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Why is this budget critical?

Shortly before Eid, our defense forces, valiantly and with tactical brilliance, established our territorial ...

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 07:34am

Editorials

Hoping against hope for a ‘bold budget’

EDITORIAL: The finance minister, Mohammad Aurangzeb, is describing the upcoming budget as a ‘bold budget.’...

Published 06 Jun, 2025 05:02am

Editorials

Exports falling again!

EDITORIAL: April’s export figures are a red flag, not a blip. And yet, there is no sense of urgency at the top....

Published 28 May, 2025 06:02am

IMF dismisses misconceptions about lending to Pakistan

WASHINGTON: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Director of Communications, Julie Kozack, firmly responded to an...

Updated 24 May, 2025 10:42am

Opinion

IMF macroeconomic projections

The press release of the 9th of May by the IMF highlights that the IMF Executive Board has completed the first ...

Published 20 May, 2025 05:58am

Opinion

Vulnerable balance of payments

The figures of the external balance of payments of Pakistan have been released recently by the SBP for February 2025...

Published 25 Mar, 2025 06:33am

Opinion

Making balance of payments sustainable

Pakistan’s balance of payments crises are unlikely to be resolved through short-term fixes like import bans, which...

Updated 13 Mar, 2025 07:24am

Editorials

Holding key policy rate steady: prudent approach

EDITORIAL: The SBP (State Bank of Pakistan) kept the policy rate unchanged at 12 percent. The central bank has...

Published 12 Mar, 2025 03:03am

Editorials

Export-led growth: first and last option

EDITORIAL: The country’s current account (C/A) posted a deficit of US$420 million in January 2025 after three...

Published 24 Feb, 2025 06:49am

Opinion

Monetary crossroads: how far can SBP push the rate cuts?

The monetary policy is due next Monday. The committee, chaired by the SBP Governor, has already eased the policy ...

Published 20 Jan, 2025 05:31am

BR Research

Never mind ADR loans, private credit is back with a bang

That’s right. Over the past three months – Aug to Nov ‘24 – credit to private sector businesses has increased by...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 08:47am

Opinion

Imbalanced balance of payments

There has been celebration about the surplus of USD 944 million from July to November 2024 in the current account...

Updated 24 Dec, 2024 07:38am

BR Research

‘Cash and Code’ driving recovery

As expected, the current account is nearly balanced in the first quarter of the fiscal year. The story is...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 06:51am

Editorials

External borrowing

EDITORIAL: Reports indicate that the government has managed to secure 1.2 billion dollars under the Saudi Oil...

Published 10 Oct, 2024 03:15am

Opinion

The impact of reduced cotton production on rural economies and country’s balance of payments

The basic rule of economics is clear: global demand drives global production, and countries with a comparative...

Updated 08 Oct, 2024 08:40am

Opinion

Constitutionalism the only remedy

“Even the most ardent purposivists must first and foremost primarily respect the actual text of a statute and should...

Published 16 Aug, 2024 06:56am

Opinion

‘A fragile balance of payments’

This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed “A fragile balance of payments” by noted economist Dr Hafiz A. Pasha...

Published 31 Jul, 2024 06:50am

Opinion

A fragile balance of payments

The statistics on the external balance of payments of Pakistan in 2023-24 were released last week by the SBP (State...

Published 30 Jul, 2024 03:10am

Markets

Pakistan’s remittances to recover and grow in 2024, 2025: World Bank

Remittance flows in Pakistan to hit $30 billion in 2025, says global body in report

Updated 27 Jun, 2024 08:13pm

Opinion

State of the economy

The fiscal year 2023-24 is likely to close with a mixed performance by the economy. On the positive side, there has...

Published 25 Jun, 2024 06:42am

Opinion

Navigating IMF’s flawed mindset: lessons from 2008 financial crisis

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has long been regarded as a key player in the global financial landscape,...

Published 12 Mar, 2024 04:28am

Opinion

Outlook for BoP

The balance of payments (BoP) statistics released by the State Bank of Pakistan for the period July 2023 to January...

Published 27 Feb, 2024 03:06am

Editorials

Economic turmoil could worsen

EDITORIAL: Moody’s Investor Services’ warning that a timely announcement of the election results is crucial for...

