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Economic Survey 2023 24

Tech glitches, economy twitches

Updated 29 Aug, 2024 07:28am

In today’s digital landscape, the internet has become a fundamental necessity for individuals and businesses ...

Inflation decline and no feel-good factor

Published 12 Aug, 2024 06:36am

The July inflation data was released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on the 1 of August, showing a ...

Pharma, healthcare sectors also reeling amid economic crisis

Published 04 Jul, 2024 06:09am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s economy and its people are facing a health crisis. With an economy burdened by high debt and...

Green Pakistan: Phase-I Up-scaling Programme achieves plantation target of 2.12bn

Published 22 Jun, 2024 06:47am

LAHORE: Phase-I of the Green Pakistan Up-scaling Program has achieved a plantation target of 2.12 billion to enhance...

Trends in unemployment

Updated 22 Jun, 2024 07:28am

EDITORIAL: One of the most ignored contributors to the unemployment rate – which stands at 6.3 percent, according...

BISP allocated Rs598.71bn

Updated 13 Jun, 2024 09:32am

ISLAMABAD: Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has been budgeted at Rs598.71 billion in financial year 2024-25,...

Country goes from being water-stressed to water-scarce

Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is facing a shift from water-stressed to water-scarce status due to factors such as population...

Cumulative education expenditures decline

Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am

ISLAMABAD: The cumulative education expenditures by federal and provincial governments declined as a percentage of...

Rs313.4bn disbursed among 9.4m BISP beneficiaries

Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Survey 2023-2024 unveiled substantial financial commitments by the Government of Pakistan...

Neither up-to-date nor unbiased

Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am

The Economic Survey’s relevance, limited to data analysis, is neither up to date (limited to July-March or for ...

Interest expenses climb to Rs5.5trn

Updated 12 Jun, 2024 08:58am

KARACHI: The tight monetary stance by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) resulted in a massive surge in the federal...

Growth target missed: Economic Survey

Updated 12 Jun, 2024 09:13am

ISLAMABAD: Economy is likely to have expanded by 2.4% in the fiscal year that ends this month, missing a target of...

No sacred cows, everyone has to contribute to economy: Aurangzeb

Updated 12 Jun, 2024 09:32am

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb Tuesday forewarned that there are no sacred cows and everyone has to...

Life expectancy rises to 67.3 years

Updated 12 Jun, 2024 08:57am

ISLAMABAD: The life expectancy in Pakistan has increased from 65.7 years to 67.3 years from 2015 to 2022, revealed...

Tax exemptions, zero-rating cost kitty over Rs3.87trn

Updated 12 Jun, 2024 08:59am

ISLAMABAD: Total tax exemptions, concessions, zero-rating and special tax treatments to various businesses,...

Inflation target of 21pc will be missed

Updated 12 Jun, 2024 08:57am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will miss the inflation target of 21 percent set for the current fiscal year and will remain in...

Economic Survey

Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am

EDITORIAL: The Economic Survey 2024-25 gives good news: key macroeconomic indicators are better than the comparable...

‘IT industry demonstrates growth of -3.02pc owing to decline in telecommunication’

Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am

ISLAMABAD: The information and communication industry demonstrated growth of -3.02 per cent because of a decline in...

Rs719.59bn PL collected in Jul-Mar

Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has collected Rs719.592 billion petroleum levy (PL) on petroleum products in the...

Livestock sector registers 3.9pc growth

Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am

ISLAMABAD: The livestock sector of the economy has registered a growth of 3.9 per cent during 2023-24, revealed...

Economic Survey: Red Sea disruptions continue to affect supply chain

Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am

ISLAMABAD: The Government said on Tuesday that prolonged disruptions in Red Sea will continue to disrupt supply...

Economic Survey: Jul-Mar POL import bill down on lower intake

Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s petroleum import bill declined in the first nine months (July-March) of fiscal year 2023-24...

Unemployment rate stands at 6.3pc

Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am

ISLAMABAD: With 4.51 million unemployed population, the rate of unemployment in Pakistan stands at 6.3 percent, the...

Pakistan’s ICT exports soar to $2.28bn, reveals Economic Survey 2023-24

Published 11 Jun, 2024 11:23pm

Pakistan’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector exports remittances have surged 17.44% to $2.283...

Capacity utilisation of Pakistan’s cement industry drops to lowest on record

Updated 11 Jun, 2024 11:53pm

At around 55%, this is the lowest level since at least FY2007

Key highlights of Pakistan Economic Survey 2023-24

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World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Petrol/Litre / Sep 30	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Diesel/Litre / Sep 30	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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