The respective governments in Pakistan have been making efforts for the revival of the shipping industry since the early 1990s.…
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Currently, Pakistan’s circular debt stands at a whopping Rs1.4 trillion, which includes the loans accumulated by previous governments. The alarming…
With a population of nearly three million people, the demand for water of Quetta city is increasing due to surge…
[box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]Zahid Mubarik SHRM-SCP, SPHRi, GPHR He is the CEO of HR Metrics and SHRM Partner in…
The e-commerce market in Pakistan has now been around for nearly 18 years. Though, the e-commerce sector has focused mainly…
Predicting the oil prices is a million dollar question; in fact, it’s a game of billions of dollars literally. The…
Home-based workers are a major section of the society. They have to be seen as workers and producers. For making…
President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), President All Karachi Industrial Alliance (AKIA), Senior Vice Chairman of the Businessmen Panel…
Market indicators are a series of technical indicators used by traders to predict the direction of the major financial indexes.…
Consumer Price Index By Group Of Commodities And Services (Base 2007-08) No Group Group Weight (%) Indices % Change June…
People are facing immense challenges as the consistent increase in inflation rates, the sharp price rise of basic essentials and…
Increased population growth rate causes increased energy requirements in Pakistan which is growing rapidly. The present Government of Pakistan has…
STOCK EXCHANGES AROUND THE WORLD Pakistan market up on back of upbeat current account data The stock market remained bullish…
KSE-100 index ends week on a positive note, but market stability still to be seen Summary “Things are getting better”…
Market remains dull, but may springs back on improving economic indicators During the week ended 19th July 2019, Pakistan Stock…
Resource-Allocation Decisions The allocation of capital and people determine whether the organization will do well or poorly. The allocation of…
Mobile Money The global financial sector is witnessing a significant transformation due to technological progress and the role it has…
Pakistani newspapers and magazines are full of praises for the Government of Pakistan (GoP) and State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)…
The Government of Pakistan (GoP) has launched ‘Prime Minister’s Kamyab Jawan SME Lending Program’ aimed at providing self-employment opportunities to…
The financial tsunami that erupted in 2008 has swept the global financial community, and the major financial giants also fell…
On Jan 21, 2017 the PSX signed an agreement for the sale of 40 percent strategic shares in the Pakistan…
Among the developing countries having agrarian base, Pakistan is bracketed with countries having a large rural impoverished population. According to…
The Pakistan’s economy is facing numerous challenges, which has impacted the overall economic activity. The economy is still and essentially…
The SBP Policy Rate set by Monetary Policy Committee MPC-SBP at staggering 12.25% needs re-definition and aligning it with our…
A robust banking sector is a healthy sign for the economy of a country. It is this sector that plays…
There are numbers of professional works in banks that are needed artificial review, which should be careful and conscientious. Therefore,…
Mobile devices (smartphones and tablets) have clearly been the main driving force behind the country’s recent surge in internet users,…
House mortgage refers to the loans provided by banks who obtain the debtors’ property house property or other effective bonds…
Though Pakistan is now 72 years old, still our economy is going through a transition phase. The stabilization policies are…
Though Balochistan has vast potential in insurance sector, yet the sector could not play its due role in the local…
Automobile finance is a financial activity that integrates funds in the process of production, circulation, and consumption of automobile, mainly…
Market indicators are a series of technical indicators used by traders to predict the direction of the major financial indexes.…
Credit/Loans Classified By Borrowers* (Million Rupees) Description Feb-19 Mar-19 Apr-19R May-19P 1. Credit to Government Sector (A+B) 11,060,089 10,884,779 11,162,102…
According to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) statistics the Investments (net) of Islamic banking industry rose by 19.9 percent…
During the period July-April, FY2019 the Ministry of Pakistan mentioned in a report that the money supply (M2) rose by…
STOCK EXCHANGES AROUND THE WORLD US all three major indexes at record highs All three major indexes posted record closing…
Stocks plunge 518 points on rising economic, political concerns Summary The IMF Staff Level Report approved by the Fund Executive…
Market volume posts a 7-year plunge; news of interest rates keep investors nervy During the week ended 12th July 2019,…
EVA as a Productivity Measure Until a business returns a profit that is greater than its cost of capital, it…
The recently announced Rs309 billion agriculture package, with emphasis on improving crop yields, livestock development and import substitution can be…
Imagine a robotic lens zooming in on the wheat sprout. It captures images and sends them to an AI (Artificial…
Taxation on agriculture income has been a debatable issue in Pakistan since long owing to its intricate democratic structure. Since…
Pakistan stock market witnessed a substantial decline of 12% in Rupee terms and 23% in US$ terms during 4QFY19 amidst…
Agriculture sector have a great role in the economic development and prosperity of Pakistan. In the early time, it is…
Fisheries is an important sector but it contributes only 0.3 percent to the overall GDP of Pakistan and 1.3 percent…
