Bangladesh is one the world’s top four ship recycling countries by capacity. Bangladesh, China, India and Pakistan account for 94.9…
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According to statistics released by environmental advocate, non-governmental agency Shipbreaking Platform, South Asian yards now offer about $450 per light…
Since inception, Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) has been striving to fulfill its duty to the nation towards offering Pakistan…
US stocks soar, S&P 500 at five-month high US stocks rose slightly on Friday, putting the S&P 500 at its…
Market Review The period under review (Friday-Thursday) remained flattish owing to lack of triggers and increasing political uncertainty in the…
Value hunters diluted political uncertainty as stocks stay flat Summary KSE-100 Index trailing near 39,000 level has made the stocks…
Stocks ends above 40,000 mark amid political, economic woes The benchmark Index of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) managed to close…
The Transnational Company Successful transnational companies see themselves as separate, non national entities. Most companies doing international business today are…
Does Pakistan need 5G/5thGeneration Mobile? Can we afford this technology? Would it replace the existing so-called 4G in Pakistan? Are…
Prospects It is a fact that after the tremendous growth in mobile internet, artificial intelligence will soon become the largest…
The growth rate of Pakistan’s telecommunication sector has been significant during the last four years. Information Technology and Telecommunication has…
The past few years have been difficult for telecom companies across the world and Pakistan is no exception. Overall revenues…
Pvt Ltd is introducing their services in Pakistan post accomplishing a successful and remarkable decade in United Arab Emirates. It…
Electronic commerce or e-commerce is no more restricted to only buying and selling online rather it is now mobile commerce,…
Pakistan’s Information Technology industry has demonstrated positive growth trends for the last four years. During 2016-17, Pakistan’s IT exports were…
The telecom sector needs to be granted industrial status. Before the current fiscal year budget, a high-level representatives of telecom…
The Information Technology industry of Pakistan is expecting rapid growth under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. CPEC has already…
The elected government of PML-N completed its term, an interim setup put in place and general elections are scheduled for…
Balochistan has enormous potential to emerge as Pakistan’s new economic frontier. Unfortunately, it still remains the least developed and poorest…
TRG Pakistan Limited provides business process outsourcing solutions and services in Pakistan, it is a holding company and holds 46…
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Telecom sector no doubt is the fastest growing sector and has created various opportunities in Pakistan. The Government of Pakistan…
International statistics revealed that in 2019 the number of mobile phone users is predicted to pass the 5.0 billion mark.…
Wall Street stocks flat as US, China tariffs hit Wall Street stocks were little changed early Friday following a solid…
Market Review The period under review started off on a dull note and remained negative throughout the week amid lack…
Stocks move slightly up as calms return over Nawaz conviction Summary Decision on ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s Avenfield properties reference…
Market ends week down, but post nab verdict will likely bring relief rally On Friday, the last day of the…
Knowledge and Technology The new technology embraces and feeds off the entire array of human knowledge’s. The search for knowledge,…
Consumer confidence is always high in the economies where there is justified wealth distribution and there is trickle-down effect of…
Reportedly Pakistan’s name has been added to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) ‘grey-list’. The overwhelming reaction to this move…
Pakistani society is highly consumption-oriented. This is further accentuated by the fact that consumer spending this Eid-ul-Fit’r crossed one trillion…
The month of March global consumer confidence Primary Index has risen to 50.6, tying the record high set in January…
It may or may not be true that the sentiments are the reasons for the performance of Pakistan Stock Exchange.…
A consumer is vital to any economic plan, strategy, policy and activity. The consumers may suffer if they have no…
According to the bank, to be a member of the middle class in 2015, a Pakistani adult must have a…
“Consumers, by definition, include all of us. They are the largest economic group in the economy, affecting almost every public…
There was record spending this year during the Eidul Fitr in Pakistan as consumer spending on this auspicious occasion has…
India is striving to become the world’s third-largest consumer market by 2025. Consumer spending is on the rise in India.…
As the Gwadar Port has immense importance not only for trade with Central Asian Republics (CARs) but also for the…
