This Week

If anyone visits hospitals and educational institutions operating in the public sector in Pakistan, highly depleted conditions establish two points: 1) paltry allocations for health and education confirm that the two sectors have remained on the lowest priority of the …

The persistent downward trend of the exports was substantially short of imports. This is something that needs urgent attention. Pakistan’s exports are on a decline, continuously for last three fiscal years. After achieving the record figure of $25.1 billion in …

Constituting merely 2 percent of the country’s GDP, the real estate sector can still grow and account for 5 percent of GDP. Efforts should be made by the government to revive the real estate sector. The government spends more than …

Pakistan is the world’s fourth largest cotton producing country but power and gas cuts have stopped exporters from producing their orders on time. Pakistan is the eighth largest exporter of textile products in Asia and employs 30 percent of the …

Pakistan and Indonesia are two friendly, brotherly countries enjoying historical deep rooted, time tested and all weathered friendship. Both countries are knotted with Islamic brotherhood striving for global peace, promoting tolerance, fighting to eliminate terrorism, extremism, intolerance and endeavoring to …

Pakistan takes third spot in real estate investment in Dubai Pakistan has emerged as the third largest real estate investor in Dubai depicts Dubai Land Department (DLD). Pakistani nationals have made 5,398 real estate transactions pumping about AED 7 billion …

PAKISTAN MARKET INDICATORS EXCHANGE RATES Currency Activity Friday 8-Sep Friday 15-Sep Friday 22-Sep Thursday 28-Sep Friday 6-Oct Friday 13-Oct DOLLAR Buying 107.35 106.75 106.7 106.6 106.6 107.2 Selling 107.65 107.05 107 106.9 106.9 107.5 POUND Buying 137.5 142.25 142 141.5 …

PAKISTAN TRADES (Million US $) Period Exports (BOP) Growth Rate Imports (BOP) Growth Rate Balance of Trade 1974-75 977.59596 -4.1287766 2114.1717 41.596028 -1136.5758 1975-76 1162.0909 18.872311 2139.3838 1.1925295 -977.29293 1976-77 1131.7172 -2.6137144 2418.0808 13.026974 -1286.3636 1977-78 1496.8687 32.265262 3174.0404 31.262793 …

Rising international oil and other commodity prices remains a concern. These prices are predicted to move in upward direction, which would be affecting local inflation especially in Pakistan. However, given the rise in agriculture production and enough food supplies, stable …

The proper implementation of fiscal and monetary policy can help reduce cyclical fluctuations and be able for the economy of a country to progress its GDP (gross domestic products) in the world. Many foreign economists foresee the economy of Pakistan …