Market Review The outgoing week closed at 42,337pts, down by 4.7%WoW in response to the change in Moody’s outlook of…
Browsing: This Week
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…
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…
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″] [divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] POVERTY INCIDENCE IN PAKISTAN Year National Urban Rural…
In any country, social experts see that charities and community groups bring citizens together, support communities as well as build…
Present Economic Survey of Pakistan during FY2018 calculated that over the last decade, Pakistan’s poverty headcount has recorded a persistent…
Us Stocks End Higher Despite Global Trade Tension US stock indexes closed higher on Friday as investors shrugged off concerns…
Political Clarity Maintains Rising Trend At PSX Summary Some quick decision-making at political level cleared the apprehensions of investors and…
Bulls Keep Control As Investor Interest Spreads Across The Board During the week ended 8th June 2018, the benchmark index…
Feedback: Key to Continuous Learning To know one’s strengths, to know how to improve them, and to know what one…
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…
Market indicators are a series of technical indicators used by traders to predict the direction of the major financial indexes.…
WORKERS’ REMITTANCES (Million US Dollars) Item Oct-17 Nov-17 Dec-17 Jan-18 Feb-18 Mar-18 Apr-18 I. Cash Flow 1,654.45 1,576.72 1,723.57 1,638.72…
Many economists advise that the remittances are the second largest source of financing after Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in developing…
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) rightly making efforts to control the circulation of money (demand & supply) in the…
US stocks rise on strong jobs data Wall Street stocks rose on Friday after the latest monthly jobs report pointed…
Market Review After a volatile week, the benchmark index closed at 42,913pts, up by ~2%WoW. Market participation exhibited a decline…
KSE-100 index gains 2%wow as political uncertainty vaporized Summary This week finally the two dates: appointment of caretaker prime minister…
Positivity returns but may short-lived over new political outcome Despite prevailing political uncertainties, the benchmark Index of Pakistan Stock Exchange…
Managing Oneself: Revolution in Society Managing oneself is based on these realities: Workers are likely to outlive organizations, and the…
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…
Market indicators are a series of technical indicators used by traders to predict the direction of the major financial indexes.…
Region wise Islamic branches (December 31, 2017) Province/Region Total Number Share (%) Punjab 1,234 47.8 Sindh 750 29.1 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa…
Meezan Bank, which is the first and largest Islamic commercial Bank of Pakistan, have recorded excellent results for the first…
The Government of Pakistan as also the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) chiefly concerned with stability and efficiency of the…
Selling pressure mounts at Pakistan stocks Bears continued to rule the stock market on Friday as selling pressure pulled the…
Market Review After a volatile week, the benchmark index closed flat at 42,074pts, up by 0.4%WoW. The market failed to…
Market took positive turn with a gain of 1.08pc wow Summary During May till last week the Index declined around…
Upcoming political events may further pressure confused market confidence Investor’s confidence remained muddled over indecisiveness exhibited on the political front…
Society of Performing Organization “By their fruits ye shall know them.” Society in all developed countries has become a society…
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…
Market indicators are a series of technical indicators used by traders to predict the direction of the major financial indexes.…
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International report mentioned that yet, 263 million children and young people are out of school around the world. The very…
United Nations always protect the world from various type risks or unrests like; economic unrest, social unrest as well as…
Pakistan stocks post 6th successive negative close The KSE-100 Index dropped for the sixth successive trading session, reaching close to…
Market Review The benchmark index continued its negative momentum throughout the week as political noise in the country rose given…
Sentiments remain down; caretaker govt and poll announcements may guide The political noise increased once again after a controversial statement…
The Function of Management Is to Produce Results Above all management is responsible for producing results. Management has to give…
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…