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The present economic situation presents some opportunities for Pakistan. But the country also has some serious long-term challenges. Unless the…
World Bank expects the inflation rate to rise to 6 percent by the end of 2017-18 Inflation refers to price…
Pakistan is working on all round strategy to reform country’s tax structure. The government has planned to lower tax slabs…
Since January 2018, Pakistan has witnessed a persistent rise in oil fuel prices. The petroleum products prices are revised on…
The present Pakistani rupee price against the greenback is 115, which increased from 110.5 rupees earlier and this current level…
As the nation celebrates Pakistan day on 23rd of March, it is the right time to highlight the ideals and…
March 23rd 1940 marks the day of adoption of Pakistan Resolution by the Muslim League calling for a relentless struggle…
On the inaugural day of conference Dr. Miftah Ismail Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Economic Affairs said…
Shipping industry is cyclical in nature, last few decades have seen immense changes. The role of IM0 has become significant…
Pakistan is a land of vast potential and countless opportunities, of breathtaking landscapes and hospitable people, of rich traditions and…
Pakistan needs unity and harmony. The need for national unity and brotherhood had increased substantially in the current turmoil situation…
The plastics industry is one of the frontrunners in the business sectors of Pakistan, clocking a growth rate in excesses…
Pakistan should follow an independent foreign policy. For this purpose the incumbent government should make changes domestically. Global changes are…
In the wake of grey listing of Pakistan by the inter-governmental Paris based Financial Action Task Force (FATF), State Bank…
The day is remembered and celebrated every year to commemorate the adoption of Pakistan Resolution by the All India Muslim…
Poverty should be more comprehensively measured through an index that uses multiple indicators. These may be broadly categorized as socioeconomic…
Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan has been the most influential politician in Pakistan’s history. In 1943, Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah called…
The insurance industry in Pakistan is relatively small as compared to its peers in the region. The insurance penetration and…
In real life every individual and corporate entity faces certain risks. It may be true that such risk may become…
Challenges There are always lots of challenges for insurance industry in emerging markets. Most of the challenges are different with…
Asia Insurance Company Limited is one of the fastest growing Insurance Companies of Pakistan. The company offers various solutions which…
According to Milliman the world’s largest providers of actuarial and related products and services Pakistan’s insurance sector has witnessed continued…
Problem & context Remittances represent significant financial flows between both developing and developed countries that have rapidly increased in volume…
Pakistan is an underdeveloped country where nearly 40 percent of its population lives below poverty line. The low income groups…
We are in the business of providing a full range of non-life insurance products and services customized to meet the…
Role of Jubilee Life Insurance for community-based health insurance facilities appreciable The claim to health is an economic, social and…
Though Balochistan has vast potential in insurance sector, yet the sector could not play its due role in the local…
Pak-Qatar Family Takaful Limited (PQFTL), the first and largest dedicated Family Takaful Company in Islamic finance industry. PQFTL is a…
The Bahrain based leading Islamic banking group Al Baraka Banking Group B.S.C. (ABG) announced that the Group and six of…
China: (Shareholding rules for insurers to take effect on April 10) China formally introduced new rules to restrict the ownership…
With its third edition underway in full swing, the Pakistan Super League has gained the status of a festival in…
We saw two successful tournaments of Pakistan cricket —Pakistan Super League in 2016 and 2017 and now the third edition…
It is becoming a serious cause of concern for Pakistanis that the incumbent government is borrowing foreign exchange at far…
Pakistani market currently has the presence of leading international fast food franchises and consumer brands, which are successfully doing their…
Islamic banking product gaining popularity in the world and both Muslims and non Muslim customers wish to take the services,…
Balochistan will take years to come at par with developed regions of the country. The policy makers in Quetta should…
Brands are what the consumers buy. They usually have a trademark which protects them from use by others. A strong…
Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has directed the Karachi administration to start beautifying the city to develop a festive atmosphere…
Wasim Akram, former Pakistan cricket great, who was leading wicket taker and was team captain now cricket commentator and currently…
Plenty of interest has been exhibited by the auto sectors of many countries in Pakistan over the period of particularly…
The automotive industry of Pakistan often attracts a lot of criticism for operating as a cartel and charging high price.…
Pakistan is one of the fastest growing economies in the region and that is a good sign for the auto…
The overall volume of imported used vehicles grew 65 percent to 76,635 units in 2017 from 46,500 units a year…
Pakistan direly needs a comprehensive auto policy especially in the two-wheeler segment that could attract new foreign manufacturer and create…
Pakistan is a developing market for automobiles and its allied industry. The automobile industry plays a vital role in economic…
