Trading concessions

'Trading concessions" published on Sunday,November 28, 2010 in DailyTimes. Below is an excerpt of the article along with the link below.

Trading concessions

By Andleeb Abbas

Date: November 28, 2010

The art of negotiation and marketing are rare skills both at the government and industry levels. This explains the reason why Pakistan produces 14 percent of the top class quality cotton in the world and yet has an exporting market share of barely two percent


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Marketing Terror

'Marketing Terror'published on Sunday,November 21, 2010 in DailyTimes. Below is an excerpt of the article along with the link below.

Marketing Terror

By Andleeb Abbas

Date: November 21, 2010

Our leaders have cashed in on each terror incident to prove their merit for more aid. Every single visit abroad and every single forum having American and European representatives are given all sorts of presentations to horrify them at the regularity of the occurrence of manmade and natural disasters in the country


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In the name of God

'In the name of God' published on Sunday,December 5, 2010 in DailyTimes. Below is an excerpt of the article along with the link below.

In the name of God

By Andleeb Abbas

Date: December 5, 2010

Religion has become license to categorise and exorcise personal vendettas. The Blasphemy Law, which itself is blasphemy against the legal system of Pakistan, is a shameful intention of maligned intentions and misrepresentation of Islamic law, letter and spirit

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Degenerating Investment

'Degenerating Investment'was published on Sunday,October 31, 2010 in DailyTimes. Below is an excerpt of the article along with the link below.

Degenerating investment

By Andleeb Abbas

Date: October 31, 2010

The government is busy investing in areas that are monstrous in their consumption of subsidies and are true liabilities on the taxpayer, and they are busy making the life of the genuine investor difficult by posing so many hurdles in their path to sustainability that they may have no choice but to pack up and leave for more conducive and hospitable environments


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Threat or opportunity?

'Threat or opportunity?'was published on Sunday,October 24, 2010 in DailyTimes. Below is an excerpt of the article along with the link below.

Threat or opportunity?

By Andleeb Abbas

Date: October 24, 2010

While most success stories of BRIC economies have based their progress on providing basic and functional education to the larger public, each of our governments has tried to make splashy investments in brick and mortar for building physical resources, rather than investing in building mental reservoirs of skill and talent


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