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Rewarding inefficiency
THE federal cabinet has surprisingly granted a major relief to gas companies by allowing them to bill consumers with gas…
Surge in sacrificial animal market
THE Eid ul Azha economy has surged despite pressure on family budgets because of inflation and dwindling multiple income options.…
Metlife attracts potential buyers
TWO corporate giants — Nishat and Packages Groups — from Lahore are in a serious race to purchase MetLife Alico…
A crucial wheat sowing season
AS Punjab prepares for a crucial wheat sowing season, all signs tell that it may be a tough ride for…
Prolonging shelf life of fruits
PAKISTAN produces over 14 million tonnes of fruits and vegetables of which almost one-third is wasted and never reaches the…
Delay in cane crushing
A possible delay in cane crushing by sugar mills beyond November 1 may affect wheat sowing as a big chunk…
Reducing rural-urban inequalities
PAKISTAN’S economy is largely agro-based and agriculture contributes 21 per cent to the national income. About 45 per cent of…
Investors’ ordeal at savings centres
DESPITE a sharp reduction in rates of returns on the National Savings Scheme, following the 400-basis points cut in the…
World economies
Bulgaria
Bulgaria, the EU’s poorest country in terms of economic output per capita, weathered the global crisis without borrowing from…
Extended austerity programme
THE unending recession in Europe and fragile recovery in the United States has persuaded the IMF to have a fresh…
Seasonal jobs for rural workers
PAKISTAN’S rural areas, which became highly active with the arrival of cotton crop in August, have become livelier now with…
Switchover to digital TV
TWENTY years after the onset of satellite television, millions of Indians in the four metros — of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai…
IPO begins legal life
AT last, the Intellectual Property Organisation has become a legal entity following passage of the related bill by the National…
US stocks beat all other assets
US stocks are beating every major asset class for the first time in 17 years even as economic growth weakens…
Competing national interests fail merger
THE proposed merger between Britain’s BAE and EADS, the Franco-German civil aviation corporation, has collapsed.
The merger of Europe’s largest…
Promising indicators
A BIG increase in exports amid a decreasing trend in imports and lower-than expected trade deficit, came as good news…
Rising foreign investment outflows
FOREIGN investment, which began shrinking four years ago, touched a new low in the first quarter of the current fiscal…
Tax cuts — PML-N style
GOING by his recent TV talk, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif seems to believe that the solution to many economic…
Computerisation of land record in Punjab
AS Punjab moves to computerise its land records under a World Bank sponsored project — Land Records Management and Information…
Sluggish pre-Eid week for stocks
AS Eid ul Azha approached, the market had witnessed mixed trends last week.
Investors booked gains in the cement and…
