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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 / Jul 9	278.26
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 9	278.06
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 10	161.62
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 10	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 10	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 10	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 9	3.64

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 9	7,543.64
Nasdaq / Jul 9	26,206.89
FTSE 100 / Jul 9	10,472.45
Dow Jones / Jul 9	52,487.41
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 9	25,118.27
France CAC40 / Jul 9	8,326.62
India Sensex / Jul 10	77,432.62
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 10	68,681.49
Hang Seng / Jul 10	24,393.61

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 9	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 9	371,944
Petrol/Litre / Jul 10	297.53
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 10	72.27
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 10	4,108.74
Diesel/Litre / Jul 10	309.50
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 10	80.69

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 10 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	10.24 ▲ 1 (10.82%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 10 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	10.55 ▲ 1 (10.47%)
Samba Bank / Jul 10 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	15.03 ▲ 1.37 (10.03%)
Service Textile / Jul 10 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	57.71 ▲ 5.25 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 10 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	41.33 ▲ 3.76 (10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Jul 10 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	38.01 ▲ 3.46 (10.01%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 10 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	2,081.55 ▲ 189.23 (10%)
Saif Textile / Jul 10 Saif Textile Mills Limited(SAIF)	52.35 ▲ 4.76 (10%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 10 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	28.06 ▲ 2.55 (10%)
Intermarket Securities / Jul 10 Intermarket Securities Limited(IMS)	24.78 ▲ 2.25 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 10 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	4.85 ▼ -0.75 (-13.39%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jul 10 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	8 ▼ -1 (-11.11%)
Premier Insurance / Jul 10 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	12.59 ▼ -1.4 (-10.01%)
AN Textile Mills / Jul 10 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	59.51 ▼ -6.61 (-10%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 10 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	229.11 ▼ -25.46 (-10%)
Hala Enterprise / Jul 10 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	30.54 ▼ -3.39 (-9.99%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 10 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	21.58 ▼ -2.38 (-9.93%)
Crescent Fib. / Jul 10 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	57.30 ▼ -5.67 (-9%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jul 10 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	10.19 ▼ -0.99 (-8.86%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 10 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	395.01 ▼ -36.36 (-8.43%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 10 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	65,458,104 ▲ 0.06
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 10 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	53,776,699 ▲ 0.21
LSE Capital / Jul 10 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	29,199,099 ▼ -0.34
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 10 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	28,874,490 ▲ 0.17
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	25,093,226 ▼ -0.01
Pak Refinery / Jul 10 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	24,958,999 ▲ 0.35
Lotte Chemical / Jul 10 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	22,112,022 ▲ 0.84
Sitara Petroleum Service / Jul 10 Sitara Petroleum Service Limited(SPSL)	18,902,906 ▲ 0.77
Bank Al-Falah / Jul 10 Bank Alfalah Limited(BAFL)	15,550,236 ▼ -0.01
Hascol Petrol / Jul 10 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	12,550,187 ▲ 0.19

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