[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n the third world country like Pakistan, no one can deny the importance of health insurance scheme for the poor…
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Jubilee Life and EFU Life leading the sector remarkably Diversified products added for further development of the sector [dropcap]L[/dropcap]ife insurance…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]nsurance companies are termed as the largest investors in capital markets, in addition to being characterized as the sole suppliers…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]griculture is the backbone of Pakistan’s economy. Nearly 65% of the total population is involved in agriculture. Cotton one of…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has launched a state-run health insurance program and described it as the first step…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]nsurance business generally grows on risk perception in a society. Larger the risk level, higher the growth of insurance industry.…
GENERAL INFORMATION [dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan Reinsurance Company Limited (PRCL) is a public sector company under the administrative control of the Ministry of…
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hile the government makes tall claims of providing education to the citizens this is not reflected in the budget for…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]echnical, vocational education and skills development increases productivity of individuals, profitability of employers and expansion of national development. It is…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he first ever business school, Institute of Business Administration (IBA) was established in Karachi in 1955. Since then a number…
ABOUT THE IBA CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE IN ISLAMIC FINANCE [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Centre for Excellence in Islamic Finance has been established at…
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hat does US$ 62 billion of Chinese investment in China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) mean for Islamic Financial Institutions (IFIs)?…
[dropcap]E[/dropcap]ducation from a moral obligation gradually metamorphosed to commercial venture in Pakistan. Today education is considered a highly profitable business…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]ccording to World Economic Forum Finland has the best education system in the world. Finland is an innovative country when…
[dropcap]E[/dropcap]ducation plays a pivotal role in the rise and fall of the nations especially in the 21st century importance of…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he term ‘street children’ include children who either spend the night on the streets, or their livelihood depends on the…
[dropcap]B[/dropcap]alochistan has a literacy rate of 39 percent, which is much lower than the national rate. It also lags behind…
[dropcap]L[/dropcap]iteracy rate in Pakistan saw an annual drop of 2.0 percent to 58 percent during fiscal year 2015-16. The decline…
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]epatitis is a disease which has long been ignored in developing countries like Pakistan. The fact that it’s a silent…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n promoting the education and providing international exposure to the students of Pakistan, Iqra University has joined hands with the…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he power sector in Pakistan is a mix of hydel and thermal units dominated by two vertically integrated public sector…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n the recent past Pakistan attained self-sufficiency in urea production, after having remained a net importer of the commodity for…
[dropcap]E[/dropcap]xperience with emerging economies in recent years showing high growth rate, particularly India, Nigeria and Brazil where it is being…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he World Bank, in partnership with the Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB), has launched a series of new solar maps…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]f one looks at the history of power sector in Pakistan, a few points are clear. These include: 1) a…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan’s annual energy requirements are expected to be more than double to 177 million tons of oil equivalent by the…
[dropcap]R[/dropcap]enewable and Alternative Energy Association of Pakistan (REAP) is the first-ever registered entity of the country in alternative and renewable…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he present energy supply situation necessitates immediate working on alternative/renewable energy sources. The following analysis of energy situation in Pakistan…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]t was not possible to overcome the energy deficit early due to the fact that there would be almost 5,000MW…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he tidal energy is a form of hydropower that converts the energy obtained from tides into electricity. Although not yet…
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]olar energy products are becoming very much attractive in our country. Pakistan has commended the use of grid-connected solar energy,…
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]hina faced higher energy shortages than Pakistan even then its economy grew at a very rapid pace. China has settled…
Bank sees consistency in investment and industry policies must to get sustainability in growth momentum [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he State Bank of Pakistan…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he State Bank of Pakistan is the central bank of the country as well as the apex regulator of the…
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hereas, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) declared in its annual Financial Stability Review (FSR) this month that Pakistan’s financial…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he federal government has recently sold the Pakistan Security Printing Corporation (PSPC) to State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) for Rs100…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]slamic banking is accelerating rapidly worldwide. The number of Islamic financial institutions has increased significantly in the Middle East and…
[dropcap]B[/dropcap]anking formally started in areas now comprising Pakistan during the British Raj. After getting independence from the colonial era in…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he growth momentum of the banking industry in the second quarter of 2017 was supplemented by favorable macroeconomic conditions i.e.…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistani banks are encountering number of challenges ranging from historically low interest rates to lethargic credit off-take while menace of…
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]ederal Minister for Finance, Ishaq Dar seems not in a pleasant mood after the local currency plunged against the dollar,…
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]inancial inclusion means access to formal financial services including savings, credit, insurance and payments vis-à-vis formal financial intermediaries, at an…
[dropcap]B[/dropcap]asel III will keep banks fairly busy in a variety of ways. It will absorb huge amounts of resources. It…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s the leading 3PL logistics provider in the country with more than 700 employees across 8 locations countrywide, Agility Pakistan…
