14 February 2005	Monday	04 Muharram 1426

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Finding space for small investors Investment environment and modes are changing. The focus of investors is shifting from hard currencies to stocks and from saving schemes to real estate. But small investors are most confused. ...		Worrying price trends After the spectacular buy-out of the Gillette company to mark a mega merger of two top companies engaged in the manufacture and sale of consumer products for $57 billion ...
'Katchi abadis' to get land title deeds THE Advisor to the Sindh Chief Minister launched an ambitious plan to award leases to the dwellers of 14 kutchi abadis in Karachi on February 8,2005). ...		Pot-hole in the company law In Pakistan, company law has no or very little relevance to the economy or the society though, as observed by Patricia Hewitt, the UK Trade Secretary, it is, "rewriting the settlement between business and society for the modern economy." ...
Oil subsidy: myth or reality The country's economic managers claim that the government has provided a subsidy of Rs40 billion in freezing the fuel oil prices during May-December, 2004. ...		SMEs facing an uphill task Numerous problems and issues plague Pakistan's small industry, retarding its growth into a vibrant, economically viable and internationally competitive sector. ...
Will the development strategy deliver? Currently the impressive turnaround in the macro fundamentals of the economy is reflected in the restoration of the fiscal balance, external credibility and the rekindling of economic growth. ...		Wake-up call for Indian IT industry: Letter from Mumbai India's information technology (IT) industry has been growing by 30-35 per cent annually over the past few years, which by any reckoning is an amazing performance. ...
Crop sector: impending crisis The wave of liberalization has significantly affected various sectors of our economy. In agriculture, the policies include freeing markets and prices, eliminating export taxes and other trade restrictions ...		Global retailers eye Pakistani market The recent meetings of representatives of a global retailer, Dr Hans-Joachim Koerber, Chairman, Metro business (Germany) and his team, with top officials in Islamabad indicates the interest of German business ...
Banks' core earnings Growth in advances of scheduled banks has outpaced deposit mobilization growth by 16per cent in 2004. The Statement of Weekly Affairs of State Bank for the last week of December 2004 shows total advances of Rs1,590 billion ...		Growing regional disparity in incomes Pakistan suffer from conspicuous regional disparities in incomes, that has created North-South divide. In Punjab and NWFP poverty is below 30 per cent and in Balochistan and rural Sindh, it is in the range of 40-50 per cent. ...
Grooming entrepreneurs Pakistan is facing multiple problems of poverty, unemployment, under-utilization of natural and human resources and is handicapped by a small number of entrepreneurs. ...		Mangrove forests: a natural defence against tsunami Scientists, environmentalists and fishing communities agree that the impact of Asian tsunami was considerably worsened by shrimp farms and other industrial developments which destroyed or degraded mangrove forests and other natural sea defences. ...
Trade in farm products Though long delayed Pakistan-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is a positive step. The two countries have the potential to enhance their volume of trade but it has not received so far the priority it deserves. ...		Rising post-harvest losses Horticultural crops not only provide human beings with nutritional and healthy foods, but also generate income for growers. These include fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental crops. ...
Action aid report on rural livelihood crisis Agri trans national corporations (TNCs) have been on a buying spree in the South, acquiring large numbers of local firms in recent years, according to an 84-page report ...		Fall out of Baglihar Dam The construction of Baglihar dam will not only deprive Pakistan of 321,000 acre feet of water during the three months of Rabi season and will have far reaching consequences on agriculture, as well. ...
New records set in share index and market capital All previous records, both in terms of the index level and the market capital, were surpassed last week as investors were not inclined to take even a technical breather in a highly overbought market. ...		Notes issued, in circulation increase On February 8, the State Bank of Pakistan conducted an Open Market Operation (OMO) and raised Rs5.5 billion at 4.4 per cent per annum for two weeks. ...