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Syed Shabbar Zaidi

Opinion

Subject of taxation on farm income

This article discusses the issue of availability of food for the poor at affordable prices, economics of agriculture...

Updated 22 Nov, 2023 06:13am

Opinion

Why our exports still struggle to get meaningful boost?—II

Dynamics of documented and organised sector, The organised sector is mostly represented by listed and unlisted...

Published 15 Nov, 2023 06:09am

Opinion

Why our exports still struggle to get meaningful boost?—I

Many of us wonder why the Pakistani rupee is trading at 284 against one USD. A number of reasons are presented for...

Published 09 Nov, 2023 05:38am

Opinion

USD to PKR forecast for 2024 — III

In the earlier article on this subject, this writer discussed the projections for PkR exchange rate for 2024. In the...

Updated 03 Nov, 2023 07:17am

Opinion

USD to PKR forecast for 2024 — II

However, in this circle, there is one loose end, which is the availability of $ in Dubai with the importer as the...

Updated 01 Nov, 2023 06:33am

Opinion

USD to PKR forecast for 2024 — I

Studies, analyses, projections and estimations of exchange rates for any currency constitute the job of economists....

Published 31 Oct, 2023 05:26am

Opinion

A detailed anatomy of Afghan imports

That Afghanistan has been an economic-foreign affairs issue for Pakistan since 1947 is a fact. In the past,...

Updated 10 Oct, 2023 06:54am

Opinion

How far ahead of Pakistan is India?—II

The Indian diaspora is quite highly placed in developed economies where a number of Indians are also part of ...

Updated 23 Sep, 2023 06:38am

Opinion

How far ahead of Pakistan is India?—I

The G20 Summit in New Delhi on September 9-10 should have been an eye-opener for Pakistan. However, it does not seem...

Updated 19 Sep, 2023 07:38am

Opinion

Petrol prices in India and Pakistan: the differential

The price of petrol is regulated in both India and Pakistan. It is sold at a price fixed by the governments of the...

Updated 24 Aug, 2023 10:31am

Opinion

Budget Rupee Account: FY2023-24 to FY2027-2028

In the earlier two articles the focus was on the foreign (external) currency account of Pakistan. In this article ...

Published 11 Aug, 2023 05:17am

Opinion

A commentary about AML Act

AML Authority law, The Parliament legislated on July 3, 2023, the National Anti-Money Laundering and Counter...

Updated 10 Aug, 2023 07:13am

Opinion

FY24 to FY28: IMF’s forex cash flow projections

This article is in continuation of the writer’s earlier article on the same subject carried by this newspaper on...

Published 02 Aug, 2023 06:47am

Opinion

Inward forex cash flows: from 2023-24 to 2027-28

The IMF (International Monetary Fund) issued ‘Request For Stand-By Arrangement’ in July 2023. The IMF has again...

Updated 25 Jul, 2023 07:01am

Opinion

We need to start living within our means

Some day our cheerfulness in adversity will come to colour. Pakistan has been a member of the International Monetary...

Updated 14 Jul, 2023 06:59am

Opinion

Super tax and tax on bonus: misinterpretation of basic accounting–II

Now, if the rationale, intention and equitability have to prevail, the following will be the answer: the tax super...

Updated 06 Jul, 2023 06:24am

Opinion

Super tax and tax on bonus: misinterpretation of basic accounting—I

In the Finance Act 2023 many amendments have been proposed. This article is restricted to two important measures...

Published 05 Jul, 2023 06:00am

Opinion

Understanding and addressing fault lines-III

Published 18 Jun, 2023 06:41am

Opinion

Understanding and addressing fault lines—II

b. Selling Cheap: Except from 1971 to 1977 on the economic policy side, there was complete unconditional surrender...

Updated 16 Jun, 2023 06:47am

Opinion

Understanding and addressing fault lines–I

The Economist in its edition of May 13-19th 2023 has pointed out that the 10-year USD-denominated sovereign bond of...

Updated 15 Jun, 2023 06:39am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Chakwal Spinning / Dec 11 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	3.35 ▲ 1.00 (42.55%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Dec 11 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	5.99 ▲ 0.99 (19.80%)
Kohinoor Spining / Dec 11 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	4.80 ▲ 0.61 (14.56%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 11 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	8.49 ▲ 1.00 (13.35%)
Silk Bank Ltd / Dec 11 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	1.24 ▲ 0.14 (12.73%)
Nazir Cotton Mills / Dec 11 Nazir Cotton Mills Limited(NCML)	4.24 ▲ 0.44 (11.58%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 11 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	2.85 ▲ 0.29 (11.33%)
Samba Bank / Dec 11 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	9.93 ▲ 1.00 (11.20%)
Alfalah ETF. / Dec 11 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12 ▲ 1.01 (9.19%)
Trust Mod. / Dec 11 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	2.17 ▲ 0.17 (8.50%)

Stock	Price
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 11 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	4.89 ▼ -0.85 (-14.81%)
Next Capital / Dec 11 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	6 ▼ -0.60 (-9.09%)
Redco Textile / Dec 11 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	6.23 ▼ -0.57 (-8.38%)
Asim Textile / Dec 11 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	11.50 ▼ -0.98 (-7.85%)
Crescent Fib. / Dec 11 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	74.02 ▼ -6.00 (-7.50%)
Dadex Eternit / Dec 11 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	45.73 ▼ -3.71 (-7.50%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 11 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	46.64 ▼ -3.78 (-7.50%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 11 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	629 ▼ -51.00 (-7.50%)
Sunrays Textile / Dec 11 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	111 ▼ -9.00 (-7.50%)
Masood Textile / Dec 11 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	53.20 ▼ -4.30 (-7.48%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 11 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	342,535,258 ▲ 0.05
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 11 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	98,557,282 ▲ 0.05
Kohinoor Spining / Dec 11 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	65,177,500 ▲ 0.61
P.T.C.L. / Dec 11 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	63,595,500 ▲ 0.45
Askari Bank / Dec 11 Askari Bank Limited(AKBL)	57,594,500 ▲ 0.57
Hascol Petrol / Dec 11 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	54,822,000 ▲ 0.57
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 11 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	47,998,197 ▲ 0.10
Cnergyico PK / Dec 11 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	46,684,647 ▼ -0.16
Pak Refinery / Dec 11 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	41,814,767 ▼ -1.64
Telecard Limited / Dec 11 Telecard Limited(TELE)	37,055,844 ▲ 0.37

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 11	284.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 11	283.77
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 11	145.58
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 11	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 11	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 11	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Dec 8	5.48

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 8	4604.37
Nasdaq / Dec 8	14403.97
Dow Jones / Dec 8	36247.87
India Sensex / Dec 11	69967.53
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 11	32791.80
Hang Seng / Dec 11	16156.22
FTSE 100 / Dec 11	7549.32
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 11	16771.35
France CAC40 / Dec 11	7538.69

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 8	17235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 8	187414
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 11	71.63
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 11	1996.45
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 11	82.25

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