[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan motorcycle industry is flourishing. It has met 95 percent localization through state-of-the-art technology implementation along with billions of rupee…
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More services like Uber and Careem in the pipeline [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he success story of Uber and Careem to follow more digital…
OVERVIEW [dropcap]F[/dropcap]ormerly known as Atlas Autos founded with the incorporation of an investment company called Shirazi investments back in 1962…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he transport situation, especially in metropolitan cities always a grave issue. Buses are in deplorable conditions and have closed operation…
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]rewry Maritime Research, a shipping consultancy of international acclaim, in its Annual Review 2016 of Global Container Terminal Operators has…
Dire need to generate extensive jobs for young workers, technicians, engineers and management professionals [dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistanis spent around Rs75 billion on…
[dropcap]B[/dropcap]ut neonics are said to be partly to blame for the rise in bee mortality rates in several countries, worsening…
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]arket indicators are a series of technical indicators used by traders to predict the direction of the major financial indexes.…
PRODUCTION OF AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY IN PAKISTAN (No of units produced) Category Installed Capacity 2014-15 (July-Mar) 2015-16 (July-Mar) % Change Cars…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n Pakistan, the overall automobile industry remained buoyant during first three quarters of the FY2016-17 after adjusting for some 5,000…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]ndus Motor Company Limited (IMC) was organized in 1989 as a consequence of a joint venture agreement among some companies…
GBP/USD WEEKLY OVERVIEW Despite British Prime Minister Theresa May formal request to quit European Union, this week pound gained up…
WALL STREET QUARTER ENDS WITH A LOSS Wall Street fell on Friday, pulled down by Exxon and JPMorgan Chase as…
MARKET REVIEW Bears continued to dominate the index during the week as the index shed 1.7%WoW to close in at…
STOCKS MAINTAINS GLOOMY OUTLOOK AHEAD OF PANAMA CASE VERDICT SUMMARY It seems that delay in announcing the decision of Panamagate…
KSE-100 INDEX RECOVERS BUT BEARS DOMINATE; POLITICAL NOISE CAUSES OUTFLOW OF FIPI KSE-100 Index after passing through depressed trading sessions…
[dropcap]K[/dropcap]NOWLEDGE AND TECHNOLOGY THE NEW TECHNOLOGY EMBRACES AND FEEDS OFF THE ENTIRE ARRAY OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE’S. The search for knowledge,…
Special incentives for import of new plant and machinery and technology up-gradation will be provided [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he mid-term Strategic Trade Policy…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Indus Waters Treaty, by dividing the rivers and excluding Afghanistan and China, remains a sub-optimal treaty and needs to…
The nation of over 200 million is the real driving force of the country [dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan’s GDP growth rate expected to…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan’s sugar industry is the second largest agro-based industry in the country after textiles. At present it is diversifying into…
Significant investments in education and health still lacking [dropcap]B[/dropcap]alochistan will take years to come at par with developed regions of…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]extile industry is the backbone of the economy and generates the highest export earnings. It has failed to meet the…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he timely of completion of $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects and mainly development of Gwadar Port under these…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he remittance market for sending foreign exchange into Pakistan using remittance transfers both by overseas workers and the rest of…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan has a rich and vast natural resource base, covering various ecological and climatic zones; hence the country has great…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he State Bank of Pakistan in view of the low inflation rate which is expected to remain well anchored going forward…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan is blessed with rich fishery potential with a coastline of about 1,120 km. Fish is an important component of…
