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Taliban release first budget since Afghan takeover

KABUL: The Taliban said Thursday they have approved their first budget for Afghanistan since Taliban returned to...

Published 13 Jan, 2022 07:51pm

Markets

Japan to bring forward budget-balancing timeframe estimate to FY2026

TOKYO: Japan's government will estimate that its primary budget would be balanced in fiscal 2026, one year earlier...

Published 13 Jan, 2022 11:56am

BR Research

PTI’s Dar moment

And no, it’s not the dollar. Between FY19 – FY22, the ruling party has burned a hole of over Rs200 billion in ...

Published 11 Jan, 2022 08:14am

Business & Finance

Dawood wants continued support for exports despite fiscal tightening

Spike in imports has not unnerved the adviser, who says it also reflects 'good imports' of capital goods and raw materials

Updated 10 Jan, 2022 06:21pm

Markets

Thai cabinet approves 2.7% hike in budget for 2023 fiscal year

BANGKOK: Thailand's cabinet on Tuesday approved a 3.185 trillion baht ($95.50 billion) budget for the 2023 fiscal...

Published 04 Jan, 2022 12:22pm

Business & Finance

Taliban prepare new Afghan budget without foreign aid

KABUL: Afghanistan's finance ministry under the new Taliban government has prepared a draft national budget that, ...

Published 17 Dec, 2021 02:15pm

Markets

Australia budget deficit seen at A$99bn for 2021/22

SYDNEY: Australia's government expects its budget deficit to come in around A$99.2 billion ($71.07 billion) in the...

Published 16 Dec, 2021 10:21am

Business & Finance

Iran draft budget eyes growth, more oil sales despite sanctions

DUBAI: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi presented an upbeat state budget on Sunday that aims for 8% economic growth...

Published 13 Dec, 2021 06:45am

Markets

Japan govt to unveil extra budget with $312bn spending to tackle COVID-19

TOKYO: Japan's government will unveil on Friday its first extra budget for this fiscal year ending March to ease the...

Published 25 Nov, 2021 11:42am

World

Sri Lanka to tax car crashes in drastic budget

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka slapped a tax on road accidents in a drastic austerity budget unveiled Friday as the country ...

Published 13 Nov, 2021 04:08am

World

Israel PM says confident govt will pass first budget in 3 years

JERUSALEM: Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett voiced confidence Wednesday that his ideologically disparate...

Updated 03 Nov, 2021 04:28pm

World

UK announces £6bn health spending ahead of key budget

LONDON: The British government will provide an extra £6 billion to its National Health Service to tackle backlogs...

Published 26 Oct, 2021 04:39am

World

Japan govt to compile big extra budget after polls, says LDP heavyweight

TOKYO: Japan will compile a considerably large supplementary budget immediately after the upcoming general election...

Published 03 Oct, 2021 11:44am

BR Research

PSDP in high gear

When the federal government allocated Rs900 billion under FY22 Public Sector Development Program (PSDP), folks were...

Published 09 Sep, 2021 08:28am

Business & Finance

Kazakhstan drafts 2022 budget with deficit at 3.3% of GDP

The Central Asian nation plans to produce 87.9 million tonnes of oil, its main export, and expects its economy to grow 3.9% next year

Published 24 Aug, 2021 12:01pm

Markets

Lebanon raises fuel prices by 66% as it tries to ease shortages

The fuel crisis worsened this month when the central bank said it could no longer finance fuel imports at heavily subsidised exchange rates and would switch to market rates

Published 22 Aug, 2021 01:11pm

BR Research

PRL – striving forward

Not only because of a rebound in profitability, Pakistan Refinery Limited (PSX: PRL) has growth prospects ahead as ...

Published 17 Aug, 2021 07:35am

World

US Senate approves $3.5 trillion budget blueprint

WASHINGTON: The US Senate early Wednesday approved a $3.5 trillion budget blueprint that would greatly expand social...

Published 11 Aug, 2021 05:02pm

World

New Zealand to open one-way travel for workers from some Pacific nations

Ardern is expected to reveal more details next week about how the country will gradually reopen its borders

Published 02 Aug, 2021 11:13am

Ex-mill sales tax step taken to forestall sugar price hike

Cabinet gives approval to the auction of next generation mobile spectrum
Also approves the Advertisement Policy 2021, which envisages issuance of ads to digital media as well, says information minister

Updated 28 Jul, 2021 09:22am

Editorials

The erosion in rupee value

EDITORIAL: The budget finalized sometime in May 2021 projected the rupee-dollar parity at 153, a rate over and above...

Published 27 Jul, 2021 04:40am

Pakistan

Mega-projects in Karachi: Sindh govt couldn't fully utilize funds

KARACHI: Sindh government couldn't utilize the funds released for mega-projects in Karachi fully in the financial...

Published 17 Jul, 2021 04:21am

Pakistan

CM Buzdar says budget focusing on under-developed areas in Punjab

Karachi: Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Usman Buzdar has said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is the first...

Published 07 Jul, 2021 03:16pm

Editorials

Cost of democracy

EDITORIAL: With budget sessions in the National and provincial assemblies almost over it is time to reflect how ...

Published 05 Jul, 2021 04:57am

Business & Finance

GSMA urges govt to withdraw FED on cellular calls

The GSM Association, an industry organisation that represents the interests of mobile network operators worldwide ...

Published 03 Jul, 2021 09:57pm

Opinion

Budget and GDP growth: export-led and bottom-up

Prime Minister Imran Khan in his speech in the parliament on the last day of the fiscal year highlighted that...

Published 02 Jul, 2021 04:20am

Business & Finance

Punjab Assembly passes Rs229.8337bn supplementary budget

LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly on Wednesday passed supplementary budget worth Rs229.8337 billion for the Year 2021-22...

Published 01 Jul, 2021 04:09am

Pakistan

Bilawal, Qureshi engage in heated discussion in National Assembly

PPP chairperson says NA speaker's support enabled govt to pass budget
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi says if Bilawal has reservations about the speaker's decision, then he should take it up in his chamber

Updated 30 Jun, 2021 02:26pm

Opinion

Budget: identifying defects and proposing corrections

The Federal Budget was presented on June 12 which was followed by the provincial budgets. Pakistan is a Federation...

Published 30 Jun, 2021 03:54am

Pakistan

Budget passed 'illegally', says Bilawal

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, while addressing a press conference in...

Published 30 Jun, 2021 03:54am

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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