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Electricity subsidy and the real beneficiary
IT comes again and again like a nightmare to unsuspecting, honest common consumers. They bear the burden of 45 per…
Is it amnesty-driven stock boom?
Pakistani stocks yielded a stellar return of 49 per cent in the year 2012, which placed the Karachi Stock Exchange…
Informal credit for consumer durables
SHAH ZAMAN, a young shopkeeper, gestured to a loader to lift the generator and made way for the customer through…
Steep fall in Basmati exports
Exports of Basmati rice are falling as production is down, local consumption is up and prices are higher than last…
Lag in certified seed demand
THE use of certified quality seed is not picking up fast in Sindh. Of the 25 seed processing units proposed…
Cold wave a mixed blessing for crops in Punjab
The recent severe cold wave, which ended later last week but still has a chance of returning, may prove a…
Achieving self-sufficiency in oilseeds
PAKISTAN was self-reliant in edible oils from 1947 to 1960. The import of edible oils started in 1960. By 2011-12,…
Energy imbroglio
For the past many days — since last Christmas — the sun has been hiding behind a dense cloud cover…
Pakistan in ‘tight gas’ club
With the signing of the first-ever tight gas agreement between Sui Southern Gas Company and a joint venture of Polish…
World commodities
Gold:
In the London market, gold prices topped $1675 an ounce on January 10, rising along with the euro after…
In the London market, gold prices topped $1675 an ounce on January 10, rising along with the euro after…
Infrastructure projects under PPP mode
Realising the benefits of public-private partnership mode for developing infrastructure, Pakistan, in early 1990s, formulated a policy and regulatory framework…
Silver fetches better return than gold
WHILE the white metal does not glitter as much as the yellow metal, silver is rapidly emerging as a major…
World economy: illusions, reality
WHEN the economic history of the recent period is written, it may well be that the year 2012 is regarded…
Review of duty free access of BD textiles to US
AFTER several years of warning to act on labour standards that fell on deaf ears, the US has finally initiated…
Economies to boost global growth in 2013
NOW that the leadership issues in the United States and China have been settled, one can finally frame the economic…
Emerging trends in financial market
With real estate and gold offering lacklustre returns, stocks, government papers and National Savings Schemes have attracted huge investments.
Investment…
Battle against SRO culture
The Public Accounts Committee was informed last month that as many as 4,500 Statutory Regulatory Orders have so far been…
Undernourished poor
IN its annual report ‘Change in cost of food basket,’ the Planning Commission of Pakistan has only reconfirmed what is…
Escalating development spending in Punjab
With the new elections just round the corner, the pace of development spending in Punjab is escalating. The Shahbaz Sharif…
Stocks end flat as investors stay on sidelines
Shares at the Karachi Stock market ended flat in the week ended Friday with the KSE-100 index stepping down by…
