Tag: Interest

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday the United States and Pakistan share interests in fighting terrorism after lawmakers in Islamabad issued demands over...

With the Basant around the corner across the country, a survey has claimed that only 33 percent Pakistanis are interested in kite-flying while 67...

Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has said that Pakistan would not become a puppet in the hands of any force. While talking to journalists after...

After 9/11, a world that was sympathetic to the US stand on terrorism, saw a new strategy unfolding – the Bush Doctrine: go and...

After successful testing of underground gasification of coal project started by Dr Samar Mubarak at Thar, oversees Pakistanis have showed their interest in giving...

It just seems too hard to believe that the government is straightening up! An analysis of bid rejection in the latest auction may appear...

Commercial banks are adversely impacting smooth functioning of interest rate corridor by holding billions of rupees excess reserves in cash. According to central bank...

Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) has seemingly lost its interest in getting the $40m loan from Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) that they had applied...

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation holds an interest for Pakistan for a number of reasons. So does Pakistan for the SCO. All countries bordering Afghanistan which...

Over the weekend the SBP surprised the analyst community with a hefty discount rate cut by 150bps citing lower inflation. After recent changes in...

Interest in acquiring technical education is rising in Sindh as more than 17,000 students have applied for admission in technical institutions this year as...

The secondary markets, that of the bonds as well as the equity, have reacted strongly to what the analysts said “above than expected” rate-cut...

Dear Editor, Apropos to the article “First step in a continuing journey” published on 10-10-2011, the author is spot on in his appreciation for the...

In the backdrop of floods, power crisis and falling foreign direct investment by 40 per cent in the first two months of the current...

The SBP surprised all by cutting the discount rate by 150bps in the recently announced Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) on October 8, 2011. Contrary...

The businessmen of the country have welcomed the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) reduction in the interest rate by 1.5 basis points while unveiling...

After 99 days in the wilderness, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Wednesday announced joining the federal and provincial governments again with immediate effect. The...