An attempt to reduce distributional equity through consumer financing Affordable housing is a common concern of developing nations like Pakistan.…
Year: 2021
Consumer finance is in inverse proportion to discount rate. There is no denying that low discount rate all over the…
Pakistan used to be one of the most often overlooked countries when it comes to fintech investments but now it…
In the first quarter of 2020, the world was faced with Covid-19 pandemic. Globally, factories were shut down, trade was…
The pandemic has brought lots of challenges especially in the contact center industry. Agents have been round the clock to…
Everyone having some interest in the economic matters must have heard economists saying that the construction industry set in motion…
Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are still talking about raising taxes and electricity tariff at the last leg…
Meteorologists are predicting a cold winter, and it could send international energy prices even higher. Record high natural gas prices…
The Home Appliance Industry of Pakistan was set up in 1980’s on the basis of fiscal parameters, which were offered…
Interview with Mr Ashfaq Yousuf Tola – President, Tola Associates [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]Profile: Professional Accomplishments Memberships: Fellow Member…
Under Imran Khan’s leadership Pakistan has a bright shining future Interview with Mr Farooq Dadi — a renowned businessman [box…
Buy things only you need but not just for the sake of discount Interview with Mohammed Abdullah Batra – President,…
Interview with Mr Khalid Tawab – Chairman, Tawab Group [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]Profile: Mr Khalid Tawab is an economics,…
Studies identified that the significance of the financial system rises with the passage of time as states are moving towards…
According to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) present report-2021 Pakistan’s economic growth rebounded to 3.9 percent in FY2020-2021 and is…
Credit/Loans Classified By Borrowers* (Million Rupees) Details Jun-20 Aug-20 Jun-21 Aug-21P PERSONAL 675,679 707,968 885,881 926,352 A. Bank Employees 140,853…
Market indicators are a series of technical indicators used by traders to predict the direction of the major financial indexes.…
Canada stocks-TSX notches biggest gain in 4 months Canada’s main stock index on Thursday rallied by the most in four…
PSX loses 202 points on foreign selling and falling rupee Summary The week ended with the completion of month of…
Bears rule, results and other news focus of attention Reeling from the previous week’s dejected performance; Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX)…
‘Squid Game’ spurs interest in learning Korean Published in Geo News on Oct 11th, 2021, Reuters SEOUL: Interest in…
Published in Dawn News on Oct 11th, 2021, MUHAMMAD SUHAYB For someone who spent his life spreading joy and…
Warner Bros.’ extensive portfolio of iconic characters come will wine and entertain guests at the new hotel. – Image Credit:…
Will Smith touches on the reason why he avoids films on slavery Published in Geo News on Oct 11th,…
Published in ARY News on Oct 10th, 2021, REUTERS “No Time to Die,” the latest installment in the James…
France’s coach Didier Deschamps said his team has put their poor showing at Euro 2020 behind them with this title…
Tyson Fury knocks down Deontay Wilder for the WBC Heavyweight Title at the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, US on…
T20 World Cup trophy. Photo: ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Published in Geo News on Oct 10th, 2021, Faizan…
Messi, who started his professional career with Barca, is their record scorer with 672 goals [Christophe Ena/AP] Published in…
Published in Samaa News on Oct 09th, 2021, AFP Award was not handed out in 2020 due to Covid-19…
Pakistani nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan (C) is seen after attending a media silent prayer over the grave of his…
An Indian fighter plane flies over a mountain range in the Ladakh region [File: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters] Published in AlJazeera…
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, centre, speaks during a press conference at the Iranian embassy, in Beirut, Lebanon, on Friday.…
Chinese President Xi Jinping applauds at a meeting commemorating the 110th anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution at the Great Hall…
UN High Commissioner Filippo Grandi. Photo: AFP. Published in Geo News on Oct 08th, 2021, AFP Grandi calls on…
Imran Khan launches Kamyab Pakistan Programme Presently, the Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan launched Kamyab Pakistan Program (KPP) worth…
Bahrain’s growth continues The Kingdom of Bahrain has ambitious plans for post-pandemic growth. After a peak in May and June,…
Kuroda: Japan’s labour practices keep wage pressures under control Japanese firms have no pressing need to raise wages because they…
Pakistan needs to upgrade agriculture sector Pakistan needs to upgrade the agriculture sector through the use of modern technology, said…
LNG shipping rates climb to multi-month highs on demand for vessels Freight rates to ship liquefied natural gas (LNG) rose…
B2B Agri Marketplace Tazah Raises $2 Million in Pre-Seed Funding: Pakistan’s B2B agriculture marketplace, Tazah Technology, announced on Wednesday that…
Gas prices are on the rise Natural gas prices in Europe have skyrocketed this year while storage levels are low,…
To succeed in business presently, you need to be flexible and have good planning and organizational skills, experts say. Starting…
NDURE opens 200th store in Pakistan NDURE, the everyday fashion brand, has exponentially grown to fulfil its commitment to making…
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 Florian Zandt, Oct 8, 2021[/box] More than half of the participants in a Statista Global Consumer…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Florian Zandt, Oct 8, 2021[/box] The 13 biggest shipping markets in the world were responsible for 131…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Florian Zandt, Oct 7, 2021[/box] This year’s laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah is only the fifth African being awarded the…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Katharina Buchholz, Oct 6, 2021[/box] Coal shortages are currently causing electricity supply problems in two major coal-using…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Martin Armstrong, Oct 5, 2021[/box] Windows 11 was officially announced on June 24, 2021 and is…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Katharina Buchholz, Oct 4, 2021[/box] A giant data dump is once more detailing the offshore tax…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Pekka Lundmark President and Chief Executive Officer, Nokia[/box] The COVID-19 pandemic showed the importance of connectivity,…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]This article was originally published on the World Bank’s website Victor Orozco Senior Economist, Development Research…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] Daniel Lim Senior Director, Scenarios, Salesforce Lofred Madzou Project Lead, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning,…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]This article is published in collaboration with The Conversation Dave Little Professor of Aquatic Resources Development,…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Andrey A. Guryev Chief Executive Officer, PhosAgro[/box] Innovative ways to purify water that rely on tech…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Jun Du, Aston University[/box] As the world prepares to discuss more aggressive cuts to carbon emissions…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]This article is published in collaboration with Reuters[/box] 55 small, four-wheeled autonomous mobile robots have been…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Katherine Ellsworth-Krebs, Lancaster University; Carolynne Lord, Lancaster University, and Torik Holmes, University of Manchester[/box] Just 5%…