Prime minister’s responsibility
ONCE again, in his characteristically blunt style, Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced that he would not engage in talks with Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif, because…
Implementing PHC primer
SINCE the Alma-Ata Declaration of 1978, there has been much rhetoric from the World Health Organisation (WHO) about primary healthcare, but little organised and specific guidance from it on how to…
Barclays reaps hedge fund riches in battle of the prime brokers
Barclays is winning business from its top Wall Street rivals in prime brokerage, a lucrative investment banking battleground where lenders are battling to serve hedge funds in an array of…
‘Prachanda’: Firebrand Nepal Maoist turned prime minister
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal lived in seclusion directing Nepal’s guerrilla war but emerged from the jungle to lead the Himalayan republic when his cadres laid down their arms and…
PM Shehbaz Sharif’s prime challenges
The best thing that could have happened to Shehbaz Sharif on Monday, April 11, 2022 is not that he was voted to the office of the prime minister of Pakistan…
Priorities, Mr Prime Minister
There is no doubt that the situation that Pakistan’s economy finds itself in is tough. What really bothers one though – on analysing the performance of the current government –…
Investing in technology sector: a primer — I
Since the beginning of 2020, one investment sector has stood out globally through all the Covid-19 pandemic induced volatility in markets, economies and industries – that of the Information and…
Investing in technology sector—a primer—II
The Part I of this series of articles on investing in information and communications technology (tech) sector highlighted the significant out-performance of this sector during the last several years and…
Investing in technology sector: A primer – Part VI – Investing (b)
Continuing from the previous article, we look at different segments of the Information and Technology (ICT) Sector and highlight some examples of ETF’s that provide exposure to these segments. Semiconductors…
