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Interview with Mr. Barkatullah Lone – Chairman, GB International Economic Forum [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]Profile: Mr. Barkatullah Lone is…
Interview with Dr. Khusro Iqbal — an HR expert [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””] Profile: Dr. Khusro Iqbal is currently…
Interview with Mr Ather Iqbal — Director & CEO, SAI Company (Private) Limited PAGE: Kindly tell me about yourself and…
Interview with Mr Khalid Tawab – Chairman, Tawab Group of Companies PAGE: Tell me something about yourself and your organization,…
Pakistani Workers Registered For Overseas Employment Countries 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Saudi Arabia. 522,750 462,598 143,363 100,910 332,713 U.A.E.…
The Government statistics showed that Pakistan is the 2nd largest manpower/labour exporting country of South Asia. Bureau of Emigration and…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Ben Backwell CEO, Global Wind Energy Council[/box] We have a six-month window to get the global…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Veronica Vecchi Associate Professor of Practice, SDA Bocconi School of Management Giuditta Callea Associate Professor of…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Kimberley Botwright Community Lead, Global Trade and Investment SI, World Economic Forum Sean Doherty Head of…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] Violeta Gonzalez Behar Head, Partnerships, Outreach and Resource Mobilization, Enhanced Integrated Framework Executive Secretariat, World…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Niall McCarthy, Jun 29, 2020[/box] Even though the global startup economy generates nearly $3 trillion in value, it…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Katharina Buchholz, Jun 29, 2020[/box] After most European countries have flattened the curves of COVID-19 infections, new outbreak…
These are extraordinary days where extraordinary steps and out of box solutions are required. Budget deficit was estimated around 7.2…
When I sat down to write a commentary on Federal Budget FY21, I faced two odds: 1) there was not…
The federal budget for 2020-21 is set in difficult circumstances with an exceptional degree of uncertainty generated by COVID-19. The…
The budget proposals for 2020-2021, prepared by the Adviser on Finance and Revenue, Dr. Hafeez Shaikh — against the backdrop…
The Federal Budget FY21 has an estimated outlay of Rs7,295 billion, 11% lower as compared to last year’s budgeted outlay…
Before the COVID-19 outbreak, Pakistan’s economy was already struggling to stay afloat but was in no danger of collapse. However,…
The biggest challenge to the human health and financial stability the world faces today, perhaps originated from a seemingly innocuous…
Interview with Mr Ahmed Chinoy — Chairman of Pakistan Cloth Merchants Association [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]Mr Ahmed Chinoy is…
Sindh Budget The Sindh government presented the budget for FY2020-21 with a total outlay of Rs1.24 trillion with an estimated…
The economists revealed that worldwide economy is highly integrated by tourism, trade and remittances. According to World Trade Organisation (WTO),…
According to the Economic Survey of Pakistan FY2020, the headline inflation measured through the Consumer Price Index (CPI) is registered…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Misty Buswell Director of Policy and Advocacy in the Middle East and North Africa, International Rescue…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] Lynsey Chediak Lead, Precision Medicine, Shaping the Future of Health and Healthcare, World Economic Forum…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Paul W Franks, Lund University and Joacim Rocklöv, Umeå University[/box] More than half a million people…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Alessandra Mezzadri, SOAS, University of London and Kanchana N Ruwanpura, University of Edinburgh[/box] Personal protective equipment…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Phil Crehan Social Inclusion and Economic Development Consultant,[/box] The COVID pandemic has raised human rights concerns…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] This article is published in collaboration with The Conversation Raimund Bleischwitz Chair in Sustainable Global…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Willem Roper, Jun 15, 2020[/box] Unemployment rates dipped back down for the month of May, signaling a…
Faysal Bank Limited is a leading Financial Institution in Pakistan with a legacy of service and innovation which spans over…
Introduction Poverty has occupied foremost place on human development agendas of almost all countries of the world as its prevalence…
The growing COVID-19 crisis threatens to disproportionately hit developing countries, not only as a health crisis in the short term…
The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for the global economy, and financial sector in particular, are still unpredictable. It has…
Mr Ahmed Chinoy Chairman of Pakistan Cloth Merchants Association (PCMA) recently requested the government to remove major hindrances which are…
Referring to Pak-Iran border (Taftan) through which Pakistan exports mango to Iran, it was highlighted by the Patron-in-Chief, Waheed Ahmed…
I have been struggling this last week with the events that have been unfolding around across and through the world…
Islamic banking must explore their role in the contemporary economy Interview with Dr. Ayub Mehar — a renowned economist PAGE:…
Interview with Mr Hamad Rasool Bhullar — an analyst PAGE: Tell me something about yourself, please: Hamad Rasool Bhullar: I am…
Lending & Deposit Rates (W.A) LR DR Spread Mar-19 10.7 6.5 4.2 Apr-19 11.2 7.6 3.6 May-19 11.6 7.4 4.2…
SBP sees restriction steps may have negative impact on Pakistan’s economy According to the World Bank’s latest Global Economic Prospects,…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Rachel Gutter President, International WELL Building Institute[/box] The built environment has a huge role to play…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Charis Enns, University of Manchester; Alex Awiti, The Aga Khan University , and Brock Bersaglio, University…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Neal Myrick Vice President, Social Impact, Tableau Software[/box] The links between human and planetary health have…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Bernhard Reinsberg, University of Glasgow[/box] The world has failed to halt global warming. Four years after…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Thomas Johansmeyer Head, Property Claim Services (PCS), Verisk[/box] As tropical storms become more likely, COVID-19 is…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Marc Penzel Founder and President, Startup Genome JF Gauthier Founder and CEO, Startup Genome[/box] Without startups…
