October 31, 2005	Monday	Ramzan 26, 1426

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Will foreign funds return? When the same whispers make the rounds of the stock market floor for a few days running, it’s likely there’s at least some truth in what’s going around....		Wheat support price and inflation A calamity of unprecedented destructive proportions hit vast areas of Azad Kashmir and North Western Frontier Province on the morning of October 8....
WTO’s neo-liberalism By close of the year 2004, the World Trade Organization (WTO) completed its ten years of existence and started the second decade of its operations from January 1, 2005....		Hurdles in way of citrus export Citrus is number one fruit in terms of area, production and export. Pakistan is among top 10 citrus producing countries of the world. The average production in 2004 stood at 1.76...
Chilli production technology Chillies are produced seasonally but consumed throughout the year. The pods are marketed both in green and red or natural form. Its cultivation involves heavy labour and capital inputs....		Food security through livestock development Livestock provides not only the food but also a range of other products which could be sold or consumed by the owner to provide nutrition, income, and fuel....
Longan: a new exportable fruit Longan looks like lychee, is much sweeter and yields twice as much as the best lychee tree. Its fruit is smaller than lychee, and has brown smooth skin...		No bank financing for foreign building contracts The international construction market has always been a a lucrative avenue to do business for construction companies. It provides new opportunities to contractors...
Disaster management strategy The most daunting challenge facing the victims of the earthquake is their rehabilitation and the reconstruction of the destroyed towns and villages....		Expansion of Saindak copper project China is expected to spend $25 million to expand the existing production capacity of the Saindak copper project by 30 per cent within a period of one year....
World commodity report On October 26, oil prices rose toward $63 a barrel, on concern about heating fuel supplied ahead of the northern hemisphere winter. Consumers will have to pay...		More electricity for high growth Pakistan has been undergoing significant changes in macroeconomic development and has achieved 8.4 per cent GDP growth in 2004-05. This growth will generate....
Trends in global sugar consumption Since the beginning of the current year, the international sugar prices have been on the increase. Global sugar markets have entered a period of radical structural change....		Occupational hazards A safe and healthy work environment is the basic right of every worker. But, the global situation falls far short of this right. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO) estimation,...
Sustaining competitive edge How can we achieve competitiveness and sustain it as well? The answer is simple and straight forward: through production of internationally acceptable quality products at the lowest possible cost....		Mini blast furnace for Kalabagh ore Kalabagh is a small town situated in the west of Punjab province at the western bank of River Indus. It is known to every Pakistani for Kalabagh Dam planned by the government....
Management by crisis The response to the devastating earthquake of October 8 up north is a case of “management by crisis” which many are using interchangeably with “crisis management.”...		Risk of oil-fuelled highs The looming risk of oil-fuelled inflation and slowdown in growth is worrying policy makers. Inflation may rise to double digit while GDP growth is expected...
Gross neglect of the SME’s When unemployment in Pakistan is a major problem and that has been aggravated by the earthquake, a major solution for the problem is more small and medium....		Quest for threshold inflation The high inflationary environment has opened up a debate among researchers and policy making institutions on threshold inflation and economic growth. It is generally believed that a low inflation rate is...
Hesitant investors keep share market outlook uncertain A modest recovery at the end of week allowed overvalued shares of oil, bank, cement, and auto sectors to finish with clipped gains. However, the future outlook....		Banks invest in T-bills on hopes of cut in rates On October 26, banks invested huge sums in 12-month Treasury bills, anticipating a reduction in interest rates in the near future. The State Bank went beyond its target of Rs5 billion....
Parity with dollar remains firm When trading resumed after the weekly holiday, the rupee/dollar parity showed a firm trend in the inter-bank market changing hands at Rs59.72...		Lack of buying interest despite tight supply The wholesale commodity markets lacked normal buying interest last week despite reported pressure on supplies from the upcountry trading centres...