Investments from China and other foreign companies likely to give boost to commercial truck and pickup sector. Pakistan is currently…
Pakistan is a rising market for automobile and allied industries. The type of these industries plays a pivotal role within…
In the first seven months of the current fiscal year, tractor sales rose 45 percent year-on-year to 38,173 units, according…
Sector development in the emerging Gwadar port will help facelift provincial economy Development of automobile industry in the least developed…
Atlas Honda Limited (AHL), Pakistan’s leading motorcycle manufacturer, posted a profit of Rs6.18 billion for the nine months ended Dec…
The Millennium Development Goals set by UN included a commitment to ensure further 50 percent reduction in the proportion of…
Natural gas is Pakistan’s primary source of energy and has committed to various pipeline and terminal projects for delivery to…
There are two wide-spread perceptions prevailing in the market: 1) exploration and production companies (E&P) declare high dividend to facilitate…
[box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]PROFILE – Zahid Mubarik SHRM-SCP, GPHR, SPHRI Zahid Mubarik is the CEO HR Metrics and founder…
Almost all developing economies including Pakistan have earnest quest for high growth rate for achieving all sustainable developmental goals (SDGs),…
Half a century ago, life was far simpler. Modern and affluent household barely had either a Murphy or Philips Gramophone…
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) is a cleaner commodity than petrol, diesel, wood, coal and fuel oil. Pakistan homes taking its…
Pakistan’s first gas field was found in 1952 in Balochistan and the commercial exploitation of the field began in 1955.…
The Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) sector would be fully revived with increased import of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) during the…
Issues Pakistan has currently two types of gas — imported and local. Textile, fertilizers, CNG stations and power sectors are…
Pakistan needs to explore indigenous oil and gas reserves. It has been observed that gas available from the new discoveries…
Pakistan is seeking to add 5,770 megawatts of electricity to its national grid by 2018 as the energy crisis been…
Strategically located Gilgit-Baltistan borders the Wakhan corridor of Afghanistan to the northwest, China’s Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang to the…
The Pakistan LPG market is expected to grow gradually in the coming years. The country is facing natural gas shortages…
Pakistan was built on a dream, a desire, a vision that surpassed all bounds to become a glorious nation. It…
With the induction of global brands and outlets, Pakistan’s retail sector at present witnessing a booming and impressive growth. The…
After registering a 10-year high growth of 5.7 percent last year, large scale manufacturing (LSM) has taken an even better…
Developing an understanding about the nature and economic drivers of Pakistan is crucial to critical thinking about its impact on…
Mostly globalization is equated to increase in the global economic activity through international trade but actually, economy is just one…
Pakistan has been blessed with great potential of hydel energy. According to the report by Water and Power Development Authority…
It must be remembered that CPEC (China-Pakistan Economic Corridor) is not just a transit route for Chinese exports but it…
If the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) completes on-time and Gwadar Port becomes fully operational as hub port, it will change…
At the time of independence Pakistan was basically agriculture based country. Pakistan turned into more diversified country as industrialization took…
Pakistan Cables Limited has successfully completed the installation of Pakistan’s first ever Aluminum Conductor Composite Core ACCC® in the National…
In this year high GDP growth in Pakistan will help control the inflation. There is increase in macro sectors of…
Since Pakistan got independence it has been a key beneficiary of multilateral financial institutions. The World Bank, Asian Development Bank…
Home remittances and money sent back by Pakistanis working abroad have financed the bulk of Pakistan’s trade deficit for the…
The balance of trade is the difference between the monetary value of the country’s export and import over a certain…
In order to reduce dependency on the greenback gradually over time, Pakistan has decided to use Chinese yuan for bilateral…
Balochistan contributes 34% national production of apple and 70% of dates. Nature has bestowed the province with so many natural…
Pakistan’s economy has largely impacted by the 9/11 and its consequences, especially the US the war against terror back in…
Pakistan would miss the export target of $35 billion this year by June 2018 set in the three-year Strategic Trade…
Pakistan’s fraternal relations with Oman attach immense importance along with considerable scope to enhance cooperation in trade, commerce, investment and…
Keeping view of various issues related to the export of kinnow (orange) to Russian and Iranian markets, this year’s export…
The country remained unsuccessful to overcome challenges on the external front where import figure continued moving upward where as the…
As the Government of Pakistan (GoP) remains the biggest borrower that also offers lucrative return on its risk-free securities, the…
The financial services market is undergoing a lot of changes. Customers always have appetite for more and are well knowledgeable,…
The consumer financing was started in Pakistan during the General Pervez Musharaf regime and was at its peak in 2004-05…
The claims of prosperity and progress made by the incumbent government belie the reality. Almost 50% of the total population…