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Urgent need for deep economic policy thinking

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

Updated 26 Apr, 2025 03:43pm

Opinion

Politics and economy

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

Published 12 Mar, 2025 03:03am

Business & Finance

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

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

Published 08 Jan, 2025 06:26am

BR Research

Is Udaan the charter of economy we need?

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

Published 07 Jan, 2025 07:48am

Opinion

A truly global economic policy needed

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

Updated 06 Dec, 2024 08:12am

Policy decisions: ECC concerned over delays in implementation

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

Updated 28 Nov, 2024 02:30pm

Markets

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

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

Updated 17 Nov, 2024 11:18pm

Macro-fiscal forecasts for budget: IMF asks govt to strengthen capacity of FD

Notes that current organisation of the Finance Division is relatively fragmented and presents an obstacle to achieving a more strategic approach to budgeting

Updated 16 Nov, 2024 09:08pm

Editorials

The right candidate for the right job

EDITORIAL: Remittances hit a four-month-high, as per State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) website, of 3.05 billion dollars...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 07:03am

BR Research

Trump’s back to the future

Hindsight may be 20-20 but when it comes to a U.S. election contested by one Mr. Donald Trump, it is a blur of...

Published 11 Nov, 2024 08:59am

Opinion

Poor reflection of economic history by policymakers

‘A World Bank study of 177 sovereign external and domestic debt defaults found that five years after successful...

Updated 27 Sep, 2024 08:14am

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

Opinion

Navigating the next decade: solutions for Pakistan’s resilience

As Pakistan steps into the next decade, the nation faces a series of critical challenges that will shape its future....

Published 23 Aug, 2024 03:24am

Perspectives

Fault lies within: to fix the economy, look inward

There weren’t much high hopes when Finance Minister Mohammed Aurangzeb started delivering his budget speech on June...

Published 17 Jul, 2024 10:43pm

Pakistan

There is a deficit of ‘positive politics’, says Bilawal

PESHAWAR: Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari addressing a press conference said that he was...

Published 09 Jul, 2024 05:17am

Opinion

Economic policy, federal budget and role of opposition

’…the existence of the opposition is ‘nearly the most distinctive characteristic of democracy’. In parliamentary...

Published 05 Jul, 2024 03:17am

Business & Finance

Ex-BoI chief proposes ‘charter for business’ to attract FDI

KARACHI: Muhammad Azfar Ahsan former Minister for Investment and Chairman Board of Investment (BoI) has proposed a...

Published 21 Jun, 2024 06:37am

Opinion

Need for revisit of deeply-rooted neoliberal economic policy mindset

In his visit to China, with PM and some other cabinet members, the finance minister, Muhammad Aurangzeb, while...

Published 07 Jun, 2024 06:24am

Opinion

A social democratic, green, mission-oriented budget

In contrast to the usual approach to a budget discourse based on ideas around raising taxes, and expenditure...

Updated 31 May, 2024 07:33am

Business & Finance

IMF’s EFF: Notable progress made towards reaching SLA

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Pakistani authorities made significant progress towards...

Published 25 May, 2024 05:32am

Business & Finance

Impactful economic policy, decision-making require accurate, timely data: WB

ISLAMABAD: While the November release of quarterly national accounts represents an important step forward for...

Published 21 May, 2024 03:39am

Opinion

Provincial economic policy

As the new provincial governments are finding their feet in a rather very difficult economic environment, it is...

Published 08 Mar, 2024 03:14am

Pakistan

Economic policy over next several months crucial for Pakistan: US Ambassador

KARACHI: US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome has said economic policy developed over the next several months...

Updated 05 Mar, 2024 04:32pm

Opinion

Incoming government and some important economic policy initiatives

High inflationary situation should be among the top most priorities of the incoming government. Over-board aggregate...

Published 01 Mar, 2024 02:59am

Opinion

Existential threats, elections, and economic policy

‘As we enter 2024, results of the Forum’s Global Risks Perception Survey 2023-2024 (GRPS) highlight a predominantly...

Published 12 Jan, 2024 03:06am

Opinion

Some important economic policy questions

The first important policy question facing policymakers is how much role aggregate demand plays in determining...

