Economic Review articles from July 1999

Economic Review archives from July 1999

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
July 1, 1999... GST on Energy Energy is the backbone and engine of growth of an economy which ultimately translates into the well-being of the people and the nation. Unfortunately, this has not been so in our case. We are purchasing power (one form of...

SINDH: Under Undemocratic Governance.
July 1, 1999... The difference this time is that even MQM is not supporting the present set-up and Ghous Ali Shah is not a member of the provincial assembly. Moreover, there is no provision of the advisor under the dispensation of Governor's Rule. Being an MNA...

Problems of Gas Companies.(Pakistan)
July 1, 1999... Gas Pricing Structure The government has informed the international oil and gas exploration companies that it was not possible for it to honour the agreement under the 1994 and 1997 petroleum policies, and asked them to negotiate on the...

Evaluation of Trade Policy (1999-2000).(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 1999... The trade policy for 1999-2000 has been presented by Commerce Minister on July 14 in an extremely unfavourable situation of declining exports and rising trade deficit. A brief retrospective view is necessary for evaluating the new trade policy....

Trade Reorganisation Scheme has Failed.
July 1, 1999... Rangoonwala's Idiosyncracy On the death of Mr. M. A. Rangoonwala in Karachi the other day there has been a sporadic projection of his image in the local press, especially a full-fledged article in Dawn dtd. 11.07.98 by "Observer" who...

Trade Policy Targets.(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 1999... The Trade Policy for 1999-2000 announced recently envisages various concessions and tax incentives and reliefs to expand and diversify the export base, propel foreign exchange earnings and trim trade deficit. Unfolding the policy, Finance and...

Goods Worth $10.3 Billion Trade with Top- 10 Partners.(Pakistan)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 1999... The official foreign trade statistics reveal the country earned a handsome profit of $635.80 million in bilateral trade with the leading friend in trade and foe in diplomacy, the United States of America; $181.83 profit was attracted in trade...

What Next in South Asia?
July 1, 1999... The Pakistan regime has claimed victory. It claims to have established that it values peace and has won the respect of the international community by having the courage to finally withdraw. It interprets the Washington agreement as evidence of...

Options in the New Context.
July 1, 1999... The implicit shift in US policy and strategy towards South Asia as reflected in the above US official pronouncements has now taken the form of an official and explicit policy declaration made on July 23 by Mathew Daley, the State Department's...

Water-Related Diseases.
July 1, 1999... Water-related diseases are a human tragedy killing millions of people each year, preventing million more from leading healthy lives, and undermining development efforts. About 2.3 billion people in the world suffer from diseases that are linked...

Potato Production has Increased Substantially.
July 1, 1999... AGRICULTURE Potato production has increased from 56,000 tonnes to 1.5 million tonnes in 1998-99. This was stated by member Crop Science Badruddin Soomro while addressing the scientists of potato research. He remarked that the area under...

Brighter Long-Term Outlook for Titanium Minerals.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999... New report analyses supply and demand worldwide The past two years have seen the global titanium minerals and titanium oxide pigment industries affected by significant consolidation among producers and end-users. A new report from market...

Climate Changes - Causes and Consequences Published with Support from OPEC Fund.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999... The proceedings of an international conference on the theme: Climate Changes - Causes and Consequences have been published in Volume 9 of the academic journal Energy and Environment. Produced with the assistance of an OPEC Fund grant, the...

Privatization Management: - Trends and Prospects.(Brief Article)(Review)
July 1, 1999... Professor Iftikhar A. Butt The book : Privatization Management: Trends & Prospects Pages : 416 Edition : First Pakistani Edition 1999 Price : Rs. 400 The Author : Dr. Mushtaq A. Sajid Azad Jammu & Kashmir University...

Upswing for Shortwhile.
July 1, 1999... Hopefully the stock market has improved and KSE General Index stood at 1134.79 showing a rise of 82.59 points. Aggregate market capitalisation also improved a lot. The Index stood at Rs. 306.273 billion on July 19 as compared to Rs. 287.889...

Askari Bank Profit Rises.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999... The Askari Commercial Bank's profit after taxation amounted to Rs.387 million while its deposits grew by approximately Rs.3.5 billion during the first six months of 1999 compared to corresponding period last year. According to a brief sketch...

Rafhan has New Name.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999... Corn Products International, Inc., USA, has acquired additional shares to raise its equity from 51 per cent to 70 per cent in its affiliated company, Rafhan Maize, in Pakistan. As a consequence of this acquisition, the name of CPC Rafhan Ltd....

Habib Bank Limited.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999... The Habib Bank Limited (HBL) has earned a pretax profit of Rs.815 million in the first half of the year 1999 compared to Rs.335 million in the corresponding period last year. According to the announcement made by the HBL the profit has...

PIA Now a Profit Earning Outfit.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1999... The new management of PIA has put the affairs of the national flag carrier on the right track and turned it into a true commercial and profit-oriented organisation within a short span of time. This claim was made by PIA Chairman Shahid Khaqan...