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economic policy

Domestic resource trap: When raising revenue shrinks the economy

Published 26 Oct, 2026 04:41pm

Ultimate goal is to create a larger, more productive economy, ensuring a robust and sustainable base truly worth taxing

Revenue at the pump, inflation at the table

Published 09 Aug, 2026 02:24am

Pakistan’s growing reliance on petroleum levies is helping repair public finances—but it may also be quietly making...

‘Circuit breaker’ economic policy

Updated 24 Jul, 2026 07:10am

In his inaugural speech, standing in front of the ‘10 Downing Street’ in London, on July 20, United Kingdom’s new...

UBG urges govt to incorporate fiscal austerity into economic policy

Published 16 Jul, 2026 05:00am

KARACHI: President of the United Business Group (UBG) Zubair Tufail has urged the federal and provincial governments...

Policy contradictions stall progress

Published 15 Jun, 2026 02:32am

EDITORIAL: One of the more damaging flaws of governance in Pakistan today is the disconnect between what...

Policy philosophy correction budget needed–I

Published 12 Jun, 2026 06:08am

A budget is not just a mere accounting exercise of expenditure and revenue, but reflects a commitment to economic...

Pakistan’s Rs15trn liquidity addiction

Published 26 May, 2026 04:53am

Pakistan’s latest monetary data tells a deeper story than most headlines capture. The State Bank of Pakistan’s net...

Neoliberalism & austerity: revisiting economic policy—II

Updated 22 May, 2026 07:53am

Lower exports and FDI, together with an elevated conflict situation, overall slow down, and can even lower foreign...

Pakistan’s next economic test

Updated 17 May, 2026 07:07am

Pakistan’s economic policy discourse over the past year has been dominated by the imperative of stabilisation — and...

Neoliberalism & austerity: revisiting economic policy—I

Published 15 May, 2026 06:03am

Unlike the routine analysis on the lines of listing a number of financial, and administrative bottlenecks facing...

Is the reform window closed?

Published 08 Apr, 2026 06:27am

By April 2026, the question is no longer over the delay in structural reforms. The more relevant point is that the...

LCCI chief for suitable energy, economic policy

Published 24 Mar, 2026 03:00am

LAHORE: President of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry Faheem Ur Rehman Saigol stressed that Pakistan now...

From infrastructure to institutions: why Pakistan’s centres of excellence matter

Updated 06 Jan, 2026 06:48am

Pakistan’s economic policy has long been shaped by urgency rather than design. Development debates have...

PM orders economic roadmap

Updated 23 Sep, 2025 09:19am

Stresses that only practical, results-oriented initiatives should be prioritized to ensure long-term economic growth

National consensus urged on economic policy

Updated 15 Sep, 2025 08:19am

KARACHI: Mian Zahid Hussain, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum & All Karachi Industrial...

Climate change crisis, floods, and role of government

Updated 12 Sep, 2025 07:13am

Fast-unfolding climate change crisis, which has strong imprint on the recent floods has once again – just like in...

Mission-oriented governance

Published 29 Aug, 2025 06:31am

‘The Federalist Papers are published following the Constitutional Convention. …The papers, particularly those...

Higher interest rates stifling economy: Gohar Ejaz

Published 28 Jul, 2025 05:42am

ISLAMABAD: Former caretaker federal minister Gohar Ejaz has stated that the monetary policy is strangling the...

Call to apply super tax only to corporations with profits over Rs10bn’

Published 10 Jun, 2025 06:07am

ISLAMABAD: Economic Policy Business Development Think Tank has strongly recommended that the Super Tax must apply...

FPCCI opposes new taxes in budget

Published 03 Jun, 2025 06:14am

KARACHI: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Vice President Muhammad Aman Paracha...

Policies go dumb and dumber

Updated 30 May, 2025 08:18am

The Government of Pakistan has recently allocated 2,000 MW of electricity to support Bitcoin mining and AI data...

Business & investment: Shift to higher tariffs restricts exports growth for Pakistan: WB

Updated 27 May, 2025 09:54am

ISLAMABAD: In an already challenging business and investment climate —characterised by a misaligned exchange rate...

Mission-oriented economic policy

Published 16 May, 2025 03:06am

There seems to be a lot of focus on the working of ministry of finance, which is not to say that its role is in any...

Urgent need for deep economic policy thinking

Updated 30 Apr, 2025 10:34pm

China in the 1980s was quite similar to Pakistan in terms of economic orientation – mainly an agriculture sector,...

Politics and economy

Published 12 Mar, 2025 03:03am

Perhaps a better caption could have been politicians and economics but a fair sense of judgement prevailed. The...

‘NKATI ready to work with all associations for budget proposals’

Published 08 Jan, 2025 06:26am

KARACHI: Faisal Maize Khan, President of the North Karachi Association of Trade and Industry (NKATI), has stated the...

Is Udaan the charter of economy we need?

Published 07 Jan, 2025 07:48am

Pakistan’s poor economic performance over the past three decades is frequently attributed to a lack of policy...

A truly global economic policy needed

Updated 06 Dec, 2024 08:12am

In an October 24 post by The Guardian, it highlighted the comments made by Kristalina Georgieva, the head of...

Policy decisions: ECC concerned over delays in implementation

Updated 28 Nov, 2024 02:30pm

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Wednesday expressed concern over delays in...

Pakistan discusses $7bn bailout reform agenda with IMF in unusual talks

Updated 17 Nov, 2024 11:18pm

Reforms in taxation, energy sector, privatisation of loss-making SOEs and public finance came under discussion, finance minister says

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 15	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 15	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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