When it comes to environmental awareness, it seems the Japanese consumer is far ahead of Japan’s domestic industry. While the country’s automakers just started to jump on the battery-powered electric vehicle bandwagon, eco-friendliness and low mileage are already the most requested car …
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UK’s magazine market declines but news is growing
Print magazines in the UK have a hard time. Online competitors mostly attract readership with cheaper and faster content and have less fixed costs to maintain business and issue their content. As our chart shows, almost all magazine sectors surveyed by market researcher …
Read More »Rural UK residents value impact of immigration the least
Today sees the release of a new study conducted by ICM for British Future into attitudes in the UK to immigration. Among the wide range of insights garnered from the 3,667 respondents is an intriguing look at the difference in views held by …
Read More »A Robot May Take Your Job Sooner Than You Think
The World Economic Forum has just published its report “The Future of Jobs 2018” on the future of the world of work. According to the foundation, 52% of current job tasks will be performed by robots from 2025. The study …
Read More »Need of a new roadmap for accelerating growth of Islamic banking
Islamic banking was re-launched in Pakistan with the commencement of operations by Meezan Bank, as a full service Islamic bank more than two decades ago. To avoid the fallout of making an attempt to shift to Shariah-compliant banking from Riba-based …
Read More »Cryptocurrencies: The future of financial management
Every now and then a technological revolution comes in that provides almost every country in the world an equal playing field. No matter how big or small a country is, it always has the opportunity to leap ahead irrespective of …
Read More »An important step for the Islamic Financial Industry of Pakistan: Senate resolution 393
Over the past few years, Pakistan’s economy is facing a bad patch. Some of the economic parameters are at a still and majority of them are deteriorating. The government is unable to fulfil the needs of the population due to …
Read More »Five Million Houses Program: Could the Govt become guarantor for the mortgage payments?
Owning a house is a distant dream of millions of Pakistanis, particularly in the urban areas. Way back in 1970s, the general populace heard and believed the slogan of owning a house which according to many could not materialize since …
Read More »Crumbling economy and the juggling bailout options
New Finance Minister Asad Umar will come up with a strategic plan about fixing external-sector issues. Any delay in seeking a balance-of-payments support program by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) may tremble the confidence in the economy of Pakistan the …
Read More »Technology will be the game changer for financial inclusion in Pakistan
With rising mobile phone adoption, maturing 3G/4G telecom services, rapidly growing mobile money solutions and innovative initiatives like QR codes and mobile wallets, the digital landscape of Pakistan is all set to change. Other recent innovations include MasterPass/Fone Pay and …
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