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Interview with Mr. Fahd K. Chinoy – CEO, Pakistan Cables Limited COVID-19, its prolonged stay, has changed and continues to change the way companies operate business around the world. With numerous restrictions and preventive measures such as social distancing in …

Interview with Muhammad Talha — an analyst PAGE: Tell me something about yourself, please: Muhammad Talha: I have been working in Arif Habib Group for last 12 years. Before joining the Arif Habib Group Company, I served in Al-Abbas Group, Ghulam …

Prime Minister Of Pakistan *Pakistan’s success story with Imran Khan in 2020 The government of Prime Minister Imran Khan has handled the economic impact of pandemic with effective strategies and emerged successful during tough times in 2020 as well. No …

World Bank prediction on Bangladesh economy inconsistent: Finance Minister Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said the World Bank is not consistent in its prediction about Bangladesh’s economy. “Sometimes, they make a prediction and then frequently shift positions,” he told …

Kibor rate is the average interest rate at which term deposits are offered between prime banks in the Pakistani wholesale money market or interbank market. KIBOR as a benchmark, to encourage transparency  and improve management of the market risk undertaken …

TomTom has released its 2020 Traffic Index which highlights congestion levels in 416 cities in 57 countries. Continual increases in traffic congestion throughout the last decade were brought to an abrupt halt by the Covid-19 pandemic which has turned working patterns and …

Pakistan has everything that is needed for the modern agriculture –from all 4 seasons (which serve to provide plenty of farming opportunities) to 47.79% of agricultural land, abundant water and hardworking labour force. It is one of the world’s top …

Looking at global GDP at constant prices of 2017 adjusted for cost of living/purchasing power, China was the biggest economy in the world in 2019 with an adjusted GDP of more than USD 22.5 trillion according to World Bank. While …

The outbreak of Covid-19 has been accompanied by widespread decline in global commodity prices. The pandemic presents a unique shock that has a major impact on both demand and supply of commodities. Oil markets have been most affected given the …

Shariah compliant income funds post consistent performance during 2020 Advance hi-tech way of business likely to boost economy in the coming year Interview with Miss Tara Uzra Dawood — CEO and Founder of 786 Investments Ltd PAGE: How would you comment …

Country’s 60pc broad-based LSM units post positive growth Overseas workers’ remittances rise to 2.228bn in Nov 2020 FBR has surpassed tax collection target during July-Nov 2020 Current Account Balance stands at surplus of $447 million in Nov 2020 SBP Reserves …

Imran Khan announces massive honey production initiative Prime Minister Imran Khan has launched a billion tree honey initiative hoping to raise the Pakistan’s forest cover with a focus on the production of honey while creating new green jobs and enhancing …