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| July 09, 2007 | Monday | Jamadi-us-Sani 23, 1428 |
Rising foreign stakes in local companies
 While privatisation of state units is slowing down, much more direct foreign investment is now flowing into take-overs of local private banks and companies....
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Textile goods losing domestic market?
 WHILE the textile industry continues lobbying for more concessions and incentives - cash subsidies, discount-rated bank loans, cut in utility tariffs etc. - for the third consecutive year, it also wants...
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Subsidy to benefit rich farmers
 The subsidy for the agriculture sector announced by the government in the budget for the current fiscal year aims at increasing farm output but does not attack rural poverty....
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Pricing of fruits and vegetables
 Most people depend on vegetables for their kitchen and culinary requirements, while fruits are mainly consumed by the middle and upper-middle income groups. If the price is affordable, the vast majority would consume such items....
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Tamarind: a multipurpose tree
 AMONG fruit trees of the tropics, none is more widely distributed and appreciated as an ornamental tree than the tamarind. Tamarind is best known for its mouth-watering fruit....
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Recycled water use in horticulture industry
 RECYCLING is a widely recognised concept in solid waste management. It is the process of recovering and reusing waste products from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and industries, thereby reducing the burden on environment...
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Snags in Thar coal power project
 The approval by the government of a local sponsor’s proposal to develop a mega coal-fired power project in Tharparkar District could prove to be a landmark decision, if successfully implemented....
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Disaster mitigation and development programme
 Balochistan is reeling under the devastating impact of the recent heavy rains and flash floods which have caused widespread destruction, leaving hundreds of dead and missing, besides displacing over 400,000 people....
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KESC privatisation plays havoc with people’s lives
There is something incongruous about the privatisation of what are known as public utilities....
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World economies
According to IMF staff''s latest assessment, the region covered by the Middle East and Central Asia appears set for another year of strong growth. Real GDP should average over six per cent in 2007, for the fifth year in a row....
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Railways’ real estate auction
 INDIAN Railways is the biggest landowner as its track network is spread across 63,000 km across the nation. But it also happens to be one of the most inefficient landlords, and...
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New law to check price manipulation
THE Frontier Assembly has unanimously adopted a legislation-North West Frontier Province Agriculture and Livestock Produce Markets Act, 2007, enabling the provincial government to regulate the purchase and sale of agricultural and livestock produce in the province....e province....
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Managing succession in family business
 Successful successions are cited as a most important factor for the survival and growth of family businesses. However, scholars are searching for answers about successful successions within family businesses....
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Dynamics of high economic growth
According to the Pakistan Economic Survey 2006-07, the economy continued its buoyant pace of growth for the fifth year in a row and the growth averaged seven per cent per annum during the last five years....
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UK tops Europe in FDI flows
The UK won a record 1,431 investment projects from overseas companies in 2006/7, according to figures published on Tuesday last by UK Trade and Investment which makes it the largest recipient...
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Privatisation losing steam
 The privatisation proceeds, officially categorised as foreign direct investment, dropped to $133 million in ten months ending April 2007 compared to $1538 million in the same period of the previous year....
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The blame game about cost of production
 THE issue of cost of production in the textile industry has sparked a blame-game between policy makers and the industry leaders....
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The failed ‘trickle down’ theory
A Second Poverty Reduction Strategy paper is under way to confront poverty directly instead of tackling it through the failed ‘trickle-down’ strategy....
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Rupee stable
On July 6, the rupee closed at 60.37 a dollar in the inter-bank market, unchanged at its end-June level....
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KSE-100 index breaches 1,400-point barrier
 AFTER having crossed the barrier of 14,000 twice during the last week, the KSE 100-share index finally finished slightly below it as leading punters played on both sides of the fence apparently on some pressing technical reasons....
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Rupee trading in narrow rage
 Mixed sentiments were observed in the local currency market this week, with the rupee trading in a narrow range in the interbank market....
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Bank deposits rise by Rs45.57 billion
 On July 4, the State Bank of Pakistan picked up Rs56.426 billion of Treasury Bills of various maturities. Total bids received were of a sum of Rs84.418...
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Rains disrupt supplies from upcountry
 PRICES on the Karachi wholesale commodity markets last week maintained their upward drive as supplies failed to meet the rising demand both from the retailers and the general consumers.
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