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A fresh consignment of 65,000 tonnes of imported canola seeds has reached Karachi this month. Industry sources say this is…
Outlook for GM agriculture
THE Midwest region of the United States, which saw American Indians enter North America 12,000 years ago, is known as…
Innovative designs push up jewellery exports
EXPORT of jewellery has surged from a mere $42 million to $922 million over five years ending June 2012, and…
Giving voice to minority shareholders
THE ‘Global Competitiveness Index’ released by the World Economic Forum has assigned ‘values’ and ‘ranks’ to countries in accordance with…
Entrenched status quo policies
Macroeconomic stabilisation was on the top of the economic agenda till early 2010 when it was ‘reinforced’ with a ‘growth’…
Leveraging investment
THE government’s investment support scheme for the textile industry is expected to leverage a capital spending of $250 million in…
Impact of rains on major crops
THIS year’s monsoon, that came a bit late, have caused less damage to key crops than they could if they…
Harvesting hill torrents
A DISASTER struck the southern part of Punjab last week as water from hill torrents entered Dera Ghazi Khan, Rajanpur…
Enhancing tomato production
TOMATOES are grown in all seasons of the year helped by varying climatic conditions across the country.
Its early sowing…
GM food: fears and prospects
“WHATEVER you have eaten here since your arrival, there is every probability that 90 per cent of your food’s ingredients…
Thar coal projects face delays
THE Thar coalfields have been declared Special Economic Zone, and unprecedented package of incentives, concessions and protections have been offered…
World economies
Uzbekistan
UZBEKISTAN is a dry, landlocked country; 11 per cent of the land is intensely cultivated, in irrigated river valleys.…
Liberalisation or protectionism?
WHILE the consumers may be happy to get cheaper imported second-hand cars, automobile manufacturers and vendors say they are facing…
Sway of predatory bodies
THE world economic crises that began in late 2007 have spurred the growth of predatory bodies and their integration with…
Plan to boost manufacturing to create jobs
FOR an emerging economy that needs to grow at rates of eight to 10 per cent annually to pull millions…
Reforms: design flaws or noncompliance
IT is being speculated that the caretaker federal setup will negotiate a fresh arrangement with the IMF which the present…
Global manufacturing slumps
SIGNS of a deepening global slump have mounted as manufacturing activity in Europe and Asia contracted and banks in Spain…
Issues in withholding tax
WITHHOLDING tax revenue continues to be the leading source of ‘direct tax’ receipts in view of the failure of tax…
Gas reserves hostage to security situation
WITH oil imports estimated to go beyond $14 billion this fiscal year — the single largest import ticket — reliance…
Stocks surge to 53-month high
SHARES at the Karachi stock market remained strong during the week ended Friday, as the KSE-100 index surged by 196…
