Tag: Economic

Skilled labor to industries could trigger the industrial growth: ICCI

The supply of perfectly skilled labor to industries could trigger the industrial growth rate without doing heavy capital investment. Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry...

Britain offers balm for Pakistan-US wounds

As British Foreign Secretary William Hague on Tuesday urged Pakistan to reopen the blocked NATO supplies while voicing concern over the Pakistan-US impasse, the...

Grazie signore! Italian ambassador talks up Pak-EU bond

Strengthening the economic and trade links between Europe and Pakistan is the key for prosperous future relation. This was stated by Italian ambassador to...

US provides grants for research on economic development

As many as 22 Pakistani scholars have been awarded a total of $490,000 worth of grants by the United States government for research on...

US provides grants for research on economic development

Twenty-two Pakistani scholars have been awarded a total of $490,000 worth of grants by the United States Government today for research on various fields...

India heading towards worst economic crisis: experts

The sharp drop in Indian rupee against dollar has triggered concern among the experts who say its continued fall could pose some major challenges...

Asian leaders promise to get their act straight

Perceiving global economic crisis of 2008 and recent debt crisis of Eurozone, the economic leaders of South Asia and China on Tuesday vowed for...

SBBYDP to improve socio-economic conditions: Benazir Bhutti

District Coordinator of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Youth Development Programme (SBBYDP) Sukkur Benazir Bhutti has said SBBYDP aims to provide opportunities for short-term employment and...

153 feared dead as plane crashes in Lagos

At least 153 people are feared dead after their plane plunged into a residential area in Nigeria’s economic capital Lagos on Sunday, officials and...

GDP’s not a big fan of democracy it seems

The country’s economic health in FY12 like the previous four years continued to be marred with energy crisis, structural weakness and heightened security environment. According...

Oh the liabilities!

The government’s contingent liabilities have increased by Rs 146.6 billion which is around 0.7 percent of GDP, during the current fiscal year from Rs...

Bears hug the daylight out of KSE

Stocks closed bearish amid thin trades on investor concerns over unstable macroeconomic situation and falling rupee dollar parity following statement by SBP chief on...

Government misses all economic targets

None of the economic targets set by the government have been achieved by the government, a private TV channel reported on Tuesday, citing Pakistan...

Italy to keep economic presence in Pakistan: envoy

The Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan H.E Mr. Vincenzo Prati has said that Italy being a close friend of Pakistan would continue to extend...

Who is responsible for the Greek tragedy?

Greece is following the road taken by several other crisis-ridden emerging economies over the past 30 years. Indeed, , there are stunning similarities between...

Budget brawl boils over

Vice President SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry Iftikhar Ali Malik on Saturday said government should introduce a budget that can trigger economic activity...

Economic conference highlights importance of indigenous energy

The second day of the eighth Annual Conference on ‘Management of the Pakistan Economy’, hosted by the Lahore School of Economics was devoted to...