The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected growth in key sectors of Pakistan’s economy and the auto sector is not an…
For last few weeks, the concept of herd immunity is making headlines in the international media with reference to COVID-19.…
Meezan Bank has been selected for Overseas Pakistani Saving Scheme under the pandemic stress time Interview with Mr. Irfan Siddiqui…
Due to lockdown govt must pull Islamic Finance sector into essential services to resume its business activities PQGTL has advance…
Across the globe, COVID-19 pandemic has created disruption and uncertainty for the common man and business community. BankIslami Pakistan Limited…
As hopes are building for easing of lockdown, which should not continue for indefinite period, it is necessary to evaluate…
To contain the spread of COVID-19, countries around the globe have enforced lockdowns. It has resulted in closure of most…
Mr Imran Khan, the premier of Pakistan, says that if poverty rises, we will not win war against pandemic. He…
Prior to the calamity of the COVID-19, Ms Seema used to visit over ten houses every day to teach children.…
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread globally, youth empowerment through technical training is vulnerable to falling at the bottom…
The poverty level mounts in Balochistan, as the province reels under the lockdown measures to fight coronavirus pandemic. Present PTI…
In Conversation with Ehsan Saya – Managing Director, Daraz The breakout of the COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan took businesses by…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Felix Richter, May 8, 2020[/box] Uber reported its results for the first quarter on Monday, beating revenue…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Martin Armstrong, May 8, 2020[/box] May 8, 2020 marked 75 years since the end of the…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Martin Armstrong, May 12, 2020[/box] This regularly updated infographic keeps track of the countries with the…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Cesar Augusto Mba Abogo Minister of Finance, Economy and Planning, Ministry of Finance, Economy and Planning…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Christine Carson Senior Research Fellow, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Western Australia Rachel Roper Associate…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Vignesh Santhanam India Lead, Drones and Tomorrow’s Airspace, World Economic Forum[/box] Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, otherwise known…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Dave Cook, UCL[/box] We are experiencing the biggest remote work experiment in history – but many…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Anne Velenturf, University of Leeds and Phil Purnell, University of Leeds[/box] More than 100 billion tonnes…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Alan Shipman, The Open University[/box] Inflation among the 37 member states of the Organisation for Economic…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Mariam Obaid AlMuhairi Project Manager, Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution UAE at the Dubai Future…
The Government of Pakistan’s foremost duty at the moment should be to allay two foremost fears of the public: there…
At this point, it has become clear that the situation under COVID-19 is escalating quickly and the world will face…
Not a dooms day scenario: Every country, every person has been touched by novel coronavirus. Covid-19 has become a household…
On 17th March 2020, the Prime Minister of Pakistan refused to put the people under lockdown as a preventive measure…
The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has already led to a major health crisis worldwide and is a major disruptions of the…
Globally, eradication of poverty has been a burning issue since early fifties when war ravaged economies particularly of European countries…
Amid growing concerns about the potential economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) in collaboration with…
There are fundamental changes that happen from time to time; specially during times of war. But this time the enemy…
Almost the entire world except a few countries imposed lockdown to halt the spread of the deadly novel coronavirus (COVID-19).…
Provision of disinfected currency notes by banks Recognizing the need for issuance of fit, authenticated and disinfected cash by the…
A conversation with Muhammad Yasin — Honorary Treasurer, ICMA Pakistan [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]Profile: Muhammad Yasin, is fellow member…
Before the Covid-19 infections commenced to be detected in Pakistan, the country’s economy the economist of Pakistan revealed, had clearly…
Presently in the ‘PM Relief Fund for COVID-19’, the Government of Pakistan requested to overseas Pakistanis to donate generously to…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Felix Richter, Apr 24, 2020[/box] Aside from watching Netflix, playing video games is one of the few…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Willem Roper, Apr 23, 2020[/box] Markets are starting to settle down after a tumultuous two months…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Katica Roy CEO, Pipeline[/box] Preparing budgets from a gender perspective will help us establish a more…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Linda Lacina Digital Editor, World Economic Forum[/box] World Health Organization holds media briefing on the COVID-19…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Jon Gluyas, Durham University[/box] Oil prices have plummeted as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. While…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Cristián Rodriguez Chiffelle Executive Director, Invest Chile Peter Vanham Head of Communications, Chairman’s Office, World Economic…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Mami Mizutori Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, United Nations Office for Disaster…