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PSGP project

The signing of an agreement between Pakistan and Russia on construction of $2.5 billion Pakistan-Stream Gas Pipeline...

Published 24 Jul, 2021 04:27am

Opinion

The quest for higher exports

The federal government has constituted the prime minister-led National Export Development Board (NEDB). The board...

Published 17 Jul, 2021 04:21am

Opinion

China's model of state governance

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday praised the Communist Party of China (CPC) describing it as an alternative to...

Published 10 Jul, 2021 03:42am

Opinion

China’s growing influence

“There is only one system and one order in the world, that is, the international system with the United Nations at...

Published 03 Jul, 2021 03:19am

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How to woo more and more Chinese investors

The incumbent government – soon after it came to power following the 2018 general elections – set its priorities...

Published 26 Jun, 2021 03:24am

Opinion

The FY22 budget

The third budget of the PTI government for FY22 was presented last week with a total outlay of PKR 8.4 trillion. It...

Published 19 Jun, 2021 03:23am

Opinion

Lack of consistency in govt policies and announcements

The Federal Finance and Revenue Minister Shaukat Tarin last week assured the businessmen that no notices will be...

Published 13 Jun, 2021 03:56am

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Economy: govt’s growing optimism

In a rather surprising yet welcome development the government has come up with rather bullish figures on ...

Published 05 Jun, 2021 04:08am

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Poverty alleviation and social security

While the nation is suffering from rising inflation and rising energy costs hitting all segments of society and...

Published 29 May, 2021 03:59am

Opinion

Perhaps the last chance

Prime Minister Imran Khan this week again said that the appointment of Shaukat Tarin as finance minister is aimed at...

Published 22 May, 2021 04:05am

Opinion

Country actually needs ‘business’ envoys

Prime Minister Imran Khan in his virtual address this week to Pakistan’s envoys posted in different foreign...

Published 08 May, 2021 03:30am

Opinion

Pakistan’s ‘$88bn’ export potential

The World Bank in its report published recently has assessed Pakistan’s annual export potential at $88.1 billion....

Published 01 May, 2021 03:28am

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Tarin: A plateful of issues to resolve

Prime Minister Imran Khan has welcomed the induction of newly-appointed finance minister Shaukat Tarin into the...

Published 24 Apr, 2021 03:21am

Opinion

Discos: the middle path?

The government will neither privatise nor will it sell out the shares or its stake in power distribution companies...

Published 17 Apr, 2021 03:28am

Opinion

The fear of accountability

Accountability is something people do fear. Bureaucrats, politicians, businesspeople and others appear to be in the...

Published 10 Apr, 2021 04:35am

Opinion

The upcoming budget

The federal cabinet has undergone a major change hardly eight weeks prior to the presentation of the national budget...

Published 03 Apr, 2021 03:41am

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SBP bill causes major controversy

The federal cabinet early this week approved the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) ‘Amendment Bill 2021’. ...

Published 27 Mar, 2021 05:41am

Opinion

Economic statecraft

The concept of ‘economic statecraft’ is defined by Princeton’s Prof. David A. Baldwin as using economic means...

Published 20 Mar, 2021 04:39am

Opinion

SOEs: sell-off or liquidation

The federal cabinet has approved the State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Bill 2021 proposing governance reforms in the...

Published 13 Mar, 2021 04:28am

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Signs of thawing in Pak-BD ties

For over four decades, the bilateral relations between Pakistan and Bangladesh have been cold. Although the...

