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Rice: the dark horse

The more any sector operates in the documented sector, the more public scrutiny it attracts. Or at least that’s the less

Published 15 Mar, 2019 06:22am

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A tale of self harm

Political observers had warned of buyer’s remorse soon after the shocking Brexit vote in June 2016. (Read BR Research co

Published 14 Mar, 2019 05:22am

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Trade deficit down

Imports in February 2019 touched a 29-month low at $4.1 billion - down 12 percent year-on-year, and 7 percent month-on-m

Published 14 Mar, 2019 04:53am

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Two Punjabs

As debate on increasing area under sugarcane cultivation rages, BR Research analysed micro-level district wise figures f

Updated 14 Mar, 2019 05:32am

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Gold in 2019

When it comes to the price performance of the precious metal, 2018 was a roller coaster ride; prices moved from the high

Published 13 Mar, 2019 06:01am

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New FBR — yes please!

Last week, at the closing ceremony of All Pakistan Chamber President Conference, PM Imran Khan assured the business comm

Published 12 Mar, 2019 05:21am

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Where is the wave?

The six-week long Indian general elections start April 11. Skeptics darkly paint Pulwama and its aftermath as a godsend

Published 12 Mar, 2019 05:08am

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Lessons from Jodia Bazar

The first lesson in most elementary business law or accounting classes is that the principles of “offer and acceptance”

Published 12 Mar, 2019 04:59am

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Laws of absurdity: crop zoning

As the shift in area under cultivation from cotton to other cash crops with better returns per hectare continues to grow

Published 11 Mar, 2019 07:02am

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PMPK: mixed signals?

PMI global should pay heed – 2018 was a breakthrough year for its Pakistani subsidiary, which recently announced a facto

Published 11 Mar, 2019 06:41am

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Opening up real estate

The amended finance bill presented on Jan 23, 2019 has finally been passed after six weeks of deliberation. The bill was

Published 08 Mar, 2019 05:45am

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Support price: More lessons from sugarcane

In yesterday’s column on MNFS&R’s proposal to introduce indicative pricing mechanism for cotton, it was noted that t

Updated 08 Mar, 2019 06:21am

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Punjab growth ambitions

Punjab, if it were a country, would be the 12th most populous in the world - larger than Germany and Turkey. But in term

Published 07 Mar, 2019 05:30am

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Tax amnesty: putting the cart before the horse

‘Tax amnesty scheme is for looters’; ‘it is an economic bloodshed’; it’s a ‘slap on tax payers’ face’; ‘it’s a joke’. Th

Published 07 Mar, 2019 05:26am

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Cotton indicative price: exercise caution!

In public policy, unlike religion, there are no marks for trying. A policy is as good as the outcome it achieves, becaus

Published 07 Mar, 2019 05:22am

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Opening up trade

Pakistan needs to do regional trade agreements and FTAs with the western world and other global markets. That is one ste

Published 06 Mar, 2019 06:32am

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Mutual fund platform

Anyone buying, selling or converting an open mutual fund from an asset management company (AMC) in Pakistan knows just h

Published 06 Mar, 2019 06:30am

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FATF: get smart

There is no way around complying with FATF directives. After the latest plenary held in Paris last month, the pressure i

Published 06 Mar, 2019 06:17am

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Pak-India hostilities: some introspection

Hostility between India and Pakistan is a high stakes gamble with lose-lose payoffs regardless of whoever wins a full-sc

Published 05 Mar, 2019 06:48am

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Beware of cyberspace

With the Indo-Pak bilateral getting physical lately, it is easy to lose sight of the fact that Pakistan’s cyber defenses

Published 05 Mar, 2019 06:37am

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FBR’s tax directory: the story of association of persons

The story of tax collected from associations of persons (AoPs) is little different from the story of tax collected from

Updated 14 Mar, 2019 10:36am

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FBR FY17 directory: ‘zero’ sum game

The Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) recently released tax directory, it’s fifth since it began, shows that the filer-no

Updated 14 Mar, 2019 10:34am

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Tomato-flation, not stagflation

Don't panic to see CPI at 8.2 percent in Feb19 - last time 8 percent plus inflation was recorded in Jun14. The market wa

Updated 04 Mar, 2019 06:19am

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Cost of war

War can be a profitable business – if it is happening in a country you are doing business with. Otherwise, it is a waste

Published 04 Mar, 2019 05:30am

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Lose the win-lose mentality

For past two days, all eyeballs have been set on the constant breaking news cycle, given fears of conflict on the easter

Published 01 Mar, 2019 06:58am

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PBC’s take on garment sector

The Pakistan Business Council (PBC) recently released its report on Pakistan’s garment sector which is part of PBC’s “Ma

Published 01 Mar, 2019 06:11am

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1HFY19: PSDP feels the cut

Amid the need for fiscal adjustment, the current government’s development spending has stalled but its current expenditu

Published 01 Mar, 2019 06:07am

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Wanted: trade liberalization

PM Imran wants to eradicate poverty from Pakistan; and there is no sustainable way to do so without economically uplifti

Published 28 Feb, 2019 05:46am

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Curious case of sugar mill registrations

Navigating facts in the post-truth world is becoming increasingly challenging; and more so in areas where data can be ta

Published 28 Feb, 2019 05:41am

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Regional trade: harnessing self-interest

That Pakistan, and her south Asian neighbours, will benefit immensely from regional trade has almost become like a maxim

Published 28 Feb, 2019 05:39am

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
Petrol/Litre / Apr 26	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 26	83.89
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 26	2336.33
Diesel/Litre / Apr 26	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 26 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 26 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 26 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 26 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 26 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 26 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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