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Chinese OFDI

Chinese FDI inflow in Pakistan is on the rise. But the Asian dragon’s outward investment elsewhere in the world had

Updated 01 Jul, 2017 02:59pm

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FDI: getting better

It's nowhere close to the high seen in 2007-08, but the net FDI tally may finally be turning a corner after struggli

Published 23 Jun, 2017 04:41am

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Current account is bleeding

Current account has posted a deficit of $1.6 billion in May 2017 alone which is almost half of the full FY16 deficit

Published 23 Jun, 2017 04:39am

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When will the rupee depreciate?

Chances of the currency falling during this government’s tenure are same as that of Pakistan winning against India i

Published 15 Jun, 2017 04:56am

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What’s behind the surge in May remittances?

The whopping unexpected increase in worker remittances in May 2017 suggests that the full-year inflow may well land

Updated 12 Jun, 2017 06:11am

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Qatari remittance

A grave diplomatic crisis brews in the Middle East. And it’s not without implications on the economy. Reports are al

Published 09 Jun, 2017 04:09am

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"SMEs: Walk the talk"

Last budget, the Export Refinance Facility (ERF) brought the mark-up rate down to 3 percent (in several steps from 8

Updated 29 May, 2017 07:08am

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Current account is bleeding

The current account slippage continued in April as the deficit posted at $1.1 billion in Apr17 (Mar17:$546mn) and th

Published 18 May, 2017 05:09am

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FDI: Not all about China yet

Granted that net FDI is up about 13 percent in the fiscal year to-date, but the quality of that number isn't exactly

Updated 17 May, 2017 04:52am

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PIB aims to fill infrastructure gap

Widening infrastructure gap in the region’s fastest-growing population has swayed the economy from attaining its pot

Published 15 May, 2017 05:00am

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Remittances: brace for the fall

“Every time I seem to fall in love. Crash! Boom! Bang!” Time and again, this 90s lyric have been found well-suited t

Updated 12 May, 2017 05:55am

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M-wallets: doing good

Twenty million mobile wallets – that’s some achievement! As per the latest quarterly newsletter by the State Bank of

Published 10 May, 2017 03:01am

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MCB, ABL and Bank Al-Falah in 1QCY17

Recent quarters were not great for core banking earnings. Low interest rates have depressed returns on assets, while the

Updated 27 Apr, 2017 07:51am

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HBL consolidates profits

Yesterday was about results. There was one announced by Pakistanâ€™s largest commercial bank HBL too. And it went all we

Published 21 Apr, 2017 04:17am

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Current account: Deficit continues

The current account slippage continued in March; but the pace of bleeding has somewhat receded. Exports and remittances

Published 21 Apr, 2017 04:14am

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UBL maintains profits

UBL announced its 1QCY17 financial results yesterday, doling out Rs3/share as first interim dividend. The top line grew

Updated 20 Apr, 2017 06:24am

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FDI: New approach needed

The story of nine-month FDI inflows is not very different from that in the preceding eight months. On a net basis, the F

Published 19 Apr, 2017 05:00am

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Monetary profile

Monetary aggregates seem to be shaping better, indicating pick up in formal credit and deposits. Growth of informali

Updated 17 Apr, 2017 05:13am

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Dinosaurs of the digital age

Various species of dinosaurs still walk the earth today. One of those is the traditional commercial banks. That was

Published 17 Apr, 2017 04:30am

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The large ambiguity in home remittances

Home remittances have been plugging the trade deficit for past decade or so. They have proved to be the only silver

Updated 13 Apr, 2017 07:53am

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Remittances: looking for a fresh start

That remittance inflows in Pakistan are not growing at a comforting pace is pretty much well established by now. The

Updated 12 Apr, 2017 05:28am

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Microfinance on the rise

Microfinance in Pakistan had a good run last year. Latest numbers released by the sectorâ€™s association, the Pakistan M

Published 06 Apr, 2017 05:37am

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On sovereign bond yields

The latest SBP quarterly report mentions that the PML-N government had issued sovereign bonds totaling $4.5 billion so f

Published 04 Apr, 2017 05:31am

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Bank of Punjab impresses

Being state-owned comes with the ills of being state-owned. The Bank of Punjab (BoPb) had the misfortune of carrying

Published 31 Mar, 2017 06:24am

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Debt piling reserves

In continuation to 'external scorecard in red' published on August 30, 2016, latest snapshot is presented here.

Published 20 Mar, 2017 05:57am

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Is eight-months FDI really up?

Business headlines in Pakistan today would likely read that FDI inflow in the country in the first eight months of current fiscal year was up 6 percent year-on-year.

Published 17 Mar, 2017 06:01am

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BankIslami takes good strides

Despite a tough acquisition of the defunct KASB Bank, BankIslami Pakistan Limited (BIPL) seems to be on the right track, as evident by CY16 financial results.

Published 15 Mar, 2017 05:41am

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Move beyond remittances?

Once a saving grace, remittances have been under pressure since quite a while now; the foreign inflows from expats abroad have trotted down by 2.

Published 14 Mar, 2017 05:06am

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Big banks keep growing

Banks were supposed to have it tough in CY16, as the interest rates were sitting at record lows and yields on assets had declined significantly.

Published 10 Mar, 2017 06:32am

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The rise of Islamic house finance

Islamic house financing is gaining strength.

Published 10 Mar, 2017 06:32am

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	156.17
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 25	5048.42
Nasdaq / Apr 25	15611.76
Dow Jones / Apr 25	38085.80
India Sensex / Apr 26	74171.68
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 26	37934.72
Hang Seng / Apr 26	17626.75
FTSE 100 / Apr 26	8123.98
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 26	18016.27

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 25	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 25	240900
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 26	83.89
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 26	2336.33
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 26	81.15
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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