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Economic Update and Outlook

March economic update and outlook

Published 04 Apr, 2026 06:16am

EDITORIAL: March 2026 Economic Update and Outlook was released on 31 March late evening after the Finance Minister...

Jul-Feb FDI declines 33.4pc YoY: FD

Updated 01 Apr, 2026 09:44am

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into the country declined sharply by 33.4 percent in first eight months...

Increase in govt bonds outflow

Published 26 Mar, 2026 05:00am

EDITORIAL: Net outflow experienced by Pakistan has been estimated at USD 184.3 million by 12 March - 13 days after...

EDITORIAL: Plunge in FDI

Updated 24 Jan, 2026 09:07am

EDITORIAL: Foreign direct investment (FDI) has plunged by 43 percent July-December 2025 as per data released by the...

OPINION: LSM sector

Updated 24 Nov, 2025 08:17am

Recent state of the economy analysis by government agencies has been all upbeat. The October 2025 Economic Update ...

Economic engagement with KSA: ministries asked to fill in SIFC questionnaire

Updated 07 Nov, 2025 12:22am

EDITORIAL: A Business Recorder exclusive reveals that the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) has sent ...

Fiscal deficit: FD fails to synchronize data

Updated 29 Jul, 2025 08:45am

ISLAMABAD: The monthly “Economic update and outlook July 2025” failed to synchronize fiscal deficit data in its...

State of the economy

Updated 02 Jan, 2025 08:22am

EDITORIAL: The December 2024 Economic Update and Outlook, a monthly publication uploaded on the Finance Division...

Stability to precede growth

Updated 01 Aug, 2024 07:43am

EDITORIAL: The Federal Minister for Finance, Muhammad Aurangzeb, while addressing the Karachi Chamber of Commerce ...

Economic Update & Outlook: July statement characterised by absence of key info

Published 31 Jul, 2024 06:40am

ISLAMABAD: The July 2024 Economic Update and Outlook, a regular monthly publication by the Finance Division, is...

State of the economy

Published 07 May, 2024 06:05am

EDITORIAL: The April Monthly Economic Update and Outlook uploaded on the Finance Division website begins on a...

Growing pressure on expenditures: Higher mark-up payments behind challenge: MoF

Updated 01 May, 2024 04:36pm

Total expenditures during July-February 2024 remained under pressure due to higher mark-up payments

Nov Economic Update, Outlook not uploaded

Published 02 Dec, 2023 05:09am

ISLAMABAD: Finance Ministry has not uploaded “Economic Update and Outlook” for the month of November 2023 due to...

Higher markup payments will continue to pose big challenges: MoF

Updated 01 Nov, 2023 09:59am

ISLAMABAD: The higher markup payments, on the expenditure side, will continue to pose significant challenges for...

Economic revival plan: Tax on retail, agri and real estate sectors may be revised: MoF

Updated 30 Sep, 2023 09:45am

Key measures include revenue enhancement strategies including tax revisions in sectors such as retail, agriculture, and real estate, alongside a wealth tax on movable assets, as deemed appropriate

Economic update and outlook for Aug

Published 11 Sep, 2023 06:32am

EDITORIAL: The Economic Update and Outlook for August 2023 uploaded on the Finance Division website ended as always...

Economic update for August: Upward adjustment in energy tariffs, fuel price hike to strain inflationary pressures: MoF

Updated 07 Sep, 2023 09:33am

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry Wednesday said the upward adjustment in energy tariffs and further increase in fuel...

Policy continuation, forex financing a must for growth

Updated 27 Jul, 2023 09:10am

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has stated that prudent and effective economic decisions, political and economic...

Economy is not out of the woods yet: MoF

Updated 30 Apr, 2023 09:18am

Govt has a daunting task to follow effective revenue mobilisation and cautious expenditure management strategy to end the current fiscal year

Ministry of Finance says primary contributors to increasing inflation are surge in international commodity prices and massive exchange rate depreciation

Inflationary, external pressures creating macroeconomic imbalances: MoF

Published 30 Apr, 2022 05:53am

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance, while admitting slowdown in growth, has warned that geo-political tensions and...

MoF’s monthly outlook: High inflation could dampen Pakistan's growth prospects

Updated 29 Apr, 2022 05:30pm

Ministry says supply chain issues and surging international commodity prices are driving both international and domestic inflation

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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