4, April 2005	Monday	24 Safar 1426

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Lessons from the debacle EVERYTHING that could go wrong at the Karachi Stock Exchange in the last two weeks, did. Share prices swooped down. Sellers desperate to offload their holdings scrambled in vain to do...		Collective folly led to KSE collapse WHAT happened at the Karachi Stock Exchange on March 16 when its 100 share index took a sudden nosedive from its giddy 10,303 points peak was not a crash but the...
Investors’ confidence in KSE not restored A number of corrective and confidence-building steps taken by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) to restore the investor-confidence in share business failed in leaving an immediate and positive....		Sustainability of economic growth under military regimes PAKISTAN’S economic spectrum is a blend of different epochs comprizing the early years (1947-58), first military regime(1958-69), Bhutto period (1971-77), second military regime(1977-88), structural adjustment era (1988-99) and the third military...
Mineral resource development in Balochistan THE Pakistan-China agreement on the development of lead and zinc in Balochistan has opened avenues for economic exploitation and utilization of abundant mineral resources on modern lines. More than 50 metallic...		Dumping of unserviceable materials IN many government and public sector organizations heaps of scrap equipment, furniture and materials lie un-disposed for want of any decision of the competent authority. Similar tendencies prevail in some private...
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The perils of strategic assistance YET another State Bank report has been released, and yet another wave of self-congratulations is underway. On the face of it, a growth rate in excess of 7 per cent undoubtedly...		Developing human resource for overseas jobs AMONGST the three components of growth, namely, human, natural and physical capitals, the major contribution is by human capital, to the level of 64 per cent. In comparison, to quote the...
WTO and the automobile industry THE World Trade Organization (WTO) has rejected Pakistan’s request for the extension of the deletion programme which enabled it to lay down the condition of the local content requirement (LCR). Under...		Branding of a nation HOW to identify or develop top 100 name brands in Pakistan? How to streamline a process to create such unique identities at fraction of cost while western brands are yawning to...
Snags in buffalo farming LIVESTOCK plays a pivotal role in Pakistan’s national economy by providing milk, meat, eggs, hides and skin, wool and hair, and many other products. It accounts for 49 per cent of...		Decentralization of agricultural extension reforms DECENTRALIZATION is a multi-dimensional process of shifting the focus of development away from central planning and bureaucratic government agencies to community-based participatory systems that use the full range of local public...
Share market and economic growth THERE has of late been a phenomenal upsurge in some share values in Pakistan’s capital markets, the prices having risen by several hundred per cent since January 2002. ...		Enabling environment for development: its essential components ENABLING environment for development is a major concern in the country. We, however, need to determine its essential constituents in the absence of which the economy will neither be enabled nor...
Weather’s impact on water WEATHER was harsh in Pakistan for some years and created protracted drought in many parts of the country. But nature relented this year with timely rains that have been a boon...		Rising onion prices THE price of onion has not normalized despite the import of some 900 tons from India. It is the second consecutive year when the prices have soared abnormally in retail markets....
Currency market stays quiet DURING the week under review, calm prevailed in the local currency market amid quiet trading. Dollars in sufficient quantity were available in the market to meet any increasing demand. Rising inflow...		Beating property speculation THE adviser for finance announced a few weeks ago that the National Finance Commission Award will be made well before the budget. However, the budget making exercise at the federal...