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News for Thursday, 1 Dec 2011

UAE firms to make long-term investment in Pakistan

Pakistan is a growing market and United Arab Emirates (UAE) based companies operating here are being touted to make long term strategic investment. UAE Expo 2011, besides targeting manufacturing, trade,...

Forex reserves down to $16.88 billion

The country’s liquid foreign exchange reserves continue their downward journey and shrank by 0.54 per cent to $16.884 billion during the week that ended on the 25th of last month....

CNG stations open after talks between SSGC, APCNGA

The two days gas loadshedding to CNG stations in Karachi ended after successful talks between Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) and All Pakistan CNG Association (APCNGA). But after restoration of...

2nd December, 2011

The SBP dilemma

The central bank contradicts itself. First it explains its (obvious) “dilemma” – excessive government borrowing has compromised advances to the private sector. Then it expects the incredible – the 200...

GM food necessary to overcome hunger?

The article reads like a thoroughly brainwashed outcome of the MNC's corporate propaganda, without understanding how Biology and Agriculture operate, or bothering to refer to independent research on what is...

Stardom of reinventing

How strange this might sound to one’s ears, the truth remains that the world we live in has become perplexed and competitive. Masses have become impatient and appreciative of only...

Urbanisation

Government should focus on expanding inner city markets, should not allow any development scheme to have plots of over 400 square meters, decrease fares in public transport to support the...

Islamic interbank benchmark rate

On November 22, 2011, Thomson Reuters launched what it claims to be the world's first Islamic finance benchmark rate, designed to provide an objective and dedicated indicator for the average...

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