[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hile the government makes tall claims of providing education to the citizens this is not reflected in the budget for…
Year: 2017
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]echnical, vocational education and skills development increases productivity of individuals, profitability of employers and expansion of national development. It is…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he first ever business school, Institute of Business Administration (IBA) was established in Karachi in 1955. Since then a number…
ABOUT THE IBA CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE IN ISLAMIC FINANCE [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Centre for Excellence in Islamic Finance has been established at…
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hat does US$ 62 billion of Chinese investment in China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) mean for Islamic Financial Institutions (IFIs)?…
[dropcap]E[/dropcap]ducation from a moral obligation gradually metamorphosed to commercial venture in Pakistan. Today education is considered a highly profitable business…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]ccording to World Economic Forum Finland has the best education system in the world. Finland is an innovative country when…
[dropcap]E[/dropcap]ducation plays a pivotal role in the rise and fall of the nations especially in the 21st century importance of…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he term ‘street children’ include children who either spend the night on the streets, or their livelihood depends on the…
[dropcap]B[/dropcap]alochistan has a literacy rate of 39 percent, which is much lower than the national rate. It also lags behind…
[dropcap]L[/dropcap]iteracy rate in Pakistan saw an annual drop of 2.0 percent to 58 percent during fiscal year 2015-16. The decline…
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]epatitis is a disease which has long been ignored in developing countries like Pakistan. The fact that it’s a silent…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n promoting the education and providing international exposure to the students of Pakistan, Iqra University has joined hands with the…
Gov should take responsibility of financial expenses of at least 25pc of students studying in the private sector Interview with…
Interview with Mr Saim Amin –Manager Training, CORPORATE FORUM [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=”” width=””]PROFILE: Mr Saim Amin is one of…
An exclusive interview with Ahmed Ali Siddiqui — Founding Director, Centre for Excellence in Islamic Finance [box type=”shadow” align=”” class=””…
PAKISTAN EXCHANGE RATES CURRENCY ACTIVITY Friday 16-Jun Friday 23-Jun Friday 7-Jul Friday 14-Jul Friday 21-Jul Friday 28-Jul DOLLAR Buying 106.05…
PROVINCE WISE DISTRIBUTION OF FACULTY AND MANAGEMENT STAFF TRAINED (Nos.) Programs Federal Punjab Sindh KPK Balochistan AJ&K Gilgit/ Baltistan Total…
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]e all believe that education is central to economic growth and prosperity. And the Government of Pakistan proclaims it as…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he poor quality of public education sector in Pakistani society is often quoted as the main reason of growth in…
GBP/USD WEEKLY OVERVIEW Movement of pound remained under the clouds of Brexit negotiation in Belgian Capital Brussels on Monday. Although…
PAKISTAN STOCKS BEAR BUMPY RIDE TO CLOSE FLAT Stocks seesawed on Friday as fears began to fade over ongoing political…
MARKET REVIEW The week started off on a dull note where investors tracked Supreme Court proceeding on case against the…
INDEX POSTS PROFIT AS TRADING ACTIVITY RETURNS TO NORMALCY AFTER PM DISQUALIFICATION SUMMARY Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) heaves a sigh…
BULLS STAGE COMEBACK OVER SC VERDICT; BANKS’ EARNINGS LIKELY TO SUPPORT The week ended on 28th July 2017 will be…
PAKISTAN: JAZZ PARTNERS WITH SMARTLINK TO INTRODUCE XIAOMI SMART DEVICES: Jazz, has collaborated with Smartlink to bring in Xiaomi’s…
ETIHAD AIRWAYS SWINGS TO $1.87B LOSSES Dubai: Etihad Airways reported on Thursday $1.87 billion in net losses for 2016, a…
GOLD STEADY AHEAD OF US GDP DATA Gold steadied on Friday after retreating from a more than six-week high hit…
BALTIC INDEX INCREASES ON HIGHER CAPESIZE RATES The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry…
ICCI WANTS UNIFORM ‘NATIONAL ST’ Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) President Khalid Iqbal Malik urged the government to…
MARUTI Q1 NET PROFIT GROWS 4.4% TO RS 1,556 CRORE Maruti Suzuki, the country’s top-selling car maker, posted a quarterly…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]UNNEL-VISION INNOVATION OFTEN A PRESCRIPTION DRUG DESIGNED FOR A SPECIFIC AILMENT SOMETIMES ENDS UP BEING USED FOR SOME OTHER QUITE…
PAK-QATAR FAMILY TAKAFUL DISTRIBUTES 28PC SURPLUS FOR 2016 Pak-Qatar Family Takaful Limited (PQFTL) has announced the distribution of 28 percent…
[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…