New trends to combat novel circumstances
For the first time, Punjab has seen animals costing Rs1.5m-2m in its Eid markets.
Little appetite for individual sacrifice
Ringtone messages from cellular phone companies before every call urging the caller to opt for collective qurbani have ...
Focusing on the small guy
Smeda authorities have requested the government to not privatise the SME Bank or even if it is sold the buyer should...
Why employee stock option schemes are unpopular
Sponsors don’t want employees to climb up the corporate ladder by exercising stock options and accumulating shares from the market
A glimmer of hope
Enhanced utilisation of LNG terminals will reduce the gas tariff by offering unutilised capacity to private parties.
Virus puts a damper on Eid economy
The size of related economic activities is Rs100bn-110bn this year, down by 50pc from a year ago.
Pension bonds: a remedy for income crisis
Retirees cannot bear the monstrous burden of becoming financial plannern, portfolio managers and insurance underwriters ....
Weekly rupee-dollar parity
Published in Dawn, The Business and Finance Weekly, August 4th, 2020
KSE 100-share index fluctuations
Published in Dawn, The Business and Finance Weekly, August 4th, 2020
Low savings invite larger foreign funds
It has become evident to economic managers that keeping the investment-savings gap at very high levels is not viable.
Planes, cars, oil, GDP... the virus bill is coming due
A rebound is on everyone’s mind but no one is quite sure what it looks like yet
Old wine in a new bottle
The 10th NFC with the new terms of reference on its agenda is on a course which leads nowhere
Degrees of change
Economists estimate that it will cost around $10tr by 2030 to keep total global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius....
Under pressure
A national study found that stress-related issues are the reason for 60pc to 80pc of all doctor visits in the United States.
The Covid-19 race gap
According to the Covid Tracking Project, Black people, who make up 13pc of the US population...
TikTok takes the internet by storm
TikTok, which was created in 2017, amassed 1bn users faster than any other app.
Where mentorship matters
About 70pc of Fortune 500 companies provide a mentoring program to their employees.
Free lunch! Bosses lure bankers back where they can see them
Having staff on site makes it easier to reduce compliance risks and helps managers gauge individual output when bonuses are...