[dropcap]T[/dropcap] wo aspects of our economic environment that weigh down on growth are the huge (effective) share of indirect taxes in…
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[dropcap]A[/dropcap]lthough agriculture sector is dominating sector in Pakistan and is source of employment of majority of its people but industrial…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he banking sector showed a robust growth in advances to the private sector in the quarter ended June 30, 2017,…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan stands amongst the countries with lowest savings-to-GDP ratio, standing at a dismal 14.2 percent in 2015 compared to the…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he World Bank has warned that the economy is now at risk given the scale of the macroeconomic imbalances growing…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he concept of Islamic finance needs to be fully introduced for the promotion of Islamic banking and insurance industry in…
[dropcap]N[/dropcap]early all will say CPEC is a game-changer, but some will ask for whom? Others will flag that CPEC is…
[dropcap]G[/dropcap]wadar port will prove a milestone in promoting regional trade between Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, Afghanistan and Central Asian states (CARs)…
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]ith an estimated size of the retail market at around $50 billion, the country’s retail sector is growing faster than…
[dropcap]B[/dropcap]alochistan is a tribal society where women are seen to be discriminated, exploited, oppressed, browbeaten, and chastised in the name…
[dropcap]B[/dropcap]asic mind set of any type of investor is to manage the risk and maximize the returns. The common phenomenon…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]t is an undeniable fact that Pakistan suffers from two contentious problems: 1) low savings and 2) limited opportunities for…
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]ver the past one decade, the businessmen associated with the real estate market made quick millions. The country has witnessed…
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]oreign investors kept lured to investment in Pakistan and never losing faith and still have an appetite of making money…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]here is a great scope for setting up small and medium enterprises in mineral sector of Balochistan, a famously rich…
Current growth rate of this sector is larger than the growth rate of industrial and agriculture [dropcap]S[/dropcap]ervices sector, which according…
Burdensome taxation system benefits the rich rather than poor and deprived [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he evasion of tax is one of the much…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan has signed the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he international community loses hundreds of billions of dollars every year due to trade-based money laundering whereas Pakistan loses $10…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan is a country where up to 40 percent of its over 207 million population lives below poverty line –…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan got independence from the British Raj in 1947, but a review of the economic progress of over 70 years…
CPEC related projects can help bring sluggish economy back to life [dropcap]W[/dropcap]orld Bank has recently alerted that macroeconomic risks in…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he persistent downward trend of the exports was substantially short of imports. This is something that needs urgent attention. Pakistan’s…
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]onstituting merely 2 percent of the country’s GDP, the real estate sector can still grow and account for 5 percent…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan and Indonesia are two friendly, brotherly countries enjoying historical deep rooted, time tested and all weathered friendship. Both countries…
Pakistan takes third spot in real estate investment in Dubai [dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan has emerged as the third largest real estate investor…
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]ome of the critics raise serious concerns that Pakistan is suffering substantially due to brain drain. However, the other point…
Star Farm taking lead in vocational training plan to promote income generation and employment opportunities in rural areas of the…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n Pakistan a lot is being said and talked about China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). While some analysts term it a…
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]hina-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is expected to be a ’game changer’ not only for Pakistan and China but also for…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s one of the leading 3PL providers in the country, Agility has vowed to remain at the forefront of logistics…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he development of $47 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) allows China the access to energy-rich Middle East and Central Asia.…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]t least 40 projects have been identified under the $47 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework. Pakistan recorded a gross…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]ndian Ocean is the oldest and most efficient trade corridor. On its one side are hydrocarbon rich countries and on…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan faces gender disparity at various social levels. The country ranks 143 out of 144 in the Global Gender Gap…
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]ore than 650 companies are listed at Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), but the number of women occupying the position of…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he recent bye-election for the National Assembly seat of 120 constituency in Lahore is the liberal sign of the country…
[dropcap]G[/dropcap]lobally, significance of women’s role in economies of the countries has gained momentum to such an extent that almost all…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n the contemporary world women participation in every aspect of work is phenomenal despite facing hindrances in the society. Women…
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]ocial sector in Balochistan suffered from neglect for years. Investments in education and health sectors mean formation of human capital…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]ll sorts of vehicles put together are the biggest source of logistics, consumer of energy products, sources of employment and…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan and Ukraine have great potential and those potentials must be utilized by the business community of both the countries.…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]here is an old saying ‘construction is the mother of many industries’ and it seems true even today. To begin…
[dropcap]G[/dropcap]wadar port is equally attracting the interest of the local and foreign investors. The government has recently decided to set…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he cost of construction rose 10 percent in the outgoing year due to increase in cement and steel bar prices,…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]bout one-tenth of Pakistan’s total population lives in Karachi. Its population is growing by around 6 percent per annum due…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he cement sector registered a cumulative growth of 45 percent in the month of July 2017 compared to the corresponding…
