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‘SPIRiT’ to lift agri output, efficiency, livelihood of farmers
System Productivity Innovative Rice Training (SPIRiT) project aims to improve agricultural productivity, efficiency and livelihoods for 10,000 farmers and 1,200…
Govt’s dept close to $150bn as of July 2014
The govt's borrowings are close to 150 dollars as of July 2014. Speakers at a press conference jointly organised by…
Pak automotive manufacturers concerned about motercycle parts valuation
Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association (Pama) has raised concerns over the recent valuation of motorcycle parts, saying it will hurt the…
KSE Update: Market corrects itself
The index opened on a positive note before a corrective spell brought it down as outflow by foreign investors and…
Pakistan to get $1.1bn from IMF in December: Dar
The IMF has said Pakistan's economic reforms are on track and that the Executive Board would meet in early December…
South Asia’s dismal HDIs
Khadija Haq, the president of the Mahbub ul Haq Human Development Centre, says South Asia is one of the least…
‘Poisonous’ economic combinations
SINCE the global financial crisis in 2008 and the ensuing Great Recession, innumerable reports on the world economy have appeared…
Chinese investors pull back
THE market is still rife with rumours over what could have prompted the Chinese company Shandong Ruyi Science and Technology…
Farmers seek a fair compensation for flood losses
AS the Ministry of National Food, Security and Research comes up with its almost final assessment of damages to the…