KSE-100 INDEX ENDS LOSING STREAK BEFORE LONG HOLIDAYS AMID FOREIGN INVESTORS INTEREST SUMMARY It was a short four-day week for…
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POLITICAL ANARCHY LIKELY TO HIT INVESTORS’ CONFIDENCE The week ended on 22nd June 2017 remained highly volatile due to political…
[dropcap]R[/dropcap]ESPECT FOR THE BUSINESS AND ITS VALUES THE ACQUISITION MUST BE A “TEMPERAMENTAL FIT.” No acquisition works unless the people…
[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]A[/dropcap]s a leading financial institution in the country, National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) has taken numerous but remarkable initiatives that…
[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…
[dropcap]E[/dropcap]very civilized society takes care of education, healthcare, transportation and infrastructure development. To meet the expenses it collects taxes from…
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]riven by its concern for improving the quality of life, SSGC regularly invests in corporate social responsibility projects in collaboration…
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]orporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a form of corporate self-regulation integrated into a business model. It is also known as…
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]outh Asia is the world’s fastest growing region but economic growth alone could not be relied upon to end poverty.…
PAKISTAN MARKET INDICATORS EXCHANGE RATES CURRENCY ACTIVITY Friday 12-May Friday 19-May Friday 26-May Friday 2-Jun Friday 9-Jun Friday 16-Jun DOLLAR…
CSR AWARD WINNERS IN PAKISTAN 2017 Abbas Steel Pvt Ltd Agha Steel Industries Albario Engineering Pvt Ltd Archroma Pakistan limited…
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]any research studies concluded that the developing nations are trying their best to return an ideal growth path and providing…
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]orporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is generally understood to be the system in which a firm attains a balance or integration…
GBP/USD WEEKLY OVERVIEW Continued political uncertainties and recent results of UK election hampered UK’s credit profile bitterly. As ruling Conservative…
US STOCKS FALL AFTER AMAZON DEAL NEWS US stocks fell on Friday after Amazon.com’s announcement it would buy Whole Foods…
MARKET REVIEW The market pared some of the losses of the last week and returned 2% on the last week’s…
PROFIT-TAKING PERSISTS OVER POLITICAL NOISE, INDEX DOWN 5.4PC SUMMARY The investors in the Pakistan Stock Exchange remained in uncertain mode…
SUSTAINABLE RECOVERY UNLIKELY AMID LACK OF TRIGGERS, VOLATILITY Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSE) witnessed volatility throughout the week ended 16th June…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]N INNOVATION, EMPHASIZE THE BIG IDEA INNOVATIVE IDEAS ARE LIKE FROGS’ EGGS: OF A THOUSAND HATCHED, ONLY ONE OR TWO…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]nvesting in the future is something that we all plan to do…at some point. Some of us aim to secure…
A need now to start Islamic venture capital funds and investment banks in the country [dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan is not at the…
The Three Centres of Excellence in IBA, in alliance with top Malaysian institutes, provide research, training and development in Islamic…
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]umanity is not immortal and is prone to accidents and disasters. It is subjected to the divine law that the…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]slamic banks are less risky and more resilient than their counter parts in terms of bank capital requirement and mobilisation…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he increasing presence of Islamic banking and finance in Pakistan’s financial sector and the country’s exemplary role in the global…
Certification process with new products modernization set to take place SBP issues Enterprise Technology Governance & Risk Management Framework for…
A REVOLUTIONARY CONCEPT [dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen we start the topic of training and development of Islamic Banking & Finance, first of all, we…
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hilst the terms ‘loan’ or ‘lending’ are commonly used, even by Islamic banks, they are not strictly correct in an…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n April, Saudi Arabia issued its largest ever Shariah-compliant bond on the Irish Stock Exchange. The $9 billion Islamic bond,…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he concept of Islamic finance firmly and wholly required in Balochistan for the promotion of Islamic banking and insurance industry.…
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]ubai Islamic Bank (DIB) in 2016 witnessed a phenomenal increase in profitability. Seeing the vast achievement of DIB at both…
PAKISTAN MARKET INDICATORS EXCHANGE RATES CURRENCY ACTIVITY Friday 5-May Friday 12-May Friday 19-May Friday 26-May Friday 2-Jun Friday 9-Jun…
REGION WISE BRANCHES (December 31, 2016) Province/Region Total Number Share (%) Punjab 1,092 47.0 Sindh 705 30.3 KPK 250 10.8…
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]espite worldwide financial unrests especially under the declining oil prices in 2016, Islamic Shariah-compliant banks continue to take strong position…
[dropcap]U[/dropcap]nder the framework of Shariah-compliant, Pakistan’s Islamic financial market has been trying its major role to regulate the full resources…
GBP/USD WEEKLY OVERVIEW Pound rose on Monday after dropping nearly half a cent against the Dollar after a militant attack…
NASDAQ DECLINES AS DOW HEADS TOWARD NEW RECORD Big tech shares including Apple, Amazon and Facebook declined abruptly Friday afternoon…
MARKET REVIEW The market pared some of the losses of the last week and returned 2% on the last week’s…
PSX RECOVERS PARTLY LAST WEEK LOSSES, INDEX GAINS 971 POINTS SUMMARY Last week was a worst week since Feb 2009…
PSE RECOVERS; ME GEOPOLITICAL TURMOIL, UK ELECTION AND ECB RATE POLICY MAY IMPINGE ON The benchmark of Pakistan Stock Exchange…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]EST OF INNOVATION MEASURE INNOVATIONS BY WHAT THEY CONTRIBUTE TO MARKET AND CUSTOMER. The test of an innovation is whether…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he banks account for 80 percent of international remittances coming through formal channels into Pakistan, given their long history in…
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hile the established global Banking and Financial Institutions and System continue to debate the one-size-fits-all and ongoing Basel reforms, now…
