SINGAPORE (Reuters UK) - Saudi Arabia has agreed in principle to defer payments for crude oil sales to Pakistan expected to be worth about $5.9 billion (3 billion pounds) during Pakistan's present July-June financial year, The Financial Times reported on Saturday. The agreement would provide...
The Resource Group TRG is one of the largest offshore-controlled BPO companies in the world. Its business consists of taking controlling stakes in business services companies in North America and Western Europe, and repositioning them for growth using a globalized service delivery model. TRG established its offshore facility in Lahore,...
Eurasia Group has released it's Global Political Risk Index for August, which ranks emerging markets for political stability. The index uses twenty indicators in four equally weighted categories: government, society, security and economy, to provide valuable insights for businesses looking to invest in emerging markets. Writing for...
The objective of this paper is to understand the determinants of Foreign Direct Investment FDI flows and to quantify relevant policy shocks in dynamic econometric model for Pakistan economy. The study has highlighted the degree of attraction of cost related factors, investment environment factors, development strategy factors with ownership and...
The Research and Development Fund Policy Framework sets out a road map for the development of Pakistan's ICT industry. The development of this policy framework was based on a nation wide consultative process involving all key stakeholders in public and private sector and from both industry and academia. The need...
This paper serves as a survey of some recent literature and discusses the possibility of adoption of inflation targeting by the SBP. This is a new subject for Pakistan's monetary policy and will need more detailed and serious deliberation before a decision is made. This initial work could be considered...
Every year significant yield loss occurs in Pakistan due to pest attacks on cash crops. Although pesticides have been used, but the desired correlation has not been observed between yield and pesticides usage. Different government departments and agencies have the task to monitor dynamic agricultural situations all around Pakistan, but...
Airspan Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRN), aleading provider of WiMAX broadband wireless access networks, announcedtoday that City District Government Karachi CDGK in Pakistan hassuccessfully deployed Airspan's 4.9 GHz WiMAX solutions for its IP ClosedCircuit Television Video surveillance project in Karachi. CDGK iscommitted to video surveillance of all major city roads....
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/f0e5c0/pakistan_pharmaceu) has announced the addition of the "Pakistan Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q2 2008" report to their offering. The Pakistan Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report provides independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on Pakistan's pharmaceuticals and healthcare industry. Although Pakistan's pharmaceutical and...
ISLAMABAD AFP — Detained nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan Wednesday told a Pakistani high court that the media often misquoted him on proliferation issues and denied that he was harming the country's interests. Khan, the father of Pakistan's atomic bomb, has been effectively under house arrest in Islamabad...
PESHAWAR, Pakistan AFP — A case of polio was found in a seven-month-old girl in northwestern Swat valley, where regular vaccinations cannot took place due to ongoing unrest, officials said Wednesday . The military has been fighting militants led by a pro-Taliban cleric in the scenic area since...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/db5461/laying_the_foundat) has announced the addition of the "Laying the Foundation: WiMAX in Asia/Pacific 2008" report to their offering. WiMAX, as a new broadband wireless access technology, is finally getting momentum in Asia/Pacific region. Korea leads the world with home-grown WiBro technology (very...
LAHORE, Pakistan AFP — The Pakistan Cricket Board on Tuesday included fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar in the provisional 30-man squad for the Champions Trophy, but dropped Mohammad Asif amid new drugs allegations. A Pakistani court earlier this month said the 32-year-old Akhtar was free to play cricket again...
WASHINGTON AFP — US President George W. Bush said Tuesday he was "troubled" by the movement of extremists from Pakistan to Afghanistan and would discuss the threat with Pakistan's prime minister here this month. Speaking at a White House press conference, Bush also said the United States would...
LAHORE, Pakistan AFP — The Pakistan Cricket Board on Tuesday suspended fast bowler Mohammad Asif from all competition until an inquiry is completed by India, where he tested positive for a banned substance. "We have suspended Asif from all cricket -- neither can he be involved in any...
WASHINGTON AFP — White House hopeful Barack Obama Tuesday promised to shift the "single-minded" US focus on Iraq to Al-Qaeda sanctuaries in tribal Pakistan as part of a sweeping new blueprint for US foreign policy. Setting the stage for a major foreign tour designed to bolster his commander-in-chief...
KARACHI AFP — Pakistan paceman Mohammad Asif will seek a "B sample" test after testing positive for a banned substance during play in the Indian Premier League IPL, his lawyer said Tuesday. The IPL announced on Monday that the 25-year-old fast bowler had failed a drugs test at...
WASHINGTON AFP — Republican White House candidate John McCain said Tuesday his Democratic foe Barack Obama was "wrong" on Iraq, and guilty of "bluster" and "idle threats" about striking Al-Qaeda in Pakistan. But Democrats accused McCain of performing a political flip-flop and adopting Obama's plan to send more...
NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-15 July 2008-Telenor Pakistan appoints new CEOC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Norwegian telecomms group Telenor ASA (OSE:TEL) said on Tuesday (15 July) that its subsidiary Telenor Pakistan has appointed Jon Eddy Abdullah as the company's new CEO. He will succeed Tore Johnsen from 15...
KABUL, Afghanistan -- An insurgent raid that penetrated an American outpost in eastern Afghanistan, killing nine soldiers, has deepened doubts about the U.S. military's effort to contain Islamic militants and keep locals on its side. Moving in darkness before dawn Sunday, some 200 fighters surrounded the newly...
