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Khalifa Coastal Oil Refinery (KCR) project a mega oil refinery planned in Pakistan and almost one of the largest investments…
Centuries back the location of towns and cities, at least superficially, seemed to be largely determined by the preferences of…
In less than two years time, Expo 2020 Dubai will welcome the international community to the UAE for a six-month…
Sugar cartel has refused to commence cane crushing on the pretext that sugarcane price fixed by the government is high…
There are more than two million Pakistanis working in the United Arab Emirates which is one of the leading sources…
As the population around the world increases, along with the number of vehicles and industries, the demand for energy is…
With a strategic location in the region and having vast untapped natural resources, diversity of climate, simultaneously five ecological zones,…
The current government has completed hundred days milestone with mixed performance. Most of the economic indicators are not very encouraging…
The critical juncture at which the present government was formed may prove to be a bane or boon for Pakistan…
The grand ceremony held in Islamabad to mark completion of 100 days of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government may have…
Present government led by Prime Minister Imran Khan must ensure continuity and timely completion of all development projects and schemes…
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Harald Finger visited Islamabad from November 7-20, 2018 to initiate discussions on…
Both Pakistan and India are nuclear power, have fought various wars and constantly live in state of war ever since…
Education must be the top priority of the Balochistan government, which should provide both financial and technical support to improve…
Faced with an immediate balance of payment (BoP) crisis, the incumbent government headed by Imran Khan is working on a…
Nowadays, a lot of changes are happening in the remittance and money transfer industry. Margins on remittances are declining. Competition…
Pakistan’s education sector is being identified as poor quality by independent analysts since long. The education sector is getting the…
Must focus on strategy, certification and making standard in marketing and packaging Halal food is often used in reference to…
MSCI downgraded and relocated four Pakistani Stocks from its Index Series. The Stocks of MLCF and HONDA CAR were removed…
Historically, textiles and clothing sector of Pakistan has been the biggest foreign exchange earner as the successive governments have been…
CPEC and its importance China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, or CPEC, is an initiative that has potential to take Pakistan’s economy to…
Financial Technology (Fintech) is an exponentially growing space in Pakistan, aiming to replace the traditional financial services, even if not…
The implementation of mega construction projects under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is likely to give an impetus to the growth…
Pakistan’s accumulated current account deficit has reached US$19 billion and it faces payments worth US$9 billion for previously taken loans.…
Education is one of the most crucial factors for socio-economic development of any country. Many resources play a part in…
Despite significant improvement noticed in quite a number of developing and emerging economies for empowering women through strategies like Millennium…
Pakistan — a country of over 200 million souls, although the sixth largest (population wise) country of the world, yet…
Inconclusive IMF talks have extended market uncertainty, but a lack of definitive bearish movement indicates money managers are paying due…
The outlook is facing increased uncertainty. In this global context, Pakistan’s economy continues to expand while vulnerabilities mount. Agriculture, industry…
Pakistan cannot grow economically without ensuring protection of consumer’s rights with the emergence of competitive environment in markets of goods…
It’s 2018; women have made strides in politics, business, technology and culture. But even those friends we considered forward-thinking questioned…
The government of Prime Minister Imran Khan should focus and pay special attention to the untapped sectors of Balochistan economy…
Strategically located Gilgit-Baltistan borders the Wakhan corridor of Afghanistan to the northwest, China’s Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang to the…
Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited (FFC) was incorporated in 1978 as a joint venture between Fauji Foundation, a charitable trust in…
With the contribution of human capital in total wealth growing globally, the creation of a skilled labor force that is…
Education is critical to the social and economic development and has a profound impact on population health. Education and health…
Islamic finance industry in Pakistan has witnessed a strong growth in Pakistan over the last decade, with the share of…
The collaboration between industry and the academic world has always been an important but complex topic. Due to the rapid…
Balochistan is the country’s poorest province with standards of living and social indicators lagging substantially behind the rest of the…
Technology is a major part of our lives today; since we wake-up in the morning to the time we go…
Prime Minister Imran Khan recently returned home from his first official visit to China. Certainly, Pakistan actually needs trade not…
Since 2012 Ali Hajvery Free Drug Bank (AHFDB) has restored 800,000 lives by providing free of cost medicines to deserving…
According to World Bank’s Doing Business Report 2019, Pakistan carried out three business reforms during the past year to help…
The benchmark index of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) posted 1.6%MoM gain during October 2018 and closed at nearly 41,650 points,…
Commercial banks are the core providers of liquidity to the private sector and the biggest investors in government securities (Treasury…
Last week, Prime Minister Imran Khan paid an important visit to China at a time when Pakistan is facing multi-facet…
Balochistan is rich in renewable energy (RE) resources, which must be exploited for sustainable development of the province. The government…
Women’s empowerment in Pakistan is heavily dependent on many different variables that include geographical location (urban/rural), educational status, social status,…
Pakistan has the lowest rate of female entrepreneurship in the world, with merely 1% of female entrepreneurs compared to 21%…
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…