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Making a case for strong local governments

Of the several factors to which PTI’s electoral success could be attributed to, the party’s commitment to reforming loca

Published 07 Sep, 2018 09:17am

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SEZs: China speed

Touted to be the surefire pathway toward industrial development in Pakistan—having skipped much of the exercise first ti

Published 07 Sep, 2018 09:12am

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Startups and job-creation

The PTI promised ten million jobs in its election campaign; but details have been scant and the clock is ticking. Now th

Published 07 Sep, 2018 09:11am

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Stability is the mantra at Bata!

Summer is leather’s season, and the footwear leader has sure basked in sun’s full glory! As per half yearly financials a

Published 06 Sep, 2018 06:21am

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Playing for houses

Following up on one of his promises to construct five million houses during his tenure, PM Imran has now constituted a c

Published 05 Sep, 2018 06:55am

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Tomatoes – buy or not to buy

Price of tomatoes has fallen as low as INR 2.5 (roughly Rs4) per kg in India currently. In Pakistan, vendors sell betwee

Published 05 Sep, 2018 06:47am

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UPFL: double-digit growth

Half year financial results of the Dutch food giant were announced last week too little reason of jubilation for its sha

Updated 04 Sep, 2018 09:42am

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Inflation takes the journey up north

The inflationary pressures are building up; the numbers are showing an expected but unwanted story. The CPI clocked at 5

Published 04 Sep, 2018 07:49am

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Can the new Economic Advisory Council deliver?

The Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council (EAC) is not new to Pakistan; nor are some of the names appointed to the

Updated 04 Sep, 2018 08:12am

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Indo-Pak trade: what next?

Yesterday, Business Recorder published an overview of how little Pakistan and India trade with each other. The question

Published 04 Sep, 2018 07:40am

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Shoddy state of Indo-Pak trade

With a new government taking charge in Islamabad, chances of a thaw in Indo-Pak relations look less gloomy than they hav

Published 03 Sep, 2018 07:04am

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Economics of poor water-sense

Looming water shortage in the country has led to calls for conservation from all quarters. Agriculture with its 90 perce

Updated 03 Sep, 2018 09:36am

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Decline in machinery imports

Till the end of the last fiscal year, the balance of trade deficit was careening out of control. Though the situation is

Published 03 Sep, 2018 06:40am

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Cancer in Punjab’s heartland

Pakistan’s water challenges are not just restricted to demand side shortages. Equally threatening is the menace of fresh

Published 31 Aug, 2018 09:12am

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Efficient irrigation: a win-win for agriculture?

Any discussion of demand-driven water pricing is fraught with political sensibilities. Complain to farmers about ineffic

Published 30 Aug, 2018 07:09am

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FY18 LSM: slower than last year

FY18 was begun as a promising year for the Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector. With 2M growth at about 10 percent, t

Published 29 Aug, 2018 07:37am

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Trade: the good and the bad

The PBS has released trade figures for the first month of the new fiscal year and there is some good news and some bad n

Published 29 Aug, 2018 07:35am

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Needed: spirit of 1992

His first address to nation as PM is critically evaluated on the lack of substance on the constitutional scope of federa

Published 28 Aug, 2018 07:06am

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Packages – improved operational performance

Operationally, Packages Limited continues on a strong growth path. Similar to last quarter, top-line grew because of 18

Published 28 Aug, 2018 07:04am

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Compassion deficit

Islamabad, 30 June 2023: Pakistan is in the final stage of laying down door-to-door pipeline for the distribution of pur

Published 27 Aug, 2018 06:23am

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Seafood economy: can PTI bell the cat?

That Pakistan has been fishing peanuts was highlighted earlier. The question is why hasn’t the country focused on fish

Published 27 Aug, 2018 06:19am

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Water conservation: a win-win for agriculture?

Any discussion of demand-driven water pricing is fraught with political sensibilities. Complain to farmers about ineffic

Published 20 Aug, 2018 07:36am

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Going high!

The PTI promised construction of 5 million houses over five years across the country, but the new government is set to f

Updated 17 Aug, 2018 10:57am

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PSL- the winning combo

Since the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket in 2009, cricket was at a standstill in Pakistan. Meanwhile India jumped into

Published 17 Aug, 2018 06:17am

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Lacklustre investment

Pakistan’s edible oil import bill is about $2 billion a year. Though Pakistan does have a small crop of oil seeds, the b

Published 17 Aug, 2018 06:09am

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Fishing peanuts!

Earlier this week, Business Recorder reported that Pakistan managed to increase its fish production only by 60,000 ton

Published 16 Aug, 2018 06:14am

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Agri-lending: prioritizing small farmers

The state of agriculture is far from ideal. But some progress is being made when it comes to agricultural credit disburs

Published 15 Aug, 2018 07:00am

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Need for economic diplomacy

Pakistan’s next government would soon resume the delicate dance that is diplomacy. But circumstances are more challengin

Published 15 Aug, 2018 06:49am

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Public schools: are numbers being glossed over?

The condition of public school systems is often lamented in the media; however, a cursory analysis of officially reporte

Published 13 Aug, 2018 06:30am

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Exploring the water footprint of meat exports

An unintended consequence of poor performance of Pakistan’s traditional exporting sectors has led to a push for forex ea

Published 10 Aug, 2018 06:30am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 17	278.30
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 17	278.10
USD to Japanese Yen / May 17	155.67
USD to Swiss Franc / May 17	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 17	1.27
Euro to USD / May 17	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 17	5303.27
India Sensex / May 17	73917.03
Tokyo Nikkei / May 17	38787.38
Nasdaq / May 17	16685.97
Hang Seng / May 17	19535.61
FTSE 100 / May 17	8420.26
Dow Jones / May 17	40003.59
Germany DAX 30 / May 17	18704.42

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 17	79.59
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 17	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 17	210562
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 17	2386.18
Cotton US¢/pound / May 17	76.29
Petrol/Litre / May 18	273.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 18 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 18 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 18 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 18 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 18 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 18 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 18 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 18 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 18 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 18 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 18 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 18 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 18 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 18 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 18 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 18 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 18 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 18 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 18 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 18 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 18 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 18 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 18 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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