Tag: Economic

Engineering economic growth

When one tries to analyse the 13 success cases from the postwar period, that include economies like Botswana; Brazil; China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan,...

IMF to seek public opinion before economic review

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked Pakistan to hold a one day seminar for its mission officials to seek public opinion before they...

Rich world economic malaise to endure into 2012

Stagnation is probably the best many of the world's biggest developed economies can hope for over the next year, with several facing a significant...

Call for people-oriented national policies

Speakers at a seminar held here on Monday stressed upon the need of formulating people-oriented national security, economic and social policies observing that the...

US duo win Economics Nobel for macroeconomic work

US researchers Thomas Sargent and Christopher Sims won the 2011 Nobel Economics Prize on Monday for their work on macro-economics and government economic policymaking,...

Skill development and enhancing opportunities

Punjab Skill Development fund has a unique business to finance training sessions organised by relevant organisation and training hubs to train unskilled, vulnerable and...

Turkish businessmen looking for investment opportunities

Turkish businessmen are interested to support private sector development by promoting economic co-operation between the business sectors of the two countries. This was stated...

Our economic challenges

The business cycle of Pakistan’s economy has shown anomalous behaviour over the last many years. The growth rate peaked at nine per cent in...

The economic cost of borrowing

Pakistan, being one of the developing countries, is seeing a tough time in its struggle to achieve the status of a developed nation. Inflation,...

Unaccounted for leakages

It takes a lot for one to go back into the sophomore, idealistic, capitalist-bashing mode, especially when one is amongst many running the race...

Senators express reservations over pro-capitalist economic zones bill

The Senate Standing Committee on Saturday expressed reservations over the draft ‘The Special Economic Zones Bill, 2010’, saying the proposed legislation might be misused...

Pakistan’s flooded breadbasket spells economic misery

Monsoon floods that sunk Pakistan's arable belt for a second year running have piled economic woes on top of a humanitarian catastrophe facing up...

Sindh rains have more social than economic impact

Recent heavy rains in Sindh have destroyed many acres of agricultural land and displaced thousands of people. The prime minister and the president have...

‘Better law and order to spur economic progress in Sindh’

Better law and order would spur economic development in Sindh, including Karachi, and restore the confidence of the investors, said Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad...

Poland seeks greater economic cooperation with Pakistan

The Ambassador of Poland in Pakistan, Dr Andrzej Ananiez, has urged Pakistani businessmen to invest in new technologies to more efficiently exploit country’s resource...

China reshuffles engineers of economic boom

China has begun work on an 18-month reshuffle of its top economic and regulatory policy officials as part of a leadership transition that will...

Economic woes could hit Indian festive spending

India’s retailers look set for a tough annual religious festival season — traditionally a time for exuberant spending — as high inflation and interest...