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Researches reveal that consumer confidence in Pakistan has been increased to a great extent by improvements in political stability and…
Pakistan Stocks Post Minor Recovery The KSE-100 broke a three-day positive streak, ending negative on Friday to mark the end…
Market Review The outgoing week started off on a negative note in anticipation of the crucial decision by FATF to…
KSE-100 Index Recovers With 273.52 Points After Recent Meltdown Summary Last week there was a downfall of 2,043 points during…
Smidgen Recovery Witnessed, Investors Cling To Hope Of FATF Outcome With the commencement of its plenary meeting, Financial Action Task…
Face Reality Exploit the new realities. Today’s new realities fit neither the assumption of the Left not those of the…
In Pakistan, three sectors that have witnessed tremendous growth in terms of innovation and users are Information Communications Technology (ICT),…
There is a prevalent assumption that currency depreciation is a trigger for the rise in exports. This historically does not…
With a population of around 200 million, Pakistan has the potential to become next major internet market in terms of…
The total liquid foreign exchange reserves of Pakistan increased to US$16,798 million on 14th June 2018. The positive surprise was…
For decades, conventional or branch-oriented banking has dominated the retail banking industry in Pakistan. However, the birth of the internet…
The 18th Summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has recently concluded in the Eastern China’s coastal city of Qingdao. The…
Pakistan may seek help from China, its closest friend in order to develop automobile industry in Gwadar. Presently, China’s vehicle…
Startups in Pakistan have created an air of buzz and excitement around them; reason being is that they are the…
Pakistan’s trade deficit rose to all-time high nearly $34 billion in the first 11 months of the current fiscal year.…
President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), President AKIA, Senior Vice Chairman of Businessmen Panel of FPCCI and former provincial…
There is a great scope for developing tourism industry in Gilgit-Baltistan, which is home to more than fifty peaks above…
Despite strained relations, Pakistan’s exports to Afghanistan reached a two-year high during the first 10 months of the current fiscal…
Historically, Gwadar has been the part of Oman. In late 1960s, Gwadar was purchased from Oman and in 1970 it…
Mango exports of Pakistan earned $94.059 million in foreign exchange during two years as 129,423 tons of mangoes were exported…
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Pakistan Trades (Million Us $) Period Exports (BOP) Growth Rate Imports (BOP) Growth Rate Balance of Trade Value Cumulative Value…
Economists believe that growth in exports open various opportunities for any nation’s economy because exports are a main component of…
According to the provisional statistics of the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), imports into Pakistan during May, 2018 amounted to…
The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed on Friday, as the Dow put to rest an eight-day losing…
Market Review The outgoing week closed at 42,337pts, down by 4.7%WoW in response to the change in Moody’s outlook of…
Moody’s Negative Outlook Push Kse-100 Index Down 4.7pc WOW Summary First week after Eid holidays was a short one of…
PSX Records Lowest Level Of 2018; Volatile Trend To Persists Continuing its volatile trend, Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) remained under…
A Social Ecologist For me the tension between the need for continuity and the need for innovation and change was…
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) had focus on halving poverty and improving lives of the world’s poorest by 2015. This very…
PAKISTAN & GULF ECONOMIST went to explore how children from underprivileged family background (who cannot afford two meals a day)…
Remittances play a very important role in eliminating poverty of a nation. Remittances not only reflect the domestic labor working…
Introduction SOS Children’s Villages Pakistan is a private social welfare organization dedicated to providing homes for orphans and abandoned children.…
Balochistan is the country’s poorest province, with standards of living lagging substantially behind the rest of the country. Socio-economic indicators…
PAKISTAN & GULF ECONOMIST had exclusive conversation with Dr Farah A. Bari, Dr Samia Shuja, Dr Rehan and some patients at…
A new study reveals that Pakistan is one of the most charitable nations. It contributes more than one percent of…
We all think about giving back to the society by contributing towards a noble cause, but only those of us…
Facts And Figures Greetings on behalf of Team GCT We seek your kind approval and patronage in considering the Green…
Balochistan is blessed with strategic mineral resources. There is hardly a mineral which is not found in the province. Serious…
The general perception is that Islamic banking in Pakistan is making progress in leaps and bounds. The supporting arguments are…
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…