Lot of area in Pakistan is lying uncultivated which is boosting the tractors industry in Pakistan. Population is growing day…
Since the independence of Pakistan, the food and agriculture sector has been engaged in recreating its economy successively. In the…
Fauji Fertilizer Company (FFC) is one of the leading public listed fertilizer manufacturing & marketing companies of the country, with…
Public utilities refer to the business that is responsible for maintaining public service infrastructure. Maybe it will be under the…
The prices of all the food items are skyrocketing likewise the price of dates reached Rs300 per kg. Arvi Rs180…
Balochistan offers the investors lucrative opportunities to invest in fruit farms. The distinctive climatic conditions in the province provide diversity…
President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), President All Karachi Industrial Alliance (AKIA), Senior Vice Chairman of the Businessmen Panel…
Market indicators are a series of technical indicators used by traders to predict the direction of the major financial indexes.…
Agriculture growth percentages in Pakistan (Base=2005-06) Sector 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 (P) Agriculture 2.68 2.50 2.13 0.15…
According to the food and agriculture organizations of the United Nations, the world fertilizer nutrient consumption was predicted to reach…
In line with the Government of Pakistan ’s priority for agriculture sector development, the Ministry of Finance released a report…
STOCK EXCHANGES AROUND THE WORLD Pakistan stock index retreats further into red The market reverted to its bearish ways as…
Stocks flourish on IMF loan approval but fail to sustain on gloomy political outlook Summary During the week International Monetary…
Smidgen gain witnessed; new SECP rules may short-term hit to the sentiments The benchmark Index of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX)…
Information on Cost and Value We cannot achieve results until we have information on cost and value. Basic structural information…
As a result of globalization, today the world is changing rapidly. This is not limited to any particular country. Therefore,…
Nation-building is referred to the process of getting all the citizens involved in the socioeconomic prosperity of a country. However,…
The current population of Pakistan is 204 million which is 2.65 percent of the total world population. As per the…
In 2015, UNDP proposed seventeen 17 goals including a new global education goal (SDG 4) that need to be achieved…
Education is the main tool to develop human capital. The analysis of investments in health and education is unified in…
Analysts seem to have the reasons to believe that new Governor of State Bank of Pakistan, Reza Baqir, has not…
The Islamic Republic of Pakistan, referred to as Pakistan, means “holy land” and “halal country”. It is located in the…
Currently, Pakistan is one of Asia’s fastest growing internet markets, with over one million people going online via mobile phones…
UIT has provided close to quarter of century outstanding service to the nation in the field of higher education in…
Logistics marketplaces are taking highly specialized areas by storm. With Container xChange, we’re building the first online platform for container…
Government must announce a new livestock policy involving the private sector for promotion of the organized cattle farming activities in…
Trying to stabilize the uncertain economic conditions of the country, the PTI government has set an ambitious tax revenue targets…
President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), President All Karachi Industrial Alliance (AKIA), Senior Vice Chairman of the Businessmen Panel…
Market indicators are a series of technical indicators used by traders to predict the direction of the major financial indexes.…
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] [divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Number Of Pakistani Workers Registered Abroad S. No. Countries 2014 2015 2016…
For any developing economies, the international economic experts revealed that the employment growth is a problem. In the past the…
According to the current economic survey, the whole education situation is based on key performance indicators like enrolment rates, number…
STOCK EXCHANGES AROUND THE WORLD Pakistan stocks end last session of fiscal year on a positive note Despite wild fluctuations,…
Stocks suffer the loss of 7,832 points by end of Fy 2018-19 Summary At the end of the fiscal year…
Under mood of pessimism index weakens further; cautiousness advised Continuing the trend witnessed in the earlier week, the benchmark Index…
Turbulent Times Ahead It turbulent times, the first task of management is to make sure of the institution’s capacity to…
June 11th was the lucky day for Hammad Azhar, Minister of State for Finance and Economic Affairs as he presented…
Pakistan is a developing country that belongs to an underdeveloped capitalist market economy. The economy is dominated by agriculture, whose…
Finally, Pakistan managed to garner much-needed support from three-member states of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to avoid being…
The present government unveiled its first full budget with total outlay of Rs. 7.022 trillion for FY 2019-2020. Following is…
Last week, the Balochistan government announced a Rs419.92 billion budget for the fiscal year 2019-20 with a Rs41.71 billion deficit…
Public utility is the general term for various businesses that serve people’s daily life, which possesses the basic characteristics of…
The recent budget for FY 2019-20 has outlined incentives for some industries while other may feel the pinch. On a…
Image from https://www.asiatimes.com/ Pakistan’s growth rate of GDP has reached a new high. According to the data released by the…
Balochistan has been lacking a corporate culture and hence it witnessed a meager corporate growth over the past many decades…