Year: 2017

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n promoting the education and providing international exposure to the students of Pakistan, Iqra University has joined hands with the…

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…

GBP/USD WEEKLY OVERVIEW Movement of pound remained under the clouds of Brexit negotiation in Belgian Capital Brussels on Monday. Although…

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…

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…