[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n the simplest words, the budget of a country expresses developmental plans for a year and measures to finance these…
Year: 2017
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he federal government in the budget for fiscal year 2017-18 has allocated Rs180 billion for China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he 2017-18 budget is designed for election year. It is of little value to the economy’s health in the medium…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]f one reviews Pakistan’s economy, the development seems lopsided. The successive governments have experimented with different models from private sector…
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]ontrary to popular belief, the biggest expenditure item in the 2017 budget is ‘interest’, not defense or education or any…
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]chool teachers, college lecturers and university professors slammed the government’s decision to increase their salaries by just 10 percent in…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n today’s world, the accumulation of vested power in the hands of the individual has paved the way for popular…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he PML-(Nawaz)-led Balochistan coalition government unveiled the provincial budget for fiscal year 2017-18 with a total outlay of Rs328 billion.…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he government placed the remittances data for the three quarters of the current fiscal year before the National Assembly, showing…
Interview with Muhammad Jawed Bilwani – Chairman, Pakistan Apparel Forum & spokesman of seven Industrial Associations of Karachi [box type=”shadow”…
Interview with Mr Shamim Ahmed Firpo – President, Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry PAGE: KINDLY TELL US SOMETHING ABOUT…
PAKISTAN MARKET INDICATORS EXCHANGE RATES CURRENCY ACTIVITY Friday 19-May Friday 26-May Friday 2-Jun Friday 9-Jun Friday 16-Jun Friday 23-Jun DOLLAR…
RESOURCE POSITION IN BUDGET OF PAKISTAN (Rs in Million) DETAILS BUDGET 2016-17 REVISED 2016-17 BUDGET2017-18 A. Internal Resources 3,759,263 3,230,492…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]resent Economic Statistics revealed that during the previous years, the Government of Pakistan has successfully done well in enhancing the…
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]e accept that all humans have the right to get better education, but the quirk of fate of education in…
GBP/USD WEEKLY OVERVIEW Continued political uncertainties and recent results of UK election hampered UK’s credit profile bitterly. As ruling Conservative…
PAKISTAN’S STOCK MARKET BOUNCES BACK Stocks bounced back on Thursday from the plunge seen in previous sessions and ended the…
MARKET REVIEW The market pared some of the losses of the last week and returned 2% on the last week’s…
KSE-100 INDEX ENDS LOSING STREAK BEFORE LONG HOLIDAYS AMID FOREIGN INVESTORS INTEREST SUMMARY It was a short four-day week for…
POLITICAL ANARCHY LIKELY TO HIT INVESTORS’ CONFIDENCE The week ended on 22nd June 2017 remained highly volatile due to political…
PAKISTAN: UBER ALLEGEDLY HACKED! MULTIPLE USERS TWEETING ABOUT UNJUST CHARGES MADE ON UBER ACCOUNT: Despite company’s strong security claims, Uber…
QATAR INTELLIGENCE OFFICER ADMITS TO SABOTAGING THE UAE Doha: A report broadcasted on Abu Dhabi TV on Thursday featured video…
OIL PRICES SPRING BACK World oil prices rose on Thursday, a day after hitting 10-month lows, but market sentiment remained…
SHIPPING CONFIDENCE HITS 3-YEAR HIGH Shipping confidence reached its equal highest rating in the past three years in the three…
C/A DEFICIT WIDENS 178%, STANDS AT $8.93B Pakistan’s current account deficit (CAD) widened by a massive 178% in the first…
SELECT PULSES REMAIN WEAK ON MUTED DEMAND New Delhi, Jun 23 () Select pulses led by urad fell by up…
[dropcap]R[/dropcap]ESPECT FOR THE BUSINESS AND ITS VALUES THE ACQUISITION MUST BE A “TEMPERAMENTAL FIT.” No acquisition works unless the people…
PSO LEAPS TOWARDS RETAIL MODERNIZATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TELENOR PAKISTAN Pakistan’s largest oil marketing company, Pakistan State Oil, has partnered…
[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…