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CAD roundup: 8MFY22

Current Account Deficit (CAD) stood at $0.5 billion in Feb-22 as against $2.5 billion in the previous month – a...

Updated 21 Mar, 2022 09:41am

Timely actions helped contain deficit: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said the government’s timely actions to contain the current account...

Updated 20 Mar, 2022 09:01am

Business & Finance

Pakistan's current account deficit reduces massively to $545mn in February

Registers 78% decline month-on-month after clocking in at $2.53 billion in January

Updated 19 Mar, 2022 05:52pm

Business & Finance

KCCI says it’s concerned at protracted PKR slide

KARACHI: Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) president Muhammad Idrees, while expressing deep concerns...

Published 19 Mar, 2022 04:42am

Pakistan

PTI govt has destroyed economy: Ghani

ISLAMABAD: Sindh Information and Labour Minister Saeed Ghani claimed that Prime Minister Imran Khan has destroyed ...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 04:53am

Business & Finance

IMF should have no concerns on relief package, says Tarin

Federal Minister for Finance & Revenue says reducing petroleum and electricity prices will not add to country's fiscal deficit

Updated 09 Mar, 2022 07:34pm

Markets

Roshan Digital Account: cumulative inflows reach $3.63bn

Published 08 Mar, 2022 10:25am

Business & Finance

Monetary Policy Statement on 8th

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will issue the Monetary Policy Statement on March 8, 2022. The Monetary...

Updated 05 Mar, 2022 11:59am

Pakistan

‘CAD chronicles’: SBP clarification

KARACHI: The following is the full text of a clarification by State Bank of Pakistan (SBP): “In an article...

Published 01 Mar, 2022 05:34am

Editorials

Jul-Jan C/A deficit data: a cause for worry

EDITORIAL: July-January 2021-22 data for the current account deficit is worrying as it has crossed the 11 billion...

Updated 01 Mar, 2022 10:05am

BR Research

CAD chronicles

The current account deficit at $2.6 billion in Jan-22 is the highest ever recorded number. The toll is at $11.6...

Published 28 Feb, 2022 08:09am

Opinion

The same old cul-de-sac…

Once again we have arrived at the same impasse. The path ends in a dead end. On both sides, and in front of us there...

Published 09 Feb, 2022 05:46am

Editorials

The IMF tranche

EDITORIAL: As expected the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) Board of Directors approved the release of the...

Published 07 Feb, 2022 05:22am

BR Research

Imports: no respite on offer

“Looking ahead, the current account deficit is expected to decline through the remainder of FY22, as import growth...

Published 01 Feb, 2022 07:53am

BR Research

Moderating confidence

In the latest post-MPS analyst briefing of the SBP, one word, like a euphemism, kept coming up: moderation. The...

Published 01 Feb, 2022 07:45am

BR Research

Monetary Policy – Bold decision

No change as expected. The markets took forward guidance with a surprise. SBP has shown clear indications of not...

Published 25 Jan, 2022 08:07am

SBP maintains rate at 9.75pc on fiscal tightening

KARACHI: As per expectations, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has maintained...

Updated 25 Jan, 2022 09:27am

Markets

Current account deficit increases marginally to $1.93bn in December

Six-month (July-December) deficit in ongoing fiscal year amounts to $9.09 billion

Updated 22 Jan, 2022 06:20pm

Editorials

Sukuk satisfaction

EDITORIAL: The government of Pakistan is issuing its fourth sukuk in the international debt market. The timing of...

Published 21 Jan, 2022 05:27am

Opinion

Art of the impossible

There’s something in the argument, even if it’s been disproved by most analysts and thinkers, that a weak ...

Published 13 Jan, 2022 07:17am

Opinion

Current economic trends

The first six months of 2021-22 have come to an end. This is an appropriate time to identify the ongoing economic...

Published 11 Jan, 2022 06:33am

Markets

Pakistan Rupee sees one of its worst years in 2021

Currency has lost a cumulative 38% in the last 4 years

Published 01 Jan, 2022 09:00pm

Markets

India's current account moves to deficit; gap to widen further

MUMBAI: India's current account balance moved back into deficit in the three months from July to September, mainly...

Published 31 Dec, 2021 06:51pm

Opinion

The entity is bankrupt: surgery is required—II

The most authentic document on Pakistan’s (organized) economy is the Pakistan Economic Survey. The Survey for...

Updated 29 Dec, 2021 03:59pm

Opinion

Growth versus stabilization

Dr Hafeez Sheikh, twice dismissed as the country’s finance minister, made a distinction between stabilisation and...

Published 27 Dec, 2021 06:45am

Editorials

Great expectations

EDITORIAL: Shooting for the moon is good, as they say, because even if you miss you’ll land among the stars. But...

Published 25 Dec, 2021 05:02am

BR Research

Petroleum demand in provinces

There are two ways to look at growing petroleum sales in Pakistan. The rising consumption of petroleum products...

Published 24 Dec, 2021 07:58am

Opinion

Link between competitive energy and export growth

A reliable and supportive energy environment is a critical component of industrial competitiveness, without which ...

Published 23 Dec, 2021 04:23am

Business & Finance

Brazil posts largest current account deficit for November in 7 years

BRASILIA: Brazil posted a current account deficit of $6.5 billion in November, the largest for the month since 2014,...

Published 22 Dec, 2021 07:13pm

BR Research

CAD: A tale of two import numbers

The current account deficit (CAD) at $1.9 billion in November surprised many. Hawks may get sidelined. Based on PBS...

Updated 22 Dec, 2021 12:13pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 25	278.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 25	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 25	155.61
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 25	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 25	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 25	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 25	5048.42
India Sensex / Apr 25	74339.44
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 25	37628.48
Nasdaq / Apr 25	15611.76
Hang Seng / Apr 25	17284.54
FTSE 100 / Apr 25	8078.86
Dow Jones / Apr 25	38085.80
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 25	17917.28

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 25	83.77
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 25	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 25	240900
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 25	2331.28
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 25	81.08
Petrol/Litre / Apr 26	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 26 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 26 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 26 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 26 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 26 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 26 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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