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Country’s economy heading in the right direction and set to restore investor confidence Right time for local, overseas Pakistanis to…
International studies identified that the Foreign Inflows plays a significant role in development of any country. Although significance of such…
Engro story began in 1957 when Pak Stanvac – an Esso/Mobil joint venture – stumbled upon vast deposits of natural…
Ismail Iqbal Securities (Pvt) Limited (IISPL), with its inception in the year 2004, became a Corporate Member of the Karachi…
Global economists identified that sympathetic the structure, health and potential risks of an economy are significant for decision-making within an…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Anouj Mehta Unit Head, Green and Innovative Finance and the ACGF, Southeast Asia Department, Asian Development…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]This article is published in collaboration with Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org Megan Rowling Journalist, Thomson Reuters…
Budget of any country always have huge impact on government itself, private businesses, civil society, and the public in general…
The Global Green Finance Leadership Program (GFLP), recently held a webinar on green finance for the Central Asia region, attended…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Bradley Handler, Senior Fellow, Payne Institute for Public Policy Morgan Bazilian, Director, Professor of Public Policy, Payne Institute…
Equivalent and sustainable electricity distribution in the country remained an extra special task since Pakistan has the complete range of…
With enhanced macroeconomic environment in Pakistan along with investments of approximately Rs 57,188 million, the management of K-Electric (KE) continued…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Doug Arent Executive Director, Strategic Public Private Partnerships, National Renewable Energy Laboratory – NREL[/box] Emerging research…
Pakistan instead of being the maritime nation unable to effectively exploit the sea and its resources. Decades of neglect have…
Country is truly capable to meet food crisis under pandemic and onwards Need of an investment strategy response in order…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]This article was published in collaboration with Morgan Stanley Navindu Katugampola Head of Sustainable Investing, Investment…
Remittances into Pakistan set to reach $30 billion next year Action against Hundi/Hawala functions likely improve country’s image Interview with…
Islamic Banking In Pakistan (As of December 30, 2020) Type Bank Name Azad Kashmir Baluchistan Federal Capital Gilgit- Baltistan KPK*…
Pakistan is a land of opportunities with numerous openings in every sector where a lot of things can be done…
The Pakistan’s economy has been characterized as unstable and highly vulnerable to external and internal shocks. However, the economy proved…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]This article is published in collaboration with Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org Laurie Goering Editor, AlertNet Climate[/box]…
Mudasar, a young Pakistani adept at graphic designing, left for the UAE a couple of years ago and resided in…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Elia Apostolopoulou, University of Cambridge[/box] The ancient Silk Road was a historical network of trade routes…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Børge Brende President, World Economic Forum This article is part of the The Davos Agenda[/box] COVID-19 vaccines…
Constituting 44 percent of the country’s total landmass, Balochistan still remains underdeveloped province. It is rich in natural resources. It…
Interview with Mr. Fahd K. Chinoy – CEO, Pakistan Cables Limited COVID-19, its prolonged stay, has changed and continues to…
International research reveal that science, technology and innovation no doubt have become main factors contributing to economic growth in both…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Willem Roper, Jan 5, 2021[/box] Electric vehicles are quickly gaining traction in automotive markets around the world,…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Henrik Österblom, Stockholm University[/box] In my career as a marine biologist, I’ve been fortunate enough to…
Amidst the post-pandemic scenario, the fast-paced, craftily competitive, exceedingly uncertain and globally challenging business scenario has dramatically raised the investment…
Ports are responsible of handling 90% of all global trade happening today. Regional economies rely heavily on developing shipping infrastructures…
The onset of the winter season is likely to have adverse impact on cement sales in November 2020 due to…
Whenever thinking about investing, one thing that pops up in most people’s minds is real estate. Even in the time…
Demand for gold dropped to 892.3 tons in Q3 – its lowest quarterly total since Q3 2009 – as consumers…
Peace building, conflict resolution, conflict prevention, whichever term we use, sits uneasily within one particular field, discipline, or government department…
Basic mindset of any type of investor is to manage the risk and maximize the returns. The common phenomenon in…
Currently Pakistan’s real estate serves as a big pillar in Pakistan economy. According to the World Bank estimate, real estate…
Interview with Mr Ahmed Chinoy (H.I.S.I) — a renowned businessman-Alternative Energy in Pakistan [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]Profile: Mr Ahmed…
The studies identified that countries should strive to promote a wider use of bank deposits not only to aid economic…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Ahmed Galal Ismail Chief Executive Officer, Majid Al Futtaim – Properties This article is part of…
Nation branding has become an increasingly important strategy for world because of increasing market complexity resulting from globalization forces, domestic…
Easypaisa is Pakistan’s first mobile banking platform launched in 2009, the only GSMA mobile money certified service in the country.…
Rising urbanization and growing middle class are key drivers of FMCG business in the country In Pakistan, a large middle-class…
Interview with Syed Ali Raza Bukhari — Head of SMAs, National Investment Trust Limited PAGE: Tell me something about yourself…
