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Federal government claims that it has given a growth budget this time and is also consolidating its reforms introduced in…
A brand for a company or through other institutions is like a reputation for a person but this is not…
PAKISTAN & GULF ECONOMIST had an exclusive conversation with Mr Muneer Ahmed, Head of International Sales & Marketing Mehran Group of…
Ismail Iqbal Securities (Pvt) Limited (IISPL), with its inception in the year 2004, became a Corporate Member of the Karachi…
Since 1978, Alif Laila Book Bus Society has focused on the future of the children of Pakistan by opening up…
The Federal Budget strategy for FY22 is stated to be pro-growth and spending-led. The total size of the outlay is…
Budget of any country always have huge impact on government itself, private businesses, civil society, and the public in general…
[box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]Pakistan has underground reserves of billions of barrels oil and billions cubic meters of natural gas,…
Money matters for the country’s progress along with it is the most trusted material to test human temperament for easy…
Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited (FFC) is Pakistan’s largest urea manufacturing company, incorporated in 1978 as a joint venture between Fauji…
The Budget 2021-22 is the third issue of Imran Khan’s government. Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin was…
World ocean day is the most renowned day for the ocean. The day was first celebrated in 1992 following the…
Coaching and mentoring can have lasting impacts that often extend well beyond their immediate purpose, and as leaders we should…
Where is the budget mainly invested? Fighting against the Covid-19 continues The epidemic has caused a severe impact on Pakistan’s…
Muhammad Kareem, an elderly person from Chaman Balochistan, apprised PAKISTAN & GULF ECONOMIST that he was at LRBT for the…
The Global Green Finance Leadership Program (GFLP), recently held a webinar on green finance for the Central Asia region, attended…
More than one year has passed but the battle against pandemic still continues. Governments and businesses are struggling hard to…
It is very abundant imperative for the government to allocate resources wisely. Currently, the developed countries and developing is boosting…
Federal Budget FY22, prioritize a mix of growth and stabilization, targets GDP growth at 5.0% with tax collection at PkR5.83…
Caption: Hussain Kuli Khan, CEO/MD, GTR Tyre, delivering a speech during the launch. Tyres play a vital role in…
Pakistan has been experiencing an acute shortage of energy right across all sectors especially industry and through energy disruption to…
Energy is recognized as a key player in socio-economic progress of any country. Pakistan, like other developing nations in the…
Equivalent and sustainable electricity distribution in the country remained an extra special task since Pakistan has the complete range of…
Global warming is a problem that has plagued the human race for several decades. Yet, no matter how often the…
‘Female Dump Truck Driver Program’ launched in 2017 has received an overwhelming response from the women living in the impoverished…
What would be your reaction if you are promoted as a Team Leader? Of course you’ll be overwhelmed and excited…
These days, most of us work at jobs requiring us to work at computer screens for most of our day.…
The prevalent energy crisis has severely affected the economy and state affairs and earliest possible steps at the right time…
Globally, fast rising trend of both external and domestic debt, emerging in 2008 and onward due to economic recession has…
Problems encountered by domestic traditional energy The Pakistan government has made a lot of efforts for the development of alternative…
Muhammad Kareem, an elderly person from Chaman Balochistan, apprised PAKISTAN & GULF ECONOMIST that he was at LRBT for the…
The Covid-19 crisis is unique in several respects. This devastating recession does not have an economic origin, will dance largely…
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There is a fascinating discourse these days almost at every forum about the government claim of the GDP growth to…
Sharing an approach with you in improvement registries and project and task prioritization. Most significantly, this approach is a great…
Pakistan instead of being the maritime nation unable to effectively exploit the sea and its resources. Decades of neglect have…
The responsibility for countrywide planning, construction, operation and maintenance of motorways, national highways, strategic roads, bridges and tunnels is assigned…
In the second half of 2020, Americans, trapped at home by the pandemic, started buying weighted blankets, Crocs, giant fleece…
Covid-19 is unprecedented in its scale and impact on society. Many people are concerned, looking for ways to stay safe…
IMF program has now been resumed while government has also changed its Finance Minister in April 2021. A number of…
The Covid-19 pandemic has affected about 210 countries with more than 166 million confirmed cases and over 3.44 million deaths…
BEK Medical Services and Advanced Labs, are ventures of Advanced Healthcare Holdings, UAE, established to provide comprehensive and affordable Healthcare…
The overall impact of Covid-19 on food security and agricultural food systems was not known in the initial phases of…
Our new finance minister, Shaukat Tarin, has strongly urged the IMF to reconsider its demand for raising electricity tariff by…
If you’re a foodie, gastro, or wellness Instagrammer, or a food or beverage brand with an Instagram presence, you know…
