Economic Review articles from May 1996

Economic Review archives from May 1996

Elections presage turmoil for India.
May 1, 1996... There would be yet another change. The centre will not be under the control of upper caste Hindu class but under the command of low -caste peripheries like the Karanataka. A new change is bound to come in the new diplomacy despite a Delhi-based...

Ushr, social welfare and development: a critical appraisal in Pakistan.
May 1, 1996... Muslims who possess assets more than a specified exemption limit "Nisab" are levied upon zakat. "Zakat" levied on agricultural produce is known as ushr. Collected form Ehl-i-Nisab of the society, it is distributed among the indigent, the...

The need for revamping the tax structure.
May 1, 1996... While the government is making a desperate step towards increasing tax net through expanding the sales tax, the damaging impact on the export due to cost push inflationary impact on the cost of production in local industries, must be kept in mind...

Power sector in Pakistan: seeking new frontiers.(Cover Story)
May 1, 1996... The eyes of the international investing community in particular and the energy industry in general are firmly on 1,292 MW Hub Power Project which is the first one to be materialised and will go into commercial production in July this year when...

Pakistan's private power programme.
May 1, 1996... Government of Pakistan is giving top priority to Energy Sector and has embraced the concept of private sector induction in Power Generation to bolster the objective of meeting the supply with demand. Now Pakistan offers vast opportunities for...

Hydel project opportunities and incentives in NWFP. (North West Frontier Province)
May 1, 1996... The North West Frontier Province produces nearly 30 per cent of the total power in the country, entirely from hydel resources. It consumes only 9 per cent of the total electricity produced and can be considered, to have surplus electrical energy....

Project power demand and supply in Pakistan: forecasts of power demand.
May 1, 1996... The current Five Year Plan envisages that during the period 1993-98, generating capacity will be increased by about 8,588 MW. As at early 1994, there were thirteen proposals for private sector projects which, if all come to fruition, have been...

Electrical energy: prime engine for national development.
May 1, 1996... In order to support the power development programme of the country for the Eighth Plan (1993-1998), a minimum estimated amount of Rs.102 billion in foreign currency and Rs.16 billion in local currency would have to be raised in private sector....

Renewable resources only solution to energy crisis.
May 1, 1996... The government has to take the initiative to introduce the non-traditional energy technology. The oil technology took 60 years to gain currency. Pakistan should, instead of relying on costly western technology, devise indigenous...

Largest power project. (Hub Power Project)
May 1, 1996... The Hub Power Project, once completed in March 1997, will represent the largest foreign inward investment into the Country and will be the developing world's largest Private Sector electricity generating plant with a project cost of approximately...

Uch Power Project: source of reliable, clean and cost-effective power.
May 1, 1996... Work on the construction of the Uch Power Project is progressing at full speed. A 586-megawatt electricity generating plant, the Uch Power Project will signify an important milestone in the nation's strivings to bridge the gap between its power...

Keti Bandar Power Station complex.
May 1, 1996... Energy plays a vital role in any country's development and it has long been realised that consumption of electricity and the GNP of any country go hand in hand. A United Nations study demonstrated that the per capita income of a country...

National Power International.
May 1, 1996... National Power is one of the world's largest international electricity generating companies in the fast-growing independent power market. The company generates around a third of the electricity sold in England and Wales from installed capacity of...

AEG Pakistan (private) Limited.
May 1, 1996... For more than 35 years AEG Pakistan has been actively contributing to the industrial and power generation developments of Pakistan. AEG Pakistan specialises in the power transmission and distribution area of any voltages and any applications...

Rousch (Pakistan) Power Limited.
May 1, 1996... The initial shareholders have established a public limited company registered in Pakistan under the name of Rousch (Pakistan) Power Ltd. ("RPPL"). This company has been incorporated under the Companies Ordinance, 1984. Under the present...

BC Hydro: a world class partner in private power development in Pakistan. (BC Hydro International)
May 1, 1996... Electric Power Project Developed in Record Time The joint venture of BC Hydro International and Southern Electrical Limited received a Letter of Support from the Government of Pakistan in August, 1994 for a thermal plant and in record time...

Alfa Laval's contribution for industrial Pakistan.
May 1, 1996... Since the invention of a centrifuge by Gustav de Laval in 1878, Alfa Laval started contributing to the Industry. Later on the idea of Plate Heat Exchanger, after a couple of years, made a revolution in the field of thermal technology. Although...

Engro Chemical Pakistan Limited; record sales registered.
May 1, 1996... HISTORY Engro Chemical Pakistan Limited was formerly known as Exxon Chemical Pakistan. It was a subsidiary of Exxon Chemical of USA, with a 75% shareholding. It was later sold to employees group, which as a trust still holds major...

Power companies on KSE - 1995. (Karachi Stock Exchange)
May 1, 1996... There were 15 power companies on the list of KSE. The Paid-up capital of these companies stood at Rs. 17.011 billion. Aggregate market value of the shares of the power companies in May stood at Rs. 54.025 billion. We have analyzed the annual...

Budget uncertainties. (stock market)
May 1, 1996... Budget uncertainties loom large over the stock market which could keep it unsettled during incoming sessions. Additional taxes in the budget are likely to vary from Rs.30 billion to Rs.50 billion. These taxes according to analysts would prove...

Energy consumption will rise by 50pc by 2015.
May 1, 1996... World energy consumption is expected to rise by 50 percent over the next 20 years with greater use of oil driving the increase, said a new Department of Energy forecast. According to a USIS announcement, oil consumption is projected to increase...

Hamdard Medicus.
May 1, 1996... Hamdard Medicus, (January-March 1996)-A quarterly Journal of Science and Medicine. Published by: Bait-ul-Hikmat at Madinat-al-Hikmat, Mohammad Bin Qasim Avenue, Karachi-74700 This is an accomplished fact that the science of medicine was...