Efforts are being made by the government led by Prime Minister Imran Khan to revive the construction and real estate…
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*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,…
Prime Minister claims that the government has created financial discipline for the first time in the history of the country…
Pakistan has launched a three-year development plan, hoping to implement major projects to promote better integration of government and social…
Transit of goods through Southeastern Chabahar port of Iran has increased significantly in recent years due to offered incentives and…
Coronavirus has wreaked havoc on the global economy and Pakistan is no exception. However, the glitches in the economic system…
The rise of branded chain of supermarkets, mostly people has switched traditional grocery to branded grocery in Karachi and other…
In the global fight against financial crime, Pakistan faces complex challenges. It is not the first time that Pakistan has…
Pakistan with more than 220 million people is an important country in geological and strategic location. One of the most…
Education is considered to be vital source of nation-building. In order of ensure national cohesion, integration and preservation of the…
Whenever thinking about investing, one thing that pops up in most people’s minds is real estate. Even in the time…
Demand for gold dropped to 892.3 tons in Q3 – its lowest quarterly total since Q3 2009 – as consumers…
Peace building, conflict resolution, conflict prevention, whichever term we use, sits uneasily within one particular field, discipline, or government department…
It is important that we emphasize how this year’s 11.11 sale is different and as cliché as it sounds, it…
Basic mindset of any type of investor is to manage the risk and maximize the returns. The common phenomenon in…
Currently Pakistan’s real estate serves as a big pillar in Pakistan economy. According to the World Bank estimate, real estate…
In Pakistan the three most contentious issues facing the farmers are: low productivity, distress selling of produce and huge post…
The entire world is at a war against COVID-19 pandemic. Globally, the magnitude of the negative impact is so huge…
Pakistan is a country with limitless growth opportunity in almost all sectors, construction being one of them. The government is…
Nation branding has become an increasingly important strategy for world because of increasing market complexity resulting from globalization forces, domestic…
In 1965, the Company was incorporated as Esso Pakistan Fertilizer Limited, to manufacture and market fertilizer. In 1968 urea plant…
Everyone knows the famous adage from Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, “What’s in a name? “A rose by any other…
It is not only the challenge of Cvoid-19 pandemic looming on the horizon of country’s economy, but also it is…
In 1860, Sheikh Noor Elahi, who came from an agrarian background in Gurdaspur, established a general store in Dalhousie, which…
As marketers consider how they may need to rethink their communications during the current coronavirus crisis, one suggestion from behavioral…
Easypaisa is Pakistan’s first mobile banking platform launched in 2009, the only GSMA mobile money certified service in the country.…
Communications service providers (CSPs), despite being at the forefront of the telecommunications industry, have been slow to invest in customer…
On 11th September, 1948, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah left us at the age of 71. He was an exceptional lawyer,…
Rising urbanization and growing middle class are key drivers of FMCG business in the country In Pakistan, a large middle-class…
The Pakistani government has invested heavily in port development and infrastructure construction in recent years, the social economy has been…
Industrialization and growing consumerism have led to the need for developing an effective transportation system. Key to the success of…
A unique and terrifying moment in modern history is unfolding before us, every day but it teaches us a lesson…
A famous adage goes as ‘The deeper the well, the cooler the water.’ The more the investment, the better the…
K-Electric does have any fuel storage facility nor they have an agreement with SSGC/PSO, yet they threaten to resort to…
Both the number of confirmed infection cases and deaths caused by coronavirus disease COVID-19 are still growing rapidly across the…
Your quality management (QM) program is probably well-established, with guidelines and definitions, rules, and ratings. But does it have a…
From last few years, sukuk is leading in the global capital market and currently it is the substantially growing Islamic…
Bykea, a four-year-old ride-hailing and delivery service, today has more than 500,000 bikes registered on its platform. It operates in…
All living organisms on earth need water for their survival. Water is life; It is an important constituent of any…
In Pakistan, marble and granite sector despite having abundant reserves of 30 billion tons have been operating in an unorganized…
Circular debt is one of the biggest challenges Pakistan’s energy sector is facing since 2008-09, which has just crossed the…
By the end of this year, China will officially eradicate absolute poverty. In the past more than 40 years since…
The outbreak of pandemic COVID-19 in 2020 was not only unexpected but also a surprise for the world. The COVID-19…
Amidst the post-pandemic scenario, the fast-paced, craftily competitive, exceedingly uncertain and globally challenging business scenario has dramatically raised the investment…
There are signs of business activity picking up in Pakistan at a faster pace as worries about new coronavirus (COVID-19)…
Economic structures Agriculture accounts for 25% of the country’s total economy. The main crops are cotton, rice, wheat, sugarcane and…
Reduction in interest rate is a must for bringing down cost of doing business in the country On 21st September…
Established in 1948, Unilever Pakistan is amongst the country’s largest FMCG business with over 30 brands spanning Home Care, Personal…
Foreign direct investment (FDI) is now perceived in many developing countries as a key source of much needed capital, foreign…
During the recent past season of monsoon, which saw record-breaking rainfall in Pakistan, it saw people indulging and focusing on…
Corporate sector has crucial role in Pakistan business sector, socio-economic development and country development. Corporate sector includes different organization; NGOs…
Real sector Agriculture: Out of Rs 1,240 billion fiscal package on COVID-19, Rs 100 billion is allocated for the agriculture and…
Pakistan is one of the major beneficiaries of foreign remittances, whereas the volume of foreign remittances to Pakistan has also…
During FY20 Pakistan received record remittances. On a cumulative basis, workers’ remittances increased to a historic high level of US$23.120…
According to a recent World Bank report, remittances to low and middle-income countries are projected to fall by nearly 20…