ISLAMABAD: Increased resources for higher education and their effective utilization is inevitable if Pakistan has to build a strong knowledge economy that will ultimately lead to achieve country’s economic and social development goals. This was unanimously recommended in a day-long consultative session organized by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) for development of higher education sector’s...
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Foreign reserves likely to reach at highest level of $20b by Oct
ISLAMABAD: The government expects GDP growth of 5.5 percent in the current fiscal year hoping that it will help further strengthen the economy. Federal Finance Secretary Waqar Masood said in an interview that economic indicators are positive and it is expected that foreign exchange reserves will reach at their highest ever level of twenty billion...
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Transformation of cattle markets through technology
Cattle markets of Pakistan have the capability of taking the country’s economy to the new heights and become an ideal place for trade. Agriculture is already the second biggest sector of country’s economy contributing 25.1% to the total GDP. Livestock being the major most sub-sector of agriculture, accounts for 9% of the total GDP. But...
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Don’t Under-Estimate Iran’s Guts: an Emerging Power like China
Most of the people in the world view Iran with the same glasses that they used to view china during 1960’s and 1970s. The world then saw a huge economic growth and skyrocket Economic growth of one of the most organized people of the world in China. Chinese, once notorious for their sluggishness, are going...