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Imports pay a surprise visit

Having hit a 30-month low of $4.1 billion, imports are back with a bang. Imports for May 2019 have been recorded at a li

Published 19 Jun, 2019 06:21am

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Beyond Econ 101

Professor Baqer delivered an Econ 101 lecture to journalists is his maiden moot where he explained the role of exchange

Published 18 Jun, 2019 06:40am

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Punjab: Development has to wait

As opposed to the spending spree of PML-N in its later years ruling Punjab, the PTI government has been holding its fire

Published 18 Jun, 2019 06:31am

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Falling livestock GDP

Last week BR Research flagged how livestock sector, which has 60 percent share in agriculture GDP has been growing at a

Published 17 Jun, 2019 06:44am

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Corporate sector in Budget 2019-20

Budget FY20 is almost a 180-degree flip to what Budget FY19 looked like. Where FY19 Budget was marked largely by broad-b

Published 14 Jun, 2019 06:30am

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Budget FY20: discouraging packaged meat

The central theme of proposed federal budget for FY20 is documentation; and that’s not merely lip service. Actual change

Published 14 Jun, 2019 06:30am

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The revenge of agri-free market?

“Rice leads cotton in major kharif crops”, reads the headlines from 2009, when acreage under white gold trailed paddy by

Published 14 Jun, 2019 06:22am

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GMO: separating fiction from fact

“GMO is no silver bullet”, agreed representatives of CropLife Pakistan’s Seed Committee, in an interview with Business R

Published 14 Jun, 2019 06:06am

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A much realistic budget

The overall budget direction is right. There is a sense of paradigm shift with focus on enhancing direct taxation, penal

Published 13 Jun, 2019 06:37am

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Has Islamabad really ignored health & education?

‘Federal budget ignores education and health’, wrote the Islamabad-based Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives (C

Published 13 Jun, 2019 06:35am

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Budget: paying to and for the unseen

The opposition has often blamed the PTI for using the backdoor to come to power, blaming an “unseen” or “third” force. T

Published 13 Jun, 2019 06:10am

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Does Shabbar have a magic spell?

Until yesterday afternoon, magic and shamanism had no role to play in public finances. After the announcement of Pakista

Updated 13 Jun, 2020 01:42pm

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Development: it's not enough

Never mind the tall official figures as far as next development budget is concerned. After accounting for federal and pr

Published 12 Jun, 2019 06:06am

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Explainer: salary income tax

Miftah Ismail would surely have a wry smile on his face. What should actually be looked as a relief to salaried class un

Published 12 Jun, 2019 05:59am

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Housing under duress

The ambitious pet project of PM Imran Khan, Naya Pakistan Housing Program (NPHP), seems diametrically opposed to the bud

Published 12 Jun, 2019 05:47am

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Facts, fiction & poor press engagement

If the purpose of a press conference is to share relevant and material information with the press and answer their quest

Published 11 Jun, 2019 05:39am

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The trillion rupee concessions

Two mini-budgets, industrialists and corporate bigwigs running the government affairs – exemptions and concessions were

Updated 11 Jun, 2019 05:47am

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Combating climate change

If there is one sector where the current government has shown more fervour than its counterparts, it’s the focus on envi

Published 11 Jun, 2019 05:18am

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CPI: All eyes on budget and energy pricing

The CPI clocked in at 9.1 percent in May, slightly lower than market expectations. The 11 month average stood at 7.2 per

Published 10 Jun, 2019 07:45am

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Academics are “tweeple” too!

The phrase “I know that I know nothing” is attributed to Socrates, who when presented with the compliment of being the w

Published 10 Jun, 2019 07:37am

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PSDP blues

PSDP blues As expected, “development” is the major fiscal casualty in the “austerity” budget. Reportedly, the federal go

Published 10 Jun, 2019 07:31am

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Discrepancy in regional sucrose yield & recovery

A baffling level of discrepancy exists in yield and recovery levels within and between various sugarcane growing and mil

Published 03 Jun, 2019 07:22am

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Some breathers

Some pressure on the exchange rate and interest rate pricing is eased, a week before the budget. Crude oil coming down i

Published 03 Jun, 2019 07:22am

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GMO redux

After a two-month hiatus, reports on GMO seed technology have once again begun to do rounds in print media. Last week, a

Published 03 Jun, 2019 07:05am

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Improving tourism marketing

The PTI is betting big on tourism and has identified zones in each province for development of facilities and infrastruc

Published 30 May, 2019 05:03am

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Dairy trade-offs: price vs. milk quality

In a recent interview with BR Research, Sulaiman Monnoo, Senior Vice Chairman of Pakistan Dairy Association demanded tha

Published 29 May, 2019 04:55am

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The climate-migration nexus

An oft ignored side of climate change is its impact on local migration. The regular environmental degradation facilitate

Published 29 May, 2019 04:44am

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Urban forests: changing cities

Sometimes all it takes to solve complex problems is simple solutions. The same can be said of tackling the rising pollut

Published 29 May, 2019 04:33am

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Fixing Gwadar’s governance

Soon after three gunmen attacked Gwadar PC earlier this month, some sections of foreign press started raising question m

Published 28 May, 2019 06:08am

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Uncle Biden and Pakistan

Elections in India are over and Pakistanis aren’t exactly thrilled with the outcome. Onto the next election of interest.

Updated 28 May, 2019 09:39am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 3	278.23
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 3	278.03
USD to Japanese Yen / May 3	152.98
USD to Swiss Franc / May 3	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 3	1.26
Euro to USD / May 3	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 1	5018.39
Nasdaq / May 1	15605.48
Dow Jones / May 1	37903.29
Tokyo Nikkei / May 2	38236.07
India Sensex / May 3	74412.88
Hang Seng / May 3	18417.07
FTSE 100 / May 3	8208.23
Germany DAX 30 / May 3	17993.66

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 2	20000
Petrol/Litre / May 3	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 3	79.12
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 3	205418
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 3	2308.69
Diesel/Litre / May 3	281.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 3 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 3 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 3 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 3 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 3 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 3 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 3 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 3 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 3 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 3 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 3 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 3 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 3 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 3 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 3 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 3 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 3 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 3 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 3 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 3 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 3 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 3 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 3 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 3 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 3 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 3 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 3 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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