Real time access to info and data base
The nature of documentation of Pakistan’s economic environment can be classified into three broad segments as under: 1. Transactions undertaken by the documented sector which are also reflected in ‘tax…
How US Steel became an acquisition target
US Steel Corp attracted acquisition interest after short-term challenges, including upgrading furnaces and potential car production shutdowns, weighed on its valuation, according to people familiar with the deliberations of its…
Leaky databases
LAST year in April, Pakistani social media was abuzz with complaints by bank customers about having their money stolen via fraudulent and unauthorised internet transactions, money transfers, asset transfers, etc.…
Data services: Economy needs streamlining
No national policy can be comprehensive and durable unless backed by robust data derived from reliable sources and made available in a timely manner to policy managers. It may be…
Beware of data ‘colonialism’
In 2017, data overtook oil to become the world’s most valuable commodity, but it remains hard to define. At its most basic level, data is said to be humans in…
Deals, data buzz could help biotech shares exit Wall St’s ‘no man’s land’
Sluggish US biotech shares could require a wave of deal-making or exciting clinical trial results if the sector wants to join the stock market’s party after lagging Wall Street’s broad…
Data services
No national policy can be comprehensive and durable unless backed by robust data derived from reliable sources and made available in z timely manner to policy managers. Pertinent to mention…
Big Food’s natural brand acquisitions prosper best when left alone
When Hormel Foods Corp, maker of Spam canned meat, said it was buying Applegate Farms in May, fans of the organic and natural meat company lamented its takeover by Big…
Envisioning Karachi’s energy future
Karachi is seeing a surging energy demand due to its rapid expansion. Diverse industries and commercial activities serve as major employment hubs and propel the national economy and attract job…
An aging grid
In the early hours of January 23, the frequency at one of the 500 KV transmission systems in the south went up to 50.75 Hz, followed by severe voltage fluctuation…
