Defining Microfinance is not easy as no proper definition of the term exists. Some say it could mean anything from…
Year: 2021
Capital has significant impact on economic development which involve structural transformation. In developed countries usually the rate of capital formation…
Poverty is a universal undeniable fact. It is supposed to be the most injurious economic and social problem of mankind…
AKHUWAT Akhuwat is a not-for-profit organization established in 2021. It operates with the objective of providing interest-free microfinance to marginalized…
Benchmark lending rate hikes to 16-month high Cut-off yields on Treasury Bills (T-Bills) spiked by up to 49 basis points…
The fast development of technology in all business fields, and the information technology (IT) in particular, has augmented the sophistication…
There is a common saying that “cut your coat according to your cloth”. While this proverb gives a clear message…
Pakistan is amongst the countries in the world having a large number of people living below the poverty line. The…
Being in the communication center industry, you cannot observe the same routine daily. Each day is different from other. You…
Interview with Dr. Abdul Bari Khan — Chief Executive Officer, Indus Health Network PAGE: Tell me something about yourself and Indus…
Interview with Mr. Najmus Saquib Hameed (T.I) — Honorary Chairman, LRBT PAGE: Tell me something about yourself and LRBT, please: Najmus…
Interview with Mr Asad Mujtaba – COO, SINA Health Education & Welfare Trust PAGE: Tell me something about yourself and SINA,…
FEF doing its best to combat malnutrition menace Will support 5000 children in next five years Interview with Mr Naveed…
In Pakistan, poverty has been a chief development problem. Microfinance seems to be one of the effectual solutions of removing…
According to the World Bank report, extreme poverty, which had been declining steadily for close to 25 years, exhibited a…
Pakistan: Micro Credit Beneficiaries, Outstanding Loans Portfolio And Loan Disbursement As Of Dec. 2020 MFP Active Borrowers Outstanding Loans Portfolio…
Market indicators are a series of technical indicators used by traders to predict the direction of the major financial indexes.…
FTSE 100 trims losses Stock markets are in risk-off mode on Friday, with the switch knocked the other way after…
Stocks fails to keep up growing momentum Summary The stock market failed in the preceding week to sustain the growing…
Stocks continue gloom-ridden venture Moving along the trend set in motion in previous week, Pakistan Stock Exchange posted negative performance…
Published in BBC News on Sep 27th, 2021, By Jonathan Jurejko BBC Sport at Whistling Straits The United States…
Pakistani tennis player Aisam ul Haq Qureshi and his Indian counterpart Rohan Boppana. Photo: Twitter/News18 Published in Geo News…
Hamilton has now won the Russian Grand Prix on five of eight occasions [Anton Vaganov/Reuters] Published in AlJazeera on…
Published in ARY news on Sep 24th, 2021, By ARY Sports Karachi: Renowned English football player Michael Owen has signed a…
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends a coronavirus pandemic media briefing at Downing Street, London, on February 15, 2021. Photo:…
The S-400 ‘Triumph’ surface-to-air missile system is seen after its deployment at a military base near Kaliningrad, Russia [File: Vitaly…
Anyone who engages in divisive politics will be abandoned: Afghan FM Published in The News on Sep 27th, 2021,…
Mohammad Eslami, Head of Atomic Energy Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran (AEOI), during the 65th International Atomic Energy…
In this file photo, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech during the closing session of the National People’s Congress…
The US government wants humanitarian aid to continue despite sanctions on the Taliban-led government. File photo Published in The…
Imran Khan calls China role model for developing countries in poverty alleviation PM Imran Khan praised China for being a…
Bahrain economy returns to pre-pandemic levels Bahrain’s economic indicators show that the performance of various sectors in August this year…
Bank Indonesia holds rates Indonesia’s central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a record low as the economy…
Asian Development Bank sees high inflation in Pakistan The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday projected that inflation in Pakistan…
Decarbonisation a defining financing factor Shipping companies that do not have a strategy to decarbonise are likely to be pushed…
Tag raises $12 million in Pakistan’s largest seed funding round: Pakistan’s financial technology startup, TAG Innovation Pvt. Limited, raised more…
USDA forecasts records for world wheat production, use and trade The US Department of Agriculture in its September World Agricultural…
To succeed in business presently, you need to be flexible and have good planning and organizational skills, experts say. Starting…
Shell Tameer rewards young, bright Pakistani innovators The finale of the Shell Tameer Awards 2021, a nationwide contest was held…
Kibor rate is the average interest rate at which term deposits are offered between prime banks in the Pakistani wholesale…
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[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Morgan Bazilian Director, Professor of Public Policy, Payne Institute for Public Policy Dustin Mulvaney Professor, San…
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[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Tom Stacey, Anglia Ruskin University[/box] Europe is facing an energy crisis thanks to low wind-power generation,…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Alice Charles Project Lead, Cities, Infrastructure and Urban Services Platform, World Economic Forum Kalin Bracken Lead,…
[box type=”info” align=”” class=”” width=””]Simon Bullock, University of Manchester[/box] In the middle of this summer’s shocking fires and floods came…