Pakistan Day is celebrated with great fervor every year, but this year the circumstances are very different. People are living under…
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He was transferred to a military ambulance that broke down after running a few paces. It took two hours to…
Pakistan is 6th most populous country of world having a population of 219,652,490 people; which is 2.83% of the total world population.…
Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited (FFC) is the leading fertilizer manufacturing & marketing company of the country, with around 4 million…
The monetary policy is the key to influence trade/ current account of any country. The extent and the effectiveness of that, however,…
An innocent enough question: What do you want to be when you grow up? You can pretty much count on visiting relatives…
Pakistan has been able to beef up its image globally. Plenty of foreign diplomats have been visiting Pakistan recently. Pakistan…
At its meeting on 17th March 2020, the State Bank of Pakistan’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to cut the policy rate…
On 29th of January, 2020, the Government of China has officially reported that it is facing a chaotic epidemic of a viral infection…
Most of our Chinese customers are back at work according to emails we received last week. Right when the coronavirus…
Banks can play a key role in the growth of insurance industry in the province Larger the risk level, higher…
The cyber security is still a challenging and diverse field and it has been evolving due to constant technology transformation…
Disaster does not have to come to an enterprise or contact center in the form of a major natural disaster…
In order to advance ports and shipping, and make it more competitive, states and maritime organisations have relayed greatly on…
Stock exchanges represents confidence of investors and industry. Pakistan Stock Exchange has least number of investors and issuers using the exchange…
The week ended on 13th March 2020 can be termed one of horrific weeks for crude oil producers and traders…
China has welcomed investment into Pakistan’s Special Economic Zones (SEZs) from other countries. While speaking at the “Dialogue on Industrial Cooperation under CPEC and…
The governments and central banks world over readied more emergency measures to tackle the economic impact after spreading coronavirus on Friday, helping…
Federal Reserve of United States has cut rate in an emergency that has created opportunity for other central banks around…
Uncertainty is worse than bad news. Some airlines in many countries have asked their employees to go on unpaid leave.…
We are living in a fast changing environment. Every day brings new challenges requiring people to bring about changes in…
The coronavirus has presently affected more than 100,000 persons worldwide. This fast widespread of the virus impacts several business sectors…
The present government is striving to improve its citizens’ quality of life and economic well-being by ensuring availability of accessible,…
It is staggering to see infants or toddlers to be precise using cell phones in more or less in every…
This year, Toyota Pakistan announced its collaboration with Pakistan’s one of the biggest e-commerce platform, Daraz.pk. This will enable people…
The first industrial revolution was initiated in 18th century in which new manufacturing processes were introduced with the help of…
While working on the project of building an electronic prime mover, Elon Musk postulated that, “if we drive down the…
Industrialization Revolutions resulting from technological innovations have transformed the world many folds. The first, second and third industrial revolutions focused…
ZRG is a leading Information and Communication Technology solutions company with a track record of pioneer ship and innovation. ZRG…
For the first time in the history of National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA), Pakistan’s power sector regulator organized the…
Foreign direct investment in telecom The telecom sector has been a star performer lately when it comes to foreign direct…
Due to ever-growing internet penetration and high reliance on digital ecosphere, cybersecurity has become one of the biggest needs of…
A disgruntled account/credit card holder of one of the leading banks disclosed that he received a call from his bank…
The new digital economy has redefined the business landscape. Successful traditional businesses are at a huge risk of not only…
Members of Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) are scheduled to meet in Vienna in first week of March 2020.…
One of the key policy objectives of Digital Pakistan Policy is promotion of innovation, entrepreneurship and incubators/start-ups in IT sector…
The entire scenario of trade and commerce has been transformed in the last twenty years or so. The e-commerce industry…
There are two different schools of thought in Pakistan vis-à-vis digital disruption. One school of thought deems Pakistan as one…
Would you ever search for “accommodation in Barcelona” on Google or ask strangers on Facebook for a place to stay…
Balochistan is largely an untapped telecom market with the lowest number of mobile phone users. In 2018, a dozen telecom…
Though having the highest mobile penetration rate in South Asia, Pakistan still has huge potential in digital economy growth. Telenor…
One completely fails to understand why even a thought of ending Saudi-Iranian animosity make the supporters of monarch jittery. If…
Pakistan’s banking sector witnessed unprecedented growth after 2001 due to low interest rate and product innovation in consumer financing. Like…
Logistics companies are facing an era of unprecedented change as digitization takes hold and customer expectations evolve. New technologies are…
