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Crowdworkers team up for better pay

They are the invisible labourers whose toil in the digital economy powers many rising technology firms. Crowdworkers pick up the…

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Discontent in the business sector

As time passes, the PML-N government’s decreasing ability to effectively tackle long-persisting crises and problems seems to be dampening businesses’…

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Bank Al Habib’s investments higher than before

Employing an aggressive yet virtually risk-free investment strategy, Bank Al Habib, the country’s seventh-largest bank, was able to post a…

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Cost of farm inputs and wheat support price

The increase in the wheat support price by Rs100 to Rs1,300 per maund has fallen below farmers’ expectations. Normally, such…

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Bank assets Increase

According to the latest central bank data, total assets of all scheduled banks stood at Rs10,400.076bn in the week ending…

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Food price fluctuation leading to rising undernourishment: UN Study

A study by two UN agencies on food price volatility and natural hazards in Pakistan has estimated that, "the per…

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Time to fix cotton prices

While the cotton-picking season is not far from its end in Sindh, the Trading Corporation of Pakistan has yet to…

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Lack of investment avenues for small savers

Small savers have been forced to pay 10pc at-source withholding tax deduction on profit since 2004, on their savings courtesy…

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Fisheries sector potential unexplored

Multiple structural issues continue to undermine the potential of the fisheries sector. While fishermen and exporters,  are contributing to growth…

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