The general perception is that Islamic banking in Pakistan is making progress in leaps and bounds. The supporting arguments are…
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According to the recent Economic Survey, Pakistan’s total number of poverty count has registered a prominent decline in last 10…
Pakistanis are one of the most charitable nations in the world. Charitable giving this year will exceed $1.5 billion. As…
Microfinance banks help farmers and people who work in small industries and play vital role in the country’s economic growth.…
PAGE Report Privatization of distribution companies is the only solution to curb circular debt which currently has swelled to a…
Rickshaw Distribution Ceremony at Governor House Peshawar Held A rickshaw distribution ceremony was held at Governor House Peshawar which was…
Corporate Social Responsibility is often viewed as a benevolent supplement to a company’s activities. For forward-looking entities, however, CSR is…
PMN-Nawaz government completed its five-year term on 31st May 2018. During its entire regime it has been boosting about putting…
Migrant remittances can play a critical role in the economic development of low/middle-income countries. Remittances to developing countries are generally…
World has turned into a global village as people are more frequently connected with each other for their various needs.…
Analysts reveal that the Pakistan rupee could face additional pressure in the upcoming weeks, in the midst of the country’s…
In a fresh move against money laundering in the country, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has directed money-exchange companies…
Trade and industry stakeholders have warned that an unchecked increase in dollar rate will increase the cost of production, affecting…
Ramazan is that time of the year when expatriates send money to their loved ones back home so that they…
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has asked all foreign exchange companies to make sure their business is in compliance…
Balochistan government must continue to prioritize the development of social sector in the annual budgets. It is worth mentioning that…
Set to launch saving certificates in US dollars, an attractive opportunity to encourage overseas Pakistanis Central Directorate of National Savings…
Islamic funds industry has not yet fully developed and diversified in Pakistan whereas Islamic finance can find rich social grounds…
Owners and managers of a large number of SMEs have a deeper craving for Shariah-compliant financial services than large businesses…
The Birth of ABPL – 1991 – Al Baraka Bank (Pakistan) Limited (ABPL) is a solely owned subsidiary of Al…
Islamic Development Bank (IDB) – a multilateral developing institution of the world initiatives are aimed at youth, technology and innovation.…
Islamic mutual fund works in a similar manner as a conventional fund except that the Islamic mutual fund only deploys…
The population of Australia is 25 million people – of which 2.6 percent or around 650,000 place themselves as Muslims…
Balochistan has vast potential in insurance sector, yet the sector could not play its due role in the local economy.…
Dubai Islamic Bank Pakistan Limited (DIBPL) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dubai Islamic Bank UAE (DIB). The parent company DIB…
The rapid growth of Islamic finance has drawn the attention of national policy makers. There is growing acknowledgement of the…
In Pakistan, the common definition of a literate person is one who could write his/her name in English. According to…
Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree is indeed a career in professional education. It had at one time high salary…
The Hunar Foundation (THF), an approved non-profit organization, is striving to create a ‘Skilled Pakistan’ by providing vocational training to…
According to an international study comparing their status in 21 countries the teachers in China have the highest levels of…
In the emerging economies, the significant contribution of private sector for eradicating illiteracy is a well-known fact. For the last…
With a development outlay of Rs88.3 billion, the Balochistan government unveiled Rs328.5 billion budget for the next fiscal year 2018-19…
Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) has been doing a remarkable service to help overseeing, regulation and accrediting the higher…
In an increasingly competitive environment dominated by cost-cutting and tight budget justification, the workforce investments range from 18-57% of organizations’…
The handicraft work is common in the rural Balochistan, where mostly females having learnt the handicraft skills, actively engaged in…
The Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) provides education rankings based on international tests taken by 15-year-olds in mathematics, reading…
Let’s analyze the impact of the Federal Budget 2018-19 announced a couple of weeks ago by the couple-of-week old Finance…
As was expected, the budget for FY 2018-19 turned out to be ‘people centric’ as this is the election year…
Addressing the post budget press conference, the Federal Minister for Finance Miftah Ismail said, “We have no intention to go…
Pakistan has witnessed improvement in exporting food products during the last seven months of the current fiscal year 2018. It…
From LNG to coal, livestock to stationery, every sector and every type of business enterprise has been showered with exemptions…
Over a thousand points decline in KSE-100 index suggests that the Budget has failed to fetch the interest of Investor…
The Senate Standing Committee on Finance during the post-budget 2018-19 session informed that Pakistan has no more plan to enter…
The recent decision of the US President Donald John Trump to pull its country out of the nuclear deal signed…
As the military assistance from the US been reduced, Pakistan has raised its defense spending for the year 2018-19 by…
