Articles with tag: Business
A Trillion Dollar Halal Business
Riaz Haq Jun 15, 2009 interacts: 132The myriad other products and services — cosmetics, real estate, hotels, fashion, insurance — that comply with Islamic law and the teachings of the Koran, and the sector is worth well over $1 trillion a year.
OPEN Silicon Valley Holds Fourth Annual Forum
Ras Siddiqui Jul 10, 2007This full day affair incorporated three keynote speeches, four panels and workshops and approximately three hundred people in attendance.
Mr. Dollar, The good old days are gone, perhaps forever
fawad butt Jul 4, 2007 interacts: 10The young Euro, once a weakling against the fledgling dollar has quickly become the 800lb gorilla
This Really Gets My Goat
Shandana Minhas Jan 22, 2007 interacts: 169As the outcry against the Pakistani governments plan to mine the Durand Line grows, I am reminded of the title of a Ray Bradbury novel published in 1985, Death Is A Lonely Business. Death is a lonely business. Step on an anti-personnel landmine, and it
Great Expectations, Little Sense
Mujtaba Hamid Feb 28, 2006 interacts: 7When books are written to primarily sell, it’s no wonder that we end up confounded. The case studies presented are mostly those of successful, large organizations, which may be irrelevant to the vast majority of readers
Selling the Family Silver
Kamal Siddiqi May 5, 2005 interacts: 6Privatization in Pakistan is seen as the strategy that will correct all past wrongs of the public sector. But two questions arise: Is the wholesale privatization good for the country in the long run and whether there is a role for public sector enterprise
Hindi films in Iraq and Palestine
Aniruddha Bahal Oct 22, 2004 interacts: 8In a war torn country where the Mahdi army stomps and fights and where Jordanian born militant Abu Musa Zarqarwi stalks the land with his band of militants you can see Shah Rukh Khan hoardings endorsing Kenstar products at busy Baghdad intersections.
Atiqa Odho
Anis Shakur Jul 11, 2004 interacts: 24Thinking young is great feeling healthy is even better. In spite of her hectic schedule, Atiqa manages to keep herself young, active and healthy. Atiqa most definitely intends to make the years to come the best ones of her life.
Auction of New Cellular Licenses In Pakistan
Jamshed Nazar Feb 24, 2004 interacts: 14Thirty-three parties have expressed an interest for these two coveted licenses including several prominent international firms like MCI, MTC-Vodafone, Singtel, Etisalat and Turkcell.
Bollywood: The Show Must Grow On
Matloob Hasan Aug 21, 2003 interacts: 52Indian films have enabled us to see our dreams with eyes wide open. The film industry has responded to our ethos with much experimentation and innovation.
Message in the Bubble Burst
tayyab rashid Jul 12, 2003 interacts: 75Our IT policy was put together in 1999 – the year when the longest running US economic boom was peaking. A lot has happened since then. Firstly, US tech stocks collapsed in the year 2000,
Great Empire or Grand Illusion?
Sohail Rabbani Jul 2, 2003 interacts: 93The world’s only superpower is turning into a banana republic
The Art of Business Lunching
Nazar Khan Jun 21, 2003 interacts: 18The best part of giving a ‘business lunch’ is that you get your prospective client out of his office, where he sits imperiously behind a huge desk, looking you through the top of his half-eye
Of Damn Pakis and Deregulation
Paagal Insaan Jun 21, 2003 interacts: 20Is the Pakistani public not yet mature and responsible enough to be introduced to a deregulated source of Information? If it is, then how can a censorship be justified? If it is not, what is the pride in bringing X-hundred cities online? Pornography on th
Foreign Investment
Shahzad Kazi Jun 20, 2003 interacts: 11We constantly hear from various government officials about how the government is trying to encourage foreign investments in Pakistan. At the same time we hear of foreign firms shutting down their businesses in Pakistan and leaving.
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
Sohail Rabbani Jun 11, 2003 interacts: 27we believe that 2003 should turn out to be the fourth consecutive down year for the U.S. equity markets
TiECon 2003: The Year of the Huddle
Ras Siddiqui May 30, 2003 interacts: 10a symbolic Football “Huddle” which may very well become a part of Hi-Tech Management style from now on.
