Economic Review back issues from July 2004:
State Bank's third quarterly report for 2003-04.
Jul 01, 2004 ... The underlaying message of State Bank's third quarterly report released on 29th June 2004 is quite clear. While overall performance of the economy is robust, there are significant areas of concern that still need to be addressed. Real GDP growth rate at 6.4 percent during 2003-04 is only ...
The Trade Policy for 2004-05.
Jul 01, 2004 ... The Trade Policy for 2004-05 the Commerce Minister, Humayun Akhtar Khan, unveiled on the national TV and radio network on Thursday, with export and import targets seemingly somewhat ambitious at $13.7 billion and $16.7 billion respectively, will certainly be found to be quite realistic on ...
Significance of sugar industry in national economy.(Industry Overview)
Jul 01, 2004; ... Significance of sugar industry in national economy Sugarcane constitutes as one among 13 major crops being cultivated in Pakistan. It is third largest in terms of area under the different crops. It is one of the major cash crops. Likewise, sugar industry belongs distinctly to 12 ...
Global Scenario of Textiles and position of Pakistan.
Jul 01, 2004; ... The present Global Scenario of Textile Industry with particular reference to the position of Pakistan in the International Textile Market is given here for the interest of our readers. The demand for textiles in the world is around $18 trillion, which is likely to be increased by 6.5% in ...
Economic development in South Asia and impact of globalization.
Jul 01, 2004; ... I would like to address three questions pertaining to the topic assigned to me this morning. The first question is: How hae the South Asian economies fared in the last decade and what are their propects for the future. The second question is: How well they have done compared to other ...
Difficult year ahead for cotton industry.
Jul 01, 2004; ... Nearly all sectors of our economy have welcomed the 2004-05 budget presented by the Finance Minister, Shaukat Aziz. It is evident that having concentrated on bringing fiscal discipline to the economy, the minister is now ready to use the room thus created to inject some stimuli to start ...
Tighter rules for investment classification in banks.
Jul 01, 2004 ... The guidelines issued by the State Bank on classification of investments by the banks oblige them to categorize their portfolios in accordance with a prescribed scheme and show losses booked on their investments in a transparent manner in their balance sheets. All banks and DFIs, according ...
Credit Plan 2004-05.
Jul 01, 2004 ... The Credit Plan unveiled by the State Bank of Pakistan at the beginning of every fiscal year, would look like a dull affair to an ordinary person, but actually is significant for its impact on the behavior of major economic variables like growth, inflation and exchange rate. For the last ...
Food safety: global perspective.
Jul 01, 2004; ... The availability of safe food improves the health of people and is a basic human right. Safe food contributes to health and productivity and provides an effective platform for development and poverty alleviation; people are becoming increasingly concerned about the health risks posed by ...
Trend in textile engineering industry of Pakistan.
Jul 01, 2004; ... Importance of textile Industry According to the "ECONOMIST" intelligence report of August 2003 for Pakistan the following observations have been made: Despite Government efforts to diversify exports and widen the industrial base, the industrial sector remains dominated by the ...
Pakistan to face 5,000mw power shortage by 2006.
Jul 01, 2004 ... Member National Assembly and Chairman of AN standing committee on water and power Saleem Jan Mazari said that Pakistan is going to face 5000 mw power shortage by 2006 due to the widening gap between demand and supply. Speaking at a meeting of Korangi Association of Trade and ...
Manufacturers have no plans to cut car prices.
Jul 01, 2004 ... The automobile industry has no plans to cut prices of local vehicles in the foreseeable future but it wants the government to maintain in the next budget existing duty differential between CBU and CKD kits and a clear future policy to protect the industry. "We have no plans to ...
Car import duties rationalised.
Jul 01, 2004 ... The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) revised its Customs General Order (CGO) No. 6, which had brought it under criticism for its allegedly partisan attitude towards selected brands of car manufacturers. It issued the amendment broadly classifying cars into five categories for ...
Switzerland is the largest producer of textile machinery.
Jul 01, 2004 ... Switzerland is today the largest producer of textile machinery in the world and the competitiors themselves consider its outstanding quality and innovative potential. With an estimated global market share of 33%, the Swiss play a leading role in the textile machinery world. At ...
Problem for cotton growers.(prices of cotton in the international market)
Jul 01, 2004 ... The cotton ginners are reported to have turned panicky in the 1 face of sharp declines in the prices of cotton in the international market specially in the US. The prices quoted in the New York market recently hit the low at 46 cents per pound from 56 cents about a fortnight ago. It may be ...
Safety culture for shipping industry.
Jul 01, 2004; ... The flag of convenience (FOC) system is offered by some 29 maritime flags namely Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Burma (Myanmar), Combodia, Cayman Islands, Comoros, Cyprus, Equatorial Guinea, Germany (Second Register). Gibraltar, Honduras, Jamaica, Lebanon, ...