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Tourism: open the door

Foreign tourism could arguably be Pakistan’s best bet to counter a harsh narrative overseas. This column has previously

Published 26 Jan, 2018 05:48am

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On COD’s prevalence

The market size for business-to-consumer (B2C) e-commerce in Pakistan finally has a credible estimate. The State Bank of

Published 26 Jan, 2018 05:47am

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The bitter good news

Last month members of the Italian Senate criticized Pakistan’s persecution against Christians arguing that the GSP Plus

Updated 25 Jan, 2018 06:45am

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State Bank for behavioural tools to encourage tax paying

In what seems to be a eureka moment for the State Bank of Pakistan, they have finally decided to weigh on behavioural ec

Published 23 Jan, 2018 05:48am

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True scale of inequality

In a perfectly-timed tirade, Oxfam, a leading British charity, is coming down hard again this year on the business and p

Published 23 Jan, 2018 05:32am

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Wither consumer confidence?

Pakistan’s economy is overwhelmingly dependent on domestic demand. But, after a couple of strong years for retail, is th

Published 22 Jan, 2018 05:16am

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Finding the constituency for Make in Pakistan

The Make-in-Pakistan slogan raised by Pakistan Business Council (PBC) in its moot earlier this week is hard to argue wit

Published 19 Jan, 2018 10:55am

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How realistic is ‘Make in Pakistan’?

Despite improving energy supplies and better law and order situation in the country, the big business looks worried. The

Published 18 Jan, 2018 09:54am

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Gold’s charm continues

Gold market bulls have been running and are likely to continue running. The yellow metal has been making news for higher

Published 18 Jan, 2018 09:53am

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Knocking the IMF again?

The most burning issue the economy faces today is whether Pakistan is going back to the IMF and when if it is. The quest

Published 17 Jan, 2018 06:09am

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The culture of smuggling

Smuggling has seeped into Pakistan and has become a form of culture. This month the President of Lahore Chamber of Comme

Updated 17 Jan, 2018 06:31am

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Sky-high imports

Brent hit $70/bbl last week and it must have sent some shivers down the spine somewhere in Islamabad. Pakistan’s trade d

Published 16 Jan, 2018 06:49am

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Saudi trade deal – all about oil

There is a Saudi trade deal on the cards. Generally, a trade agreement requires an analysis of potential of imports, exp

Published 16 Jan, 2018 06:46am

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Property valuation – two steps back

The recent decision on property valuation depicts just that. The policy reversal came with the federal government slashi

Published 15 Jan, 2018 06:39am

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World Bank report: the good and the bad

World Bank’s latest report spelled out a bunch of good news for Pakistan. It indicated that Pakistan’s real GDP growth r

Published 15 Jan, 2018 06:37am

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Weighing foreign funding options

Pakistan economy is growing at 5 percent plus growth, which comes at the cost of rising current account deficit. The dil

Published 12 Jan, 2018 06:33am

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The spaghetti bowl of finance ministry

Five months may be a long time in politics, but a short time in economics. Especially when the general elections are aro

Published 11 Jan, 2018 07:28am

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Sugar thrives, cotton dives

For a country that relies on textile exports to make up the majority of its export revenues, it is disturbing to see cot

Published 11 Jan, 2018 07:27am

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AKU: the billion-dollar impact

Quality health and education in Pakistan is a rarity, and at times even a luxury. For the past three decades, it has als

Updated 12 Jan, 2018 07:12am

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Ironies of PML-N economic management

Policy inconsistency has had a bigger dent on economic progression and investment climate in Pakistan than any other var

Published 10 Jan, 2018 07:55am

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Punjab’s economy

Competition where art thou! Following the devolution Punjab seems to be racing ahead in so far as discussions of and pla

Published 09 Jan, 2018 06:45am

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Lahore speed

Lahore is probably the most vibrant city of Pakistan, with both its economy and population growth rates outpacing the re

Published 08 Jan, 2018 08:00am

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Making tourism sustainable

Beauty lies in the eyes of beholder. Which is why Pakistani tourists to Gilgit-Baltistan and the KPK never send home pic

Updated 05 Jan, 2018 10:55am

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Re-thinking the tariff structure

In a recent letter to Miftah Ismail, the Pakistan Business Council emphasised its “Make in Pakistan” agenda to promote t

Published 05 Jan, 2018 07:37am

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Karachi’s planning woes

People come to cities hoping to transform their living conditions, but in Pakistan they are met with the same miseries,

Published 03 Jan, 2018 07:18am

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Inflation dragon continues to sleep

The currency depreciated by 5 percent petroleum prices were up by a similar percentage. The question is how would it imp

Published 03 Jan, 2018 07:15am

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The CPEC effect on Afghanistan

Before CPEC became the buzzword it is today, the Afghan Ambassador in a meeting with The Pakistan Business Council said

Updated 03 Jan, 2018 07:45am

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Let provinces tax on their own

Should provinces lower the rates of GST on services? That’s a question mostly answered with a resounding ‘no’ by a few l

Updated 02 Jan, 2018 09:40am

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Scepticism and misty air quality

If there is one point that not all are agreeing to these days is the weather conditions in Lahore, the second largest ci

Updated 03 Jan, 2018 08:34am

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Pakistan-China FTA - ‘do more’

The lack of coordination amongst policymakers' and poor negotiation skills on international trade front could not be bet

Published 01 Jan, 2018 08:19am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 29	278.37
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 29	278.16
USD to Japanese Yen / May 29	157.06
USD to Swiss Franc / May 29	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 29	1.28
Euro to USD / May 29	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 28	5306.04
Nasdaq / May 28	17019.88
FTSE 100 / May 28	8254.18
Dow Jones / May 28	38852.86
Germany DAX 30 / May 28	18677.87
France CAC40 / May 28	8057.80
India Sensex / May 29	74732.81
Tokyo Nikkei / May 29	38556.87

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / May 29	273.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 29	80.19
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 29	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 29	208076
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 29	2355.13
Diesel/Litre / May 29	274.08

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 29 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 29 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 29 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 29 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 29 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 29 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 29 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 29 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 29 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 29 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 29 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 29 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 29 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 29 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 29 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 29 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

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

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