Published 22 Dec, 2023 05:22am

Perspectives

Pakistan and its (lack of) policy implementation

Pakistan has historically been very weak in the implementation of policies. For instance, the famous ‘five-year...

Updated 06 Nov, 2023 12:03pm

Opinion

Economy: performance of govts since Gen Musharraf’s bloodless coup

Lately, economic performance under various regimes based on certain indicators is the current focus of debate in the...

Published 23 Oct, 2023 05:58am

Opinion

How far ahead of Pakistan is India?—II

The Indian diaspora is quite highly placed in developed economies where a number of Indians are also part of ...

Updated 23 Sep, 2023 06:38am

Opinion

Economic policy needs a hard reset

The present currency crisis in Pakistan is unprecedented. PKR has depreciated against USD from 180 to 305 since ...

Published 04 Sep, 2023 06:21am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 29	281.08
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 29	280.83
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 29	142.42
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 29	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 29	1.38
Euro to USD / Apr 29	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Apr 29	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 29	5,560.83
India Sensex / Apr 29	80,288.38
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 29	35,902.51
Nasdaq / Apr 29	17,461.32
Hang Seng / Apr 29	22,030.93
FTSE 100 / Apr 29	8,463.46
Dow Jones / Apr 29	40,527.62
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 29	22,425.83
France CAC40 / Apr 29	7,555.87

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 29	59.81
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 29	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 29	299,382
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 29	3,308.96
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 29	66.19
Petrol/Litre / Apr 30	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 30	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Apr 30 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	2.98 ▲ 0.4 (15.5%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Apr 30 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	423.70 ▲ 38.52 (10%)
Punjab Oil / Apr 30 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	178.67 ▲ 16.24 (10%)
Sunrays Textile / Apr 30 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	208.14 ▲ 18.92 (10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Apr 30 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	4,366.33 ▲ 396.94 (10%)
Sakrand Sugar / Apr 30 Sakrand Sugar Mills Limited(SKRS)	12.56 ▲ 1.14 (9.98%)
Jauharabad Sug / Apr 30 Jauharabad Sugar Mills Limited(JSML)	40 ▲ 3.36 (9.17%)
Cresent Jute / Apr 30 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	3.60 ▲ 0.3 (9.09%)
Escorts Bank / Apr 30 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	6.57 ▲ 0.54 (8.96%)
S.S.Oil / Apr 30 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	470 ▲ 37.96 (8.79%)

Stock	Price
Pak Gulf Leasing / Apr 30 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	19.05 ▼ -3.3 (-14.77%)
Sanghar Sugar / Apr 30 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	47.70 ▼ -5.29 (-9.98%)
Buxly Paints / Apr 30 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	112.10 ▼ -11.8 (-9.52%)
Century Ins. / Apr 30 Century Insurance Company Limited(CENI)	36.05 ▼ -3.45 (-8.73%)
AGP Limited / Apr 30 AGP Limited(AGP)	188.99 ▼ -17.73 (-8.58%)
Reliance Ins. / Apr 30 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	15.50 ▼ -1.22 (-7.3%)
Equity Modaraba / Apr 30 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	2.60 ▼ -0.15 (-5.45%)
United Brands / Apr 30 United Brands Limited(UBDL)	22 ▼ -1.26 (-5.42%)
Service Global Foot / Apr 30 Service GlobalFootwear Limited(SGF)	71.51 ▼ -3.83 (-5.08%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 30 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	67.50 ▼ -3.48 (-4.9%)

Stock	Volume
Nishat Mills Ltd / Apr 30 Nishat Mills Limited(NML)	1,180,285 ▼ -0.47
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 30 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	981,814 ▼ -0.04
Askari Bank / Apr 30 Askari Bank Limited(AKBL)	719,508 ▲ 2.24
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 30 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	695,522 ▼ -3.48
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	617,119 ▼ -0.02
Fauji Cement / Apr 30 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	602,475 ▼ -0.63
Maple Leaf Cement / Apr 30 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	601,541 ▼ -0.44
Sui North Gas / Apr 30 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	483,924 ▼ -1.57
Cnergyico PK / Apr 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	467,344 ▼ -0.11
Pak Int.Bulk / Apr 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	433,608 ▼ -0.22

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