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economic crisis in pakistan

The bigger picture of weaknesses in economy

EDITORIAL: The World Bank’s regional vice president for South Asia, Martin Raiser, while addressing an event...

Published 05 Dec, 2023 03:01am

Business & Finance

LCCI’s ‘progressive group’ has thanked businesspeople, others for successful strike

LAHORE: The progressive group comprising the members of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry has ...

Published 05 Sep, 2023 06:22am

Business & Finance

Minister hails businessmen’s role towards economic development

KARACHI: Caretaker Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Aneeq Ahmed underscored the indispensable role of...

Published 05 Sep, 2023 06:22am

Pakistan

NFC award major reason behind govt’s inability to go after untaxed sectors: economist

Dr Ashfaque Hassan Khan says Islamabad loses incentive to tax undocumented economy as it loses big chunk of additional revenue

Published 04 Sep, 2023 05:26pm

Opinion

Shamshad can deliver

The caretakers are getting a lot of flak for all the right reasons. Not only has the political situation failed to...

Published 04 Sep, 2023 06:21am

Pakistan

Timely polls only solution to economic crisis?

LAHORE: General Secretary PPP Central Punjab Hasan Murtaza on Saturday said that the solution of the current ...

Published 27 Aug, 2023 03:05am

Economic crisis: PM calls for ‘minimum common national agenda’

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday called for minimum common national agenda to steer the country...

Updated 20 Jun, 2023 09:00am

Pakistan

‘Proper distribution of resources a must for national development’

KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum ...

Published 07 Jun, 2023 06:05am

Business & Finance

KATI welcomes govt’s announcement of gas subsidy

KARACHI: Faraz-ur-Rehman, President of the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI), welcomed the...

Published 03 Jun, 2023 03:52am

Pakistan

May 9 protest violence was pre-planned: IK

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said that the May 9 violent protest was pre-planned to...

Published 19 May, 2023 06:17am

Pakistan

Saudi minister arrives amid political standoff

ISLAMABAD: Saudi Deputy Interior Minister Dr Nasser bin Abdul Aziz Al-Dawood arrived on a two-day official visit ...

Published 17 May, 2023 06:22am

Business & Finance

Need stressed to adopt rational economic policies

KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan and President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum ...

Published 27 Apr, 2023 06:24am

Business & Finance

Political instability, delay in reforms key reasons behind economic downturn

ISLAMABAD: The Policy Research Institute of Market Economy (PRIME) has linked the dismal performance of Pakistan’s...

Published 20 Apr, 2023 06:30am

Pakistan

Suttar assails Eid notification: Too many idle days allowed despite crisis, says SMAP chief

KARACHI: Chairman of Salt Manufacturers Association of Pakistan (SMAP) Ismail Suttar has criticised the...

Published 19 Apr, 2023 06:36am

Opinion

Rising public debt

The extremely worrying indicator today is the large and rapidly growing level of public debt, including the external...

Published 04 Apr, 2023 03:24am

Editorials

Back to basics

EDITORIAL: Of all the ideas being tossed around these days, from all quarters, to control deficits and rescue the...

Published 24 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Business & Finance

Economic crisis: Uplift of Agri sector is the way out: ex-SBP governor

KARACHI: Former Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Saleem Raza Thursday said the development of agriculture...

Published 17 Mar, 2023 06:15am

Editorials

Dodging austerity

EDITORIAL: While people are finding it harder and harder to grapple with the constantly rising cost of living, those...

Published 17 Mar, 2023 06:15am

Business & Finance

PM seeks reforms in agri sector

LAHORE: Expressing displeasure over the import of agri products despite having the status of agricultural country,...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Business & Finance

Pakistan will come out of economic crisis: Dawood

LAHORE: Former advisor for commerce and investment to PM and leading businessman Abdul Razak Dawood has expressed...

Published 11 Mar, 2023 03:16am

Pakistan

Pakistan finance secretary sees IMF staff level talks wrapping up this week

IMF funds are critical for the $350 billion South Asian economy facing a severe balance of payments crisis

Updated 22 Feb, 2023 03:37am

Pakistan

Pakistan facing worst economic crisis in history: Bilawal

MUNICH: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that Pakistan is facing the worst economic crisis in its...

Published 21 Feb, 2023 05:58am

Pakistan

Visit to FCCI: Pakistan should make efforts to realise full potential under GSP Plus scheme: EU official

FAISALABAD: Pakistan must exploit the untapped economic potential of the EU available under the GSP Plus scheme to...

Published 19 Feb, 2023 03:19am

Opinion

Dar has stated the obvious, but…

This is apropos a Business Recorder news item ‘Pakistan to welcome investment from UAE: Dar’ carried by the...

Published 18 Feb, 2023 03:33am

Business & Finance

KATI assails hike in gas prices

KARACHI: President of Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) Faraz-ur-Rehman has urged the Prime Minister...

Published 15 Feb, 2023 06:27am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 18	278.62
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 18	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 18	154.61
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 18	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 18	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 18	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 18	5011.12
India Sensex / Apr 18	72488.99
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 18	37716.66
Nasdaq / Apr 18	15601.50
Hang Seng / Apr 18	16385.87
FTSE 100 / Apr 18	7877.05
Dow Jones / Apr 18	37775.38
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 18	17837.40

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 18	82.64
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 18	21735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 18	214077
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 18	2374.36
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 18	80.61
Petrol/Litre / Apr 19	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 19 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 19 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 19 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 19 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 19 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 19 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 19 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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