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Under-taxed CNG sector
The recent Supreme Court verdict on CNG prices seeks to provide relief to the general public by reducing CNG rates…
Sindh cotton crop estimates
Sindh expects cotton crop close to 3.5 million bales, lower than the targeted four million bales for 2012-13.
Pakistan Cotton…
A case for further policy rate cut
As the economy shows some signs of resilience after two policy rate cuts since June last year, a case for…
Growing presence of foreign airlines
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The Middle Eastern airlines may reap rich dividends of a growing aviation market in Pakistan as pilots…
Textile segment shines
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The bulls firmly controlled the country’s stock markets last week with the benchmark KSE-100 index closing at…
Voluntary de-listing by performing multinational
The local holders of 25 per cent shares in Unilever Pakistan Limited are rolling in gold following the decision of…
Wheat support pricing or bad economics?
The Economic Coordination Committee of the cabinet has increased wheat support price yet again, third time over the last four…
Flourishing trade in cattle
Famous cricketer Shahid Afridi has decided to try his luck at cattle trading and has recently bought a farm on…
Pulses range-bound after Muharram
Prices of pulses moved in a narrow-band in November despite increased demand during Muharram when sales of some varieties remained…
World commodities
Oil
In the New York market, oil price rose on November 29, for the first time last week on optimism…
Voiceless middle class
A growing middle class nurtured by public institutions acts as a catalyst for development of the economy and the society.…
Unleashing human potential
Owing to a shift from production to service-based knowledge economy, the old mantra of ‘cash is king’ has been replaced…
US economic offensive
In a little-reported speech at the Singapore Management University recently, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton outlined what amounted to…
Gold imports liability
THE yellow metal has for centuries fascinated Indians, who have been buying and stockpiling gold across generations. Irrespective of socio-economic…
Mortgage debts retard American recovery
One year and one month before President Obama won re-election, he invited seven of the world’s top economists to a…
Investment treaties: the emerging crisis
A growing number of international law suits has highlighted an emerging global crisis. The nature and effects of bilateral investment…
Debt roll overs
At 62.1 per cent of gross domestic product, the overall debt is poised to breach the ceiling fixed by the…
Developing corporate bond markets
In contemporary economies, debt/bonds markets are an integral part of the financial sector and effectively supplement corporate funding provided by…
Failure to defend riparian rights
WHILE senior functionaries in Wapda and the ministry of water and power appeared more interested in playing a blame game,…
Bulls toss index to all-time high
Bulls ruled the roost at the Karachi stock exchange in the week ended Friday. The KSE-100 index took a giant…
