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COVID-19 has accelerated digitization of banking as customer expectations change during the pandemic. This potential digital change would also help…
State Bank of Pakistan in collaboration with Karandaaz and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, marked the beginning of 2021 with…
Dubai Islamic Bank, the world’s first Islamic bank – last week joined the Roshan Digital Account (RDA) initiative of the…
Remittance is a decisive role in country economy. It circulates or flow the dollar in and outside the country. Pakistan…
Over time, the real estate sector has marked significant economic importance. As large as the real estate sector is, it…
In the current world of globalization markets and their economies leading from the front and every activity of residents of…
Pakistan in the run of cricket laurels and with fame to a great extend, strongly leading in the fast emerging…
Etimad Online is an initiative to reduce inflation and alleviate poverty from Pakistan by promoting and helping local manufacturers to…
Outbound telemarketing is a part of every customer centric organization. The idea behind telemarketing is to understand the target audience,…
The year 2020 was a memorable one for many perspectives but cricket freaks would remember this event for many years…
Cricket League, Football League etc. are quite widespread in almost every part of the globe these days. Resurgence of sports…
With IDEMIA’s Global Fintech Accelerator Card Program, the Pakistan-based fintech firm can now effectively scale-up its operations and offer a…
Pakistan Super League (PSL) is an annual attraction not only for the people residing in Pakistan but also for over…
Sports have long been an integral part of our culture, from the earliest form of football in ancient China, Cùjū,…
Fatima Fertilizer Company Limited (FFL) has partnered up with Multan Sultans for the sixth edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL).…
Lahore Qalandars, a star-studded squad, has been in the limelight for a plenty of reasons since the commencement of the…
Pakistan will have a growth rate of 1.5 percent in fiscal year 2020-21, as per IMF. government is trying to…
COVID 19 pandemic has disrupted the entire global economy, which already with the start of the current century and particularly…
Oil prices declined after climbing to the highest in more than a year. Prices fell for a second day on…
Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are the important components of economic development. This sector can generate increased productivity & new…
With IDEMIA’s Global Fintech Accelerator Card Program, the Pakistan-based fintech firm can now effectively scale-up its operations and offer a…
Since key policy rate is at 7 percent for the next two months with the hope that the discount rate…
In Pakistan, Islamic banking has registered substantial growth over the last few years. Along with increase in number of branches,…
Cold Calling is a technique in which sales representative reach people who previously have shown no interest in products or…
Mudasar, a young Pakistani adept at graphic designing, left for the UAE a couple of years ago and resided in…
The global economy is emerging from one of its deepest slumps and beginning a passive recovery after the distressing health…
Islamic banking, like any other banking system, is an evolving system worldwide. Since the inception of conventional banking system; work…
It is rather customary in numerous countries to avail personal loans to go on a vacation, visit some foreign countries…
Collectively, financial sector’s risk indicators have significantly strengthened since the last financial crisis of 2008. In terms of capitalization, the…
Qatar witnesses a prosperous start to 2021, first scoring a major political goal by restoring diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia…
Although Pakistan and India have a difference in infrastructure and regulations, the overview of the e-commerce economy in India can…
Housing plays a key socio-economic development. According to UN about 3 billion people will need new housing and basic urban…
Not today but five years ago, in the wake of advanced research, financial incentives and public awareness campaigns, Norway had…
In an attempt to address circular debt issue, the Government of Pakistan (GoP) has increased electricity tariff by Rs1.95/Kwh or…
Things finally seem to be looking good for the automobile industry, especially after the downfall caused by Covid-19. Domestic car…
Collecting gas from gas fields, transporting it to over hundreds of kilometers through large pipelines, and then distributing it to…
Call center are the busiest department of any organization dealing with unexpected scenarios but 2020 has taken this to entirely…
The outbreak of Covid 19 in the beginning of year 2020 affected the global economy including Pakistan’s economy as well.…
The COVID-19 has been declared pandemic as its outbreak is an ongoing global situation. Besides the human tragedy, it is…
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) in its latest Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) has kept the Policy Rate intact at…
The fertilizer industry has expressed dismay over a recent decision of the Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE) to divert natural…
Based on the mileage it is mandatory for the sake of safety to change the tyres of 800cc car every…
Al-Hajj to launch proton variants Malaysian auto giant Proton, which has collaborated with Al-Haj Automobile, the assembler of FAW automobiles…
There is no denying the fact that Pakistan is an agrarian economy. Since more than 20 percent share in the…
Low-cost housing is the dire need since the housing backlog is around 10 million units in Pakistan at the moment.…
