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Sailing in rough waters
Increasing political instability on the back of ongoing standoff between the coalition headed by the Pakistan People’s Party and the…
Fresh look at LNG import
WITH energy shortfalls particularly that of natural gas anticipated to worsen in the coming winter and extrapolate in the subsequent…
Business takes lead
PAKISTAN’S trade and industry has quietly capitalised on business opportunities offered by rebuilding Afghanistan’s economy funded by huge foreign aid.…
Institutional decay
ALL the federal and provincial institutions governing agriculture seem to be decaying and heading towards virtual disintegration.
Since no detailed…
Plan for farm schools in Sindh
THE Sindh agriculture department plans to set up 200 farmers’ field schools to train growers in the best farming practices…
Rice sowing hit by water shortage
A MARKED decline is being reported in cultivation of rice crop in Sindh this year due to water shortage. Sowing…
KP expanding seeds processing industry
THE Khyber Pakhtunkhwa agriculture department plans to install several seed processing and treating plants to augment its existing capacity of…
World economies
Nepal
NEPAL is among the poorest and least developed countries in the world. The domestic economy is characterised by low…
NEPAL is among the poorest and least developed countries in the world. The domestic economy is characterised by low…
Flourishing eateries
THERE has been a profound change in the eating habits of the people of Karachi over the last two decades.…
Railways at a cliff edge
“I have arrived at the Rawalpindi railway station on the third day by a train which was scheduled to reach…
Revival of tourism in Swat
WITH the restoration of public confidence in sustainable peace in Swat and improved road infrastructure in its upper parts, the…
Labour unrest in automobile hub
INDUSTRIAL unrest and labour violence, rampant in India during the 1970s and 1980s, has not been a major issue over…
Translating positives into public policy
THE Planning Commission has done some important analytical work over the last couple of years aimed at identifying Pakistan’s economic…
Rapid growth in self-employment
WHILE big companies are shedding labour, they, along with information technology, are creating space for rapid growth of self-employment.
Over…
Toxic derivatives bets
JPMORGAN Chase, the biggest US bank by assets, announced last Friday that the trading loss from derivatives bets made by…
New generation of retail markets
A LEADING financial consulting firm has included Pakistan amongst ten ‘hidden heroes’ of the next generation of retail markets, following…
Utilising bilateral currency swaps
Some large local banks have begun exploring ways to finance part of trade with China in currencies of the two…
GSP Plus challenge
AFTER over six years of tireless efforts, Islamabad has become eligible to apply for duty-free export facility under the EU…
Corporate results peak in Ramazan
THE Karachi stock market has seen a good year so far. The benchmark KSE-100 index gained 3,221 points or 28…
Foreign funds boost stocks
BULLS staged strong rally at the Karachi stock market in the week ended Friday. The KSE-100 Index posted a gain…