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]allStreet Exchange Company (Pvt) Limited was registered and incorporated as private limited company with Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has taken an aggressive lead in strengthening the regulatory framework that protects…
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]nce a saving grace, remittances have been under pressure since quite a while now. Remittance inflows in Pakistan are not…
Dr Ayub Mehar, one of the leading economists in Pakistan, shared the following with PAGE regarding IMF Reports: Within just…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan’s foreign exchange reserves increased to $21 billion during the week ended May 19 from $20.678 billion a week ago,…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he fiscal year 2017-18 budget is designed for election year objective. It is of little value to the economic health…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he foreign exchange markets are unpredictable. They are complex, volatile and massively impacted by global political and economic events –…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]here are more than 50 foreign exchange companies operating in Pakistan. The majority of foreign exchange transactions are handled by…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan’s economy surged past the $300 billion mark in the outgoing fiscal year. The economy grew at a rate of…
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]oney which is a solution of all problems actually becomes the root of all problems for most people, especially for…
PAKISTAN MARKET INDICATORS EXCHANGE RATES CURRENCY ACTIVITY Friday 28-Apr Friday 5-May Friday 12-May Friday 19-May Friday 26-May Friday 2-Jun…
EXCHANGE COMPANIES IN PAKISTAN 1.AA Exchange Company (Pvt.) Ltd. 2.Al-Hameed International Money Exchange (Pvt.) Ltd. 3.Al-Rahim Exchange Company (Pvt.) Ltd.…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan’s monetary policy objective is to maintain the price stability, stable BoP (balance of payments) equilibrium, reduction in unemployment rate,…
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]any economists revealed that exchange rate instability has direct relations on macroeconomic indicators and thus on economic presentation of any…
GBP/USD WEEKLY OVERVIEW Pound lost its intensity soon after a suicide bombing attack on 23/05/2017 in the English City of…
US SHARES FLAT AS MAY JOBS REPORT DISAPPOINTS Wall Street stocks were little changed early on Friday after the Labor…
MARKET REVIEW The eagerly anticipated inclusion of Pakistan in MSCI-EM materialized in the week however, the more than anticipated foreign…
BEARS RULE PERSIST DESPITE HISTORIC MSCI UPGRADE AND NEW TAX MEASURES SUMMARY Government’s decision to impose taxes on dividends and…
TWO HISTORIC OUTCOMES FAIL TO IMPRESS TRADING, INVESTORS Market kept the bearish spell throughout the week despite government introduction of…
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]EFINING BUSINESS PURPOSE AND MISSION: THE CUSTOMER WHO IS THE CUSTOMER? “Who is the customer?” is the first and the…
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]hina-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is around 3,000 kilometer long trade route from Pakistan’s Gwadar port to Kashgar city in northwestern…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he government announced last week it is going to miss the economic growth target for 2016-17 because of an underperformance…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]ransparency in the execution of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project has become very much important. The people have a…
[dropcap]N[/dropcap]ew business and employment opportunities will be created under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects, particularly in the energy sector as…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s the leading 3PL logistics provider in the country with more than 700 employees across 8 locations countrywide, Agility Pakistan…
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hile the much talked about China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project which is certainly crucial for economic growth and stability of…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he projects under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) involves huge development of trade among the regional and international countries after construction…
[dropcap]L[/dropcap]ocal manufacturing industries have been finding it hard to influence the local market partially due to price difference between locally…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan has always stressed the need of a world class logistics and transport infrastructure for the speedy movement of goods…
Agriculture development in Balochistan: lots of potential yet many issues and constraints [dropcap]B[/dropcap]alochistan is a water starved province and in…
PAKISTAN MARKET INDICATORS EXCHANGE RATES CURRENCY ACTIVITY Friday 21-Apr Friday 28-Apr Friday 5-May Friday 12-May Friday 19-May Friday 26-May DOLLAR…
CPEC PROJECTS PROGRESS UPDATE 1. 2×660MW Coal-fired Power Plants at Port Qasim Karachi: Financial Closed (FC) achieved. Civil works on…
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]pecial Economic Zones (SEZs) has been the growth engine of many developing states around the world for the last few…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]resently, economic advisors have revealed that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects will grow economic activities in the whole region.…
GBP/USD WEEKLY OVERVIEW Pound lost its intensity soon after a suicide bombing attack on 23/05/2017 in the English City of…
FTSE GETS STERLING RISE AS EUROPE DRAGGED LOWER BY BANKS European shares slipped on Friday, dragged down by weaker banks,…
MARKET REVIEW The week started off on a bullish note with the index gaining 1.2% on the first trading session…
BULLS TAKE A BREATHER AS STOCKS RETREAT ON PROFIT-TAKING SUMMARY The fundamentals which had impact on the market were due…
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BUDGET 2017-18 — In the final budget announcement of its tenor, the incumbent government has envisaged a…
[dropcap]B[/dropcap]ALANCING THREE CORPORATE DIMENSIONS SHAREHOLDER SOVEREIGNTY IS BOUND TO FLOUNDER. IT IS A FAIR-WEATHER MODEL. An important task for top…
Shopsy emerging as fastest-performing search engine [dropcap]E-[/dropcap]commerce is actually the business done through the Internet in the present era of…
[dropcap]R[/dropcap]ansomware is a type of malware that encrypts a user’s data, then demands payment in exchange for unlocking the data.…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n recent years, financial inclusion is one area where stakeholders of the financial ecosystem have been focusing lately as part…