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Fixing tax for more than tax’s sake

The latest release of FBR’s tax directory didn’t get many headlines; nor prime time moments; sans a few economic observe

Published 05 Sep, 2017 06:11am

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Think controlling population

Ever since the census preliminary results are out; every stakeholder is lobbing for higher share of population in their

Published 05 Sep, 2017 06:04am

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edotco PK: more towers

After years of contemplation, telco’s towers are selling like hot cakes these days. Last month, edotco PK, a subsidiary

Published 05 Sep, 2017 06:03am

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Media audit

More than a decade ago, a local cigarette manufacturer shot an advert in Spain costing Rs26 million. The cost of airing

Published 05 Sep, 2017 05:58am

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Options for Dar and Abbasi

The visible difference between Nawaz and Abbasi is that the latter is easily accessible while it was really hard to meet

Published 30 Aug, 2017 05:20am

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Karachi count concerns

Wikipedia had Karachi population estimated at 27.5 million till last week. That was bordering on ridiculous. The Pakista

Published 30 Aug, 2017 05:18am

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Profits grow for SYS

Pakistan’s oldest software house is apparently catching its breath. After recording double-digit to-line growth in recen

Published 29 Aug, 2017 06:15am

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Return to protectionism?

“Make America Great Again!” is the slogan that got Trump voted in. His view of a great America involved deporting illega

Updated 07 Sep, 2017 02:21pm

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Negotiating trade agreements

Ministry of Commerce officials and the general public may have a different definition of the words “major success”. Paki

Published 28 Aug, 2017 07:32am

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Losses deepen for PMPK

Marlboro Man is having a rough ride in Pakistan. As per a PSX notice released last Friday, Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limi

Published 28 Aug, 2017 07:23am

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Does Pakistan have a rising urban population?

If the latest census figures are any guide, the answer to that question is a resounding ‘no’, because a big majority of

Published 28 Aug, 2017 07:19am

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BATA keeps on marching

One of the country’s leading shoemakers continues its steady rhythm forward. The Lahore-based Bata Pakistan Limited (PSX

Published 25 Aug, 2017 06:37am

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GLAXO: more profits

GlaxoSmithKline Pakistan Limited (PSX: GLAXO) has just had an impressive close to the half-year ended June 30, 2017. A l

Published 25 Aug, 2017 06:31am

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Nestlé Pakistan’s profits up in 1HCY17

The first half of CY17 has been good for Nestlé Pakistan. The MNC announced its financial performance on the stock excha

Published 25 Aug, 2017 06:25am

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Time for statues at the PSX

Stock market punters never pay attention to the sound of bears; do they? Perhaps the fault is in their stars. After all

Updated 25 Aug, 2017 01:47pm

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Sugary priorities

Historically, one of the biggest strengths of Pakistan has been the textile sector which has surely seen better days. Th

Updated 25 Aug, 2017 09:51am

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To Uncle Sam: stop digging!

“You can always count on the Americans to do the right thing, after they have tried everything else.” The quote’s origin

Published 24 Aug, 2017 05:21am

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OBOR: is the belt tightening?

Fearful of capital flight and mindful of debt-fueled acquisitions overseas, the Chinese government has been tightening i

Updated 23 Aug, 2017 03:37pm

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Policy tightening is unavoidable

The current account deficit crossed $2 billion in July, while the financial and capital accounts could only fetch $0.5 b

Published 23 Aug, 2017 05:44am

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How Pakistan has thwarted industrialization

The new PM apparently has a different idea about managing the economy than Dar; as he sidelined the Finance Minister wit

Updated 22 Aug, 2017 06:12am

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Findings from FBR’s AOP tax directory

In Pakistan there is no reliable data for the number of Association of Persons across the country; the main reason being

Updated 21 Aug, 2017 07:20am

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FDI: Malaysian (and) trade surprise

Most headlines had it that FDI to Pakistan in July 2017 went up by a staggering 162.8 percent, year-on-year. Fact. Only

Published 21 Aug, 2017 06:13am

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Too little too late

Pakistan and China have signed 38 agreements/MoUs, worth $325 million, to enhance sale of Pakistan’s exports to China. T

Published 21 Aug, 2017 06:12am

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The show will go on

Nawaz Sharif right after his ouster, tried to sabotage the economic progression by portraying that all the macroeconomic

Published 18 Aug, 2017 06:21am

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Streamlining processes – a step in the right direction

Increasing international trade is not only about enhancing value additions of our exports and bargaining for better tari

Published 18 Aug, 2017 06:13am

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The uncomfortable silence

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar used to be a proactive manager until a couple of months back but lately, has been completely

Updated 17 Aug, 2017 01:09pm

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GSKCH: on the rise

GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Pakistan Limited (PSX: GSKCH) has closed the half-year ended June 30, 2017 with net

Updated 16 Aug, 2017 07:33am

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Tax directory found wanting

The Federal Board of Revenue recently released the fourth wave of tax directory earlier this month. But as far its compa

Updated 16 Aug, 2017 09:13am

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Yellow light is on

There seems to be an increasing sense of inevitability on Pakistan going back to the IMF. With every passing week, forei

Published 15 Aug, 2017 06:49am

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PAEL powers ahead

One of Pakistan’s leading appliance-makers is having yet another good year. Pak Electron Limited (PSX: PAEL) is continui

Published 11 Aug, 2017 06:14am

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	158.33
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 26	5099.96
India Sensex / Apr 26	73730.16
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 26	37934.76
Nasdaq / Apr 26	15927.90
Hang Seng / Apr 26	17651.15
FTSE 100 / Apr 26	8139.83
Dow Jones / Apr 26	38239.66
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 26	18161.01

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 26	83.85
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 26	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 26	210048
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 26	2337.96
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 26	80.90
Petrol/Litre / Apr 29	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

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

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

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

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