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Tobacco taxation restructuring: Health activists support IMF’s recommendation

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has suffered economic losses due to the dominance of the cigarette industry, high consumption...

Updated 30 Mar, 2024 05:33am

Pakistan

Aurangzeb eyes fresh staff-level agreement with IMF by end of this fiscal year

Finance minister says imposition of super tax, windfall tax not sustainable

Updated 29 Mar, 2024 10:37pm

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 29 Mar, 2024 04:45am

IMF-WB meetings in April: Talks on privatisation likely

ISLAMABAD: Privatisation may come under discussion between the Pakistani economic team and the International...

Updated 29 Mar, 2024 02:46pm

World

IMF calls for ‘strong financial sector reforms’ in Switzerland

BERN: Switzerland needs “strong financial sector reforms” in the wake of the state-engineered rescue takeover of...

Published 28 Mar, 2024 05:51pm

Markets

Headline inflation projected to stand at around 20% in March

Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation in Pakistan is expected to decline further and may clock in at around 20%...

Updated 28 Mar, 2024 08:38pm

BR Research

Electricity (price) shock incoming

One of the key objectives of the IMF’s next Extended Fund Facility (EFF) to Pakistan will be “restoring the energy...

Published 28 Mar, 2024 10:49am

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 28 Mar, 2024 05:47am

Business & Finance

Tobacco industry: IMF recommends uniform tax structure

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recommended implementation of a uniform tax structure on the...

Published 28 Mar, 2024 05:47am

World

Sri Lanka cuts key interest rates, seeks China deal

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s central bank cut interest rates Tuesday as the prime minister visited China seeking a debt...

Published 27 Mar, 2024 04:38am

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 27 Mar, 2024 04:38am

Pakistan

President, PM resolve to steer country out of prevailing challenges

Both leaders discuss country's general political and economic circumstances

Updated 26 Mar, 2024 10:07pm

Opinion

Attacks on the NFC Award

There have recently been some attacks on the 7th NFC award relating to the distribution of federal tax revenues...

Updated 26 Mar, 2024 04:41am

Opinion

IMF and the power tariff

Showing traditional annoyance, IMF in the talks at Islamabad was reported to have required the GoP to assure ...

Updated 26 Mar, 2024 04:47am

Business & Finance

A productive visit to Karachi: Jam holds talks with key economic, trade bodies

KARACHI: Federal Minister for Commerce, Jam Kamal Khan, recently concluded a comprehensive and fruitful visit to...

Published 26 Mar, 2024 04:20am

10 Discos seek Rs2.765trn tariff adjustment

Requested adjustments are on account of O&M costs, currency depreciation, Return on Rate base, Gross Margin, less; other income, net margin and Prior Year Adjustment

Updated 26 Mar, 2024 12:36pm

PTI says economic situation does warrant IMF programme

ISLAMABAD: Terming the new International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme as “highly critical” as it involves all the...

Updated 26 Mar, 2024 09:43am

Markets

Rupee remains largely stable against US dollar

Currency settles at 278.13 level against the US dollar in inter-bank market

Updated 25 Mar, 2024 06:30pm

Opinion

‘Q-Block’ needs to reinvent itself?

Pakistan’s economy has entered the stabilisation phase after going through an extremely turbulent period. However,...

Published 25 Mar, 2024 06:06am

Opinion

Pakistan and IMF

The second and final review of the nine-month Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF)...

Published 25 Mar, 2024 06:05am

Spring BoG meetings of World Bank, IMF: Finance minister to lead delegation

ISLAMABAD: The Spring meetings 2024 of the Board of Governors of the World Bank Group and International Monetary...

Updated 25 Mar, 2024 11:10am

Property market crisis: China needs to ‘reinvent itself’: IMF MD

BEIJING: China needs to “reinvent itself” with economic policies to speed resolution of its property market crisis...

Updated 25 Mar, 2024 08:56am

Opinion

Aurangzeb has his work cut out for him

In understanding the nation’s economy, there’s a clear distinction between an economist serving as the finance...

Published 24 Mar, 2024 03:02am

Pakistan

Self-reliance urged to end borrowing spree

KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, Mian Zahid Hussain said that taking a new long-term loan from...

Published 24 Mar, 2024 03:02am

IMF asks FBR to review tax incentive regimes

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recommended the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) conduct a...

Updated 24 Mar, 2024 04:10pm

World

Treasury’s Yellen says funding bill allows lending of $21bn to IMF trust

WASHINGTON: A $1.2 trillion government funding bill passed by Congress will allow the U.S. to lend up to $21 billion...

Published 23 Mar, 2024 01:16pm

Pakistan

Aurangzeb apprises UK High Commissioner about conclusion of IMF review

ISLAMABAD: British High Commissioner to Pakistan Jane Marriott called on Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad...

Published 23 Mar, 2024 05:41am

Pakistan

Health activists support IMF’s tax policy recommendations on revamping tobacco taxation

ISLAMABAD: Health activists Friday strongly supported International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) tax policy...

Published 23 Mar, 2024 05:41am

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 23 Mar, 2024 05:41am

Opinion

It’s IMF way or the highway?

Announcing the staff-level agreement on the successful completion of the 23rd short-term facility, the IMF...

Published 23 Mar, 2024 05:41am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 14	278.27
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 14	278.07
USD to Japanese Yen / May 14	156.37
USD to Swiss Franc / May 14	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 14	1.26
Euro to USD / May 14	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 14	5246.68
India Sensex / May 14	73104.61
Tokyo Nikkei / May 14	38552.29
Nasdaq / May 14	16511.18
Hang Seng / May 14	19073.71
FTSE 100 / May 14	8428.13
Dow Jones / May 14	39558.11
Germany DAX 30 / May 14	18716.42

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 14	78.51
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 14	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 14	207733
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 14	2357
Cotton US¢/pound / May 14	73.78
Petrol/Litre / May 15	288.49

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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