Tag: Markets
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...
Wall Street up as Greek pro-bailout parties gain support
Wall Street advanced on Tuesday, with equities again taking their cue from overseas markets as Greek election polls pointed to support for pro-bailout parties,...
Our capital markets offer best opportunities to foreign investors… no really,...
The capital markets in Pakistan offer transparency, best price and efficient execution coupled with attraction for foreigners as equity market trades at discount as...
Emerging markets
What good is wisdom, when it brings no profit to the wise? If only the government had employed its ambitious trade outreach (displayed of...
Pakistan loses key fruit export markets
Despite a bumper crop in the country this year, the export of Pakistani Kinnow is expected to be reduced by 0.1 million tonnes against...
Cement demand weakens in local, foreign markets
November proved to be the worst month for cement manufacturers this fiscal year as cement dispatches declined by 6.47 per cent as compared to...
Markets for animals
Markets of animals for Eid-ul-Azha are setting up in different areas of Karachi. The prices, as everybody knows, are high and are not at...
IOSCO approves SECP’s report on nominee accounts in emerging markets
SECP’s recommendations through its report on ‘Regulation of Nominee Accounts in Emerging Markets’, have been approved by the International Organisation of Securities’ Commissions (IOSCO)’s...
Two weekly offs, markets to close at sunset: Cabinet
Cabinet decided two weekly off in federal government institutions and early closure of business in the country on Wednesday to tackle the energy crisis,...
Index mimicks global markets as bears set in
After last week's volume craze in which daily volumes were consistently above the 70 million share mark, the market took a breather to start...
US-Pak relationship history, economic impact, and markets
After the killing of Osama Bin Laden on May 2, 2011, US-Pak relationship has taken a ‘U’ turn to reach its lowest in the...
‘Bureaucratic reforms, competitive markets must to up growth rate’
Reforms in the bureaucracy, a new approach, patriotism and vibrant and competitive markets are necessary to increase the growth rate so that the economy...
PASDEC exploring new markets to export marble, granite
Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Ihsanullah Khan said that nature has blessed Pakistan with enormous marble and granite reserves. He said during the 7th BUILD...
Moody’s cuts French banks, eurobond talk lifts markets
Moody's cut the credit ratings of two French banks on Wednesday because of their exposure to Greece's debt, highlighting growing risks to Europe's financial...
Abysmal sanitary conditions in capital’s fruit markets
Rising cleanliness problems and encroachments in the city’s fruit markets due to the Capital Development Authority (CDA)’s negligence present an abysmal picture. “The CDA...
CDGK to shift wholesale markets to Northern Bypass
In a move aiming to ease traffic congestion in the metropolis, the City District Government Karachi (CDGK) has decided to shift wholesale markets and...
ICCI stresses focus on Asian markets
The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ICCI) has called upon the government to make a paradigm shift in its export strategy from western...
