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Shahid Sattar

Opinion

Pakistan: economic focus

The international financial institution — World Bank (WB) — which is an influential source of funding as well as...

Published 21 Apr, 2022 05:26am

Opinion

Criticality of higher exports

Pakistan’s Balance of Payments crisis is spiraling out of control, with the country heading towards a historically...

Published 14 Apr, 2022 04:55am

Opinion

Enhanced exports: the only solution — II

Building the economy necessitates identifying gaps, devising effective policies and working towards consistent...

Published 09 Mar, 2022 06:44am

Opinion

Enhanced exports: the only solution—I

In the Prime Minister’s address to the nation this week, he lauded the export growth achieved over the past 2...

Published 06 Mar, 2022 05:14am

Opinion

Impediments to investment

Private investment has been declining in Pakistan for several years, which is no surprise given how rapidly private...

Published 13 Feb, 2022 05:48am

Opinion

A regional analysis: Omicron and exports—I

The fastest-spreading virus known to humankind till today — Omicron — is not only hitting the global population...

Published 06 Feb, 2022 04:42am

Opinion

Free market mechanism

According to Nadeem Akhtar, a political analyst, “Double-digit growth in India and China were unimaginable 40 ...

Published 26 Jan, 2022 04:42am

Opinion

Trade credit: a basic building block for industry—II

Similar to LTFF, the SBP introduced Temporary Economic Refinance Facility (TERF) to sustain economic growth in a...

Published 19 Jan, 2022 06:15am

Opinion

Trade credit: a basic building block for industry—I

Trade credit financing is encouraged globally by regulators as it expands businesses and creates opportunities for...

Published 18 Jan, 2022 04:20am

Opinion

Profundity of productivity

Productivity isn’t everything, but in the long run it is almost everything. A country’s ability to improve its...

Published 12 Jan, 2022 04:25am

Opinion

Exports and currency devaluation: any link?

Any increase in exports is always a function of the elasticity of the inputs that make up the goods exported. These...

Published 05 Jan, 2022 05:36am

Opinion

Vietnam’s journey and lessons for Pakistan—II

Pakistan also experiences barriers to international trade such as high import tariffs which make exports less...

Published 30 Dec, 2021 04:40am

Opinion

Vietnam’s journey and lessons for Pakistan — I

The economy of Pakistan has been facing severe macroeconomic challenges for quite some time now. Gradually declining...

Published 29 Dec, 2021 06:57am

Opinion

Link between competitive energy and export growth

A reliable and supportive energy environment is a critical component of industrial competitiveness, without which ...

Published 23 Dec, 2021 04:23am

Opinion

Prerequisites for growth—II

Even at a cursory glance, it is evident that nations with greater gender parity have more prosperous economies....

Published 16 Dec, 2021 04:00am

Opinion

Prerequisites for growth—I

Pakistan falls short of its growth objectives time and again, despite setting well-calculated goals, showing that ...

Updated 15 Dec, 2021 07:02am

Opinion

‘Anti-export bias’ stifling growth

Pakistan’s trade imbalance is largely attributed to declining export competitiveness, a point which has been...

Published 17 Nov, 2021 04:22am

Opinion

Critical importance of competitive energy rates across textile value chain

The textile sector of Pakistan has immense significance for the economy, as evidenced by its contribution to the...

Published 27 Oct, 2021 04:50am

Opinion

Better days for cotton

Cotton, once acknowledged as the lifeline of Pakistan’s farmers and a source of raw material to more than 400...

Published 07 Oct, 2021 04:25am

Opinion

The import bill

The higher import bill and current account deficit (CAD) noted in recent months poses serious risks to the...

Published 23 Sep, 2021 04:35am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Pak Mod. / May 21 First Pak Modaraba(PAKMI)	3.30 ▲ 0.90 (37.50%)
B. F. Mod. / May 21 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	7.00 ▲ 1.00 (16.67%)
Paramount Mod / May 21 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	8.99 ▲ 0.99 (12.38%)
S.G.Power / May 21 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	4.99 ▲ 0.47 (10.40%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / May 21 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	10.99 ▲ 0.91 (9.03%)
Flying Cement / May 21 Flying Cement Company Limited(FLYNG)	8.10 ▲ 0.64 (8.58%)
Pak Engineering / May 21 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	279.50 ▲ 19.50 (7.50%)
Sapphire Fib. / May 21 Sapphire Fibres Limited(SFL)	1099.72 ▲ 76.72 (7.50%)
Dadex Eternit / May 21 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	73.09 ▲ 5.09 (7.49%)
Maqbool Tex. / May 21 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	64.12 ▲ 4.47 (7.49%)

Stock	Price
Ask.Gen.Insur. / May 21 Askari General Insurance Company Limited(AGIC)	18.06 ▲ -2.73 (-13.13%)
Oilboy Energy / May 21 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.35 ▲ -1.39 (-11.84%)
Sakrand Sugar / May 21 Sakrand Sugar Mills Limited(SKRS)	8.25 ▲ -0.79 (-8.74%)
Punjab Mod / May 21 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	1.64 ▲ -0.15 (-8.38%)
Service Textile / May 21 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	10.00 ▲ -0.90 (-8.26%)
TPL Insurance / May 21 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	30.63 ▲ -2.48 (-7.49%)
AL-Noor Sugar / May 21 Al-Noor Sugar Mills Limited(ALNRS)	57.50 ▲ -4.36 (-7.05%)
Shield Corp. / May 21 Shield Corporation Limited(SCL)	235.50 ▲ -16.50 (-6.55%)
Dynea Pakistan / May 21 Dynea Pakistan Limited(DYNO)	150.13 ▲ -9.87 (-6.17%)
Bal. Wheel / May 21 Baluchistan Wheels Limited(BWHL)	73.85 ▲ -4.78 (-6.08%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / May 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,994,000 ▼ 0.00
Silk Bank Ltd / May 21 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	16,885,500 ▼ 0.00
Pak Elektron / May 21 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	16,358,000 ▼ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 21 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	12,930,788 ▼ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	12,253,500 ▼ 0.00
Waves Singer / May 21 Waves Singer Pakistan Limited(WAVES)	6,934,500 ▼ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / May 21 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	6,538,000 ▼ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	5,919,271 ▼ 0.00
Fauji Cement / May 21 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	5,880,500 ▼ 0.00
Ghani Glo Hol / May 21 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	5,477,638 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 20	200.20
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 20	199.80
USD to Japanese Yen / May 20	127.88
USD to Swiss Franc / May 20	0.97
Pound Sterling to USD / May 20	1.25
Euro to USD / May 20	1.06
UK LIBOR % / May 20	0.82

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 20	3901.36
India Sensex / May 20	54326.39
Tokyo Nikkei / May 20	26739.03
Nasdaq / May 20	11354.62
Hang Seng / May 20	20717.24
FTSE 100 / May 20	7389.98
Dow Jones / May 20	31261.90
Germany DAX 30 / May 20	13981.91
France CAC40 / May 20	6285.24

Item	Value
Crude Oil / May 20	113.23
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / May 20	21180.00
Gold 10 Grams / May 20	115200.00
Gold Spot / May 20	1846.50
Cotton / May 20	125.18

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