Sateesh Balani is currently working with Ismail Iqbal Securities as Director Research and possesses a decade of diversified finance and…
Industrialization and growing consumerism have led to the need for developing an effective transportation system. Key to the success of…
A famous adage goes as ‘The deeper the well, the cooler the water.’ The more the investment, the better the…
From last few years, sukuk is leading in the global capital market and currently it is the substantially growing Islamic…
Bykea, a four-year-old ride-hailing and delivery service, today has more than 500,000 bikes registered on its platform. It operates in…
Amidst the post-pandemic scenario, the fast-paced, craftily competitive, exceedingly uncertain and globally challenging business scenario has dramatically raised the investment…
Economic structures Agriculture accounts for 25% of the country’s total economy. The main crops are cotton, rice, wheat, sugarcane and…
According to the statistics released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), the Large-scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) production increased by…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Alexis Crow Global Head, Geopolitical Investing, PwC Samir Saran President, Observer Research Foundation (ORF)[/box] Investors could…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Vilas Dhar Trustee, The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation Kay Firth-Butterfield Head, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning,…
Pakistan is one of the major beneficiaries of foreign remittances, whereas the volume of foreign remittances to Pakistan has also…
Every year billion of dollar or payment sent by overseas to their home countries. Over the last twenty years these…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Katharina Buchholz, Sep 11, 2020[/box] Global investment in renewable energy has almost doubled in the past decade.…
Interview with Mr Abbas Bilgrami — energy sector expert PAGE: Tell me something about yourself and your organization, please: Abbas…
Pakistan offers the most efficient and cost effective transit trade facility to Afghanistan. In the recent past, Afghanistan started using…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] Eric Parrado Chief Economist; General Manager, Research Department, Inter-American Development Bank Bridget Hoffmann Economist, Inter-American…
The growing COVID-19 emergency takes steps to excessively hit developing nations, not just as a health emergency for current but…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Katharina Buchholz, Jun 29, 2020[/box] China moved up in the list of countries hosting most investment fund assets. As…
The recently released Economic Survey paints a bleak picture of Pakistani economy. Since the period covered by the data includes…
Studies revealed that high and sustained economic growth with low inflation is the central objective of the macroeconomic policy makers…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Marc Penzel Founder and President, Startup Genome JF Gauthier Founder and CEO, Startup Genome[/box] Without startups…
There are different barriers to financial inclusion, one of these is the voluntary exclusion due to religious reasons and the…
The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected growth in key sectors of Pakistan’s economy and the auto sector is not an…
The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has already led to a major health crisis worldwide and is a major disruptions of the…
Pakistan is facing various challenges where some are because of international factors but most of Pakistan’s current problems are self-created,…
Present PTI government of Prime Minister Imran Khan is for making investment in human development to upgrade the standard of…
Pakistan has been able to beef up its image globally. Plenty of foreign diplomats have been visiting Pakistan recently. Pakistan…
Though having the highest mobile penetration rate in South Asia, Pakistan still has huge potential in digital economy growth. Telenor…
World it is said, has become a worldwide village and this is because of prompt, easy and accessible communication. Everywhere…
Present government led by Prime Minister Imran Khan is committed to Islamize the financial system of Pakistan and promoting Islamic…
Prior to the outbreak of virus in China, analysts were of the view that gold prices will hold above US$1,500/oz…
The Islamic banking and finance system offers more ethical and efficient alternative to the interest-based conventional financial system. Islamic banking…
Social sector in Balochistan suffered negligence for years. Investments in education and health sectors mean formation of human capital that…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Algirde Pipikaite Project Lead, Governance and Policy, World Economic Forum Joram Borenstein General Manager, Cybersecurity Solutions,…
Sales tax regime change for steel The government has changed the sales tax regime for long steel manufacturers from sales…
The Presidents and representatives of Habib Bank, National Bank of Pakistan, United Bank, MCB Bank, Allied Bank, Meezan Bank, Bank…
Russia is the world’s largest official buyer of gold and the third largest gold producer in the world. However, it…
International studies identified that economic growth and development is a main goal of most developing states; hence resources are mobilized…
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on 19th December 2019 completed the first review of Pakistan’s economic…
Interview with Muhammad Azam Yousufzai – a Capital Market Expert [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]Profile: Muhammad Azam Yousufzai has more…
The Analysis of Economic Survey of Pakistan FY2019 analyzed that the macroeconomic stability is a fundamental pre-requisite for sustained economic…
Globally, the tourism industry generates nearly 10% of the world GDP, while in Pakistan its share is merely 2.7%. In…
Digital transformation has eroded traditional loyalty of the customers with banks. Customer loyalty has turned out to be a world…
The world’s energy-mix is changing rapidly to give priority to cleaner and renewable energy technologies to counter the looming threat…
Pakistan is not at par with the Muslim world in growth and development of Islamic finance, yet it has shown…