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Can Pakistan join GVCs?

Picking up from the export-competitiveness thread published yesterday, the second theme that repeatedly comes up – besid

Published 16 May, 2018 07:49am

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Export promotion confusion

The incumbent government may toot its horn all it wants for arresting the downward slide in exports but they are as well

Published 16 May, 2018 07:44am

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Health sector - routine allocations

As important as it is, health sector has never received the priority it deserved in a country with deteriorating health

Published 15 May, 2018 06:01am

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On raising export competitiveness

Kudos to domestic demand that is cheerleading GDP growth! But delight turns to dismay when it comes to exports, the lead

Published 15 May, 2018 05:58am

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Good news for rice exports – Philippines

Recently, Pakistan got an opportunity to boost exports to Iran (Read “ Good news for rice exports – Iran ” published on

Published 15 May, 2018 05:55am

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Talking stocks

With about 3000 points lopped from the benchmark index of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), red screens been dominating the

Published 14 May, 2018 06:44am

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Imports marching towards $60 billion

There is still life in imports. There is little of it in exports. The monthly trade data summary for April 2018 by the P

Published 14 May, 2018 06:43am

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Good news for rice exports – Iran

It appears that the efforts of the REAP delegation that visited Iran to enhance rice export opportunities may have borne

Published 14 May, 2018 06:39am

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Gender equality as portrayed by the corporate sector

Amidst the many issues that are used for CSR and PR activities by the corporate sector, those relating to women empowerm

Published 11 May, 2018 06:08am

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On data privacy

In the online space, consumers may not be the king, but their data surely is, both for legitimate and illegitimate data

Published 10 May, 2018 06:20am

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NAB’s remittance faux pas: history and lessons

How does one even begin to respond to sheer absurdities emerging out of myths that were thought dead and buried a long t

Published 10 May, 2018 06:17am

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Rethinking human development

In 2010, the UNDP celebrated twenty years of the Human Development Index (HDI) report. That year, the UNDP said that hum

Published 09 May, 2018 06:37am

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Alibaba unlocks Daraz

Tech analysts are calling it Alibaba’s “one-two punch”. First, Ant Financial Services – which is an Alibaba affiliate th

Published 09 May, 2018 06:34am

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The data mismatch

Pakistan’s biggest problem is institutional derailment; and that gives more weight to individual opinions who are expert

Published 09 May, 2018 06:33am

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Trade with India

There has been some thawing of relations with Pakistan’s big bad neighbour. News of joint military drills, and the India

Published 08 May, 2018 06:00am

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Does budget fuel anti-export bias?

One thing that sticks out like a sore thumb on the PML-N economic scorecard is falling export competitiveness. Although

Published 07 May, 2018 06:04am

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The anatomy of HDI in Pakistan

The state of human development in Pakistan, measured by the famous Human Development Index, has improved marginally betw

Published 07 May, 2018 06:03am

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Pakistan’s leadership outlook

New leadership, it is said, emerges from five breeding grounds: military, corporate, sports, civic (including NGOs), and

Updated 07 May, 2018 07:01am

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CPI - unfolding house rent index mystery

The inflation dragon has resurfaced; a month right after the second round of currency depreciation. Core inflation in Ap

Published 03 May, 2018 07:30am

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Has PML-N delivered its investments promise?

“One of the most important pre-requisite for higher GDP growth will be to raise the investment to GDP ratio to at least

Published 02 May, 2018 07:22am

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Tax reforms take a back seat — again

The budget is being touted as pro-business and pro-consumer on account of reduced rates on income tax for corporate and

Published 02 May, 2018 07:19am

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Trade: more of the same

With three quarters of the year gone, the balance of trade remains more of the same: up tick in exports that do not comp

Published 02 May, 2018 07:18am

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PSDP loses steam

That the pro-business PML-N government couldn’t fetch the targeted 6 percent real GDP growth at the end of its term is a

Published 30 Apr, 2018 06:21am

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Budget FY19 and the corporate sector

Amid the hue and cry over whether it has the mandate to do so, the Federal Government announced its sixth Budget last we

Published 30 Apr, 2018 06:17am

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SROs: embracing, not phasing out

“The mission and the authorities agreed on the need for … a phase-out of all existing statutory regulatory orders (SROs)

Published 27 Apr, 2018 08:54am

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The deceit of the survey

It’s one thing to commit the sin of omission; it’s another to commit that of commission. This year’s annual Economic Sur

Published 27 Apr, 2018 08:52am

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PML-N: mission accomplished?

Latest Economic Survey of Pakistan (ESOP) is replete with self congratulations. “The economy is presently on a high grow

Published 27 Apr, 2018 08:49am

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Pakistan’s merry-go-round with economic packages

Participants at a seminar jointly organized by Pakistan and Karachi Tax Bar Associations labeled the recently announced

Published 26 Apr, 2018 06:08am

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Unintended consequences of amnesty

The success of the latest amnesty scheme hinges upon the surety that no criminal proceedings will be initiated against t

Published 25 Apr, 2018 05:55am

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Findex finds Pakistan lagging

The recently-released, third edition of global “Findex” database offers a hopeful reading. This influential World Bank d

Published 24 Apr, 2018 05:41am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 14	278.71
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 14	278.51
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 14	157.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 14	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 14	1.28
Euro to USD / Jun 14	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 14	5,431.60
India Sensex / Jun 14	76,992.77
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 14	38,814.56
Nasdaq / Jun 14	17,688.88
Hang Seng / Jun 14	17,941.78
FTSE 100 / Jun 14	8,146.86
Dow Jones / Jun 14	38,589.16
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 14	18,002.02

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 14	78.45
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 14	19,935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 14	207,047
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 14	2,333.04
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 14	72.14
Petrol/Litre / Jun 16	258.16

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

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

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

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

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