As we are set to transform Pakistan in to Riyasat-i-Madina there is a need to discuss the future of Islamic…
Today’s businesses have increasingly become fast-paced. Highly demanding customers seek instant gratification on one side, and businesses, in a quest…
In Pakistan there exists two distinct, but opposite opinions about the growth of Islamic banking in the country. The proponents…
Islamic banking and finance are emerging as viable alternatives to conventional interest-based banking and financing. Islamic financing is not only…
Why we have need to use the word Islamic as prefix before Economics, Business, Banking, Finance, Marketing, Management etc.? The…
State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has been actively engaged in development and promotion of Islamic banking in the country through…
Syed Nadeem Shah, a modern farm owner, says mustard crop can help reduce country’s import bill Sees better prospects in…
Poverty is one of the concerns of the governments of almost all countries. There is a constant research on the…
The recent shift in the dynamics and competitive nature of microfinance industry has made many users especially females sceptical about…
Present government led by Prime Minister Imran Khan is committed to Islamize the financial system of Pakistan and promoting Islamic…
Prior to the outbreak of virus in China, analysts were of the view that gold prices will hold above US$1,500/oz…
Doing business in Islamic way requires Muslims to undertake transactions free of Riba (interest), Gharar (uncertainty), Maisir (gambling) and non-Halal…
The Islamic banking and finance system offers more ethical and efficient alternative to the interest-based conventional financial system. Islamic banking…
There have been news headlines in the past few months about severe energy curtailment from wind based private power projects.…
Rise in the demand for the electronics and home appliances is attributed to the improvement in electricity supplies alongside an…
Food wastage is the sum of food waste and food lost.It is an astonishing fact that every year around 36…
Pakistan can lead world in modern farming practices by its cheaper tractor prices, making Mechanization could boost agrarian productivity to…
The much debated Electric Vehicle Policy will be integrated as a part of Auto Development Policy (ADP 2016-2021), which would…
Pakistan’s auto sector faced a slump during the calendar year 2019 due to massive devaluation of rupee, taxation, skyrocketing inflation…
Reportedly, utilization capacity, on stated double shift capacity basis of major OEMs for CY19 declined as compared to CY18 as…
The automobile industry, along with the auto components industry, is one of the core industries in Pakistan. A well developed…
Through 2018-19, the global auto industry was having vociferous recession in the sales and projections are painting similar decline in…
Many long-term energy agreements have been signed in the last five years that has increased the generation capacity to almost…
Mass production of Hyundai Porter H-100 pickup Hyundai Nishat Motor (Private) Limited announced its mass production at the assembly plant…
In less than 24 hours, a number of print and electronic-media has published reports/articles citing the impacts of Coronavirus on…
Social sector in Balochistan suffered negligence for years. Investments in education and health sectors mean formation of human capital that…
One needs to comprehend the rationale behind the ongoing gas crisis across the country. The recent shortfall during the chilly…
Power The regulatory actions in power sector space remained dominated by IMF directions. The government injected Rs. 200 billion into…
Reportedly, the Government of Pakistan (GoP) has confirmed that the operations of local refineries had slowed down because of high…
Pakistan is an agrarian economy, which places great emphasis on national food security and self-sufficiency in grain production. With fast…
Energy demand is increasing year after year, for this reason, oil and gas companies due to the increasing depletion of…
Present government of Prime Minister Imran Khan has made some policy changes to facilitate new companies in the Exploration &…
As a specialized agency of the United Nations, IMO is the global standard-setting authority for the safety, security and environmental…
There have been articles, statements and interviews that oil and gas is history and Renewable energy such as Solar, Wind…
It was way back in 2014 and 2015 when global oil prices decelerated from $114 per barrel to $27 per…
Dealing with the current difficult situation of energy supply-demand gap and for uniformity in the management system this scribe has…
A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business. – Henry Ford “I couldn’t complete my education, and…
Many Pakistanis, especially people living below the poverty line, are facing the brunt of brewing wheat crisis in the country.…
Today, people are in troubled waters due to the present flour crisis in the country and on the other hand…
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Pakistan’s construction industry has always been of economic and social significance to the country. However, the share of construction industry…
There are growing fears that the rate of inflation for January 2020 would be the highest in last nine years…
While the property market might have seen downtimes since the last 2 to 3 years due to the unstable political…
“Think a hundred times before you take a decision, but once the decision is taken, stand by it as one…
Over $60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is currently in the second phase of its development. Mega construction projects under…