Economic Review articles from November 1995

Economic Review archives from November 1995

Prime minister's visit to Iran. (Pakistani PM Benazir Bhutto)
November 1, 1995... In order to remove the dents created, owing to some misunderstanding, in the cordial relation of Iran and Pakistan, Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto flew to Tehran on a three day visit on Monday, November 6 to have a heart to heart talk with the...

Brown Amendment okayed. (U.S. law permitting the release of advanced military warfare to Pakistan)
November 1, 1995... The Pressler Amendment had imposed a blanket embargo on Pakistan's military and economic assistance by USA since 1990. it was provided that no assistance was allowed to be given to Pakistan unless the US President annually certified that the...

Corruption - a national curse. (Pakistan)(Cover Story)
November 1, 1995... Pakistan, according to the Berlin based Transparency International, stands third among the most corrupt countries of the world. Moreover, a contest held by a U.S. magazine in 1991 also shows that Pakistan occupies a very prominent place among...

State of economy: analysis of annual report 1994-95. (Pakistan)
November 1, 1995... The recently released Annual Report of the SBP for Financial Year 1994-95 portrays a gloomy picture of the economy and suggests various remedies to improve the economic growth of the country. The report reveals that the various structural...

An overview of economic and financial developments in 1994-95. (Pakistan)
November 1, 1995... Following a good year of economic management in 1993-94, the country had set for itself rather ambitious targets of increasing the rate of economic growth to 6.9 per cent and reducing the rate of inflation to 7 percent in 1994-95, while at the...

Privatisation of United Bank Limited (UBL).
November 1, 1995... The privatisation of United Bank Limited is a cumbersome task, its position is not as bad as it appears but currently, the bank is suffering a surplus staff of nearly eight thousand in its total strength of 22,500, whose future hang in...

Fourteenth summit of the Commonwealth. (Commonwealth Heads of Governments)
November 1, 1995... Castigation of the nuclear tests and deprecation of Nigerian government for executing nine persons had been the main features of the 14th biennial summit of 52 member commonwealth conference held in Auckland from November 10 to 13. At the very...

Ken Saro Wiwa - murder of an intellectual. (execution of writer Ken Saro Wiwa in Nigeria)
November 1, 1995... Ken Saro Wiwa, 54, a noted writer, environmentalist, reformist, and political activist having leftist trend, of the oil rich Nigeria came into political limelight in 1990 when he raised his voice of protest in support of the Eiche community of...

PAEC should boost training programme. (Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission)
November 1, 1995... Nuclear technology is regarded as the quintessence of technological development. It is harnessed for the generation of electricity and gainful exploits in the fields of agriculture, industry, defence and medicine. There are 420 nuclear power...

Transport and communication in Pakistan.
November 1, 1995... It is observed that transport and communication system in Pakistan is showing a little progress. Therefore, it is necessary to give more concentration on this system. New scientific and modern changes should be introduced to enhance the...

The wonders of wheat - a flexible, strong, cheap and fast-growing miracle crop. (Pakistan)
November 1, 1995... Wheat is expected to become the number one grain in the developing countries and is making a major contribution to increased food security, according to the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). "Wheat is a...

World footwear production.(Industry Overview)
November 1, 1995... In five short years, we shall be looking at a new century and wondering if the economic order which prevailed in the 1990s will continue into the next millennium. The laws of economics are not written in tablets of stone, judging by the...

Sugar industry scenario. (Pakistan) (Industry Overview)
November 1, 1995... Sugar is a widely used sweetener (90%) and is amongst one of the World's valuable foods; safe, nutritious and palatable. It is the main source of carbohydrates and provides inexpensive calories. Principally sugar is produced from...

Steel pipe manufacturing industry in Pakistan.(Industry Overview)
November 1, 1995... Historians have discovered the use of pipe in civilizations ranging back thousands of years. in ancient times, pipe materials were limited to natural substances and local forms. Thus bamboo, wood, and stone were used early on. Eventually, with...

Boost the engineering goods industry. (Pakistan)(Industry Overview)
November 1, 1995... The Engineering Goods Industry provides a solid base for industrial development of any country. In Pakistan this industry has shown upward trends but has not been able to achieve a growth rate which could provide impetus to the industrial...

Record development in tourism industry in 1994-95. (Pakistan)(Industry Overview)
November 1, 1995... The Prime Minister has accorded top priority status to Tourism and has directed that the industry should be made Pakistan's biggest source of foreign exchange earnings. In order to quicken the pace of development, a `National Tourism Council'...

Recycling of municipal and industrial wastewater. (Pakistan)
November 1, 1995... No other process seems to be more damaging to the environment a than the indiscriminate discharge of municipal, industrial and hospital wastes, whether they are liquids, solids, gases, radio-active materials or toxic chemicals. The lack of...

Environmental Protection Bill 1995 and local industry. (Pakistan)
November 1, 1995... The Environmental Protection Bill 1995 must be presented to the Cabinet for approval only when a nationwide consensus is evolved including industry and trade organisations who are supposed to play a vital role in making this programme a...

Karachi Export Processing Zone. (Pakistan)
November 1, 1995... Karachi Export Processing Zone is located on the outskirts of the city, about 10 kilometers from the nearest rail station, 7 kilometers from Port Qasim and 32 kilometers from Karachi Port and container terminal. The total areas of the zone is...

Distress signals to PM. (Pakistani PM Benazir Bhutto)
November 1, 1995... The Karachi Stock Exchange has totally collapsed during the month under review. The impact of devaluation was against the expectation. After improving to 187.25, the index went down to 170.33 showing a fall of 16.92 points, KSE sent a distress...

Tobacco & cigarette industry. (Pakistan)(Industry Overview)
November 1, 1995... INTRODUCTION Tobacco, a basic raw material for cigarette industry. At the time of independence several types of tobacco were produced in the country having commercial importance except Virginia Tobacco, a type of tobacco used in the...