During the recent past season of monsoon, which saw record-breaking rainfall in Pakistan, it saw people indulging and focusing on…
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Health insurance is a mechanism for spreading the risk of incurring health care cost over a group of individuals or…
The biggest challenge Pakistan is facing today is to reduce poverty and achieve sustained economic growth. Present government is committed…
COVID-19 pandemic has further mounted the poverty level in Pakistan where surging poverty levels and rising inflationary pressure have already…
As the COVID pandemic furies, the world is entering into the deepest global recession since the Great Depression during 1930.…
Internship is the best scheme to lift Pakistan’s skill development Corporate sector must take right steps for the growth of…
Pakistan: Human Development Index And Its Components Country/ Region HDI Human Development Index (HDI) Average Annual HDI Growth Life Expectancy…
According to World Bank’s present statistics, total 10 percent of the world’s population or 734 million people lived on less…
With a total outlay of Rs465.528 billion, the Balochistan budget increases spending on education, as it allocates 17% or Rs64…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Phil Crehan Social Inclusion and Economic Development Consultant,[/box] The COVID pandemic has raised human rights concerns…
There are different barriers to financial inclusion, one of these is the voluntary exclusion due to religious reasons and the…
The devastating economic fallout of the pandemic is being felt across the globe but for poor people in Pakistan who…
COVID-19 has turned all economies upside down leaving the most vulnerable people in the lurch. Coronavirus pandemic is fast amplifying…
The world today is dealing with a crisis of monumental proportions. The vicious, novel coronavirus is wreaking havoc across the…
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.…
The microfinance sector in Pakistan has made significant progress in the last few years. The sector has grown rapidly, it…
The poverty level mounts in Balochistan, as the province reels under the lockdown measures to fight coronavirus pandemic. Present PTI…
Microfinance Industry Indicators Indicators Dec-17 Dec-18 YoY Growth Absolute change % Number of Branches 3,673 4,239 566 15.4 Total No.…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Cesar Augusto Mba Abogo Minister of Finance, Economy and Planning, Ministry of Finance, Economy and Planning…
On 17th March 2020, the Prime Minister of Pakistan refused to put the people under lockdown as a preventive measure…
Globally, eradication of poverty has been a burning issue since early fifties when war ravaged economies particularly of European countries…
The coronavirus cases are currently on the rise and over 7000 people in the country have been detected along 143…
Almost the entire world except a few countries imposed lockdown to halt the spread of the deadly novel coronavirus (COVID-19).…
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…
Introduction Microfinance services have emerged as an effective tool for financing micro-entrepreneurs to alleviate poverty. It is a tool to…
Enough credit should be provided to the micro financing activities Interview with Dr. Ayub Mehar — a renowned economist PAGE:…
According to Imperial College London, various people could die globally from coronavirus unless the international experts see urgent intervention. Since…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Niall McCarthy, Apr 9, 2020[/box] Charity group Oxfam has warned that a recession caused by Covid-19…
The Analysis of Economic Survey of Pakistan FY2019 revealed that Prime Minister’s National Health Program (PMNHP) is a milestone towards…
Poverty is one of the concerns of the governments of almost all countries. There is a constant research on the…
Many Pakistanis, especially people living below the poverty line, are facing the brunt of brewing wheat crisis in the country.…
Today, people are in troubled waters due to the present flour crisis in the country and on the other hand…
Every year the new year resolutions are being made, only to be broken especially weight loss, diet control. As a…
The degree of income inequality is taken as one of the parameters to determine level of poverty in a country,…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Sean de Cleene Member of the Executive Committee, Head of the Future of Food, World Economic…
Last year, Balochistan government led by Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan decided to impose health and education emergency in the…
International Studies revealed that people are the real wealth of nations and education enables them to live healthier, happier, and…
Surging poverty levels and rising inflationary pressure have hardest hit the poor and ordinary Pakistani in the past one year.…
International experts revealed that that in present years the growth rates of global agricultural production and crop yields have slowed.…
The present government’s resolution is to improve agriculture productivity in future and has also initiated to start Prime Minister’s Agriculture…
The mantra of corruption and bad governance of the previous governments of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and President Asif Ali…
Poverty is a multi-faceted fabric which involves economic, social, cultural and psychological dimensions. It is a worldwide phenomenon whose consequences…
The Daily Telegraph, Britain based leading newspaper has termed Pakistan’s Ehsaas program, one of the most comprehensive welfare programs ever…
About 1.3 billion people live in extreme poverty across the world. Majority of this impoverished population is in the African…
The 2018 Economic Survey revealed that in Pakistan the percentage of people living below the poverty line has fallen over…
