Attock Petroleum Limited Published 20 Mar, 2025 06:52am Attock Petroleum Limited (PSX: APL), incorporated in 1998, is an oil marketing company and a part of the vertically...
Inflation – the rise, the fall, the wait Published 04 Feb, 2025 08:58am The headline inflation nosedived to 2.4 percent—the lowest level since October 2015—down from 28.3 percent last...
FE-25 financing indicating imminent currency adjustment? Published 05 Jul, 2024 08:33am The currency market looks confused. Over the past twelve months, export financing – both pre- and post-shipment –...
FD setting dollar value at Rs295: Traders likely to experience additional currency depreciation: PBF Published 03 Jun, 2024 06:30am LAHORE: The Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) has warned that the business community is likely to experience additional...
OMC volumes: some surge in retail fuels Published 05 Sep, 2023 08:50am The oil marketing segment has been hit hard by weaker volumes amid escalating prices, shrinking margins, weaker...
Investor confidence at its weakest Published 03 Jul, 2023 10:12am News on the investment front has been gloomy amid the political and economic crisis; foreign direct investment in ...
MPS: No good news Published 08 Jun, 2023 07:54am The monetary policy meeting is due on Monday (12th June). The market is expecting no change, based on a few surveys...
E-commerce in Pakistan - where it stands Published 23 May, 2023 08:48am While not entirely in tandem with the global growth of cross-border commerce, borderless business, and international...
Taming the beast Published 03 May, 2023 08:53am Inflation numbers in Pakistan are sounding like a broken record, outpacing each predecessor month after month. The...
Gas politics Published 15 Feb, 2023 09:43am The government has finally increased the gas prices across the board. This is in line with the IMF, in order to...
The fallacy of “relief” Published 02 Jan, 2023 09:41am Almost all the governments in Pakistan throughout history– be it a democratic or an authoritative regime—have...
OGDCL – improved production in FY23? Published 26 Sep, 2022 08:56am Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (PSX: OGDCL) - the largest oil and gas exploration and production company ...
Remittances intact – for now Published 14 Sep, 2022 08:49am The first two months of FY23 have posted a decline of 3.2 percent year-on-year. After a weakJuly, August 2022 ...
Telecom Industry: A perfect storm Published 05 Aug, 2022 08:49am The Telecom revolution in Pakistan took place in the early 2000s due to the deregulation of the industry. As a...
Remittances tapering off? Published 14 Jun, 2022 08:28am Remittances for April 2022 touched the highest ever monthly level of $3 billion. While remittances have continued to...
Get ready for lattha-flation? Published 13 Jun, 2022 06:04am As a global price spiral tightens its noose around most agricultural commodities – food and cash – cotton has...
Fix the HSD subsidy first! Published 20 May, 2022 09:48am The subsidy on diesel is growing. And so is the consumption (on papers). National sale of high-speed diesel (HSD)...
Rising financing needs Published 18 May, 2022 08:32am Today is a T-Bill auction. The fiscal financing needs are growing, while the avenues to finance are drying. SBP...
Indus Motor Company suspends bookings of all Toyota vehicles in Pakistan Published 08 Apr, 2022 01:16am Says currency volatility reason behind decision
In the eye of storm! Published 04 Apr, 2022 07:46am Amidst ominous political developments in the capital, the monthly inflation reading from PBS seems to have fallen on...
Autos on auto-pilot Published 18 Mar, 2022 08:07am Management at Indus Motors (PSX: INDU), the assembler that sells Toyota vehicles in Pakistan believes that...
MPS: a contrarian bet? Updated 09 Mar, 2022 10:34am SBP has kept the policy rate unchanged. Global commodity prices are in a super cycle. Fiscal policy is absorbing...
Fiscal report card: 1HFY22 Published 14 Feb, 2022 08:26am The fiscal report card is not bad given the macro situation. The tax revenues growth jacked up due to higher...
POL in 1HFY22 Published 07 Feb, 2022 08:01am Pakistan Oilfields Limited (PSX: POL) announced its financial performance for 1HFY22 last week where its earrings...
Monetary Policy – Bold decision Published 25 Jan, 2022 08:07am No change as expected. The markets took forward guidance with a surprise. SBP has shown clear indications of not...
CPI: no respite! Published 03 Jan, 2022 08:06am The headline inflation clocked at 12.3 percent in Dec 21 –highest since Feb20. It was expected. The CPI index...
CAD: A tale of two import numbers Updated 22 Dec, 2021 12:13pm The current account deficit (CAD) at $1.9 billion in November surprised many. Hawks may get sidelined. Based on PBS...
Car prices: Carrot failure Updated 10 Nov, 2021 02:07pm Car prices are increasing. Assemblers are facing cost pressures due to currency depreciation, increase in commodity...
Allied Bank: steady profits Published 29 Oct, 2021 07:25am Allied Bank Limited (ABL) posted another quarter of profitability growth, albeit in low single digit. The yields on...
Equity market: Where now? Published 05 Oct, 2021 07:25am September 2021 was the worst in terms of returns at KSE-100, since the Covid-induced freefall in March 2020. What is...