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Corporate culture, ground realities
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The government intends to reduce corporate tax from 35 to 30 per cent in the next budget…
Opaque gas pricing to hit consumers
While deviating from the earlier decision by the Economic Coordination Committee, the recently revised gas pricing mechanism for Qadirpur Gas…
Transparency in private firms: backlash feared
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The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan issued a notification on Wednesday, which has the potential of…
Tunnel farming losing momentum
Tunnel farming, which had started gaining some popularity during the last few years, particularly in Punjab, seems not only to…
Exploiting sweet potato potential
AS realisation increases about perils of overdependence on a few crops, there is a clear case for exploiting full potential…
Onion prices fall
Prices of onions have recorded a sharp a decline over last few weeks in Sindh despite continuing export of the…
How to achieve water security
Water security has been defined by Wikipedia as “the reliable availability of an acceptable quantity and quality of water for…
World commodities
Oil
AT a recent meeting in Vienna, Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries ministers agreed to keep their daily crude…
Local car pricing and economies of scale
THE prices of cars are inclusive of government levies which amount to 30 per cent of the price in the…
Initiative for hydro-power projects
THE energy department of the Sindh government has been mandated to tap the province’s vast network of barrages and canals…
Enforcing corporate laws for documentation
Informal economy is the central problem of economic and taxation systems. The chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission of…
Direct cash subsidy transfer to poor
THE United Progressive Alliance government in India is embarking on an ambitious, ‘game-changing’ programme from the New Year, transferring cash…
Just de-fund Wall Street
A century ago, Louis Brandeis, a distinguished Boston lawyer, wrote a series of articles in Harper’s Weekly denouncing what he…
Job trends and labour market
THE government’s latest jobs report offered both good news and bad news, reflecting an emerging reality of the US economy.…
Renewed talks on free trade bloc deal
THE United States and Europe have flirted for years with the idea of taking the world’s largest trade relationship to…
Worsening CNG crisis
A major slash in CNG prices by Supreme Court on October 25, aimed at providing relief to commuters — by…
Monetary easing amid competing concerns
Economic policymaking is all about balancing competing considerations, and monetary policy adjustments are no exception. The reinforcement of a lax…
‘Good, but not good enough’
THE decision of the State Bank of Pakistan to reduce its key policy rate by half a percentage point to…
Investors cautious
THE Karachi stock exchange saw investors exercise caution during the trading week ended Friday. Although it was a full five…
Fed ‘quantitative easing’ expands
US Federal Reserve announced Wednesday a significant expansion of its bond-buying programme and low-interest-rate policy. This move is aimed at…
