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PM Shehbaz to meet Saudi crown prince on Riyadh visit

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will meet the Saudi crown prince during a two-day visit to Riyadh that...

Updated 05 Apr, 2024 10:14pm

Pakistan

IMF Executive Board meeting expected ‘late April’

IMF official says growth and confidence are continuing to recover in Pakistan

Updated 05 Apr, 2024 10:22pm

BR Research

Startups in misery?

Pakistan’s startup landscape largely led by tech startups in terms of both funding and growth has made significant...

Published 05 Apr, 2024 09:39am

Markets

Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's currency values in terms of Special...

Published 05 Apr, 2024 04:50am

Editorials

The quest for higher economic growth

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s economy badly needs reforms beyond just securing the IMF (International Monetary Fund)...

Published 05 Apr, 2024 04:50am

Country does need new IMF programme: PM

Highlights importance of a new International Monetary Fund programme for the revival of the economy

Updated 05 Apr, 2024 09:57am

Editorials

FBR overstepping the line

EDITORIAL: About time the Islamabad High Court (IHC) gave honest taxpayers, swindled by the FBR (Federal Board of...

Published 05 Apr, 2024 04:50am

Markets

Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's currency values in terms of Special...

Published 04 Apr, 2024 04:56am

Editorials

The March data

EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has estimated the March 2024 Consumer Price Index (CPI) at 20.7...

Published 04 Apr, 2024 04:56am

Markets

Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's currency values in terms of Special...

Published 03 Apr, 2024 05:29am

Editorials

Lull at the Finance Division

EDITORIAL: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is at present the most visibly active department operating under the...

Published 03 Apr, 2024 05:29am

World Bank identifies hurdles to foreign investment

Says inflation is expected to remain high

Updated 03 Apr, 2024 09:54am

No reduction in poverty in sight: World Bank projects 1.8pc growth

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has projected Pakistan’s GDP growth at 1.8 percent against the budgetary estimates of 3.5...

Updated 03 Apr, 2024 09:46am

Pakistan

Pakistan canvasses interest in purchase of stake in PIA

KARACHI: Pakistan is putting on the block a stake ranging from 51% to 100% of loss-making national carrier Pakistan...

Updated 02 Apr, 2024 11:33pm

Opinion

Contours of new IMF programme

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reiterated recently the need for moving ahead with a new IMF (International...

Published 02 Apr, 2024 04:38am

Editorials

March economic outlook

EDITORIAL: In the most damning indictment of the caretaker government’s performance on the economic front, the Gross...

Published 02 Apr, 2024 04:37am

Business & Finance

IMF official says Egypt’s next review at end-June 2024

CAIRO: The next review of Egypt’s IMF loan programme should be completed by the end of June, when authorities will...

Published 01 Apr, 2024 08:44pm

Business & Finance

Sri Lanka optimistic about deal with bondholders soon, says junior finance minister

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka is optimistic about reaching an agreement soon with bondholders to restructure about $12 billion...

Published 01 Apr, 2024 03:07pm

Business & Finance

Weak Asian factories take shine off China’s rebound

TOKYO: Factory activity in many Asia economies weakened in March despite a rebound in China as lacklustre domestic...

Published 01 Apr, 2024 10:19am

MoI&P asked to settle impasse with provinces: Selling ‘un-needed’ imported urea becomes new headache for govt

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has directed the Ministry of Industries and Production (MoI&P) to settle impasse...

Updated 01 Apr, 2024 08:45am

Editorials

Tackling the population crisis

EDITORIAL: Recent weeks have seen increasing clamour among our policymakers for measures aimed at improving...

Published 01 Apr, 2024 05:34am

Markets

Petrol price hiked, diesel’s slashed ahead of Eid

ISLAMABAD: The federal government ordered a significant raise in petrol price by up to Rs 9.66 per litre, effective...

Published 01 Apr, 2024 05:34am

BR Research

Power tariff: A quarter’s respite

Another quarter, another massive adjustment. At Rs2.75/unit approved in lieu of periodic adjustments for 2QFY24, the...

Published 01 Apr, 2024 05:00am

World

IMF approves $820mn as part of Egypt bailout

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced the immediate disbursement of $820 million to the...

Updated 30 Mar, 2024 08:26pm

Business & Finance

Experts stress less reliance on IMF

KARACHI: Speakers at a seminar here stressed the importance of Islamic financial system, IT and agriculture sectors...

Published 30 Mar, 2024 08:09am

Business & Finance

Q1CY24: KSE-100 rises 7pc in PKR terms

KARACHI: Pakistan’s benchmark KSE-100 index has increased by 7.0 percent in Pak-rupee terms and 9.0 percent in USD...

Published 30 Mar, 2024 06:31am

Opinion

What does 24th IMF programme mean?

It has been argued by many political and economic analysts that the 24th IMF programme could usher in a tsunami of...

Published 30 Mar, 2024 04:58am

Markets

Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's currency values in terms of Special...

Published 30 Mar, 2024 04:58am

Editorials

The IMF package

EDITORIAL: A Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government spokesperson on the economic affairs has ...

Published 30 Mar, 2024 04:58am

New IMF programme: Aurangzeb optimistic about prospects

KARACHI: Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb Friday said Pakistan’s delegation led by him will leave for...

Updated 30 Mar, 2024 10:05am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 15	278.43
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 15	278.23
USD to Japanese Yen / May 15	156.28
USD to Swiss Franc / May 15	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 15	1.26
Euro to USD / May 15	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 14	5246.68
Nasdaq / May 14	16511.18
Hang Seng / May 14	19073.71
Dow Jones / May 14	39558.11
India Sensex / May 15	73025.23
Tokyo Nikkei / May 15	38385.73
FTSE 100 / May 15	8467.99
Germany DAX 30 / May 15	18796.11

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / May 15	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 15	78.55
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 15	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 15	209191
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 15	2361.55
Diesel/Litre / May 15	281.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 15 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 15 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 15 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 15 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 15 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 15 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 15 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 15 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 15 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 15 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 15 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 15 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 15 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 15 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 15 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 15 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 15 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 15 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

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

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