Economic Review articles from May 2000

Economic Review archives from May 2000

War Against Traders.
May 1, 2000... The government is now caught between Scyla (IMF) and Charyledis (totem). Commitment to IMF without due of which will be looming up. Even if the survey proceeds as envisaged analysts believe that it is consideration of the ground realities is a...

The globalization mania and developing economies.
May 1, 2000... (Impact globlalization on our economy) The globalization mania has undoubtedly become the buzz word in today's world of economics and its impacts on developing economics raise a number of policy and research issues that need to be...

SBP THIRD QUARTERLY REPORT 1999-2000.
May 1, 2000... The recently released third quarterly SBP report, on the state of economy for 1999-2000, reflects a mix of success and failure, with the latter dominating the scene without the regalia of full recovery. According to the report, the economic...

EXPORT OF TOBACCO AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... One of the functions assigned to the Pakistan Tobacco Board under the provision of relevant law is to regulate, control and promote the export of tobacco products. In pursuance of aforesaid function, the Board makes concerted efforts to promote...

Power Sector in Dire Straits.
May 1, 2000... Here is a true story as a wake-up call for National Accountability Bureau (NAB). It appeared in the press that a man got his daughter married to a meter reader and preferred him over doctor and engineers averring that he wants his daughter to...

ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR: Prospects and Pitfalls.
May 1, 2000... The primary objective of privatizing any utility service is to improve its efficiency, so as to result in reliable service to its consumers at affordable prices. The privatization of electric distribution is also being considered with the same...

Energy Information Administration.
May 1, 2000... (South Asia Regional Overview) South Asia, defined for the purposes of this report as Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, is important to world energy markets because it contains 1.3 billion people...

Increased Petroleum Prices.
May 1, 2000... ENERGY During the first eight months, the country imported 9.25 per cent more petroleum products than the year before. In February alone the gap between import and export of POL products widened by 223 per cent to Rs. 11.377 billion as...

Design Development Fabrication Co. (Pvt) Ltd.).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... (Years 1980-1999) DDFC (Pvt) Ltd. (previously known as Design Development Fabrication Co. (Pvt) Ltd.) was established in 1980 as a design and fabrication company specializing in the manufacture of high quality process plant equipment to...

Engineering Kinetics (Pvt) Ltd.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Engineering Kinetics (Pvt) Ltd. generally known as EKL was formed in 1982 with the objective of providing on site plant installation and construction services to the industry. The company, at its inception, had tough competition with the...

Flowtronix (Pvt) Ltd. (FT).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Flowtronix (Pvt) Ltd. (FT) is engaged in provision of design, engineering and construction services in the fields of electrical, control and instrumentation engineering to the industrial sector since 1987. Recently, FT has acquired ISO...

A to Z Uses of Petroleum.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... When you say "Petroleum" most people think of fuel and petrol. But it is used in lots of other products, too. In fact there's at least one for every letter of the alphabet. A: Alcohol: Yes-parts of petroleum are in the alcohol, like beer....