Economic Review articles from October 2000

Economic Review archives from October 2000

IFC for 10% Increase in Financing in Developing Countries in FY-1999.
October 1, 2000... The International Finance Corporation increased investments by 10 per cent in the 1999-2000 fiscal year and shifted more financing to the world's most challenging markets, such as Sub-Saharan Africa where investments tripled in the past year,...

Challenges of the Banking Sector.
October 1, 2000... * The first the governor called for broadening the focus of both State Bank and other lending institutions from had debt portfolio towards foreign business developments. It must be ensured that the quality of these new assets is not compromised...

Sinking Rupee.
October 1, 2000... It may jump to more than 5 per cent in the Sisyphean style, which would force IMF to pursue harsh conditionalities, including fast falling rupee. At last, not unexpectedly, on September 18 and 19, US dollar vis-a-vis rupee jumped 1.7 per...

SBP Annual Report 1999-2000.
October 1, 2000... The recently released annual report of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on the status of economy for the fiscal year 1999-2000, contains a candid analysis of the economy for the fiscal year under review. It reveals with transparency external...

An Overview of Economic Scenario.
October 1, 2000... Pakistan has become world 7th Nuclear Power, but its socio-economic indicators are appalling its ranks at 138th position in the world in term of Human Development Index. The economy is badly engulfed in inherited chronic problems. It has been...

Rising Unemployment and Inflation.
October 1, 2000... Though the military government has completed one year in power but the economy is still struggling to come out of recession. True, one-year period is very short to assess the performance of the government, yet one would wonder what lies ahead...

Performance of Banking and Finance Sector.
October 1, 2000... The Banking Sector in Pakistan has emerged in its present form after passing through various stages of development in the last fifty years. At the time of independence, the new country had no bank of its own and commercial banking facilities...

Crisis in Banking Sector.
October 1, 2000... A well developed, organized efficient and viable banking system is necessary for economic and social infrastructure in an economy. The financial sector plays a vital role in the economy of a country and occupies a crucial place in development...

Development Finance Institutions (DFIs).
October 1, 2000... The entire financial sector with DFIs having been hit the most. The past couple of years witnessed a slower growth in its operations due to an unfavourable environment at the macro level, which has a direct bearing on the term financing...

Privatisation of Financial Sector.
October 1, 2000... In the past, promises and pledges have been made by the heads of the privatisation bodies for the quick privatisation of various public sector organisations. However, neither the schedules nor the targets for privatisation income have ever been...

Forces Driving Industry Competition.
October 1, 2000... Application of the Porter Model to the Public Banks of Pakistan Michael E. Porter, in his book 'Competitive Strategy' (1980) says: "The essence of formulating competitive strategy is relating a company to its environment. Although the...

Various Facilities/Arrangements with the IMF in Retrospect.
October 1, 2000... Pakistan's economy depends heavily on multilateral and bilateral financing to meet its balance of payment deficit and for making necessary adjustment. Pakistan's economy depends heavily on multilateral and bilateral financing to meet its...

21st Century will be Workers Century.
October 1, 2000... The 21st century is going to be a century of workers welfare in Pakistan and will end all the discriminations among the workers on the basis of type, size and location of the organisation in which they work. This would be the main objective of...

International Monetary Fund.
October 1, 2000... Yields on government paper are expected to climb further as Pakistan tightens monetary policy to meet terms set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The moves are to support an IMF-prescribed policy of curtailing government borrowing from...

Is There a Way Out?
October 1, 2000... General Musharraf should be aware that the state of economy is so precarious that it will crumble under the shock of default. But he has been reluctant to make certain 'concessions', such as on the CTBT, agree to certain realistic adjustments...

Wheat Production Might Reach 22 MT.
October 1, 2000... AGRICULTURE: What is the staple food of the people and thus occupies a central position in farming policies. Its share in total cropped area is around 37.1 per cent. The Pakistan Central Cotton Committee has estimated 9.7 million bales...