Special incentives for import of new plant and machinery and technology up-gradation will be provided [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he mid-term Strategic Trade Policy…
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[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Indus Waters Treaty, by dividing the rivers and excluding Afghanistan and China, remains a sub-optimal treaty and needs to…
The nation of over 200 million is the real driving force of the country [dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan’s GDP growth rate expected to…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan’s sugar industry is the second largest agro-based industry in the country after textiles. At present it is diversifying into…
Significant investments in education and health still lacking [dropcap]B[/dropcap]alochistan will take years to come at par with developed regions of…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]extile industry is the backbone of the economy and generates the highest export earnings. It has failed to meet the…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he timely of completion of $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects and mainly development of Gwadar Port under these…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he remittance market for sending foreign exchange into Pakistan using remittance transfers both by overseas workers and the rest of…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan has a rich and vast natural resource base, covering various ecological and climatic zones; hence the country has great…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he State Bank of Pakistan in view of the low inflation rate which is expected to remain well anchored going forward…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan is blessed with rich fishery potential with a coastline of about 1,120 km. Fish is an important component of…
Interview with Dr Khusro Iqbal – Expert in Human Resources [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=”300″]Profile During his professional and personal…
Interview with Mr Abdul Rahim Janoo — Chief Patron, Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]Profile CHIEF…
[dropcap]Dr.[/dropcap] Mahbubul Haq was Pakistan’s 13th finance minister from the period of April 1985 till January 1988. He was a…
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]arket indicators are a series of technical indicators used by traders to predict the direction of the major financial indexes.…
LITERACY RATE (10 YEARS AND ABOVE)-PAKISTAN AND PROVINCES (PERCENT) Province/Area 2013-14 2014-15 Male Female Total Male Female Total Pakistan 70…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan’s economy continued to sustain its growth momentum in the FY2015-16. The gradual building up of the growth momentum suggests…
[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…
GBP/USD WEEKLY OVERVIEW The dollar dipped for the fourth day running against the basket of currencies used to measure its…
KSE-100 INDEX ENDS WEEK WITH SLIGHT LOSSES The Pakistan Stock Exchange ended the week on a flattish note, with the…
MARKET REVIEW Index broke its losing streak despite political noise & low international oil price and closed the week at…
EQUITIES REMAIN JITTERY AND STRUGGLE FOR DIRECTION SUMMARY The stock traded for only four days in a week as it…
MARKET VOLUMES REMAIN DULL, FOREIGN INSTITUTIONAL PORTFOLIO INVESTORS TO MAKE IMPACT Although the KSE-100 Index opened marginally positive yet was…
PAKISTAN: GSMA CALLS ON PAKISTAN GOVERNMENT TO UNLOCK ITS DIGITAL FUTURE: The GSMA today set out a number of measures…
FED RATE HIKE POSITIVE FOR GCC The impact of the Federal Reserve’s rate rise will be broadly positive for the…
US APPROVES TRANSCANADA KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE US President Donald Trump’s administration approved TransCanada Corp’s Keystone XL pipeline on Friday, cheering…
DRY BULK CAPESIZE RATES TO REMAIN FIRM Freight rates for large capesize dry cargo vessels on key Asian routes, which…
PUNJAB GOVT TO SLAP BAN ON IMPORT OF TYRE SCRAP Punjab Minister of Industries, Commerce and Investment Sheikh Alauddin has…
US BANS DRUG PRODUCTION SITE IN INDIA MUMBAI- U.S. health regulators have banned a drug production site in India belonging…
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]ACE REALITY EXPLOIT THE NEW REALITIES. Today’s new realities fit neither the assumption of the Left not those of the…
PNSC FEATURES IN GLOBAL SHIPPING Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC), is a National Flag Carrier enjoys a global presence in…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]t is one of the best known lagging indicators. The consumer price index expresses the current prices of a basket…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he balance of trade compares the value of a country’s exports of goods and services against its imports. When exports…
[dropcap]K[/dropcap]ibor rate is the average interest rate at which term deposits are offered between prime banks in the Pakistani wholesale…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]n economic indicator is a statistic about an economic activity. Economic indicators allow analysis of economic performance and predictions of…
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]emographic is the study of a population based on factors such as age, race and sex, among others. Governments, corporations…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]nflation is a sustained increase in the general level of prices of goods and services in an economy. When the…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]n interest rate is the cost of borrowing money, or conversely, the income earned from lending money. Interest rates are…