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| September 03, 2007 | Monday | Sha'aban 20, 1428 |
Economic trends amidst political uncertainty
 A small decline in inflation, some improvement in tax collection, more than 31 per cent jump in remittances, increase in direct foreign investment, narrowing down of trade and current account imbalances...
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Visions at the fag end
 Why do military regimes have visions of great things to do when they are at the fag end? “Don’t send me packing just when I know what needs to be done” is the plea....
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Improving quality of urban life for doing business
 While the harassed consumers of Karachi were distressed by the new wave of price spiral, the business of the city claims to have incurred heavy losses during August because of the administrative mismanagement during the wet spell....
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Extending poultry farming to rural areas
 THE poultry industry has made considerable contribution to food production and plays a vital role in the domestic economy. It has proved to be a profitable business and is a good source of cheap, palatable and nutri tious food protein....
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Saffron — the most expensive spice
 SAFFRON is the most expensive of all the spices, has vast curative value and is extensively used in confectioneries for dyeing food preparations and elegant perfumes....
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Unresolved problems of small growers
AGRICULTURE is the hub of economic activity. A major proportion, 65.9 per cent of the population living in rural areas depends, wholly or partially, on the earnings from agriculture....
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How to grow bananas
 BANANA belongs to the genus Musa of the monocot family Musaceae. The fruit is indigenous to the warm, moist regions of tropical Asia -- Bangladesh, India, Burma, Thailand and Indo-China....
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The root cause of flood disasters
 Heavy rains in Balochistan at the end of June not only brought disaster to this province but certain districts of Sindh on its eastern border also received devastating flash floods....
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Ramazan package or a political gimmick
 THE Utility Stores Corporation (USC) is set to implement the Ramazan Package 2007, approved by the federal cabinet on Aug 2, by offering items of daily use to consumers at subsidised rates through its distribution network....
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High land cost, expensive hotels
With an economy growing at over nine per cent per annum, and billions of dollars in foreign investments flowing into the country, India’s luxury hotels sector is faring extremely well....
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Financing of municipal projects
 The Punjab government proposes to issue municipal bonds to raise Rs6 billion during the next financial year....
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NWFP’s oil and gas economy under the shadow of militants
 The North West Frontier Province (NWFP) is on the threshold of an economic boom with its nascent oil and gas sector undergoing an rapid expansion, continuation of which largely depends on...
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Gender budgeting
Experiences in different parts of the world depict a high co-relation between women participation in economic activity and the overall national economic growth. The active participation by women in any income...
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Defining the small industries
 The recently launched policy for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) may provide some impetus to the growth of medium-sized enterprises. But the small businesses would still find themselves facing a host of problems including their access to bank financing....
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Now you know why
 Many businessmen of Pakistani origin do good business in the UK. At least a dozen of them are on the UK’s list of tycoons. But except for a few most appear to be rather reluctant to take their chances in Pakistan....
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The delayed dialogue on energy security
The American assistance for Pakistan’s energy security is expected to feature prominently in the `strategic dialogue’ to be held between the United States and Pakistan this month....
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Rupee rebounds
Between July 1 and August 30, the rupee had lost half a per cent of its value versus dollar but a net inflow of $20 million in portfolio investment on August 30 helped it make significant gains the next day....
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World economies
Syria: Over the past three years, Syria has recovered from a half decade of weak growth, notwithstanding an unsettled regional environment and a sharp drop in oil production...
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Stocks’ modest recovery after profit selling
 DESPITE weekend profit-selling at the fag-end of the previous week, share market managed to finish modestly higher but investors were worried over the conflicting reports about the fast changing political scenario....
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SBP lowers cut-off yield on 12-month T-bills
 In the recent treasury bills auction held this week, the central bank accepted treasury bills worth Rs5.485 billion against the offers of Rs23.49 billion and targeted Rs20 billion....
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Rupee moves both ways versus dollar
 In the local currency market this week, the rupee moved both ways versus the American and European currencies. The market sentiments remained mixed for investors most of the week....
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Wheat prices rise despite export ban
 PRICES of some varieties of pulses on the Karachi wholesale commodity markets last week were quoted lower followed by reports of selling by leading importers but some others, on the other hand, rose modestly....
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