Sunday, July 7, 2024

Economy

Beijing now has more billionaires than New York

China edged out America on several fronts in a new report profiling the world's wealthiest people. Beijing pushed New York into second place – 100 to 95 – when it took over this year's "Billionaire Capital of the World" title. Shanghai-based firm Hurun...

Fiza Farhan appointed Member of UN panel on Women Empowerment

Pakistan's Fiza Farhan has been named as Member of the first ever High-Level Panel of the UN Secretary-General on Women’s Economic Empowerment. The establishment of this distinguished panel was announced in January at the World Economic Forum in Davos...

Experts urge to promote social enterprise to empower people

Enabling environment, regulatory support for social enterprise contribute to growth ISLAMABAD - Experts call upon the government to create an enabling environment, concrete policy regime and regulatory support for development of social enterprise that contributes to addressing some of the most...

Dutch Queen Máxima visits Pakistan

UN Special Advocate Queen Máxima urges Pakistan to bring the poorest and most marginalized people into the financial system ISLAMABAD (Pakistan) – Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands arrived in Pakistan on a three-day visit today in her role as...

Year in Review: Pakistan’s 10 most memorable moments of 2015

Young author Faizan Soofi, Entrepreneur Fiza Farhan, Top cadet Junaid Saleem are the bright stars and faces of Pakistan who made us proud in 2015 TVI Special Report As 2015 draws to a close, it’s time to look at the year gone...

PM inaugurates western route of CPEC in Zhob

"With the establishment of an airport and a seaport, Balochistan will not only connect with the rest of Pakistan but will also connect with the whole world." ZHOB (Pakistan) - Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has inaugurated the 2,400 km long...

Experts urge for Community-driven development in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - People should always be at the heart of the development process and basic needs of the communities can only be met if they are empowered to set their own development agenda, remarked Sartaj Aziz, Adviser to the...

Experts stress strong political will needed for South Asian Trade initiatives

8th Eight South Asia Economic Summit held in Islamabad ISLAMABAD - South Asian leadership needs to show a strong political will to fully operationalize South Asia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) by evolving standard trade procedures, as it is the only...

SME sector’s Rs 86 billion potential being ignored: UBG

Economy cannot excel sans vibrant SME sector ISLAMABAD - Economy cannot excel unless Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are supported on policy level and given preference in provision of credit, United Business Group (UBG) of the FPCCI said on Thursday demanding the...

Efficient Railway system can transform Economic Corridor project

Pakistan Railways should be improved to enable it to support economic corridor project which is a game changer, according to Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Sunday. Railways must swing to profit through reforms and private sector driving eight percent of the national...

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Nearly 30,000 people evacuated as Northern California wildfires spreads amid heatwave

Raging wildfires in northern California has forced nearly 30,000 residents to evacuate as the state endures a brutal heatwave.