Amidst the post-pandemic scenario, the fast-paced, craftily competitive, exceedingly uncertain and globally challenging business scenario has dramatically raised the investment consciousness of stakeholders. Pakistan, being an emerging economy with the land of ample investment opportunities, must adapt to innovative ways of attracting, retaining and multiplying investments for its economic development. Furthermore, they lack the direction and pace necessary to sustain the long-term momentum of business growth. It is evident that …
Read More »Pakistan on the crossroad of unconventional investment trends
Amidst the post-pandemic scenario, the fast-paced, craftily competitive, exceedingly uncertain and globally challenging business scenario has dramatically raised the investment consciousness of stakeholders. Pakistan, being an emerging economy with the land of ample investment opportunities, must adapt to innovative ways of attracting, retaining and multiplying investments for its economic development. Furthermore, they lack the direction and pace necessary to sustain the long-term momentum of business growth. It is evident that …
Read More »High time to involve women in entrepreneurship for a sustainable economy
Speaking at the recent launch of a new financing programme titled “Women Ventures” (WV) by Karandaaz Pakistan, in collaboration with the UK Department for International Development (DFID), aimed at improving access to finance for women-led businesses, former State Bank Governor Shamshad Akhtar, also Karandaaz Chairperson, said; “only 8 percent of micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) owners were women their access to finance is 6 percent and only 1 percent …
Read More »The growing efficiency of Takaful Insurance
International experts revealed that it is mandatory for everyone in the developed world, to have a cover for unforeseen losses. On the other hand, the need of such an instrument is much greater in developing countries, as susceptibility to risk is high as there are very less opportunities obtainable to recover from big losses. In developing countries therefore, which are usually characterized for having low income levels, and lacking access …
Read More »The inheritors of technology and the time of success
It is staggering to see infants or toddlers to be precise using cell phones in more or less in every family globally. Parents are at times flabbergasted observing their kids using technology far better than them. Rather, parents seek knowledge from their kids regarding the use of information technology. Teenagers teach the use of technology to their parents almost everywhere. One may be astonished to see how these kids have …
Read More »Bright future of Pakistan e-commerce industry
This year, Toyota Pakistan announced its collaboration with Pakistan’s one of the biggest e-commerce platform, Daraz.pk. This will enable people to buy car from the Toyota’s official store on Daraz. Electronic Commerce or e-commerce is actually the business done through the Internet in the present era of modernization and technology. The rapidly growing usage of internet is shifting the world towards the e-commerce. Phenomenal advancement in Information and Communications Technology …
Read More »Micro small and medium enterprises: an engine of growth, prosperity
Entrepreneurs occupy a central position in a market economy as it is the entrepreneurs who act as the spark plug in the economy’s engine, activating and stimulating all economic activity. The economic success of nations worldwide is the result of encouraging and rewarding the entrepreneurial instinct. A society is prosperous only to the degree to which it rewards and encourages entrepreneurial activity because it is the entrepreneurs and their …
Read More »Women entrepreneurship necessary for growth and development of economy
Entrepreneurship is a key to economic development of a country. Women entrepreneurs tend to be highly motivated and self directed, they also exhibit a high internal locus of control and attainment. It is a state of mind, which develops naturally, based on her surrounding and experiences, which makes her think about life and career in a given way. The growth of the proportion of women entrepreneurs in developing states …
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