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Shahid Sattar

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Economic growth amid political instability

Political instability is a serious impediment to economic progress. Not only does it shorten policymakers’ ...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 06:19am

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

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 26	278.58
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 26	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 26	158.33
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 26	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 26	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 26	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 26	5099.96
India Sensex / Apr 26	73730.16
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 26	37934.76
Nasdaq / Apr 26	15927.90
Hang Seng / Apr 26	17651.15
FTSE 100 / Apr 26	8139.83
Dow Jones / Apr 26	38239.66
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 26	18161.01

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 26	83.85
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 26	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 26	210048
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 26	2337.96
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 26	80.90
Petrol/Litre / Apr 27	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 27 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 27 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 27 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 27 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 27 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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