The COVID-19 pandemic delivers a powerful shock to economies and exposes uncertainty all across the globe. Government’s brakes on imposing…
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Pakistan was somewhat unusual compared to other countries as regards the unexpected pickup in officially recorded remittances during 2020, particularly…
Staffing Agencies play an important role in helping companies search for individuals that are best for jobs. The role of…
With the growing influx of remittances, now touching US$2.5 billion per month and COVID-19 still hindering movement of people, there…
Monetary remittances play a significant role in alleviating poverty as Remittance inflows can contribute significantly to a country’s economic well-being.…
As the mountain of Pakistan’s circular debt rises due to liquidity challenges and cash shortfall across the energy value chain…
The novel COVID-19 virus has caused an economic shock three times worse than the 2008 financial crisis. It has been…
Futurist Alvin Toffler once called technology “the great growling engine of change.” That’s truer today than ever before. Among the…
The banking evolution has historically been driven by what banks are able to provide customers. Consumer culture was dependent on…
To build up a strong cyber security defense for contact center, you must identify exactly how customer data and privacy…
Commercial banks around the globe have designed and utilized Islamic financial instruments according to the rules of Shariah. Section 5(b)…
Modest and Fashion are paradoxical words getting the global intentions from last few years. It basically means, wearing loose and…
State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has unveiled the third five-year Strategic Plan for the development of Islamic Banking in the…
The core of Islamic finance is non-interest-bearing Islamic banks. Theories related to Islamic banks originated in Pakistan, which is a…
For centuries, there was no need for Islamic finance as there was no financial system existed to “Islamize.” Up until…
The origin of the modern Islamic banking system can be traced back to the very birth of Islam when the…
PAKISTAN & GULF ECONOMIST had conversation with Siani Bugtti Baloch. Following are the excerpts of the conversation: “With education I…
The growing COVID-19 crisis threatens to disproportionately hit developing countries, not only as a health crisis in the short term…
Let’s start off with Covid-19. How has it affected your business? Covid-19 has had unpresedented impact on every single business…
In Sindh, we see on regular basis that sub-standard products are being sold in high prices. Even the products of…
While there is now light at the end of the tunnel in terms of vaccine rollouts, the current COVID-19 infection…
There has been plenty of debate and no real action in the sugar crisis. Although, the report that was released…
The complexity and influx of data in healthcare means that Artificial Intelligence (AI) will increasingly be applied within the health…
According to ILO report of 2009-10, globally, number of women employed grew by 18.4% over the past decade and by…
Human health has become a major growing concern worldwide due to infectious diseases. Biotechnology has played a dynamic role in…
The rally over the past 12 months or so in the equity markets worldwide have largely been fueled by an…
Everybody in this world is prone to dreaming which they need their future to be, hence I have a dream…
Pakistan is a land of opportunities with numerous openings in every sector where a lot of things can be done…
Everything takes time. Imagine a cake is being baked for 20 minutes instead of 40 minutes. What would be the…
Prior to the pandemic, Pakistan’s ports handled a total trade volume of approximately 110.69 million tons during 2019. In 2020,…
Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting (formerly known as Philips Lighting), has launched ‘WiZSmart Wi-Fi’ LED Bulb in…
Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited (FFC) is Pakistan’s largest urea manufacturing company, incorporated in 1978 as a joint venture between Fauji…
Good governance is often considered essential for a country’s economic development. Today, governing Public Sector Companies (PSCs) have become quite…
At its meeting on 19th March 2021, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) decided to…
Set against the backdrop of a continuing health crisis, governments and organisations are reinvigorating conversations about how smart city technologies…
HBL became the first Pakistani bank to open a branch and serve clients in Beijing, China’s capital city. The inauguration…
The Pakistan’s economy has been characterized as unstable and highly vulnerable to external and internal shocks. However, the economy proved…
The debt-laden economy of Pakistan needs foreign inflows in order to address its economic woes. The global economic landscape seems…
Digital technologies have been changing the world economy where numerous nations still can’t seem to encounter the full developmental advantages…
Etimad Online is an initiative to reduce inflation and alleviate poverty from Pakistan by promoting and helping local manufacturers and…
Roshan Digital Account has attracted more than half a billion dollars and phenomenal trust of Non-Resident Pakistan (NRP). The inflows…
Finally, the year of most disruption, upheaval and uncertainty is over. This year has brought a new perspective on how…
Govt must make youth to tech-savvy workers to achieve Digital Pakistan goal Pakistan’s Information Technology (IT) sector has a huge…