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How can PayPal boost online economy of Pakistan?
By Technology Times at September 2, 2012 | 5:26 pm | 0 Comment
By Nauman Lodhi PAYPAL IS the global standard for payment transfers and for carrying online transactions. It’s a swift mode of payment that allows people to send and receive payments instantly. Besides, majority of E-Commerce web sites rely on PayPal for charging transaction amounts from the customers. The common problem for Pakistan’s 25 million plus more...
India’s water hegemony ruining Pak economy
By Technology Times at August 24, 2012 | 5:27 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT ISB: Maintaining that “stoppage of water by India has a caused huge water shortage in Pakistan besides damaging its economy”, Chairman Pakistan’s Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir Maulana Fazlur Rahman urged India “not to stop water of different rivers flowing down from Kashmir into Pakistani territory.” “If India strangles our economy by more...
S&T Dept KPK to help govt for knowledge economy
By Technology Times at August 13, 2012 | 1:39 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT PSR: The Department of Science and Technology and Information Technology, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, planned to assist the provincial government in making a shift to knowledge economy and in this regards it has undertaken various initiatives for utilizing ST sub-sector for public interest and to providing opportunities to the academic institutions. “The C&T more...
Broadband growth: Don’t blame the economy!
By Technology Times at August 7, 2012 | 12:05 am | 0 Comment
[caption id="attachment_20392" align="alignright" width="150"] Naveed Saeed[/caption] DESPITE ONGOING economic challenges faced by the country, Pakistan is experiencing a phenomenal growth of Broadband Internet, which has become a household product. The current global economic recession has had a spiral effect worldwide and few segments have been able to resist its more...
Pakistan desperately needs to head towards green economy
By Technology Times at June 10, 2012 | 6:08 pm | 1 Comments
STAFF REPORT IBD: While stressing for integrated efforts on the part of the international community, the recently held two-day national consultation on Green Economy has come up recommending binding the three pillars of sustainable development – social equality, economic prosperity and environmental conservation for sustainable growth and green economy. The more...
Green Economy – Link to sustainable development: Achim Steiner
By Technology Times at June 5, 2012 | 4:02 pm | 0 Comment
[caption id="attachment_16731" align="alignright" width="114" caption="Achim Steiner"][/caption] A FEW years ago, the idea of a Green Economy with its links to sustainable development and poverty eradication, was a novel concept confined to development practitioners and academics. This year, it is among the top two issues that will be deliberated by policymakers at the more...
Pakistan needs to re-orient economy on green discourse
By Technology Times at May 29, 2012 | 12:08 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT IBD: Green economy is vital for inclusive and sustainable growth, however, the current policy framework and ways of managing resources in Pakistan has become obsolete. The country should have a compreh nsive poverty reduction strategy while the capacity of the provinces has to be built in addition to strengthening the policy implementation capacity at the more...
Role of agriculture in Pak economy
By Technology Times at April 2, 2012 | 3:11 pm | 0 Comment
By Muhammad Omer Afzal via AgriHunt AGRICULTURE PLAYS an important role in the national economy of Pakistan, where most of the rapidly increasing population resides in rural areas and depends on agriculture for subsistence. Biotechnology has a considerable potential for promoting the efficiency of crop improvement, food production, and poverty reduction. Use of modern more...
Agri sector gives boost to economy: SBP
By Technology Times at March 24, 2012 | 12:36 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT IBD: The economy has shown modest improvements in first six months (July-December) of fiscal year 2011-12 because of the better performance of the agricultural sector, says the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) in its second-quarter report on the state of economy. However, ample availability of key staple crops and less-than-anticipated supply disruption due to more...
Branchless banking proves vitality for national economy
By Technology Times at March 24, 2012 | 12:29 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT IBD: The inclusion of innovative financial services is essential for the survival and prosperity of poor masses in the country and the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) sees mobile commerce as a fantastic opportunity for multiple stakeholders. Yaseen Anwar, Governor SBP, said this while speaking as chief guest at Mobile Commerce Conference recently held here. He more...
Healthy innovation system leads to healthy economy
By Technology Times at February 25, 2012 | 1:56 pm | 0 Comment
[caption id="attachment_13215" align="alignright" width="73" caption="Maryam Naseer"][/caption] EVERY COUNTRY feels good to introduce innovations in their research system that ensures strong economy on sustainable grounds. Political will is the key to this factor. A healthy innovation system generates a healthy economy; generating people’s welfare and reduces more...
LDFA-2012 highlights Sindh farm-economy share to GDP
By Technology Times at February 6, 2012 | 1:05 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT KHI: The Sindh’s agri-economy contributes 23pc to country’s GDP. The huge gap between Sindh’s livestock, dairy, fisheries, poultry and agriculture production and capacity to process the produce, provides an opportunity for various types of investments through value addition. “The Sindh government wants to encourage investments in livestock, poultry, more...
Telecom sector – anchoring Pakistan’s economy
By Technology Times at January 7, 2012 | 1:38 pm | 2 Comments
By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid Via Profit Pakistan’s teledensity touched 68.39 per cent – a 6.7 per cent rise since 2010. Mobile subscribers at the tail-end of 2011 were estimated to be around 108.9 million – flaunting a growth rate of 10 per cent; which is twice as much as that of the previous year. Number of cell sites has also increased from 30,126 in June 2010 to more...