Published 13 Feb, 2024 05:59am

Jul-Nov FDI jumps 8.1pc to $656.1m YoY

Net foreign direct investment during same period of previous fiscal year amounted to $606.9 million

Updated 04 Jan, 2024 09:40am

Ministry announces improvement in BoP

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce announced achievements in trade sector with a year-on-year balance of payments...

Updated 27 Dec, 2023 09:27am

Opinion

Unusual balance of payments

The data on the balance of payments in the first four months of 2023-24 has been released recently by the SBP (State...

Updated 28 Nov, 2023 05:22am

Opinion

Export or perish

The fundamental problem of our economy is that balance of payments crises and a perpetual risk of default have ...

Updated 20 Nov, 2023 07:16am

Opinion

Development of Special Technology Zones

Software development and IT-enabled services (ITeS) for data centres, technical service/call centres, and telecom...

Updated 08 Nov, 2023 06:30am

Opinion

Value of PKR

There have been unusual developments in the value of the rupee (PKR) during the last seven weeks. From a trend in ...

Updated 24 Oct, 2023 05:50am

Opinion

Managing the BoP

The balance of payments (BoP) figures for the full-year, 2022-23, have just been released by the SBP. They reflect...

Updated 25 Jul, 2023 06:52am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 13	283
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 13	282.75
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 14	144.07
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 14	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 14	1.36
Euro to USD / Jun 14	1.15
UK LIBOR % / Jun 14	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 14	5,976.97
India Sensex / Jun 14	81,118.60
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 14	37,834.25
Nasdaq / Jun 14	19,406.83
Hang Seng / Jun 14	23,892.56
FTSE 100 / Jun 14	8,850.63
Dow Jones / Jun 14	42,197.79
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 14	23,516.23
France CAC40 / Jun 14	7,784.68

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 14	72.98
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 14	16,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 14	310,007
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 14	3,432.34
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 14	67.84
Petrol/Litre / Jun 15	253.63
Diesel/Litre / Jun 15	254.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	2.93 ▲ 1 (51.81%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 13 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	3.06 ▲ 0.94 (44.34%)
First Prudential Mod. / Jun 13 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	3.39 ▲ 1 (41.84%)
Media Times Ltd / Jun 13 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.71 ▲ 0.58 (27.23%)
Invest Bank / Jun 13 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	7.11 ▲ 1 (16.37%)
Unicap Modaraba / Jun 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	3.65 ▲ 0.48 (15.14%)
First Dawood Prop. / Jun 13 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	3.56 ▲ 0.36 (11.25%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jun 13 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	25.70 ▲ 2.34 (10.02%)
AN Textile Mills / Jun 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	15.49 ▲ 1.41 (10.01%)
Shadman Cotton / Jun 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	47.38 ▲ 4.31 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Shaheen Ins. / Jun 13 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	4.75 ▼ -0.65 (-12.04%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jun 13 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	12.20 ▼ -1.36 (-10.03%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Jun 13 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	37.98 ▼ -4.22 (-10%)
Khyber Textile / Jun 13 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	1,794.55 ▼ -199.39 (-10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jun 13 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	18,889.10 ▼ -2098.79 (-10%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jun 13 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	11.23 ▼ -1.24 (-9.94%)
Arctic Textile / Jun 13 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	39.72 ▼ -4.26 (-9.69%)
Crescent Cotton / Jun 13 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	50.41 ▼ -5.4 (-9.68%)
Shahtaj Textile / Jun 13 Shahtaj Textile Limited(STJT)	78.62 ▼ -8.32 (-9.57%)
Hala Enterprise / Jun 13 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	30.69 ▼ -3.23 (-9.52%)

Stock	Volume
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	116,655,242 ▲ 1
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	100,891,108 ▲ 0.08
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 13 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	85,324,384 ▲ 0.94
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jun 13 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	30,960,243 ▲ 0.62
B.O.Punjab / Jun 13 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	27,555,139 ▼ -0.26
Kohinoor Spining / Jun 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	27,294,482 ▲ 0.17
Media Times Ltd / Jun 13 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	27,189,737 ▲ 0.58
Cnergyico PK / Jun 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	26,834,469 ▼ -0.35
First Prudential Mod. / Jun 13 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	23,063,464 ▲ 1
Sui South Gas / Jun 13 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	21,700,047 ▼ -0.4

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