DEMAND FOR POTATO SNACKS ARE ACCELERATING [dropcap]T[/dropcap]raditional eating habits of Pakistanis are changing. Processed foods sales are expanding. International quality…
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PAKISTAN MARKET INDICATORS EXCHANGE RATES CURRENCY ACTIVITY Friday 14-Jul Friday 21-Jul Friday 28-Jul Friday 4-Aug Friday 11-Aug Friday 18-Aug DOLLAR…
3G/4G SUBSCRIBERS IN PAKISTAN Operator CMPak (Zong) PMCL (Jazz) Telenor PTML (Ufone) Warid Total Technology 3G 4G 3G LTE 3G 4G…
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]or the last 70 years, Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) Pakistan’s largest broadband services providers has embarked upon an ambitious…
[dropcap]Nestlé[/dropcap] Pakistan is proud to offer healthy and quality of brands/products in the market and has high aims to be…
PAKISTAN SHARES RECOVER ON SUPPORT FROM LOCAL INSTITUTIONS Pakistan stocks once again bounced back to recover some of the losses…
MARKET REVIEW The local bourse shed 437pts during the week and closed at 42,642pts, down by 1.0%WoW. The market observed…
INDEX CUT LOSSES ON SUPPORT FROM LOCAL INSTITUTIONS BUT REMAINS BEARISH SUMMARY Due to political uncertainty created by the NAB…
BEARISH SENTIMENTS TO PREVAIL, PAK-AFGHAN POLICY MAY SPOILSPORTS The incumbent government led by PML (N) already under domestic pressure, faces…
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]ITTING THEM WHERE THEY AREN’T “HITTING THEM WHERE THEY AREN’T” OUTFLANKS THE BY CREATIVE IMITATION. Here, the innovator doesn’t create…
[dropcap]B[/dropcap]asic mind set of any type of Investor is to manage the risk and maximize the returns. The common phenomenon…
[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]D[/dropcap]uring the past few years Mutual Fund Industry has witnessed significant growth. It expanded from Rs 24 billion at the…
[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]T[/dropcap]he outgoing fiscal year 2016 turned out to be quite eventful with respect to multiple developments in the capital markets.…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap] vibrant and robust capital market has a pivotal role in the economic growth and development of a country. There…
More public awareness will boost the industry [dropcap]M[/dropcap]utual funds will come up with bank deposits over the few years as…
[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]UBL[/dropcap] Fund Managers is the leading Asset Management Company of Pakistan offering savings and investment solutions to institutional and individual…
PAKISTAN MARKET INDICATORS EXCHANGE RATES CURRENCY ACTIVITY Friday 14-Jul Friday 21-Jul Friday 28-Jul Friday 4-Aug Friday 11-Aug Friday 18-Aug DOLLAR…
PAKISTAN STOCK EXCHANGE Description 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 (end March, 2017) Total Listed Companies 569 557 560 560 560…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan is working well-organized to develop a modern and efficient corporate sector and the…
Mutual fund industry takes a rise of over 7pc in Q1 of 2017 [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he capital market of any state plays…
WALL STREET ENDS DOWN US stocks lost ground late to end lower on Friday following a White House-focused week that…
MARKET REVIEW The stock market maintained the downward trajectory in this week (except Tuesday, where the market exhibited meager recovery…
POLITICAL TURMOIL CONTINUE TO HAMMER KSE-100 INDEX, SHEDDING 2,210 POINTS SUMMARY The week at Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), shorter by…
FOREIGN INTEREST WEAKENS OVER POLITICAL UNEASE, CURRENCY DEPRECIATION Political uncertainty raised further after the departure of Mian Nawaz Sharif. The…
[dropcap]U[/dropcap]NREALIZED BUSINESS POTENTIAL “OPPORTUNITY IS WHERE YOU FIND IT,” NOT WHERE IT FINDS YOU. Luck, chance and catastrophe affect business…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]ccess to financing is now widely acknowledged as a path to meaningful economic inclusion and reduction in poverty. Policy efforts…
[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]T[/dropcap]here are two schools of thoughts on the effect microfinance has had on poverty and financial inclusion. One says that…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan’s geopolitical importance cannot be exaggerated. Pakistan is an important country in the stability of South and Central Asia. Neither…
PAKISTAN MARKET INDICATORS EXCHANGE RATES CURRENCY ACTIVITY Friday 7-Jul Friday 14-Jul Friday 21-Jul Friday 28-Jul Friday 4-Aug Friday 11-Aug DOLLAR…
FDI INFLOWS IN PAKISTANÂ ($ Million) Country 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 USA 238.1 227.7 227.1 212.1 223.9 13.2…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is regarded as one of the most significant contributors of economic development of any state.…
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]ince 1947 to present, various governments took charge of Pakistan and have been trying to achieve the economic targets but…
GBP/USD WEEKLY OVERVIEW Pound traded close to 11 Months high against weak Dollar on Wednesday as it was expected that…
US STOCKS EDGE HIGHER AFTER 3-DAY RETREAT Wall Street stocks edged higher early Friday, as investors waded back into the…
MARKET REVIEW The week started off on a bearish note with index declining by 3.4%WoW to close at 45,288pts. Anxiety…
POLITICAL SHOWDOWN PUSHES KSE-100 INDEX DOWN AMID THIN TRADING SUMMARY During the week the political temperature in the country kept…
INDEX FALLS, POLITICAL PARTIES SHOW OF STRENGTH TO KEEP INVESTORS IN CHECK The benchmark index of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX)…
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]ANAGING CASH IN THE NEW VENTURE THERE IS AN OLD BANKER’S RULE OF THUMB ACCORDING TO WHICH ONE ASSUMES THAT…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n Pakistan, penetration of insurance is very low, which is evident from huge economic losses caused by various eventuality, but…
