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M Ziauddin

Opinion

The dark side of first world’s prosperity

‘Behind every great fortune lies a great crime’, so said the French novelist of 18th century, Honore de Balzac...

Published 27 Jan, 2021 04:59am

Opinion

Corruption — a multi-layered problem

Over the past four years or so, or to be precise, since the publication of the Panama papers in April 2016 ...

Published 20 Jan, 2021 04:29am

Opinion

A nationally-owned charter of economy

We have been talking about developing a Charter of Economy (CoE) for a long time now but so far we have miserably...

Updated 13 Jan, 2021 03:32am

Opinion

Raising a smart public sector

A new world is emerging as the era of Washington consensus has ended on the back of Covid-19. The pandemic did not...

Updated 06 Jan, 2021 03:17am

Opinion

Check-posts against white collar crimes

First, the medicine prices went through the roof. Next, it was the turn of Atta (wheat flour) and sugar prices,...

Published 30 Dec, 2020 03:19am

Opinion

Real estate: Global safe house for dirty money

Developing countries, including Pakistan, continue to be deprived of their legitimate earnings and assets, thanks...

Published 23 Dec, 2020 02:55am

Opinion

Beware of data 'colonialism'

In 2017, data overtook oil to become the world's most valuable commodity, but it remains hard to define. At its most...

Published 16 Dec, 2020 02:58am

Opinion

Vaccinating against corruption

More than 7,000 participants across the globe spent the week (Nov. 30 to Dec. 5, 2020), virtually listening to 500...

Published 09 Dec, 2020 02:52am

Opinion

A new digital world in the making

Measures to contain the Covid-19 pandemic have compelled many countries in the world both developed and developing...

Published 02 Dec, 2020 02:49am

Opinion

Barriers to recovery of stolen assets

Over the last ten years, only one third of international asset recovery cases have resulted in returns, according to...

Published 25 Nov, 2020 02:56am

Opinion

The rich owe $5.7trn to the poor!

Recalling the promise, world’s richest countries made on 24 October 1970 through a landmark UN resolution, to give...

Published 18 Nov, 2020 02:48am

Markets

Doing away with the trade war

The change of guard in Washington following the just concluded US elections offers an opportunity of a life-time to...

Updated 11 Nov, 2020 03:38am

Markets

Import substitution-led growth

Notwithstanding the praises that we earned at the last FATF virtual round for showing progress in all the...

Updated 04 Nov, 2020 03:13am

Opinion

Digitizing economy

"Thanks to broadband connectivity, a rice growing village in Thailand saw its profits soar by 300 percent as it ...

Updated 28 Oct, 2020 03:21am

Markets

Fund's return to austerity

Keeping in view the export orders in hand, Abdul Razzak Dawood, Advisor to the PM on Commerce and Industries, has...

Updated 21 Oct, 2020 03:29am

Opinion

A tale of two islands

The details of the two-island (Bundal and Buddo) controversy have been discussed in the national media so...

Updated 14 Oct, 2020 03:57am

Markets

Economic potential of free zones

Pakistan missed what today from a distance of about 40 years appears to be a dream-boat of a lifetime when Ghulam...

Published 07 Oct, 2020 02:54am

Markets

Robber barons and carpetbaggers

Prime Minister Imran Khan has very rightly used the occasion of his virtual speech at the 75th session of the United...

Published 30 Sep, 2020 02:42am

Opinion

Time to go back to import substitution

Globalization has lost its shine for the rich countries which in the first place had been its promoters as they went...

Published 23 Sep, 2020 02:48am

Markets

Water economy

ARTICLE: As much as half the world's water supply is being stolen, with agriculture responsible for much of that,...

Published 16 Sep, 2020 02:46am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 13	278.30
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 13	278.03
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 13	140.85
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 13	0.85
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 13	1.31
Euro to USD / Sep 13	1.11

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 13	5,626.02
India Sensex / Sep 13	82,890.94
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 13	36,581.76
Nasdaq / Sep 13	17,683.98
Hang Seng / Sep 13	17,369.09
FTSE 100 / Sep 13	8,273.09
Dow Jones / Sep 13	41,393.78
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 13	18,699.40

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 13	68.65
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 13	18,735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 13	227,966
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 13	2,577.70
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 13	69.82
Petrol/Litre / Sep 16	249.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

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

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

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

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