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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 BY 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…
The newly installed government in Pakistan faces a number of mammoth tasks like foreign policy issues, weakening currency, booming population,…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Lindsey Appleyard, Coventry University[/box] Wonga, the poster-boy of the British payday lending industry, has gone into…
Bangladesh has become one of Asia’s most remarkable countries in the recent years. It remained an economic basket case. It…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Steve Barha CEO, Instant Financial[/box] From San Francisco to South Africa, the issue of fair pay is the subject…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Leora Klapper Lead Economist, Development Research Group, World Bank[/box] Nearly 800 million people globally live in…
Pakistan withstands the burden of one of the most illiterate countries of Asia. About half of the male population is…
Population growth rate in Pakistan is extremely high due to high fertility rate with a large proportion of young adults…
The upcoming government-led by Imran Khan, the leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) who has taken absolute majority after July 25…
Bangladesh is better than India and Pakistan in health facilities Good health is important to live a healthy, peaceful and…
Poverty cannot be tackled without having credible data and figures related to poverty incidence in Pakistan. Poverty reduction has been…
India is striving to become the world’s third-largest consumer market by 2025. Consumer spending is on the rise in India.…
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) had focus on halving poverty and improving lives of the world’s poorest by 2015. This very…
Remittances play a very important role in eliminating poverty of a nation. Remittances not only reflect the domestic labor working…
Balochistan is the country’s poorest province, with standards of living lagging substantially behind the rest of the country. Socio-economic indicators…
According to the recent Economic Survey, Pakistan’s total number of poverty count has registered a prominent decline in last 10…
An exclusive interview with Mr. Fayyaz-ur-Rehman Khan – General Manager, Ihsan Trust [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]Ihsan Trust was established…
Balochistan is the country’s poorest province, with standards of living lagging substantially behind the rest of the country. Socioeconomic indicators…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Richard Gower Senior Associate, Economics and Policy, Tearfund[/box] As the Bulawayo road curves out of Zimbabwe’s…
Poverty should be more comprehensively measured through an index that uses multiple indicators. These may be broadly categorized as socioeconomic…
Pakistan is an underdeveloped country where nearly 40 percent of its population lives below poverty line. The low income groups…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Frithjof Arp, University of Nottingham[/box] Despite around US$34 billion in funding and numerous microfinance initiatives to…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Jeffrey McDermott Managing Partner, Greentech Capital Advisors This article is part of the World Economic Forum…
Microfinance Microfinance is just one tool in the war against poverty. For microfinance to be successful at poverty reduction, it…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO)[/box] A friend of mine was diagnosed with cancer…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Pete Robertson, Edinburgh Napier University[/box] [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he claim that Eskimos have 50 words for snow may be…
NEARLY 39PC OF PAKISTANIS LIVE IN MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY: UN [dropcap]A[/dropcap] large number of Pakistanis understand that their standard of living…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]here are multiple factors pushing people below poverty line in Pakistan. Unemployment is a major factor. With an unemployment rate…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he significant challenges for Pakistan are scarcity of resources, poverty, and health issues etc. If it is to become a…
[dropcap]E[/dropcap]very civilized society takes care of education, healthcare, transportation and infrastructure development. To meet the expenses it collects taxes from…
Interview with Mr Gul Mohammad Lot – Chairman, Mehran Group of Industries [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]Profile Mr Gul Mohammad…
CSR AWARD WINNERS IN PAKISTAN 2017 Abbas Steel Pvt Ltd Agha Steel Industries Albario Engineering Pvt Ltd Archroma Pakistan limited…
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]any research studies concluded that the developing nations are trying their best to return an ideal growth path and providing…
[dropcap]L[/dropcap]ivestock is an important sector of rural economy in Balochistan. It contributes about 40 percent to the provincial GDP. Animals…
[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…
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…