Published 06 Mar, 2021 05:01am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pak Gen. Ins. / Jul 29 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	3.97 ▲ 0.56 (16.42%)
S.G. Power Ltd. / Jul 29 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	4.96 ▲ 0.54 (12.22%)
Ghazi Fab. / Jul 29 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	13.60 ▲ 1.00 (7.94%)
Arpak Int. / Jul 29 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	87.09 ▲ 6.07 (7.49%)
Sardar Chemical / Jul 29 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	38.19 ▲ 2.66 (7.49%)
Maqbool Tex. / Jul 29 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	35.78 ▲ 2.49 (7.48%)
Leiner Gelatine / Jul 29 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	26.62 ▲ 1.85 (7.47%)
Sapphire Fib. / Jul 29 Sapphire Fibres Limited(SFL)	924.00 ▲ 64.00 (7.44%)
Thal Ind. / Jul 29 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	320.00 ▲ 21.69 (7.27%)
Zephyr Tex / Jul 29 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	18.24 ▲ 1.03 (5.98%)

Stock	Price
SME Leasing Ltd. / Jul 29 SME Leasing Limited(SLL)	2.97 ▲ -0.97 (-24.62%)
Image Pakistan / Jul 29 Image Pakistan Limited(IMAGE)	27.91 ▲ -6.29 (-18.39%)
Tri-Star / Jul 29 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	6.05 ▲ -0.63 (-9.43%)
Quetta Textile / Jul 29 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	11.06 ▲ -0.98 (-8.14%)
Khairpur / Jul 29 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	65.71 ▲ -5.19 (-7.32%)
First Punjab Mod. / Jul 29 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	3.40 ▲ -0.21 (-5.82%)
Ist Paramount / Jul 29 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	7.36 ▲ -0.44 (-5.64%)
Dawood Equities / Jul 29 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	20.15 ▲ -1.12 (-5.27%)
Hinopak Motors / Jul 29 Hinopak Motors Limited(HINO)	560.00 ▲ -30.83 (-5.22%)
Nazir Cotton / Jul 29 Nazir Cotton Mills Limited(NCML)	9.48 ▲ -0.51 (-5.11%)

Stock	Volume
Worldcall / Jul 29 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	7,964,500 ▼ 0.00
Byco Petroleum / Jul 29 Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited(BYCO)	2,885,500 ▼ 0.00
Avanceon Ltd / Jul 29 Avanceon Limited(AVN)	1,672,500 ▼ 0.00
Hum Network / Jul 29 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	1,613,500 ▼ 0.00
TRG Pakistan / Jul 29 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	1,477,752 ▼ 0.00
Hascol Petroleum / Jul 29 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	1,426,081 ▼ 0.00
Unity Foods / Jul 29 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	1,398,144 ▼ 0.00
Telecard Ltd. / Jul 29 Telecard Limited(TELE)	1,232,000 ▼ 0.00
Citi Pharma / Jul 29 Citi Pharma Limited(CPHL)	1,086,500 ▼ 0.00
TPL Properties / Jul 29 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	1,021,000 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 29	162.00
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 29	161.90
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 29	109.85
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 29	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 29	1.39
Euro to USD / Jul 29	1.18
UK LIBOR % / Jul 29	0.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 29	4400.64
India Sensex / Jul 29	52443.71
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 29	27725.72
Nasdaq / Jul 29	14762.59
Hang Seng / Jul 29	25473.88
FTSE 100 / Jul 29	7016.63
Dow Jones / Jul 29	34930.93
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 29	15570.36
France CAC40 / Jul 29	6609.31

Item	Value
Crude Oil / Jul 29	72.32
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / Jul 29	13080.00
Gold 10 Grams / Jul 29	94050.00
Gold Spot / Jul 29	1810.11
Cotton / Jul 29	90.52

Farhat Ali

PSGP project

The quest for higher exports

China's model of state governance

China’s growing influence

How to woo more and more Chinese investors

The FY22 budget

Lack of consistency in govt policies and announcements

Economy: govt’s growing optimism

Poverty alleviation and social security

Perhaps the last chance

Country actually needs ‘business’ envoys

Pakistan’s ‘$88bn’ export potential

Tarin: A plateful of issues to resolve

Discos: the middle path?

The fear of accountability

The upcoming budget

SBP bill causes major controversy

Economic statecraft

SOEs: sell-off or liquidation

Signs of thawing in Pak-BD ties

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