronavirus has ripped through Poland’s coal mines, where men descend deep underground…
“Fall forward” – denzel washington’s inspiring speech You’ve invested a lot in your education, and people have invested in you.…
Mian Zahid condemns PSE attack, pays tribute to Police, Rangers President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum and All Karachi Industrial…
Kibor rate is the average interest rate at which term deposits are offered between prime banks in the Pakistani wholesale…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Ben Backwell CEO, Global Wind Energy Council[/box] We have a six-month window to get the global…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Veronica Vecchi Associate Professor of Practice, SDA Bocconi School of Management Giuditta Callea Associate Professor of…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] Peter Reynolds Managing Partner, Head of Greater China, Oliver Wyman (MMC) Kai Keller Platform Curator,…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Marcello Losasso Senior Applied Physicist, Knowledge Transfer Group, European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)[/box] Nuclear energy…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Kimberley Botwright Community Lead, Global Trade and Investment SI, World Economic Forum Sean Doherty Head of…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Vanessa Forti, United Nations University[/box] Each year, the total amount of electric and electronic equipment the…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] Violeta Gonzalez Behar Head, Partnerships, Outreach and Resource Mobilization, Enhanced Integrated Framework Executive Secretariat, World…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Paul Cureton, Lancaster University[/box] Drones, personal flying vehicles and air taxis may be part of our…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Felix Richter, Jun 29, 2020[/box] Starbucks became the latest company to hit the pause button on…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Niall McCarthy, Jun 29, 2020[/box] In the wake of the pandemic, a strong level of trust…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Niall McCarthy, Jun 29, 2020[/box] Even though the global startup economy generates nearly $3 trillion in value, it…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Katharina Buchholz, Jun 29, 2020[/box] China moved up in the list of countries hosting most investment fund assets. As…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Katharina Buchholz, Jun 29, 2020[/box] After most European countries have flattened the curves of COVID-19 infections, new outbreak…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Katharina Buchholz, Jun 26, 2020[/box] In a landmark case decided this week, U.S. citizen Kara Bos…
Published in The News on June 30th, 2020, LAHORE-Pakistan cricket team on Monday reached England and after reaching there,…
Former sports minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage claimed earlier this month that Sri Lanka sold the match to ensure an Indian victory.…
Published in The News on June 29th, 2020, AFP LONDON: After chaotic scenes marred Liverpool’s Premier League title celebrations,…