July 4, 2005	Monday	Jumadi-ul-Awwal 26, 1426

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Laws for protecting small investors THE recent crash of the stock markets was the third major jolt given to investor confidence in the country during the last...		Bold initiatives need homework THE coalition government in Balochistan has taken a few bold initiatives in its 05-06 budget but without proper homework which create doubts about the outcomes...
10 mouths to feed on Rs35 a day: Rural profile How are the rural areas coping with the current economic pressures? Naween A. Mangi went to the interior of Sindh to find out. Her first report...		Wheat procurement — a difficult exercise WHEAT procurement is the most important appointment on Punjab’s annual calendar of agriculture and more often than not, it is an unhappy event. Procurement drives in the province have either failed...
Snags in mango Marketing MANGO enjoys a unique position and thus is called the king of fruits. It is the second major fruit crop in Pakistan in terms of area, production and export volume....		Scope for inter-cropping of coconut SMALL-SCALE farmers mostly cultivate coconut as a single or mono-crop. By adopting such a system, a majority of farmers fail to earn sufficient income...
Use of bio-fertilizers in agriculture WITH a rapid increase in population, the pressure on the agricultural lands for producing more food has also mounted. Even marginal lands are put to production and more demand now is directed to rain-fed agriculture for enhanced output....		Special development plan for Balochistan THE parliamentary committee on Balochistan’ has approved the recommendations of its sub-committee on ‘Balochistan current issues’ headed by Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed. The committee gave a formal approval to the Rs10 billion development and incentive package....
Urban policy: a few lessons A FEW weeks ago, the City District Government of Karachi (CDGK) brought out supplements in many national dailies highlighting its cumulative performance and future promises....		Plastic money and mobile telephones: Mumbai Letter PLASTIC money may be popular in the west and in many developing economies, but in India – a country with one of the highest individual savings rate of around 25 per...
Wapda under a corporate chief PEOPLE were relieved when the budget for FY 05-06 did not raise the electricity tariff, although the expected revenue from ‘petroleum developmental levy’ (PDF)...		Making up for IT’s lost decade ONE question that is often raised among Pakistani IT/software entrepreneurs, investors, and policymakers alike is whether or not and to what extent does Pakistan today represents...
Setting the inflation target A GENERAL consensus exits among economists that the moderate inflation helps in promoting economic growth, unlike high inflation that creates uncertainty...		The best way to privatize MIDWAY through the prolonged and often contentious privatization, the Privatization Commission (PC) scored a major triumph by selling 26 per cent of the shares of the Pakistan Telecommunications Corporation for $2.598...
Cargo village plans for Karachi port THE growth, expansion and diversity in global trade during last five decades would have been unimaginable without the matching revolution in transportation...		Controlling trade deficit THE Federal Budget 2005 – 06 initiated measures to contain the trade deficit and can be deemed as a major step in this direction. For any developing economy foreign exchange inflow...
Buying interest remains sparse as investors stick to safe limits THE KSE 100-share index managed to finish with a good gain of three per cent or 114 points but well below the previous week’s highest of 7,538.00...		Money supply, foreign exchange increases week-on-week ACCORDING to the Statement of Affairs of the State Bank of Pakistan, for the week ended June 25, 2005, both notes in circulation and those issued decreased in the week....
Rupee logs smart recovery ON the first two days of last week the Pak Rupee weakened in the inter-bank market. However, the dollar buying pressure eased later as most of the overseas payments were cleared...		Physical trading remains sluggish PHYSICAL trading on the Karachi wholesale markets remained sluggish as commercial houses and brokers adhered to the sidelines and did not make fresh commitments on the essential counters....