Islamabad: (Friday, August 10, 2012) In a bid to revive the long stalled business activity in the country, the State Bank of Pakistan has decided to cut the key policy rate by 150 basis points. After the decrease, the new rate stands at 10.5 per cent. After keeping the interest rate unchanged for about 9 […]
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Trade liberalisation among South Asian countries could yield a minimum consumer welfare gain of approximately US$2 billion a year: SDPI-CUTS International Study ISLAMABAD: (26 March 2012) While sharing the findings of research study ‘Cost of economic non-cooperation to consumers in South Asia (COENCOSA)” the speakers lamented South Asia, despite being home to most of the […]
Good Governance – Making governments socially accountability Public participation is the cornerstone of the drive towards promoting and ensuring good governance in a society. However, in developing countries like Pakistan, instead of playing an active role in providing their input for the governance process and policy formulation aimed at public welfare, thanks to a limited […]
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