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Karachi business crippled by social chaos
KARACHI, the country’s financial hub, has been crippled by frequent strikes, incidents of terrorism and worsening security situation. This has…
Luxury of cheap gas nearing end
WITH gas shortfalls at 50 per cent of total supplies of 4.2 billion cubic feet per day this winter, the…
High risk, high returns
The inflows of foreign direct investment into the country, that peaked at $5.2 billion in 2008, add up to $24.4…
Gwadar deal: business optimism, Baloch reservations
SHRUGGING off apprehensions, and shedding their biases, the country’s business community supports transfer of Gwadar Port to a Chinese company.…
Planning for cotton crop
THE sharp fall in targeted cotton production this year raises a fundamental question: how do we plan a crop that…
Turnaround or stagnation
OFFICIALS claim an impressive turnaround in agricultural production in the last five years as the current government’s tenure is about…
Farmers unable to avail of bank loans
A notification issued by Sindh Board of Revenue to ban land transactions — whether state or privately owned — has…
Rains delay potato harvesting
WITH persistent rains in the central Punjab not allowing any reduction in the humidity level in the last few weeks,…
World commodities
Gold
GOLD has slumped to the lowest level since July, after minutes from a Federal Reserve meeting showed a debate…
KP upset over held-up hydro profits
THE Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government is upset with Islamabad over the held-up long delayed net hydro profit payments to the province.…
Will power plants on imported coal be viable?
THE government’s decision to set up coal-fired power projects based on imported, instead of indigenous coal, poses numerous issues, problems…
Plight of Indian state-run banks
A BANK job has traditionally been one of the most sought after positions among the Indian youth, especially a job…
Mulling resource wars
A YEAR ago, leading German industrial companies launched the Resource Alliance (Rohstoffallianz) for the purpose of securing the supply of…
Japanese firms shift to emerging markets
Sino-Japan diplomatic tensions and rising costs in China are prompting Japanese companies to move towards emerging markets elsewhere in the…
Manufacturing in euro-area dips
EURO-AREA services and manufacturing contracted at a faster pace than economists forecast in February as the economy struggled to recover…
External sector performs better
EXPORT earnings and home remittances were higher and foreign investment also witnessed a rising trend in first seven months of…
Kishanganga verdict a tilt in India’s favour
BOTH Pakistan and India view the verdict of the International Court of Arbitration at The Hague released on February 18…
Taxation proposals 2013-14
TAX officials have formulated draft taxation proposals for federal budget 2013-14 targeting an increase of Rs461 billion in additional revenue.…
Business seeks fair trade
The initial excitement over prospects of Pakistan and India trading freely with each other in spite of their long-standing political…
Foreign inflows lead KSE-100 index to cross 18,000 points
Stocks continued to climb at the Karachi share market with the benchmark KSE-100 index demolishing yet another psychological barrier of…
