Economic Review articles from September 1998

Economic Review archives from September 1998

Politics of corruption.
September 1, 1998... Growing narrow nationalism is a clear indication of restlessness and sense of deprivation prevailing among smaller provinces. It needs immediate solution before it becomes too late. There is no denying the fact that the existing system is...

Shariat bill. (Pakistani law)
September 1, 1998... The discussion on the 15th Amendment was kicked off by Asfandyar Wali Khan of ANP from NWFP, who said that the Holy Quran and Sunnah were the main part of ANP's manifesto and the party was not opposed to Islamisation. But between the lines the...

IMF and Pakistan.
September 1, 1998... Pakistan is notoriously known as a first tranche country as the IMF programme initially for three years is scuttled right in the middle after a year because of the non-fulfilment of the conditionalities. This has happened a number of times since...

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT).
September 1, 1998... There had been rumours floating around for quite sometimes that Pakistan government, in an underhand deal with the US Administration, agreed to sign Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). A report has now revealed that a package has been finalized...

Economic bailout package. (Pakistan)
September 1, 1998... A bailout package of $5.0 billion is being worked out by the government. The IMF has proposed to impose quite harsh condition. These are summarised as follows. * A record 40% increases in power tariff. * The fund wants the General Sales...

Chemical industry in Pakistan.(Industry Overview)
September 1, 1998... There is no known common classification for chemical industry. However, for the purpose of convenience a category known as 'Chemical and Allied Products' has become common in United States of America, which can further be sub-divided into three...

Chemical industry: a brief review. (Pakistan)
September 1, 1998... At the time of creation of Pakistan, there was no chemical industry established in the country. To cater the needs of agriculture, Fertilizer Industry was set up in the mid-fifties in public sector. However, no attention was paid to develop petro...

Controlling and curbing adulteration of agricultural pesticides.
September 1, 1998... The recent high pitched and high level campaign to curb and control adulteration of agricultural pesticides is certainly a very welcome step and nobody can differ on its objective. The aim of the anti-adulteration Campaign is certainly very noble...

Corporate chemical sector. (Pakistan)
September 1, 1998... The total Paid-up Capital of 26 chemical companies stood at Rs.16710.47 million, while Free Reserves and Surplus stood at Rs.10935.98 million during the year 1997. Out of 26 companies, 12 companies showed increase in their sales, while the same...

New chemical projects. (Pakistan)
September 1, 1998... Several new chemical projects are in the implementation stage. Engro Chemical is setting a PVC manufacturing facility with an initial capacity of 100,000 tonnes per annum coming on stream in December 1999 at Port Qasim Karachi at an estimated...

Caustic soda industry: problems and its remedies. (Pakistan)(Industry Overview)
September 1, 1998... In 50 years history of Pakistan, four plants of Caustic Soda had been established on commercial scale, one each in the provinces of Sindh and Balochistan and two in the province of Punjab. The plants which were set up in Sindh and Balochistan...

Fertilizer industry. (Pakistan)(Industry Overview)
September 1, 1998... It is evident that due to deregulation of fertilizer industry, the prices of artificial manures have increased considerably. Because a sharp increase in the cost of fertilizers and pesticides, production has not risen to the required level. This...

Engro Asahi builds Pakistan's first world scale PVC plant. (polyvinyl chloride)
September 1, 1998... The Government of Pakistan has rationalized the tariff structure for PVC and its raw material (VCM), providing a positive incentive for the development of this industry. The implementation of this project will result in technology transfer in PVC...

Engro Paktank Terminal Limited: company's profile.(Company Profile)
September 1, 1998... Engro Paktank Terminal Ltd., (EPTL) incorporated in 1995, is a joint venture company of Engro Chemical Pakistan Ltd., and Paktank Asia Pacific Ltd., a subsidiary of Royal Pakhoed of the Netherlands. EPTL provides its customers especially the...

Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited: a performance oriented company.(Company Profile)
September 1, 1998... Lieutenant General Zia Ullah Khan (Retd), HI(M), is the Chief Executive and Managing Director of the Company. He was commissioned in Pakistan Army in 1962 and is a graduate Command and Staff College and National Defence College, the two premier...

Currency watch and currency talk. (Pakistan)
September 1, 1998... The dollar kept shooting up during the month of August, 1998. It began at Rs.56.05 and ended at 60.30 with slight jerks during the first week of the month but right from the second week it showed constantly an upward trend. The position of Pak...

Grant of agricultural production loans to tobacco growers. (Pakistan)
September 1, 1998... Tobacco is an important cash crop of NWFP and the Punjab. With suitable crop husbandry, it is capable of yielding higher income to the growers as compared to any other cash crop. Linked with it is a viable and efficient tobacco industry. Tobacco,...

Water availability and use.
September 1, 1998... As populations grow and water use per person rises, demand for freshwater is soaring. Yet the supply of freshwater is finite and threatened by pollution. To avoid a crisis, many countries must conserve water, pollute less, manage supply and...

Who's who in chemical industry in Pakistan.
September 1, 1998... Mr. Munnawar Hamid is Chief Executive of ICI Pakistan Ltd. After graduating with Honours from the Universities of Punjab and Cambridge, he joined ICI Pakistan in 1968 in Chemical Sales. After a series of first line and middle management...

Better cotton crop is around. (Pakistan's economy and industries)(Industry Overview)
September 1, 1998... AGRICULTURE With favourable weather conditions this year, Pakistan is likely to surpass the 10.5 million bales target set for cotton crop this year. Cotton is Pakistan's major foreign exchange earner and almost 70 per cent of country's direct...