Trade & Economy

  Jovago provide post payment option with 24/7 customer support Interview with Nadine Malik Almani — Country Manager, Jovago Pakistan Nadine Malik Almani is the Country Manager of Jovago Pakistan, which is an international venture of Rocket Internet specializing in hotel and vacation rentals globally. Nadine Malik who is a graduate from Bryn Mawr College, USA, started her career as a banker with Citibank Pakistan. After four years at Citi, …

  Growing inequalities necessitate departure of economic activities from concept of fast growth of GDP to creating happiness for all. Renowned economists ranging from Adam Smith to J. M. Keynes of 19th and 20th centuries and those living in 21st century have no doubt emphasis on economic welfare of the masses, but theories propounded by them are based on assumption like free market economy, free trade aiming for creating trade …

  Pakistan’s port city of Gwadar having special significance, with reference to its geography and potential for development of trade links with Central Asian Republics (CARs), Persian Gulf, East Africa, United Arab Emirates and North Western India and by virtue of its important location and development projects is poised to turn into cities like Singapore, Hong Kong, Colombo and Dubai. This seaport project has entered the second phase of development …

  Balochistan to experience new era of development and prosperity While work is underway on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), domestic as well as foreign investors are showing much interest as this venture is set to be a catalyst for Pakistan to grow its economy at same pace achieved by the leading regional peers. Soon after the launch of this project, major business groups have invested for expanding their production …

  Interview with Mr Abrar Hasan – CEO, National Foods Limited Profile Mr Abrar Hasan has been with National Foods since 1993 where having worked in different areas of the organization, he was appointed as Chief Executive by the Board of Directors in the year 2000. Prior to joining NFL, he was Plant Director at Precision Rubber Products Limited, where his responsibility was to overview all the manufacturing operations. Moreover, …

  There have been certain important organizations that have taken the lead and they must be lauded for their efforts to a certain extent in reducing poverty in an attempt of doing Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) in Pakistan, but many firms in a country still lacking CSR practices. The international market is adopting newer and innovative ways for the wellbeing of the poverty stricken people. It is obligatory that the …

  With the induction of global brands and outlets, Pakistan’s retail sector is presently witnessing a booming and impressive growth. The local retailers are expanding their boundaries to compete with their larger foreign competitors. With an estimated size of the retail market at around $50 billion, the country’s retail sector is growing faster than its economy. But still there is long way to go and some key initiatives by the …

  Cement, steel, other industries set to grow The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has become a major attraction for domestic as well as foreign investors who see this project as catalyst for Pakistan to grow its economy at a pace achieved by leading regional peers. Soon after the launch of the project, some major business groups have already invested in expanding their production capacity of such materials as cement, steel, …

  PBC discusses business projects with 100 Chinese investors Choosing Pakistan under the flagship of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) as investment destination by China has altogether brought a paradigm shift about the perception of Pakistan as the world economic players have included Pakistan on their business map, said Arif Habib, a leading industrialists and a senior member of Pakistan Business Council on the sidelines of a strategic business session with …

  Expansion in the volume of global merchandise trade would pick up only slightly in the coming two years as presently it grows from 2.8 percent in 2014 to 3.3 percent in 2015 and eventually it will grow to 4.0 percent in 2016. Trade growth would therefore remain well below the yearly average of 5.1 percent recorded since 1990. The modest gains during 2014, marked third consecutive year in which …