IMPORTANCE OF INSURANCE [dropcap]B[/dropcap]roadly, there are two main channels through which the insurance sector can help the economic and social…
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen insurance accelerate considerably, insurance companies find themselves-committed to huge sums having been insured. They realized that in case of…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n the third world country like Pakistan, no one can deny the importance of health insurance scheme for the poor…
Jubilee Life and EFU Life leading the sector remarkably Diversified products added for further development of the sector [dropcap]L[/dropcap]ife insurance…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]nsurance companies are termed as the largest investors in capital markets, in addition to being characterized as the sole suppliers…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]griculture is the backbone of Pakistan’s economy. Nearly 65% of the total population is involved in agriculture. Cotton one of…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has launched a state-run health insurance program and described it as the first step…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]nsurance business generally grows on risk perception in a society. Larger the risk level, higher the growth of insurance industry.…
GENERAL INFORMATION [dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan Reinsurance Company Limited (PRCL) is a public sector company under the administrative control of the Ministry of…
PAKISTAN MARKET INDICATORS EXCHANGE RATES CURRENCY ACTIVITY Friday 23-Jun Friday 7-Jul Friday 14-Jul Friday 21-Jul Friday 28-Jul Friday 4-Aug DOLLAR…
THE KEY INFORMATION OF LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES (quarter ender 31 March 2017)div S.No. Name of company Total gross Premium Total…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan’s insurance industry is comparatively small compared to other regional and developing states despite the sector having huge potential for…
[dropcap]E[/dropcap]conomists believe that a well-organized and professionally working insurance industry in any state can perform significantly in the social and…
GBP/USD WEEKLY OVERVIEW Pound traded close to 11 Months high against weak Dollar on Wednesday as it was expected that…
TSX DECLINES IN BROAD RETREAT LEAD BY ENERGY STOCKS Canada’s main stock index fell on Thursday, weighed by a broad…
MARKET REVIEW The week started off on a bullish note continuing last week’s bullish rally amid clarity on the political…
KSE-100 INDEX RECOVERS ON POLITICAL CLARITY, GAINED 2.1% WOW SUMMARY The disqualification of PM last week Friday led the market…
After Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, took oath as an interim Prime Minister, political uncertainty subsided to some extent. The week ended…
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]OCIAL INNOVATION: THE LAB WITHOUT WALL STEINMETZ’S TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN SCIENCE IS ANATHEMA TO MANY ACADEMIC SCIENTISTS. Steinmetz’s innovation also led to…
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hile the government makes tall claims of providing education to the citizens this is not reflected in the budget for…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]echnical, vocational education and skills development increases productivity of individuals, profitability of employers and expansion of national development. It is…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he first ever business school, Institute of Business Administration (IBA) was established in Karachi in 1955. Since then a number…
ABOUT THE IBA CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE IN ISLAMIC FINANCE [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Centre for Excellence in Islamic Finance has been established at…
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hat does US$ 62 billion of Chinese investment in China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) mean for Islamic Financial Institutions (IFIs)?…
[dropcap]E[/dropcap]ducation from a moral obligation gradually metamorphosed to commercial venture in Pakistan. Today education is considered a highly profitable business…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]ccording to World Economic Forum Finland has the best education system in the world. Finland is an innovative country when…
[dropcap]E[/dropcap]ducation plays a pivotal role in the rise and fall of the nations especially in the 21st century importance of…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he term ‘street children’ include children who either spend the night on the streets, or their livelihood depends on the…
[dropcap]B[/dropcap]alochistan has a literacy rate of 39 percent, which is much lower than the national rate. It also lags behind…
[dropcap]L[/dropcap]iteracy rate in Pakistan saw an annual drop of 2.0 percent to 58 percent during fiscal year 2015-16. The decline…
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]epatitis is a disease which has long been ignored in developing countries like Pakistan. The fact that it’s a silent…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n promoting the education and providing international exposure to the students of Pakistan, Iqra University has joined hands with the…
PAKISTAN EXCHANGE RATES CURRENCY ACTIVITY Friday 16-Jun Friday 23-Jun Friday 7-Jul Friday 14-Jul Friday 21-Jul Friday 28-Jul DOLLAR Buying 106.05…
PROVINCE WISE DISTRIBUTION OF FACULTY AND MANAGEMENT STAFF TRAINED (Nos.) Programs Federal Punjab Sindh KPK Balochistan AJ&K Gilgit/ Baltistan Total…
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]e all believe that education is central to economic growth and prosperity. And the Government of Pakistan proclaims it as…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he poor quality of public education sector in Pakistani society is often quoted as the main reason of growth in…
GBP/USD WEEKLY OVERVIEW Movement of pound remained under the clouds of Brexit negotiation in Belgian Capital Brussels on Monday. Although…