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]arket indicators are a series of technical indicators used by traders to predict the direction of the major financial indexes.…
LITERACY RATE (10 YEARS AND ABOVE)-PAKISTAN AND PROVINCES (PERCENT) Province/Area 2013-14 2014-15 Male Female Total Male Female Total Pakistan 70…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan’s economy continued to sustain its growth momentum in the FY2015-16. The gradual building up of the growth momentum suggests…
[dropcap]B[/dropcap]enazir Income Support Program (BISP) is Pakistan’s largest social safety net that offers quarterly stipends to over 5.4 million of…
GBP/USD WEEKLY OVERVIEW The dollar dipped for the fourth day running against the basket of currencies used to measure its…
KSE-100 INDEX ENDS WEEK WITH SLIGHT LOSSES The Pakistan Stock Exchange ended the week on a flattish note, with the…
MARKET REVIEW Index broke its losing streak despite political noise & low international oil price and closed the week at…
EQUITIES REMAIN JITTERY AND STRUGGLE FOR DIRECTION SUMMARY The stock traded for only four days in a week as it…
MARKET VOLUMES REMAIN DULL, FOREIGN INSTITUTIONAL PORTFOLIO INVESTORS TO MAKE IMPACT Although the KSE-100 Index opened marginally positive yet was…
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]ACE REALITY EXPLOIT THE NEW REALITIES. Today’s new realities fit neither the assumption of the Left not those of the…
[dropcap]R[/dropcap]ecent ratings reports by Moody’s and Fitch Ratings on Pakistan’s banking sector and economy respectively show a stable outlook with…
[dropcap]L[/dropcap]ike other middle and low income developing countries, Pakistan is continuously faced with consistency of fiscal risks endangering its economic…
Team Leader-Research, Training & Development Unit, Islamic Banking Group, National Bank of Pakistan [dropcap]T[/dropcap]hough the efforts towards shariah compliance by…
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hile a large percentage of remittances are sent through informal channels, formalization of remittance transfers makes the process more secure…
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]onsumer financing has seen a surge in the last two fiscal years primarily due to a big jump in auto…
MOBILE WALLETS [dropcap]W[/dropcap]ithin branchless banking framework, Over the Counter (OTC) Model is agent facilitated which no matter how convenient and…
[dropcap]G[/dropcap]overnor State Bank of Pakistan Ashraf Mahmood Wathra in a meeting with the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and Presidents of…
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]ith Gwadar port set to fully functional soon, there are immense prospects for growth of banking industry in Balochistan. Lack…
Deposits are becoming unattractive for the customers [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he profitability of the banking industry is under substantial pressure. The last two…
Bank Alfalah Auto Loan provides flexible auto-financing options with suitable payment plan [dropcap]F[/dropcap]aysal Bank Limited was incorporated in Pakistan on…
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]hina and Pakistan have for a long time cooperated closely at the diplomatic levels and currently both countries are making…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan is not at par with the Muslim world in growth and development of Islamic finance, yet it has shown…
Rs5.58bn has been granted to 251,351 youth under PM Interest Free Loan Scheme [dropcap]M[/dropcap]icrofinance Industry in Pakistan faces a number…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he performance of banking industry in Pakistan continues to be sound and strong. According to the Quarterly Performance Review of…
Pro-people innovative schemes can help expand Islamic banking in Pakistan [dropcap]G[/dropcap]rowth of Shariah-compliant investment funds in Pakistan is helping fuel…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]sian Development Bank (ADB) and Pakistan signed a $325 million loan agreement on February 7, 2017 in Islamabad to help…
COMMERCIAL BANKING SECTOR INDICATORS Date Total assets Client loans Bond portfolio Other Liabilities and capital Capital Client deposits Other November…
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 June-15 Jan-16 June-16 Jan-17P 1. Credit to Government Sector (A+B) 7,265,070 7,449,482 8,109,581…
[dropcap]B[/dropcap]ankIslami Pakistan Limited was structured in Pakistan as a public limited company on October 18, 2004 under the Companies Ordinance,…
[dropcap]U[/dropcap]nited Bank Limited (UBL) is the first commercial bank in Pakistan to provide its customers with state-of-the-art facilities enclosed within…
GBP/USD WEEKLY OVERVIEW As clouds of uncertainty still showing their edge on all over Europe due to Brexit issue as…
