Pakistan’s sovereignty ultimately depends on achieving financial freedom and self-reliance. We should not let near-term economic challenges cloud our long-term thinking and direction towards this goal. One key step towards achieving this goal is the creation of the Pakistan Sovereign Wealth Fund (PSWF). A sovereign wealth fund will provide Pakistan with a mechanism to preserve and grow the nation’s wealth.…
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The slow growth rate of electricity demand in the country, together with the rapid commissioning of new base-load power plants implies that the capacity payment obligations, which stood at Rs642 billion in 2018-19 will rise to Rs1.455 trillion by 2022-23. As a result, the average consumer tariff has been increasing and is to further increase as per the recently concluded…
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A GM employee poses with an example of the company’s next-generation lithium metal batteries at GM Chemical and Materials Systems Lab in Warren, Michigan, U.S. September 9, 2020. PHOTO BY STEVE FECHT/GM /Windsor Star Article content On March 11, Canada’s Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan released a list of 31 so-called critical minerals “essential to the economic and energy security” of Canada.…
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The global LNG market has witnessed a remarkable period of growth and expansion where the proliferation of liquefaction technology and the rise of renewables has had a positive effect on the sector. The Covid-19 pandemic, however, shook the global economy, disrupted economic activities, and hit the LNG industry hard. With vaccination programs advancing in most industrialized countries, economies are carefully…
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DUBAI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 15th May, 2021) H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Supreme Council of Energy (DSCE), has issued Directive No. 3 of 2021 on the regulation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) trading, in order to protect the environment and society, by implementing the highest standards of safety and security.…
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Washington, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 16th May, 2021 ) :As the value of bitcoin soars and concerns rise about the energy-intensive process needed to obtain it, cryptocurrency entrepreneurs in the United States believe they have found a solution in flared natural gas. Profitably creating, or mining, bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies requires masses of computers dedicated to…
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The price of Azeri LT CIF Augusta, produced at the Azeri-Chirag-Deepwater Gunashli (ACG) field, dropped by $2.06 on May 13 compared to the previous price, settling at $67.36 per barrel, Trend reports referring to the source from the country’s oil and gas market. The price of Azeri LT FOB Ceyhan amounted to $66.74 per barrel on May 13, decreasing by…
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Dubai: Pakistan’s economy is on a solid growth path and has potential to grow at a much higher rate in the next five years despite a challenging environment across the globe, Dubai-based Khaleej Tiimes reported experts as saying. Top government officials, analysts and corporate leaders repose trust in the growing economy and said higher GDP growth in the five-to-six per…
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HANGU: In a bid to arrest widespread effects of third wave of Covid-19, the MOL Pakistan Oil and Gas Company B.V. has extended support to the district management by providing quality hand sanitizers and a sizable quantity of Personal protective equipment (PPEs) including face masks and disposable gowns. The donation was given to the district administration at a ceremony here,…
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ISLAMABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 16th May, 2021 ) :Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) Saturday said the fortnightly price-computation of the petroleum products would be carried out on May 17. The delay in the petroleum prices’ revision was owing to the countrywide anti-coronavirus SOPs (standard operating procedures) introduced to stem the spread of the deadly…
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