Year: 2017

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Hunar Foundation (THF), one of the largest non-profit organizations offering technical and vocational training across Pakistan, was founded by…

PAKISTAN MARKET INDICATORS EXCHANGE RATES CURRENCY ACTIVITY FRIDAY 11-AUG FRIDAY 18-AUG FRIDAY 25-AUG FRIDAY 8-SEP FRIDAY 15-SEP FRIDAY 22-SEP DOLLAR…

PAKISTAN STOCKS ALMOST FLAT Political uncertainty continued to influence investor sentiment, as the stock market ended marginally in the red…

MARKET TO REMAIN DULL ON UNCERTAIN POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC SCENARIO The week ended 22nd September 2017 was lackluster at Pakistan…

PAKISTAN: AMD RYZEN MOBILE APU BENCHMARKS LEAKED- 90% FASTER THAN PREVIOUS-GEN: Benchmarks for AMD’s upcoming Raven Ridge APUs featuring the…

EXPONENTIAL GROWTH SEEN IN GCC ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT Dubai is set to reinforce its status as the region’s leading financial…

OIL RISES AS OPEC DEFERS EXTENSION OF OUTPUT CUTS Oil prices ended nearly 1 percent higher on Friday, close to…

HONG KONG CONTAINER THROUGHPUT DIPS 1.7PC Hong Kong’s container volume dipped slightly in August falling 1.7 percent to 1.76 million…

FOREIGN EXCHANGE: SBP’S RESERVES PLUNGE 3.22PC, AMOUNT TO $14.28B Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)…

AIRTEL, VODAFONE & IDEA RACE AGAINST TIME TO READY CASE AGAINST IUC CUT NEW DELHI: Top telecom operators are racing…

QEC, IBA KARACHI HOSTS THE QAA-HEC MS/EQUIVALENT PROGRAMS REVIEW VISIT Quality Enhancement Cell, IBA, Karachi organized the Review Visit of…

[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]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…