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Asian economies turning to yuan
A ‘yuan bloc’ is emerging in East Asia, as nations in the region track the renminbi as the main reference…
Rupee’s modest recovery
IN the local currency market, the rupee/dollar parity traded both ways this week.
Demand for dollar showed modest growth in…
Time to revamp farm research
Crop productivity- yield per hectare- in Pakistan is lower compared to many developing countries with a similar resource base.
Therefore,…
Bank profits and long-term risks
Pakistani banks continue making huge profits, recording since the global financial crisis 2008-09, a growth rate higher than in those…
Banks mull reviving corporate lending
MANY banks are ‘reactivating’ their corporate divisions anticipating revival of demand for private credit as interest rates fall on the…
The CNG fiasco
THE saga surrounding the CNG price cut has once again brought to the limelight an old debate whether or not…
Corruption eating up govt revenues
Pakistan incurs an estimated, whooping two trillion rupee loss annually because of corruption. The menace is believed to be more…
Surge in Sindh’s cotton output
THE surge in Sindh’s cotton output this year has more than compensated the losses seen in Punjab because of an…
Commercialisation of farming
Farming plays a key role in reducing poverty and supporting food security in South Asia. Yet, the pressure on land…
Fluctuating onion prices
ONION growers of Sindh complain that they have been put in an uncomfortable position by imports of onions through formal…
Status quo tax policies
THE recently released Federal Board of Revenue’s Yearbook 2011-12 shows that net collection stood at Rs1,883 billion with a 20.9…
World commodities
Gold
In the London market gold prices held near $1,720 an ounce on November 1 as stock markets climbed, indicating…
Flourishing weekly bazaars
THE basic consideration of the weekly bazaars is to provide farmers and manufacturers a platform to sell their products directly…
High interest rates and bad debts
TIGHT liquidity conditions, high interest rates and a slowing economy have all contributed to a soaring bad loans’ portfolio for…
Labour mobility improves US job market
Danielle Anderson got a promotion in June that required her to move from southern California to Houston, where she bought…
‘Downturn to last for a generation’
THE Governor of the Bank of England Sir Mervyn King has given his clearest warning yet that the impact of…
Dairy farmers hit by milk powder processing
Pakistan’s local dairy farming, bedeviled with a host of inbuilt problems, now faces fresh threat from cheap import of skimmed…
Assurance and creditability
THE apex body of the textile industry is upbeat over the latest assurance by the ministry of water and power…
Whistle-blowers to expose tax evasion
A draft whistle-blowing law that will empower any citizen to expose a tax evader or induce those with wealth in…
Academia to assess poverty figures
UP to 58 per cent of Pakistan’s population suffered from ‘food insecurity’ and another 29.6 per cent passed through a…
