Tag Archives: investment

  Interview with Mr. Rafiq Rangoonwala – President, Pakistan Food Association Profile: Mr Rafiq Rangoonwala is with the quick service restaurants (QSR) industry since 1980 and has managed several brands like KFC, Hardees, Pizza Hut, Burger King, TGI Fridays, Pizza Express etc. in several countries. Presently, he is the President of Pakistan Food Association as well. Burger King was introduced in Pakistan in 2014 and started its operations in Karachi …

  China to set up a large steel factory in Pakistan With improved law and order situation in the country, foreign investors are looking for finding different areas of cooperation to make investment. Currently, Pakistan was providing all necessary facilities to entrepreneurs who were making investments in Pakistan. Pakistan offered great opportunities for investment in its energy generation and infrastructure projects and that was the reason, international investors are looking …

  Interview with Aqeel Karim Dhedhi Profile Aqeel Karim Dhedhi is a highly regarded member of the Karachi Stock Exchange KSE (now corporate) with over thirty years of mainstream experience in stock-broking. He became a member of the KSE in 1986. Prior to this, he spent 13 years managing his father’s brokerage business. He is a prominent broker and has been on the board of the KSE in 1996, 1997, …

  “Opportunities come infrequently. When it rains gold, put out the bucket, not the thimble.”– Warren Buffets. This quote has never before so adequately applied to the Pakistani stock market as today, things are just about to take a huge turn for the better. We expect the equity market to generate returns that would surpass even its own stellar record. Now is the time to put all your metaphorical eggs into …

  Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited (PMEX) is Pakistan’s first demutualized and the only multi-commodity futures exchange, which is licensed and regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP). Its stakeholders include leading financial institutions and stock exchanges of Pakistan. The Exchange offers a diverse range of domestic and international commodities and financial futures. Its infrastructure is based on sophisticated and state-of-the-art technology comparable to similar exchanges around the …

  Syed Javed Anwar is a US-Pakistani entrepreneur and a successful businessman. He is the founder and CEO of Midland Energy Inc. and Petroplex Energy Inc. Besides oil, he is also in real estate and other businesses. However, all his other businesses are also related to oil one way or the other. Javed Anwar is also an avid philanthropist. He donates in millions of dollars to universities, schools, churches, mosques …

  Finance Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar has done well in bringing about a consensus prior to presentation and approval of Automotive Industry Development Policy (AIDP) for the next five years. The future will determine whether the new policy will help attract new investment to the automobile and auto-parts industry as the auto assembly is said to be the backbone of engineering industry in a country. The existing auto assemblers want …

  Historically, the Pakistan Stock Exchange (KSE-100) reached an all-time high of 41,464 in October of 2016 and a record low of 538.89 in June of 1990. In spite of deteriorating political condition and low levels of foreign investment and slow growth and underdevelopment. Pakistan has succeeded in attracting very positive reviews between January and July 2016 from numerous Western media houses, the World Bank and the globally-acclaimed credit rating …

  The capital market provides the people with the investment opportunities and the companies to raise funds for expansion and development for further investments. Though the government has an important role to play in shaping the legal, institutional and business environment but major responsibility rests with the corporate sector to achieve a higher level of corporate governance. The high standards of corporate integrity and excellence are of key importance for …

  Interview with Umber Tanya Ansari — Head of Marketing & Distribution, UBL Fund Managers Ltd Profile Umber Tanya Ansari has been gaining experience in the asset management industry since 2008, and holds a Degree in Psychology from the University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. She began her career in advertising at Interflow Communications Limited, handling categories of notable brands such as Pepsi, UBL, PSO, and BMA. Thereafter, she was recruited …