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KPK government launches 1 billion micro finance scheme for the skilled yet unemployed people
The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Monday formally launched Rs.1 billion Islamic micro finance scheme for provision of employment to…
20pc decline in services related exports
Pakistan’s export of services witnessed a decline of over 20 percent in the first 11 months of 2013-14 from a…
Donations to charities around Rs. 200 to 300 billion this year: NGO
The total amount of donations Pakistanis make each year is estimated to run in billions of rupees. While gauging the…
SBP refuses to pay $45m to Iranian firm for power transformers
The State Bank of Pakistan has so far declined to pay $45 million to an Iranian firm and as a…
C/A deficit balloons to around 3 billion despite high inflows
Despite high foreign inflows from various sources, the current account deficit of the country rose to about $3 billion for…
India tries to sustain high agri growth despite poor rains
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, in his maiden budget presented to the Indian parliament on July 10, expected agricultural growth to…
Punjab’s coal power initiatives
Punjab has sizeable coal reserves, estimated at 235m tonnes, of varying quality in the Salt Range. Most of the mining…
Thar project: An Overview
At the optimum mine capacity of 4,000MW, power produced from Thar coal can yield a tariff of approximately Rs6 per…
Online shopping catching up
The internet has significantly changed the way the retail business is done in many parts of the globe; now it’s…