aiSight, a startup that uses AI to analyze data to provide market share insights to the Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG) industry, has joined the NielsenIQ Partner Network. This will allow aiSight access to NielsenIQ’s retail retail sales data globally, to be provided to mutual clients. As part of the partnership, the
Ambassador of Sweden to Pakistan Henrik Persson called on Minister of State for IT and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja on Monday. Views were exchanged on matters of mutual interest and boosting cooperation in the field of IT and telecommunication between the two countries. While talking to the Swedish Ambassador, the
The banking deposits increased by over 21 percent to Rs. 28.4 trillion as of April 2024 compared to Rs. 23.4 trillion as of April 2023. According to data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), advances decreased by 0.7 percent year-over-year to Rs. 12 trillion during the same period
The price of gold in Pakistan surged past the Rs. 250,000 per tola mark on Monday. According to data issued by the Karachi Sarafa Association, the price of gold (24 carats) rose by Rs. 2,300 per tola to Rs. 250,400, while the price of 10 grams went up by Rs.
The Pakistani rupee (PKR) started the new week with losses against the US Dollar today after opening trade at 278 in the interbank market. It was bearish all day and closed in red against the greenback. It also posted massive losses against other major currencies during today’s session. The interbank
The delay in the procurement of wheat is causing problems for farmers in the cultivation of cotton crop. Citing sources in the provincial agriculture department, local media reported on Monday that Punjab may miss the cotton cultivation target owing to the wheat crisis. Sources said that the cotton cultivation target
One of the top IT exporters of Pakistan, Noman Said, has apprised that the information technology industry has started to show its true potential to be transformational for the economy of Pakistan – and, IT exports to Saudi Arabia are the cornerstone of the encouragement, game-changing and progressive trend in
Car financing continued to fall 22 months in a row in the calendar year 2024, down 23.7 percent YoY to Rs. 236 billion by the end of April from Rs. 309 billion in the same period last year. According to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), consumer financing for house