Balochistan is the poorest province but it has huge potential in trade and commerce by virtue of its strategic location.…
Infrastructure is the first step, and it will be followed with trade and investment and industrial cooperation. Efforts to expedite…
After investment in energy and transport sector under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), China is now making headways in the e-commerce…
There is lots of interest exhibited by almost every Pakistani these days about the trade prospects with China. Even those…
Since the signing of China-Pakistan free trade agreement in 2007 and the launch of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in 2013,…
Trade volume between China and Pakistan, which stood at $4 billion in 2008, peaked to $15.6 billion in 2016-17. Pakistan’s…
Recent talks between Pakistan and China on second phase of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) could not reach a breakthrough. During…
Pakistan transformed the dream of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) into reality by making the Gwadar Economic Free Zone operational. The…
Globalization is the culminating point of classical economists’ (Adam Smith and Ricardo etc) theories emphasizing comparative advantage in cost of…
Pakistan’s signing of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) with China is a landmark of economic cooperation between the two countries.…
Though Balochistan has no sound industrial base, yet it goes to the credit of this province that it brought about…
Under-invoicing is a key source of Customs Duty leakage in imports in the absence of effective measures to restrict or…
Looking at the economic progress of Pakistan over the period of last 05 years of the incumbent government, one can…
This is the election year in Pakistan so any discussion on budget is to be read in this context. The…
The federal cabinet approved budgetary papers with total outlay of Rs5,500 billion for budget 2018-19, where tax collection has been…
A Report by Topline Securities Limited Pakistan’s Ministry of Finance published the Annual Pakistan Economic Survey for FY18. As per…
Just the best app experience Grow Online Pakistan, the pioneers in mobile & ecommerce technology for retail industry partnered with…
The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) KSE-100 was Asia’s top-performing Index in 2016 but 2017 proved to be a nightmare. Equity-based…
In the upcoming fiscal year 2018-19, the government is considering raising subsidies to Rs 189 billion from the current year’s…
The government had allocated Rs50 billion amount as privatization proceeds for the current fiscal year. It is yet to be…
Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs, Dr. Miftah Ismail has stated the next Budget of fiscal…
Balochistan is the country’s poorest province, with standards of living lagging substantially behind the rest of the country. Socioeconomic indicators…
Representative bodies and bodies promoting trade and investment in the country presented the following proposals for the Budget 2018-19: Demands…
Pakistan expects to use the multi-billion-dollar Chinese investment to significantly enhance its industrial capacity and economic productivity backed by greater…
Fertilizer industry remained under considerable pressure during 2017 due to huge inventory. The pressure was eased after the Government of…
Having huge potential in livestock, dairy and poultry sectors, Pakistan has so far failed to capture its due share in…
Food insecurity Pakistan has one of the world’s most impressive agricultural systems but it has not used it well or…
Grow Online Pakistan, the pioneers in mobile & ecommerce technology for retail industry partnered with Riwayat London, promoting Pakistan’s fashion…
Agriculture sector is the prime mover of Pakistan’s economy. It contributes 20% share to country’s total GDP, employs 42% of…
Pakistan at the time of its birth had hardly enough arable land and surface water resources to achieve food security.…
Agriculture and food security in Pakistan highly vulnerable to climate change impact Edible imported oil and fuel oil are threat…
Balochistan remained far behind other provinces in raising agricultural production. The agricultural growth is key to curtailing poverty, as agriculture…
Agriculture is a pillar of Pakistan’s economy, representing 45 percent of the workforce and 21 percent of GDP and for…
Food security is a major issue for both wealthy and poverty-stricken countries Half a million people will die worldwide in…
The global steel production has nearly doubled since the turn of the century. Pakistan is the 37th largest in world…
Cement production in Pakistan increased to 3,644 tons in January from 3,459 tons in December of 2017 taking an increase…
There are hopes being pinned for high growth of cement and steel industry after the implementation of mega construction projects…
Out of some 56 participants, following are the key players of the steel industry in Pakistan: Pakistan Steel Mills Corporation…
Adviser to PM on Aviation Division Mr. Sardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan inaugurates country’s largest fuel farm facility jointly set up…
COPPERGAT Wire & Cable a value based organization (VBO), an icon of trust and reliability is a born quality flagship…
Local tractor industry is playing a strategic role in the promotion of the agriculture sector and strengthening national economy. More…
It is often said that in Pakistan economic policies are dictate by elites of the elites enjoying majority in the…
China is the world’s largest steel exporter. In 2017, China exported 73.3 million metric tons of steel, a 31 percent…
Today, Pakistan’s financial sector has transformed into a modern and sound financial sector dominated by private banks. The country’s banking…
Prime Aluminium Industries was incepted through formation of Pakistan Glass in 1969 by the founder member late Asadullah Khan, Tehrik-e-Pakistan…