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Women employability in post war scenario After the fall of twin-towers in New York, USA, the undisputed leader of the then uni-polar world, blaming Alqaeda leaders for the incident, decided to engage in pursuit of the guilty in Afghanistan. The decision to uproot the potential terrorists’ nursery and to make this world a safer place […]
In January, China imported 413,964 tons of copper, up 13.6% from the same month in 2011. The increase is even more impressive when you correct for the Lunar New Year. Due to the holiday, there were four fewer working days in China last month as compared to January 2011. Copper imports, in any event, exceeded […]
Beijing racked up the outsized surplus because imports plummeted in January. They were off 15.3% year-to-year and 22.4% month-to-month. The size of these declines especially surprised China watchers. The official Xinhua News Agency said trade “slumped” in January. Obviously, the early Lunar New Year had some adverse effect on the numbers, and analysts are continuing […]
It is shameful to note that Pakistan, despite being the agriculture-based economy, produces lower yields than her immediate neighbours like India and Sri Lanka. We have fertile lands coupled with excellent atmosphere and full-fledged four weathers, but the thing we badly lack in is planning. Not to speak of planning, we do not have even […]
Rolling blackouts may have damaging effects on the economy of the country, yet it affects everyone’s personal life as well in a number of ways, one of which is gaming. While many, myself included, will be of the opinion that the effects of load-shedding on the minority of the country’s population who play video games. […]
Impact of Currant Political Deadlock on Pakistan’s Economy, Seminar on Monday Islamabad: (Thursday, January 19, 2012) The current political impasse between various state institutions is now costing the macro-economy of Pakistan in the form of stagnant growth and investment. Several structural issues require government’s immediate attention which includes power and gas sector crises, unsustainable losses […]
Corporate sector is the main source of income for any country and South Asian sector is not an exception. However, in the past one decade or so, this sector has incurred severe damages because of the negligence from their national governments and the worst case is Pakistan. World Bank’s chief economist for South Asia region […]
The audience however, raised the objection on Ms. Kochhar’s manifesto of “moving away from protecting jobs to protecting workers”. The audience objected that the World Bank should refrain from the propagation of the dogma that labour laws are restricting job creations. The protection of the labour at work and off the pitch is a mandatory […]
Economy maintains its stability despite grave challenges Islamabad: (Thursday, January 12, 2012) despite grave challenges staring right into the eyes, the economy in Pakistan has managed to stabilize itself. This perhaps is a fact revealed by major economic indicators like foreign exchange reserves, industrial growth, workers’ remittances and inflation. More than other indicators, workers’ remittances […]
RCCI Rejects hike in power tariff Rawalpindi: (Friday, December 30, 2011) Terming the government’s decision as an attempt to wipe out the local industry, Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry has rejected the increase of Rs.2.4 in electricity price here today. RCCI President Jawed Akhtar Bhatti stated this while chairing a meeting held here at […]
Economy on a declining route; foreign direct investment to decline by 27-percent – SBP Karachi, Saturday, December 24, 2011: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Pakistan has drastically fallen in last five months (July-November). As per the stats released by the State Bank of Pakistan, the reported decline in the FDI stands at 27%. Some of […]
The next car that has most hits this year was Mini Cooper Clubman JCW. The four door coupe has more in the basket than its athletic siblings. It brings more leg space in the cabin, unlike two-door sports version, that can only justify two people with legs inside. However, the most amazing feature other than […]