Infrastructure development is one of the main pillars of economic growth of any economy and China Pakistan Economic Corridor being…
In December, 2020, the 5th meeting of the Joint Working Group on Gwadar, which includes, representatives of multiple Ministries from…
E-Commerce business is on rise during the pandemic. More and more people are opting to shop on online as compared…
The sun of 2021 has risen for the remnants of the Corona catastrophe and even in 2021 the fading shadows…
We are living in unprecedented times. In the face of a global pandemic, the world is demanding a proven and…
According to the latest data released by State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), overall deposits of Pakistan banks have grown by…
The greenhouse effect Climate change has become a considerable concern for humanity during this anthropocentric age. Scientists believe that the…
Efforts are being made by the government led by Prime Minister Imran Khan to revive the construction and real estate…
*Mera Pakistan Mera Ghar buzzword a three-pronged benefits for country’s homeless population Poor access to affordable housing results in unequal…
Constituting 44 percent of the country’s total landmass, Balochistan still remains underdeveloped province. It is rich in natural resources. It…
As a worldwide commonality housing backlog is the biggest outcome of continued urbanization. Land, infrastructure, finance, administrative bodies, real estate…
It has truly been a year like no other, with the pandemic dominating not just every news cycle but each…
The year 2020 has been one of the darkest years of human history. The world is in chaos but there…
A compulsory COVID recovery plan for developing nations There is no doubt in the fact that Covid-19 pandemic impacted each…
Pakistan has everything that is needed for the modern agriculture –from all 4 seasons (which serve to provide plenty of…
Looking at global GDP at constant prices of 2017 adjusted for cost of living/purchasing power, China was the biggest economy…
Covid-19 has drastically changed the landscape of contact center. Remote working was a thing before even pandemic but not for…
Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited (FFC) is the largest fertilizer manufacturing and marketing company in Pakistan. It was incorporated on 08…
There are around 2.2 billion children in the world; which is approximately 28% of the world’s population. COVID-19 has impacted…
An inquiry report of the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has found massive profit-taking due to cartelization by the cement…
In the modern era the driving business is about global networking, identifying and developing business opportunities, generating solutions and taking…
The outbreak of Covid-19 has been accompanied by widespread decline in global commodity prices. The pandemic presents a unique shock…
The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020 and is now in an 11-month transition period. On December 31,…
Cross-border paperless trade has great potential to not only grow trade competitiveness, but also to address new challenges associated with…
Digitization has become a part of everyday life with the introduction of smartphones and availability of social media. This has…
Remote is the new normal. Through programs such as Skype, WhatsApp and FaceTime, customers have enjoyed the benefits of using…
The percentage of migrants in total world population hovers around three percent and even that mainly represents low income countries.…
The shipping industry is one of the most traditional sectors of the economy. As the time passes and technology improves…
Gone are the days when women have to concentrate much time on household chores, specially cooking? Now housewives are generally…
A recent report of World Bank titled Digital Pakistan in Covid-19 Environment advocates for IT and IT enabled services, automation…
Every year, Engro Foundation — the social investment arm of Engro Corporation — recognizes local change agents and highlights projects…
Pakistan ranks poorly on financial inclusion side, as according to SECP’s own data, only 210,000 retail investors have trading accounts…
Calendar year 2020 has been a topsy-turvy ride of global economy, financial markets due to global pandemic and Pakistan has…
Amidst the post-pandemic scenario, the fast-paced, craftily competitive, exceedingly uncertain and globally challenging business scenario has dramatically raised the investment…
Pakistan’s leading brokerage house, Topline Securities has revised its earnings forecasts fertilizer companies operating in the country. The upward revision…
Ports are responsible of handling 90% of all global trade happening today. Regional economies rely heavily on developing shipping infrastructures…
State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) through its recent initiatives and actions has focused its attention on finance-deficient areas such as…
Nationwide campaign of Bahria University to promote Blue Economy of Pakistan Whenever we think of water the thing which comes…
Says govt making good plans to fully support business professionals, entrepreneurs Etimad Online and Pakistan Public Forum organized a seminar…
Remote is the new normal. Through programs such as Skype, WhatsApp and FaceTime, customers have enjoyed the benefits of using…
Cost of electricity in Pakistan is one of the highest in the region, which makes the businesses uncompetitive; though electricity…
The onset of the winter season is likely to have adverse impact on cement sales in November 2020 due to…
There is no concept of budget or low-cost airlines in Pakistan. On the contrary, there are ample budget airlines in…
Automotive assemblers/manufacturers The automobile industry in Pakistan includes companies involved within the production/assembling of passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, trucks,…