Inside China Today: Q&A with Dr. Robert Oxnam
Zafar Anjum Apr 4, 2003 interacts: 35“The single biggest challenge right now is for the private sector of both countries (India and China) to work with the governments to establish a framework, which promotes trade.”
Administrative Reforms and the Budget
Amirullah Khan Mar 3, 2003 interacts: 3The simple truth is that without people’s participation no system, however well designed, can deliver consistently. The budget this year can kick start the process, but did someone say that this is election year?
Exchange Rate Policy
Amin Saleh Dec 26, 2002 interacts: 4The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has been successful in leading people to believe that hard currency is pouring into the economy.
OPEN (Silicon Valley) Holds Seminar
Ras Siddiqui Dec 16, 2002 interacts: 19This was an “All-American” business gathering, with a Pakistani-Indian twist
Int'l Donors and Local Partners Need Fundamental Change
Rajeeb Satyal Dec 5, 2002 interacts: 3Advices to INGO/donors on what kind of relationship they should have to turn their presence into someting worth
Pir Sahib on Wall Street (Part –1)
Sohail Rabbani Nov 6, 2002 interacts: 65In October, 2002, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has seen its best monthly gain since 1987.
A Tale of Two Countries: Comparing India and Pakistan’s Economies
Zafar Anjum and Syeda Quratulain Oct 22, 2002 interacts: 137What ails these economies at war with each other for more than half a century?
Dhirubhai Ambani: The Heathcliffe of Indian business
Harish Nambiar Jul 15, 2002 interacts: 28In the death of Ambani, Indian sensibility might have changed course from ...
TieCon 2002: Innovating for Success
Ras Siddiqui Jun 23, 2002 interacts: 14what divides us today can be bridged via the path of free enterprise
IT or a time to get LIT?
Shakir Husain Feb 3, 2002 interacts: 57... “Suckers bring your money and projects to Pakistan, but we as a Government don’t have faith in home-grown talent so we’re going elsewhere.”
OPEN for Business
Umair A Khan Nov 11, 2001 interacts: 37An introduction to OPEN, the Organization of Pakistani Entrepreneurs
Telecom Dreams Sold Dirt Cheap
Shakir Husain May 28, 2001 interacts: 36If the Privatization Commission in Pakistan has a real asset then it is the telecommunications infrastructure of this country.
A critical look at Indian telecom policy in the ’90s
Arun Mehta May 11, 2001 interacts: 40The government attitude to opening up wireless seems to stem from an antiquated image of the spy huddling over a wireless transmitter
Umair.com: An Interview
Anita D Nasar Feb 26, 2001 interacts: 32Chowk’s co-founder talks about entrepreneurship, parenting, and Chowk in ten years
Science Is A Dead End Career
Raywat Deonandan Nov 5, 2000 interacts: 28The love affair between society and nerds, which peaked during the days of Einstein and Oppenheimer, is apparently over
Startup Genes I: A Tale of Three IPOs
Umair A Khan Aug 26, 2000 interacts: 22Expensive furniture and expensive looking people
Law, Development and How Not To Do It
Feisal H Naqvi Jun 14, 2000 interacts: 45Think of the world of investments as a beauty contest
IT Pie in the Sky?
Veeresh Malik Nov 5, 1999 interacts: 27And the beauty is that it seems to be working. Word is out, learn computers, or perish
An Interview with Nasser Khan Ghazi
Bina Shah Dec 21, 1998 interacts: 14A talk with the man who started the first ISP in South Asia.
Global Economy in a Swirling Freefall
Manzur Ejaz Oct 11, 1998 interacts: 5Is the free market system to blame?
Beware, Now That You Have Left Your Homes
Farooq Hamid Oct 15, 1997 interacts: 1Words that break your will, and then build it up again. A Translation of Amjad Islam Amjad’s Gharo say Niklay ho ab to DayKho.
PPESA Seminar: How to Break The Glass Ceiling?
Farhat Ali Oct 14, 1997 interacts: 2Mr. Farhat Ali, Amdahl’s Vice President for Customer Services Operations, examines the management selection process at American corporations.
PPESA Seminar: Why Start a Business?
Noor U Haq Sep 6, 1997 interacts: 4PPESA seminars: Silicon Valley entrepreneur Mr. Noorul Haq presented his seven steps to building a successful business.