FTSE 100 HITS YET ANOTHER RECORD HIGH The index’s most recent climb was largely the result of a cautious US…
MARKET REVIEW Index remained under pressure as political noise, low international oil price and stern action by the regulator kept…
PANAMA CASE JITTERS CONTINUE AS NEGATIVE SENTIMENTS AND SKEPTICISM KEEP INDEX FALLING SUMMARY Uncertainty prevailed during the week over the…
BEARS RULE BULLS, KSE INDEX DOWN BY 1.6 PERCENT KSE-100 Index showed some resilience to the bearish momentum by gaining…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap] SOCIAL ECOLOGIST FOR ME THE TENSION BETWEEN THE NEED FOR CONTINUITY AND THE NEED FOR INNOVATION AND CHANGE WAS…
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]oreign policy is always based on the principle of self-interest whether this is economical, political, security or even a promotion…
[dropcap]E[/dropcap]conomic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is the only forum with representation of all the countries bordering Afghanistan, but it has been…
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hile Iran and Turkey have expressed their desire to join the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project at the 13 ECO…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he government is actively pursuing to start practical work on the much-awaited Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline project. The practical work…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he recently concluded 13th ECO Summit 2017 is extremely relevant in the backdrop of ever growing importance of China-Pakistan Economic…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he CAREC is a partnership of 10 countries including Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and…
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]mall steps by Pakistan are helping it create resilience in the face of climate change, an issue the Indus Waters…
Pakistan to construct three border posts on the Iranian border on modern lines: Khurram Dastgir [dropcap]D[/dropcap]espite being brotherly and close…
Nawaz Sharif elected as chairman ECO; stresses on strengthening of bilateral relations Experts emphasized on effective investment promotion measures need…
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]hina Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects will accelerate trade links between Pakistan and China. It will reduce behind the border…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Government of Pakistan kicked-off a two-year project to formulate the National Transport Policy and Master Plan on February 7,…
[dropcap]E[/dropcap]conomic Cooperation Organization (ECO) was formed in 1985 as a successor body to erstwhile Regional Cooperation Development, and expanded in…
[dropcap]R[/dropcap]ice contributes 9 percent to the national export proceed and 3.1 percent to the agriculture GDP of Pakistan. Rice export…
Market indicators are a series of technical indicators used by traders to predict the direction of the major financial indexes.…
ECO SUMMIT PARTICIPANTS’ ECONOMIC INDICATORS Markets Last Reference Previous AFGHANISTAN Currency 66.63 Mar/17 66.74 GDP Last Reference Previous GDP Annual…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan and Turkey undoubtedly have a strategically important and economically lucrative relationship. While Turkey could become a bridge between Asia…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan enjoys good relations with Iran since the partition of sub-continent. Both the states have successful deals regarding the dissimilar…
GBP/USD WEEKLY OVERVIEW Dilemma of BREXIT affected Pound badly and it hits sharp decline this week. On Monday Pound slipped…
PAKISTAN STOCKS KEEP FALLING It was a tumultuous day at the bourse, with the index experiencing a rough ride and…
MARKET REVIEW Index remained under pressure as political noise, higher VaR requirement by regulator and lower international oil price kept…
PSX CLOSES IN RED AFTER THREE DAYS OF POSITIVE RUN SUMMARY The investors in stock exchange were expecting the decision…
KSE-100 INDEX FACES SLUGGISH TRADING ACTIVITY, AVERAGE VOLUME PLUNGES BY 21PC KSE-100 Index currently passing through volatile conditions dipped by…
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]EEDBACK: KEY TO CONTINUOUS LEARNING TO KNOW ONE’S STRENGTHS, TO KNOW HOW TO IMPROVE THEM, AND TO KNOW WHAT ONE…
“Steel is the food of industry, the food of economic development,” Chinese commerce ministry spokesman ShenDanyang said in April 2016. “At…
[box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]About the author PROGRAM DIRECTOR-WORLD ALLIANCE FOR DECENTRALIZED ENERGY (WADE) Syed Hassan has a background in…