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Can Pakistan still catch the boat to Qatar?

Qatar looks confident roughly a year and a half after the sudden economic and diplomatic blockade imposed on the tiny St

Published 20 Nov, 2018 06:05am

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The poverty tap

After announcing the ambitious housing plan, PM Khan now plans to introduce a mega poverty alleviation program, and for

Published 19 Nov, 2018 08:17am

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FBR sunset

Yesterday’s piece ended with reports that PM Imran Khan is very unhappy with the FBR’s performance, where sources from P

Published 16 Nov, 2018 06:58am

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CPI rationalized — now methodology’s turn

The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), in a rare move, adjusted the monthly consumer price inflation for October 2018.

Published 16 Nov, 2018 06:44am

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Doing business: bridging province gap

Pakistan’s ease of doing business ranking took a turn a for the better by jumping up 11 places and the country is now ra

Published 16 Nov, 2018 06:41am

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Reforming FBR: don’t wing it

Everyone is going gaga over the in-principle cabinet decision to separate tax policy from tax administration at the Fede

Published 15 Nov, 2018 06:47am

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Leveraging purchasing power

A monopsony is a simple economic theory that dictates that a large buyer controls a big chunk of the market and thus has

Published 15 Nov, 2018 06:42am

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Achieving $1 billion potential

The challenges in increasing Pakistan’s exports to China by $1 billion this year were discussed earlier in this space. W

Published 14 Nov, 2018 06:36am

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Thinking beyond the FBR

First time in a long time, a democratic elected government is seemingly seriously thinking about the separation of tax e

Published 13 Nov, 2018 06:17am

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Of exports to China

Post PM’s trip to China, China has agreed to increase its imports from Pakistan this year. While reports differ whether

Published 13 Nov, 2018 06:13am

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In search of real investments

“Nothing sells like a real (investment) transaction,” the new BOI chief told BR Research in an interview last week (to b

Published 13 Nov, 2018 06:11am

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Not far from the madding crowd

Karachi will become the third most populous city in the world by 2030 as predicted by a latest Euromonitor report, growi

Published 12 Nov, 2018 06:56am

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Leveraging inefficiencies in water consumption

Water security has thankfully, taken center stage in our public and academic discourse. Yet, like all things Pakistani,

Published 09 Nov, 2018 06:06am

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Behind the scenes of CPI blooper

The recent CPI blooper leading to a much-more-than-expected inflation number for October 2018 has caught the attention

Published 09 Nov, 2018 06:01am

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Textile, gas and comedy of errors

The government is making a mockery of itself in an effort to subsidize energy needs for textile exporting sector in Punj

Updated 08 Nov, 2018 06:52am

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Retail fuels losing steam

Driving the growth momentum in petroleum product sales, the retail fuels volumes are plateauing now. There is a visible

Updated 08 Nov, 2018 06:51am

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No blue wave in America

The Democrats pitched the November 6 mid-term elections a referendum on the idea of Trump. Unsurprisingly, Trump’s fear-

Published 08 Nov, 2018 06:26am

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The face of the state

Amid all the talk of anti-corruption, and dismissal-no-dismissal of top bureaucrats as well as actual purges, inquires a

Published 07 Nov, 2018 06:41am

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PTI team: first China trip

The PTI team first China trip is in continuity of firm long term bilateral relationship. There is no ambiguity that join

Published 07 Nov, 2018 06:41am

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Disrupting the insurance landscape

Just like fintech start-ups are disrupting the traditional brick and mortar business models, insurance too is becoming a

Published 07 Nov, 2018 06:36am

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High inflation; low common sense

Pakistan is not exactly known for sophisticated data availability. The recently released monthly inflation numbers for O

Published 06 Nov, 2018 06:24am

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Wanted: rule of law

A pall of gloom descends on this land every now and then. No, this isn't about the winter smog or summer haze. Rather, t

Published 06 Nov, 2018 06:23am

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Not so tough?

While Iran has had a history of facing sanctions, the latest round courtesy Trump has been hyped up to be harshest of th

Updated 06 Nov, 2018 12:14pm

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Inflation: The PBS owes a correction

The CPI unexpectedly and mysteriously clocked in at 7 percent in October 2018. The consensus estimate was 5.6 percent. I

Published 05 Nov, 2018 07:40am

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Doing Business: chasing a moving target

Every year, the World Bank makes corrections in the data that feeds it’s doing business rankings, some more noticeable t

Updated 05 Nov, 2018 08:02am

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Smitten by smog

Spooky and dreary October 31st - smog in Lahore is scarier than Halloween. Calling it another season in Punjab won’t be

Published 05 Nov, 2018 07:36am

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Water symposium: take it to parliament

“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored”, said Aldous Huxley. That seemed to be the motivation of the two-

Published 02 Nov, 2018 07:17am

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Doing business: a long road ahead

Pakistan improved 11 ranks in Word Bank’s Doing Business indicators in 2018. Congratulations! India’s rank moved 23 spac

Updated 02 Nov, 2018 08:10am

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Rethinking tube-well subsidy

Pakistan has a power sector circular debt problem. It also has an imminent water crisis looming on the horizon. The two

Published 02 Nov, 2018 07:15am

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Balochistan overlooked water potential

Recall from grade school years the map of Pakistan. Through hazy memory of geography lessons one can visualize the rough

Published 02 Nov, 2018 07:13am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 3	278.23
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 3	278.03
USD to Japanese Yen / May 3	153.05
USD to Swiss Franc / May 3	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 3	1.25
Euro to USD / May 3	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 3	5127.79
India Sensex / May 3	73878.15
Tokyo Nikkei / May 3	38236.07
Nasdaq / May 3	16156.33
Hang Seng / May 3	18475.92
FTSE 100 / May 3	8213.49
Dow Jones / May 3	38675.68
Germany DAX 30 / May 3	18001.60

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 3	78.11
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 3	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 3	205418
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 3	2301.74
Cotton US¢/pound / May 3	78.06
Petrol/Litre / May 5	288.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

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

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

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 5 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 5 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 5 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 5 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 5 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 5 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 5 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 5 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 5 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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