[dropcap]J[/dropcap]azz was formerly known as Mobilink–Pakistan Mobile Telecommunications Limited (PMCL). In November 2015, it announced a merger with WaridTel Pakistan,…
[dropcap]G[/dropcap]rowth of hospitality industry is highly depended on corporate activities, tourism, youth activities and increase in leisure related activities, which…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]mport payments is an important component of trade balance in the compilation of Pakistan’s Balance of Payments estimates. The payments…
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]omestic franchising industry now comprises around 10 percent of the multibillion-rupee market. Seeing the foreign franchisers prospering the local franchisers…
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]oke has an enviable history in Pakistan spread over decades. Over the years it has added new products to its…
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]ashwani Hotels Limited (HHL) was incorporated as a private limited company in 1972 and was subsequently converted into a public…
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]hina has multiplied its investment in Pakistan over the past one decade. Almost, no sector of the country’s economy has…
[dropcap]B[/dropcap]usinesses expand by franchising as way of accessing external capital to fund the growth of new stores or outlets that…
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]ithout mincing words, it may be said that the franchising business is still a nascent phenomenon in Pakistan. Some of…
Franchise model brings improved training, technology and business know how and adding to a growing global mono-culture Retailing in Pakistan…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n the simplest words, the budget of a country expresses developmental plans for a year and measures to finance these…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he federal government in the budget for fiscal year 2017-18 has allocated Rs180 billion for China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he 2017-18 budget is designed for election year. It is of little value to the economy’s health in the medium…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]f one reviews Pakistan’s economy, the development seems lopsided. The successive governments have experimented with different models from private sector…
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]ontrary to popular belief, the biggest expenditure item in the 2017 budget is ‘interest’, not defense or education or any…
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]chool teachers, college lecturers and university professors slammed the government’s decision to increase their salaries by just 10 percent in…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n today’s world, the accumulation of vested power in the hands of the individual has paved the way for popular…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he PML-(Nawaz)-led Balochistan coalition government unveiled the provincial budget for fiscal year 2017-18 with a total outlay of Rs328 billion.…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he government placed the remittances data for the three quarters of the current fiscal year before the National Assembly, showing…
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]ost of the people working within the corporate sector in Pakistan are aware of the term CSR that stands for…
NEARLY 39PC OF PAKISTANIS LIVE IN MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY: UN [dropcap]A[/dropcap] large number of Pakistanis understand that their standard of living…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]here are multiple factors pushing people below poverty line in Pakistan. Unemployment is a major factor. With an unemployment rate…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s a leading financial institution in the country, National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) has taken numerous but remarkable initiatives that…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he significant challenges for Pakistan are scarcity of resources, poverty, and health issues etc. If it is to become a…
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]any of local companies here are still lacking in meeting their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) obligations and practices but there…
[dropcap]E[/dropcap]very civilized society takes care of education, healthcare, transportation and infrastructure development. To meet the expenses it collects taxes from…
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]riven by its concern for improving the quality of life, SSGC regularly invests in corporate social responsibility projects in collaboration…
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]orporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a form of corporate self-regulation integrated into a business model. It is also known as…
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]outh Asia is the world’s fastest growing region but economic growth alone could not be relied upon to end poverty.…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]nvesting in the future is something that we all plan to do…at some point. Some of us aim to secure…
A need now to start Islamic venture capital funds and investment banks in the country [dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan is not at the…
The Three Centres of Excellence in IBA, in alliance with top Malaysian institutes, provide research, training and development in Islamic…
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]umanity is not immortal and is prone to accidents and disasters. It is subjected to the divine law that the…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]slamic banks are less risky and more resilient than their counter parts in terms of bank capital requirement and mobilisation…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he increasing presence of Islamic banking and finance in Pakistan’s financial sector and the country’s exemplary role in the global…
Certification process with new products modernization set to take place SBP issues Enterprise Technology Governance & Risk Management Framework for…
A REVOLUTIONARY CONCEPT [dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen we start the topic of training and development of Islamic Banking & Finance, first of all, we…
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hilst the terms ‘loan’ or ‘lending’ are commonly used, even by Islamic banks, they are not strictly correct in an…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n April, Saudi Arabia issued its largest ever Shariah-compliant bond on the Irish Stock Exchange. The $9 billion Islamic bond,…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he concept of Islamic finance firmly and wholly required in Balochistan for the promotion of Islamic banking and insurance industry.…
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]ubai Islamic Bank (DIB) in 2016 witnessed a phenomenal increase in profitability. Seeing the vast achievement of DIB at both…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he banks account for 80 percent of international remittances coming through formal channels into Pakistan, given their long history in…
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hile the established global Banking and Financial Institutions and System continue to debate the one-size-fits-all and ongoing Basel reforms, now…
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]allStreet Exchange Company (Pvt) Limited was registered and incorporated as private limited company with Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has taken an aggressive lead in strengthening the regulatory framework that protects…