The economic survey held in 2016 states that 39% population of Pakistan live in multidimensional poverty, which implies that they…
The nature of poverty is complex, and its causes are diverse. It is characterized by a lack of access to…
Balochistan is the most poor and least developed province of Pakistan. The Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) uses a broader concept…
Micro financial poverty alleviation is an important part of poverty alleviation and development, and an important measure to promote farmers’…
Microfinance Industry Indicators Indicators Dec-17 Dec-18 YoY Growth Absolute change % Number of Branches 3,673 4,239 566 15.4 Total No.…
The microcredit schemes’ main objectives which identified by the experts are to halt exploitation of the poor caused through costly…
The Ministry of Finance, Government of Pakistan identified that the government scrutinizes pro-poor expenditure in dissimilar sectors by the Medium…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Niall McCarthy, Sep 13, 2019[/box] The U.S. Census Bureau has published a report into income and poverty levels across the…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Robert Govers Author, “Imaginative Communities” This article is part of the World Economic Forum on Africa[/box] For…
The blue economy is the sustainable use of ocean resources for economic development and growth, improved livelihoods, and creation of…
Four pillars (addressing elite capture, safety nets for marginalized segments of the society, jobs and livelihoods as well as human…
Balochistan is the country’s largest province, with nearly 44 percent of its surface area and a thinly dispersed population of…
President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), President All Karachi Industrial Alliance (AKIA), Senior Vice Chairman of the Businessmen Panel…
There is no misgiving about the economic concept that the higher the national savings rate of a country, the higher…
Our actions are our future So called agriculture country in food crisis, why? Pakistan is essentially an agricultural country given…
Among the developing countries having agrarian base, Pakistan is bracketed with countries having a large rural impoverished population. According to…
Though Pakistan is now 72 years old, still our economy is going through a transition phase. The stabilization policies are…
In line with the Government of Pakistan ’s priority for agriculture sector development, the Ministry of Finance released a report…
Pakistan faces the menace of poverty which begets malaise in the society and has led to crime and terrorism in…
Pakistan’s first-ever official report on multidimensional poverty was released in 2016, and it revealed shocking figures. According to the study,…
A recent World Bank report titled ‘State of Water Supply, Sanitation and Poverty in Pakistan’, said that Balochistan has by…
Pakistan is among the countries with lowest literacy rates, whereas the proportion of population acquiring higher education is much, much…
“The poverty alleviation plan will be the most important part of the government’s 100 days in power and will be…
Poverty is like punishment for a crime you didn’t commit – Mathematician Eli Khamarov It’s a hardcore fact that a…
FINCA In 2008, the bank was founded with a mission to alleviate poverty in Pakistan. FINCA provides state-of-the-art deposit and…
Overall CSR functions in the country are great but required further efforts and support Interview with Mr S. M. Muneer…
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Interest Rate Structure In Pakistan (%) w.e.f. SBP Reverse Repo Rate SBP Repo Rate SBP Policy…
No doubt, the reduction of poverty has become a central goal for development. It can be attained through economic growth.…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]SUBMITTED BYÂ SIDDHARTH SHARMA ON TUE, 04/16/2019[/box] This blog is part of a series that discusses findings…
According to the Transparency International, Pakistan has made a slight improvement in the ‘Corruption Perceptions Index 2018’ with a score…
Good governance is perhaps the single most important factor in eradicating poverty and promoting development in Pakistan. The present condition…
Recent anti-encroachment drive aims to crush institutional corruption and building of cartels Profit margins have shrunk due to increase in…
“Economic Empowerment Of Women” a small phrase have different meanings and understanding to different people depending on their experiences, circumstances,…
Prime Minister Imran Khan has claimed in his several speeches that his government is committed to alleviate poverty and rehabilitate…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Julius Probst, Lund University[/box] Swedish academic Hans Rosling has identified a worrying trend: not only do…
Pakistan is a country of diversities; so many things are happening at the same time, it’s a dynamic country with…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]by Niall McCarthy, Dec 13, 2018[/box] Gallup has released a new report detailing the most and least generous countries worldwide.…
Ihsan Trust founded (registered) on 07th day of January 2010 is a non-profit organization, established with the aim of providing…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] Andrew Smith, University of Bradford and Jo McBride, Durham University[/box] The UK is experiencing record…
Economists believe that agriculture can help assist in reduction of poverty, increase incomes and enhance food security for 80 percent…
International study of MGI (McKinsey Global Institute) reveals that $12 trillion could be added to worldwide gross domestic product (GDP)…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””] Paul Polman Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Myriam Sidibe Senior Fellow, Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and…
Present PTI government of Prime Minister Imran Khan is for making investment in human development to upgrade the standard of…