Tag: Economic

Money-guzzlers?

The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Federal Cabinet has approved another bailout package of Rs 8.6 billion of taxpayer money in addition to...

Asian economic powerhouses subdued, recovery to be muted

As Europe's debt crisis drags on and the U.S. economy slows, weighing on Asia's exports, economists are cutting their growth forecasts for most of...

Nawaz vows ‘economic blasts’ once in power

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif on Thursday said he would conduct “economic blasts” if he came into power, adding that all self-centered...

Nawaz vows ‘economic blast’

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Chief Mian Nawaz Sharif vowed to go for an 'economic blast' in the country this time round, if he comes...

How inappropriate!

Independent economists have said that owing to government’s inappropriate economic policies to cope with depressive economic situation of the country Moody’s downgraded Pakistan’s sovereign...

Economic zones needed

Economically speaking, the upper and lower districts in my home province Sindh have a wide variety of dynamic sectors, various opportunities for private and...

President approves nominations for NEC

President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday, on the advice of Prime Minister, has nominated four members of the Federal Government on the National Economic...

ECC approves Rs 2.5b Ramadan relief package

The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet on Tuesday approved a Ramadan relief package of Rs 2.5 billion on essential food items, providing...

PPP responsible for economic crisis in country: Nawaz

PML-N President Nawaz Sharif on Saturday said the country was facing acute economic crises due to mass corruption and wrong policies of the PPP...

Putin tells Russia to be ready for economic crisis

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered his government to put aside billions of dollars in next year’s budget to protect the country’s vulnerable economy...

Mr Sheikh, we need to do more!

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Wednesday highlighted the importance of sound economic management, along with the continuation of fiscal austerity policy to improve...

Oops!

The outgoing financial year 2011-12 saw the country’s external account failing to repeat what the economic observers said the sterling performance of fiscal year...

Bharat Raj at LCCI!

The Nepalese ambassador Bharat Raj Paudyal has said Pakistan and Nepal should focus on the promotion of bilateral business relations ensuring continued partnership for...

Pakistan and IMF: a road to nowhere

Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) organized an INVITED lecture on ‘Pakistan and the IMF’by Dr. Meekal Ahmed, Visiting Senior Fellow, PIDE and formerly...

ICCI calls for boosting LSM growth for economic revival

Significant growth of Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) is essential for economic development. Therefore, Government should devise an economic revival plan for boosting growth of...

A load unbearable

In a recent article in The Washington Post, the energy crisis in Pakistan was said to be more dangerous to Pakistan than terrorism. Not...

Business environment

There are a number of factors which are conducive to economic growth but the two most important factors, surpassing all others, are law and...