Tag: Economic
YLC’s Day 4 dedicated to international economic leadership
Young Leaders Conference’s Day 4 on Monday was dedicated to International Economic Leadership encouraging the youth to create value with social responsibility. The day...
Senators slam economic, admin policies
All opposition parties in the Upper House except the JUI-F on Wednesday criticised the government for its economic and administrative policies, saying the government...
‘Pakistan needs agenda of radical economic reforms’
Representatives of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Thursday asked their leaderships to rise...
Economic survey 2010-11
Core inflation about 9.5pc: Core inflation (non-food, non-energy measure), estimated at 9.5 percent during the year 2010-11, remained subdued over corresponding increase of 11.2...
President directs economic team to increase govt employees’ salaries in budget
President Asif Ali Zardari has directed government’s economic team to evolve poor friendly budget besides providing relief to government employees through increase in their...
UK assures support for economic revival in Pakistan
Pakistan and the United Kingdom (UK) on Tuesday discussed the role of the European Union (EU) in the economic revival of Pakistan, with the...
Military’s penetration into political, economic affairs should end: experts
Defence experts on Monday demanded the security establishment broaden its definition of security by taking into account the security of citizens. They also...
PC outlines economic growth framework
The Planning Commission (PC) of Pakistan is all set to unveil its ‘Pakistan Economic Growth Framework’ in the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting, which...
Provinces equally responsible for economic reforms: Sheikh
Federal Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Sheikh said on Sunday that Pakistan was going through a big transition and provincial governments equally shared the responsibility...
Sindh offers special economic zone with tax exemption to Koreans
The Sindh government has offered a special economic zone in the province to Korean investors with incentives and tax exemption. The provincial government disclosed...
Poor economic indicators keep FDI at bay
Despite attractive incentives, Pakistan lags far behind regional economies in securing foreign direct investment (FDI). In the context of Asian emerging economies, investors seem...
Govt to implement economic reforms: PM
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Monday said his government was determined to implement economic reforms to ensure macro-economic stability in the country. The...
LCCI demands economic restructuring
The LCCI President Shahzad Ali Malik has stressed the need for sector-specific measures for the revival of economy as political uncertainty has not only...
Kashi economic zone to help boost Pakistan’s economy
China will do everything in its power to support Pakistan in its bid to become a strong, stable and prosperous nation by promoting cooperation...
Economic restoration needs difficult decisions: PPP
President Asif Ali Zardari’s Coordinator for Punjab Naveed Chaudhary, in a statement issued on Monday, said difficult decisions would have to be taken for...
LSE organises economic management conference
State Bank of Pakistan Governor Shahid H Kardar inaugurated a session on economic management at the seventh annual conference organised by the Lahore School...
Intellectual Property Rights critical to economic growth’
The judicial enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) is critical to economic growth of a country and also ensures safety of the consumers, said...