[dropcap]K[/dropcap]arachi is fast becoming a concrete jungle with the construction of high-rise buildings. Previously, multi-storey buildings were constructed in old…
Systematic collection of data on home-based workers and their contribution needs to be institutionalized [dropcap]G[/dropcap]rowing presence of foreign brands in…
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]or considerably long time Pakistan stock market has remained one of the best performing markets of the world. While there…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]t is the general belief that fast advancement in technology is adversely impacting employment level both in developed and developing…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan’s stock market can manage to survive the political upheaval in the country. This is evident from the recent disqualification…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]f an analyst examines Pakistan’s economy in detail a few points are evident: 1) despite many odds the country has…
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]ver the last few years, the local mutual fund industry has shown decent growth in terms of assets as well…
[dropcap]L[/dropcap]ast year, Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) put Pakistan in Emerging Markets index (EM) from frontier market index (FM). The…
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]or decades Pakistanis have been hearing about the geopolitical importance of their country. However, the country continues to suffer from…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan’s ballooning external debt and liabilities continue to burden its economy at a time when the country is facing multiple…
[dropcap]E[/dropcap]conomic sovereignty cannot be safely pursued without a strong and stable economy which is free from the burden of excessive…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan cannot achieve its full economic potential without the participation of its entire workforce. Women entrepreneurship and women empowerment plays…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan made appearance on the map of the world in August 1947. The founder of the nation Muhammad Ali Jinnah…
[dropcap]B[/dropcap]alochistan has enormous potential to emerge as Pakistan’s new economic frontier. Unfortunately, it still remains the least developed and poorest…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan withstands the burden of one of the most illiterate countries of Asia. About half of the male population is…
[dropcap]G[/dropcap]one are the days when countries were conquered by the armies, now superpowers make the smaller countries subservient by getting…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan’s geopolitical importance cannot be exaggerated. Pakistan is an important country in the stability of South and Central Asia. Neither…
IMPORTANCE OF INSURANCE [dropcap]B[/dropcap]roadly, there are two main channels through which the insurance sector can help the economic and social…
Bank sees consistency in investment and industry policies must to get sustainability in growth momentum [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he State Bank of Pakistan…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he federal government has recently sold the Pakistan Security Printing Corporation (PSPC) to State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) for Rs100…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s the leading 3PL logistics provider in the country with more than 700 employees across 8 locations countrywide, Agility Pakistan…
[dropcap]G[/dropcap]rowth of hospitality industry is highly depended on corporate activities, tourism, youth activities and increase in leisure related activities, which…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]mport payments is an important component of trade balance in the compilation of Pakistan’s Balance of Payments estimates. The payments…
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]omestic franchising industry now comprises around 10 percent of the multibillion-rupee market. Seeing the foreign franchisers prospering the local franchisers…
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]oke has an enviable history in Pakistan spread over decades. Over the years it has added new products to its…
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]ashwani Hotels Limited (HHL) was incorporated as a private limited company in 1972 and was subsequently converted into a public…
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]hina has multiplied its investment in Pakistan over the past one decade. Almost, no sector of the country’s economy has…
[dropcap]B[/dropcap]usinesses expand by franchising as way of accessing external capital to fund the growth of new stores or outlets that…
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]ithout mincing words, it may be said that the franchising business is still a nascent phenomenon in Pakistan. Some of…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n the simplest words, the budget of a country expresses developmental plans for a year and measures to finance these…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he federal government in the budget for fiscal year 2017-18 has allocated Rs180 billion for China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he 2017-18 budget is designed for election year. It is of little value to the economy’s health in the medium…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]f one reviews Pakistan’s economy, the development seems lopsided. The successive governments have experimented with different models from private sector…
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]ontrary to popular belief, the biggest expenditure item in the 2017 budget is ‘interest’, not defense or education or any…
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]chool teachers, college lecturers and university professors slammed the government’s decision to increase their salaries by just 10 percent in…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he PML-(Nawaz)-led Balochistan coalition government unveiled the provincial budget for fiscal year 2017-18 with a total outlay of Rs328 billion.…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he government placed the remittances data for the three quarters of the current fiscal year before the National Assembly, showing…
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]ost of the people working within the corporate sector in Pakistan are aware of the term CSR that stands for…
NEARLY 39PC OF PAKISTANIS LIVE IN MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY: UN [dropcap]A[/dropcap] large number of Pakistanis understand that their standard of living…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]here are multiple factors pushing people below poverty line in Pakistan. Unemployment is a major factor. With an unemployment rate…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he significant challenges for Pakistan are scarcity of resources, poverty, and health issues etc. If it is to become a…
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]any of local companies here are still lacking in meeting their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) obligations and practices but there…