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Now you see it, now you don’t

Remember when home mortgages became a distinct possibility for hopeful homeowners across Pakistan, who had been...

Updated 14 Oct, 2024 10:55am

BR Research

A healthy transformation?

Last month, the State Bank of Pakistan discontinued the reporting of ‘FE-25 Deposits and their Utilization’...

Published 10 Oct, 2024 08:41am

Business & Finance

SBP’s profit hits record Rs3.4tn in FY24, govt set for windfall

Higher interest rates, exchange gain help central bank post record earnings

Updated 23 Sep, 2024 11:01pm

BR Research

FDI at a crossroads

While media outlets are abuzz with reports of a 55 percent spike in FDI during the first two months of FY25, this...

Published 23 Sep, 2024 09:02am

BR Research

Rate cut: inadequate aggression or insufficient restraint?

If the litmus test of successful central banking is to remain widely unpopular throughout its term, the existing...

Published 13 Sep, 2024 08:51am

Opinion

Economic policy and central bank independence

Unfortunately, economic policy globally is settled on very unsettling fundamentals, and rather than fixing this, the...

Published 23 Aug, 2024 03:33am

World

China pledges billions more in funds to aid disaster-stricken farm regions

BEIJING/HONG KONG: China’s central bank said on Tuesday it will provide an additional 100 billion yuan ($14...

Published 19 Aug, 2024 03:20am

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Remittances galore from UAE

Despite the month-on-month decline in remittances in June and July this year, remittances have remained on the...

Published 13 Aug, 2024 06:44am

BR Research

MPS: ‘if you try sometimes, you get what you need’

The autonomous central bank finally seems to have found its voice. On Monday, the Monetary Policy Committee of SBP...

Published 30 Jul, 2024 06:51am

Business & Finance

Turkey central bank stuns market with 500-point rate hike to 50pc

ISTANBUL: Turkey’s central bank unexpectedly hiked interest rates by 500 basis points to 50% on Thursday, citing a...

Published 22 Mar, 2024 04:57am

World

Germany likely to fall into recession: central bank

FRANKFURT: German output is likely to shrink slightly in the first quarter, sending Europe’s top economy into...

Published 20 Feb, 2024 03:09am

BR Research

Forward export hangover

The currency is under pressure again. There is dip-by-dip depreciation every day. It has depreciated by 2.9 percent...

Published 07 Nov, 2023 08:37am

BR Research

Pakistan’s state of statistics: SBP’s timely call

“The current state of timeliness…of statistics does not bode well for reform outcomes, policy diagnosis, investment...

Published 07 Nov, 2023 08:25am

BR Research

Trigger Warning: It starts with the letter ‘T’

No, not TERF. But also,not entirely unrelated to the very relevant debate that is taking place in the country as the...

Published 18 Jul, 2023 08:30am

Opinion

Digital and payment system in Pakistan: Future landscape

Pakistan is at a critical juncture of its journey of digital financial inclusion. It is critical that the Central...

Updated 14 Jun, 2023 10:09am

Business & Finance

Asian nations to debate Japan’s bid to beef up market safeguards

TOKYO: Asian finance leaders gathering in South Korea this week will likely debate ways to beef up safeguards ...

Published 02 May, 2023 05:59am

BR Research

Will ‘trickle-up’ finance save banks?

The central bank marked the beginning of Q4 of fiscal year 2023 by raising the policy rate to 21 percent. With a...

Updated 13 Apr, 2023 01:18pm

Business & Finance

Brazil reports lower than expected current account deficit in Feb

BRASILIA: Brazil posted a lower-than-expected current account deficit in February, showed central bank data on...

Published 28 Mar, 2023 06:21am

Business & Finance

Next MPC meeting so far scheduled on March 16, says SBP

SBP chief spokesperson's statement comes amid widespread speculation the central bank is likely to increase interest rate in off-cycle review

Published 23 Feb, 2023 08:38pm

BR Research

Handset imports: blacked out!

Latest central bank data show that the country’s mobile phone imports have crashed by an even bigger magnitude than...

Published 30 Jan, 2023 09:23am

BR Research

Country likely to face shortage of pulses?

There may be blood on the streets, but Pakistani appetite for pulses appears to be unsatiated. Despite cash margin...

Published 13 Jan, 2023 09:01am

BR Research

On e-commerce growth

The most-recent central bank statistics on digital payments that were made available last week also show strong...

Published 28 Dec, 2022 09:17am

BR Research

Remittances: Not all doom and gloom

The Dar effect on the exchange rate is for everyone to see. The spread between open and interbank markets has...

Published 21 Dec, 2022 08:46am

BR Research

A forever crisis?

Central banks around the world aren’t done tightening yet. Rationalizing their continued rate-hike decisions, bank...

Published 15 Dec, 2022 07:30am

Markets

SBP suspends authorisation of 2 currency exchange companies over 'serious violations'

Central bank advises both firms to strengthen internal control functions, submit report of corrective measures

Published 18 Nov, 2022 05:05pm

Markets

Indonesia's forex reserves drop to $130.2bn at end-October

JAKARTA: Indonesia's foreign exchange reserves dropped to $130.2 billion in October, equal to 5.8 months worth of...

Updated 07 Nov, 2022 10:27pm

Business & Finance

ECB’s next rate move likely between 50 and 75 bps

AMSTERDAM: The European Central Bank (ECB) could hike its interest rates by 75 basis points again at its next policy...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 05:55am

Markets

Wall St Week Ahead: More worries for US stocks, bonds: Fed ramps up ‘QT’

NEW YORK: As the Federal Reserve accelerates the unwinding of its balance sheet this month, some investors worry ...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Business & Finance

Roshan Digital Accounts: inflow in July down 25% month-on-month

Cumulative inflow hits $4.794 billion in 23 months since start of programme

Updated 06 Aug, 2022 04:43pm

BR Research

Finding the ideal central banker

The government is in the process of finalizing the appointment of SBP Governor, a position that has now been vacant...

Updated 27 Jul, 2022 11:14am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 21	277.82
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 21	277.60
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 22	150.86
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 22	0.87
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 22	1.30
Euro to USD / Oct 22	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 21	5,853.98
Nasdaq / Oct 21	18,540.01
FTSE 100 / Oct 21	8,318.24
Dow Jones / Oct 21	42,931.60
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 21	19,461.19
France CAC40 / Oct 21	7,536.23
India Sensex / Oct 22	80,819.52
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 22	38,436.98

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 21	242,027
Petrol/Litre / Oct 22	247.03
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 22	70.33
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 22	18,085
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 22	2,734.40
Diesel/Litre / Oct 22	251.29

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Oct 22 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Oct 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Oct 22 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Oct 22 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Oct 22 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Oct 22 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 22 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Oct 22 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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