EDITOR’S NOTE

Mr. Muhammad Ijaz

Editor in chief

IT’S ALL ABOUT MINDSET

What does it mean? It means that we are not willing to accept the change. Change is like a wheel. Nobody can stop it. Either you will move on it and cover the distances or you be crushed beneath it.

Leadership

Leading the way Forward

- Lady with Acumen

- Entrepreneur’s Entrepreneur

- Veteran Educationist 

- Riding the Tide

- Stefano Pontecorvo

LADY WITH ACUMEN

Rabia Fida

"In Pakistan, branchless banking has taken off in an exponential manner and the AMCs need to tap this trend and others like online unit issuance and redemption in a mobile friendly platform."

ENTREPRENEUR’S ENTREPRENEUR

Joseph Mancuso

"Learning by experience is better than learning of a classroom. That’s why in 1977, I left the school and started CEO Club so we may learn by experience from one another."

Veteran Educationist

Walid Mushtaq

"The focus should not be on private versus public debate, but rather on how both players can help improve the state of education in Pakistan for 5-16 year olds as stipulated in Article 25 A of the Constitution."

Riding The Ride

Ibrahim Qureshi

"Basic requirement for OEM is that 55% parts of the product should be made under your license name and should be imported in the country under the same license name."

ITALY - PAKISTAN DIALOGUE

His Excellency Stefano Pontecorvo

"As an ambassador in Pakistan, my main but not the only focus is promoting ‘Business’ between the two countries and to put Pakistan on Italy’s map and vice versa."

Wisodm Talk

Learning Your Heart’s Out

"True wisdom lies not only in knowing, but in understanding and applying with compassion."

Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust Cancer Hospital

"Today the world is suffering from complications of multifarious diseases; cancer being the most lethal and dangerous among them. The crusade of Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust against the menace of cancer is an inspiring example of extreme devotion and dedication for an epic cause."

Industrial Symbiosis-An Eco Friendly Realm

President PCJCCI and CEO Haier Ruba SEZ

"The central theme of Industrial Symbiosis is utilizing the output of one industry as a feed stock of another. The aim here is to maximize the utilization of waste products of each individual unit in the zone with the goal of promoting greener production of goods."

Quality Assurance In Packaging Industry

"An increase in living standards and personal disposable income in the developing regions fuels consumption across a broad range of products, with subsequent growth in demand for the packaging of these goods."

How To Be The Most Successful Customer Centric Company!

"Many companies still keep focusing more on seasonal sales and spending funds on putting bill boards at prime locations with “SALE up to 50% or 70% Off”."

Pakistan Is Possible

"The concept of “Brand Pakistan” is being promoted at various governmental, private and educational institutions to deliver a message of Positive Pakistan to the international community in order to attract results oriented foreign direct investment."

Constant Proportion Portfolio Insurance

Strategy with growing interest in Pakistan Mutual Fund Industry

"Price risk is considered to be the greatest source of risk CPPI based fund may face. Scenario based analysis should be done to discover the subject fund’s resilience to downside movement in price of risky asset."

Bolstering Entrepreneurship

Nurturing SMEs

"Advocating entrepreneurship through supporting small business establishment by engaging a potential mass of 95 million (+) youth into entrepreneurial activities may be the only solution for the Government to overcome economic pressures."

Italy

"Exports from Italy increased by 3.3% to €34.39 billion in December of 2015 from €33.38 billion a year earlier, as shipments of consumer goods grew by 4.6%, capital goods by 4.4% and intermediate goods by 1.5%."

Pakistan & Belarus Enter In A New Era

"Prime Minsters Sharif and Kobyakov signed documents titled “Roadmap for fast-track and middle-track economic cooperation between Pakistan and Belarus"."

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - Past & Present

"The legendary land of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa popularly known as the “Land of Hospitality” has a record to witness mightiest civilizations including Gandhara and Hindu Shahi."

Dignitaries Visit & Appreciate

The initiative of state-of-the-art display center

"The initiative of state-of-the-art display center at DEPO Islamabad."

Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works Ltd

Striving for Excellence in Shipbuilding, Ship Repair & General Engineering

"Striving for Excellence in Shipbuilding, Ship Repair & General Engineering."

News Round Up

News from Around the World

- Pakistani Banks allowed to do business with Iran 

- Japan to improve trade ties with Pakistan 

- LNG import to revive CNG sector 

- Chinese company interested in setting up steel plant in Punjab 

- Pakistan, Korea inch toward free trade agreement