Pakistan and Tajikistan have been strongly working in many fields that counting trade and investment. The both brotherly states have got giant trade potential in many sectors such as agriculture, textile, food industry, and surgical equipments. Tajikistan’s total volume of export to Pakistan reached at around $100 million previous year. The ongoing bilateral trade volume did not commensurate with the actual potential of two brotherly states. Tajikistan will be …

  Fisheries is an important sector but it contributes only 0.3 percent to the overall GDP of Pakistan and 1.3 percent to the agricultural GDP, despite a coastline of 1,050 km and a total area of approximately 0.25 million square kilometers of marine and 0.08 million sq km of inland waters. The sector has an export potential of $1 billion’ annually and it provides direct employment to about 379,000 fishermen …

  Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) has remained focus of investors, both local and foreign. Some analysts attribute this to the long history, offering ease in trading and diversity of scrips offering attractive return. But there is a consensus that deployment of technology, offering smooth and efficient settlement system and above all creation of paperless environment facilitates for investors from all over the country to trade through KSE. Pakistan’s capital market …

  Today, Pakistan is beset by multi-dimensional challenges. The nationalism must replace sectarianism and parochialism and similarly, peace and tolerance should replace terrorism and extremism. These miracles are possible if all segments and institutions of society stand unanimous and united on one national agenda of strengthening Pakistan. The country needs to activate the forces of national cohesion and weaken the forces of national disintegration. Today, when the nation is celebrating …

  Reviewing the performance of Pakistan’s stock market may look a little appointing for some analysts but many analysts term this a correction and opportunity to the investors to rebalance their portfolio. A point of concern is substantial out flow of funds. However, this can be termed a short-lived phenomenon, if the incumbent government succeeds in overcoming some of the most contentious issue that include: 1) electricity and gas outages …

  The introduction of the new national aviation policy is timely considering the fact that Pakistan has a negative growth of its aviation industry. In contrast to other countries in the region, aviation sector’s contribution in Pakistan was below 0.01 percent. Countries like India, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand aviation sector’s contribution ranged between 1.5 percent and 9.0 percent. Only 8 percent of the 180 million Pakistani populations have using air …

  A major reason behind the rapid growth and expansion of slums around major cities in Pakistan is the skyrocketing prices of real estate. It is unaffordable for common man to buy a property for his residence. If one resorts to banks for loan, the mark-up on such loans is so high that he/she finds it almost impossible to payback the borrowed money. This dismal situation is promoting and encouraging …

  The National Economic Council has approved National Development Program for FY2015 at Rs1,175 billion, which is larger by 1.7 percent when compared to budget predicted in FY2014. Total National Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) for FY2015 is 4 percent of GDP. The development program of FY2015 comprises of Rs525 billion as federal PSDP counting international aid of Rs102 billion and Rs650 billion for provincial ADPs counting Rs90 billion international …

  Mobile wallet accounts to cross 50 million in five years The State Bank of Pakistan has developed a strategy, in collaboration with the World Bank, to make a multifold surge in mobile account holders to over 50 million in the next five years, as branchless banking remains an effective channel to expand outreach of un-banked and under-banked people in the country. The governor State Bank of Pakistan Ashraf Mahmood …

  The tough-guy image of Putin has spelled much misery to Russian commoners than any good to the country. The US and the West have never been comfortable with this man; his actions have always been under a powerful scanner. He gave his foes a chance to be mean with his Ukrainian offensive. The sanctions came as an automated response sending the Russian economy and people into a state of …