Pakistan has the lowest rate of female entrepreneurship in the world, with merely 1% of female entrepreneurs compared to 21%…
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The growing participation of women in politics in Pakistan and the decision-making process is a strong sign of weakening traditional…
The life insurance market for women is large, growing, and underdeveloped. This is particularly true for working mothers who have…
Reportedly, Saudi Arabia has finally agreed to offer Pakistan a US$6 billion support package to overcome its prevailing precarious current…
Saleema, living in a shack in a shantytown in Karachi, is 18-year old maid who has been working since she…
Balochistan has been lacking a corporate culture and hence it witnessed a meager corporate growth over the past many decades…
A Food technology exhibition organized by Economics Department, JUW to encourage Women Entrepreneurship It has been three years being the…
Pakistan has a huge advantage of its geographical location yet it could not avail the full advantage of its resources.…
The large-scale manufacturing (LSM) sector has 80 percent share in manufacturing and 10.8 percent share in the gross domestic product…
The manufacturing sector in Pakistan suffers from some contentious issues. It was expected that the incumbent government would be able…
Manufacturing is considered as backbone of economy for Pakistan which provides employment opportunities to a bulk of population. It is…
The proposed industrial zones in the port city of Gwadar would contribute to the harnessing of Balochistan’s potential in natural…
Mankind took thousands of years to realize the evils of authoritarian and monarchical rule. Ancient Greece formally began the struggle…
Islamic banking is one of the emerging fields in global financial market. It is growing at very fast pace all…
Like other developing countries, foreign investment in Pakistan is widely considered an important vehicle for its economic growth. Pakistan provides…
Most countries have liberalized their policies to attract investments from foreign multinational corporations (MNCs). On the expectation that foreign MNCs…
Multinational Companies (MNCs) are significant employers across Pakistan which is a substantial support to the government. The government on its…
The critics of Prime Minister Imran Khan are firing all sorts of shots at him. The biggest blame is that…
Perception is stronger than reality. Pakistan has been presented as an extremely insecure country in the Western media for a…
If Chinese investment in Pakistan was a confidence booster for international investors, the recent announcement by present government regarding re-evaluation…
Pakistan is China’s second largest trading partner in south Asia, while China is Pakistan’s second largest source of imports and…
In an effort to transform her home economy and remake her sphere of influence, China is mobilizing vast resources from…
There is a lot of potential for development in the livestock and dairy sectors, as Balochistan can earn a substantial…
While the government has protected CPEC (China Pakistan Economic Corridor) funding in its mini-budget, it has, however, indicated that it will re-evaluate…
Billions of dollars of investment from Saudi Arabia (to be the part of ‘China-Pakistan Economic Corridor’ popularly known as CPEC)…
Five years back, there was severe load shedding in Pakistan and foreign investors were reluctant in investing in the infrastructure sector especially…
Pakistan is blessed with the most abundant of geological resources and its geostrategic position makes it one of the most…
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is being deemed in some quarters as economic as well as political dominance of China. The…
Pakistan are facing power shortages due to rapid growth in demand for electricity. Power outages increased significantly due to the…
It is said that whether elephants love or hate, the grass underneath their feet gets crushed. Same is the case…
For a developed and industrialized Balochistan, the future scenario necessitates the establishment of a strong, well-coordinated and metalloid highway and road…
The last fiscal year concluded with a mammoth fiscal deficit of 6.6 percent of GDP (Rs2.260 trillion) and a record…
There is a general consensus among the business community that the PTI government should have taken Federation of Pakistan Chambers…
Is the incumbent government righting the wrongs of the erstwhile government with the presentation of the mini-budget? Was the mini-budget…
New government immediately after assuming power started working on reviving the economy of the country. Federal Minister for Finance, Revenue,…
The economists and analysts seem to be clearly divided into two groups, one demanding immediate negotiations with the lender of…
The former caretaker government in June and July considerably increased the prices of petroleum products. The petroleum products prices are…
A welfare state is one where the state undertakes extensive intervention in the society to assist and protect those who…
Present PTI government of Prime Minister Imran Khan is for making investment in human development to upgrade the standard of…
The government made fiscal adjustments of Rs815 billion or 2.1 percent of the GDP for bringing down the budget deficit…
With around 220 million people, Pakistan is amongst the most populous countries in the world where millions of people are…
Pakistan’s housing backlog has reached almost 11 million units. Only one percent of the housing units developed annually cater to…
PSDP, CPEC with private housing schemes likely to push and growth and development of the sector Huge rising demand encouraged…
Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced 5 million affordable housing program for the welfare of poor, low income families. Affordable…
Low cost housing for a vast majority of the people poses an enormous challenge in terms of availability of affordable…
The successive governments in Pakistan could not launch the housing schemes for the complex and time-consuming process the housing sector…
In an attempt to usher change in the way economy of Pakistan is managed, the incumbent government headed by Imran…
Exports compose ample role in liberalized economies. But Pakistan export growth has performed unimpressively over the last years, following the…
Revamp of the Pakistan railways would be completed within the next 120 days. The proposal to introduce standard-gauge rail track…
Pakistan is rich in natural resources. Only the educated, skilled and healthy people can make the best use of the…
Islamic banking was re-launched in Pakistan with the commencement of operations by Meezan Bank, as a full service Islamic bank…
Every now and then a technological revolution comes in that provides almost every country in the world an equal playing…
Over the past few years, Pakistan’s economy is facing a bad patch. Some of the economic parameters are at a…
Owning a house is a distant dream of millions of Pakistanis, particularly in the urban areas. Way back in 1970s,…
New Finance Minister Asad Umar will come up with a strategic plan about fixing external-sector issues. Any delay in seeking…
With rising mobile phone adoption, maturing 3G/4G telecom services, rapidly growing mobile money solutions and innovative initiatives like QR codes…
A simple economics concept stipulates that lowering interest rates triggers the spending by the consumers, usually in the shape of…
In last few years, banking system in Pakistan has entered into a new phase of evolution yet facing various issues,…
Balochistan still lacks proper system of financial inclusion. Simply speaking, it still lacks access to formal financial services including savings,…
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government with many other challenges inherited a trade deficit. Government has to first accept challenges and identify…
Country is moving towards creation of a supportive framework for Shariah-compliant banking The world’s most populous Muslim nation, so far…
Thar coalfield in Sindh province is bestowed with 175 billion tons of lignite coal, which can fuel power generation of…
Pakistan ranked third largest fiscal deficit country among 36 economies: ADB Pakistan recorded a record budget deficit of Rs2.26 trillion…
Habib Bank Limited (HBL) is incorporated in Pakistan and is engaged in commercial banking related services in Pakistan and overseas.…
Having undergone a whopping trade deficit of over $38 billion and spooky current account deficit of $18 billion, Pakistan must…
As a result of General Elections 2018, Imran Khan has become the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan. Following the polling…
The newly installed government in Pakistan faces a number of mammoth tasks like foreign policy issues, weakening currency, booming population,…
Emergent water issue is the main concern for the country and the new Government of Pakistan led by Imran Khan…
The first phase of 10-year Pakistan-China Free Trade Agreement (FTA) executed in 2007 failed in achieving the desired results because…
It is believed that the Economic Advisory Committee (EAC) constituted by Prime Minister Imran Khan has been signing a mantra…
Pakistan is currently facing a foreign exchange crisis where boosting exports on a sustainable basis should remain the prime focus…
After a decade of PPP and PML(N) rule the country suffered from bad governance which had become the norm. An…
The government’s basic responsibility is to provide health, education and justice to its people. The new government wants to bring…
Pakistan still faces power shortages due to rapid growth in demand for electricity. Power outages increased significantly due to the…
Enormous challenges lie ahead for the newly-formed government in Pakistan. One of the acutest conundrums is the power outages/load-shedding, let…
Federal Finance Minister Asad Umar recently stated that the government had worked out on every options under the current state…
No doubt, shy investment in oil and gas sector and the security concerns in the province have been the key…
The government has set an ambitious target of planting 10 billion trees in the next five years. This is roughly…
The newly installed government in Pakistan faces a mammoth task of reinvigorating capital market of the country. This should be…
Narrow Market Syndrome is a situation where few stocks, few intermediaries, and few Investors/Shareholders drive the major chunk of business.…
Keeping in view the current economic scenario there is a need to do something on war footing and encouragingly enough…
The continuing economic downturn in Pakistan with a debt servicing projections at $31.3 billion until 2022-23 calls for immediate measures.…
Country’s economy being at its lowest ebb needed to be reformed on immediate basis. Growing fiscal and trade deficit along…
Amongst the key challenges facing the newly formed government headed by Imran Khan the two most important are: 1) declining…
Before 2018 election all political parties made promises but the one that most attracted to the voters after eradication of…
Given the dysfunctional nature of most public services in the country, there is an urgency in adopting a modernization agenda…
Mutual Funds sector of Pakistan has not been able to increase its share of assets from smaller cities. The focus…
Foreign outflow on the back of Pakistan’s entry into emerging market space, and political turmoil following the dismissal of Nawaz…