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GDP growth may dip to 2.5-3pc: Pasha

Updated 25 Apr, 2026 09:18am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s GDP growth is projected to slow to 2.5 to 3 percent in current fiscal year 2025-26,...

Energy firms: Economists call for windfall profit taxes

Published 17 Apr, 2026 06:16am

PARIS: Prominent economists called Thursday for governments to introduce windfall profit taxes on energy companies...

Economists say no policy rate cut expected

Published 15 Dec, 2025 04:59am

ISLAMABAD: Leading economists of the country are pessimistic about a policy rate cut, while saying that the State...

OPINION: A growth model that has run its course

Updated 29 Nov, 2025 08:14am

A nation of 250 million cannot survive on sub-4 percent growth, especially when unemployment has surged to a 21-year...

Economists call for steps to incentivise manufacturing sector

Published 27 Nov, 2025 06:02am

ISLAMABAD: Leading economists of the country urged the government to take measures to incentivise the manufacturing...

Over 500 economists, top experts call for G20 inequality panel

Published 15 Nov, 2025 05:53am

JOHANNESBURG: More than 500 economists and other leading experts, including a Nobel laureate and a former United...

Debt addiction

Published 14 Nov, 2025 06:41am

Many economists believe that debt is not inherently destabilizing, at least theoretically. A country’s debt burden...

Top economists warn about ‘collapse’ of public interest media

Published 23 Sep, 2025 05:48am

PARIS: A group of leading economists including Nobel winners Joseph Stiglitz and Daron Acemoglu warned Monday about...

Prominent economist Waqar Masood Khan passes away

Updated 20 Sep, 2025 10:22pm

Dr Waqar Masood Khan, former Federal Secretary for Finance Division, passed away on Saturday. An avid Business...

Unlocking the ‘Via Factor’

Published 19 Sep, 2025 07:44am

Pakistan has long been described as a country of immense promise but limited progress. Our land is fertile, our...

PIDE holds seminar: Country’s macro-economic indicators show signs of improvement

Published 26 Jul, 2025 07:14am

ISLAMABAD: Economists at a seminar while highlighting key economic challenges of Pakistan have said that the...

Ahsan urges experts to identify factors behind economic downslide

Published 16 Apr, 2025 07:40am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal, Tuesday, urged leading economists to identify...

Poverty may trump low inflation

Published 24 Mar, 2025 06:16am

Inflation has come down dramatically – from 28.3 percent in January 2024 to 1.5 percent in February 2025. The...

Aurangzeb discusses economic progress with Burki, Shamshad

Updated 07 Feb, 2025 02:22pm

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb held separate meetings with veteran...

COP29 climate talks grapple with trillion-dollar task

Published 15 Nov, 2024 06:20am

BAKU: Developing countries need at least $1 trillion per year by the end of the decade to cope with climate change,...

Economists call for putting right people in right jobs

Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am

ISLAMABAD: Economists at an event stressed the need for putting the right people in the right jobs with real...

PIDE webinar: Economist talks of GDP decline during BJP rule

Updated 19 Jan, 2024 09:39am

ISLAMABAD: GDP growth in India in Manmohan Singh government during 2004 to 2013 was as high as 7.8 percent but it...

Performance of Shamshad better than Dar’s, says noted economist

Updated 01 Jan, 2024 12:22pm

ISLAMABAD: Dr Shamshad Akhtar’s performance as finance minister is “B negative” and her predecessor Ishaq Dar’s is...

Int’l Conference on Managing Pakistan’s Economy: SBP recommends comprehensive reform programme

Published 04 May, 2023 04:26am

LAHORE: Economists and researchers discussed their findings and gave suggestions with regard to Pakistan’s banking...

Democratization of narrative building

Updated 05 Apr, 2023 06:37am

‘If there are five economists in a room there will be at least six opinions in the room, because at least one...

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Dar doesn’t like qualified economists

Published 17 Feb, 2023 06:00am

“Ishaq Dar says that he has to fix the economy that was mishandled by the inexperienced Khan administration.”...

Policy rate hike unlikely to appease IMF: economists

Updated 24 Jan, 2023 09:10am

ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) decision to increase policy rate by 100 basis points is unlikely to...

Soaring energy costs push UK public borrowing to November record

Published 26 Dec, 2022 06:45am

LONDON: British public borrowing unexpectedly jumped last month to hit its highest for any November on record,...

Spurt in India’s liquidity surplus may not sustain for long: economists

Published 19 Dec, 2022 06:00am

MUMBAI: The recent rise in India’s banking system liquidity surplus due to government spending and capital inflows...

PTI forms Tarin-led body to chart economic roadmap

Updated 21 Sep, 2022 09:43am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday constituted a ‘core economic group’ headed by ex-finance...

In Twitter thread, economist Atif Mian highlights Pakistan's economic woes

Published 21 Jul, 2022 11:35pm

Says Pakistan stands out in how poorly its median citizen fares on basic needs such as education and health, even when compared to countries with similar income per capita

Credit Suisse scraps negative rates for Swiss private clients

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 3	278.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 3	278.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 3	159.91
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 3	0.79
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 3	1.35
Euro to USD / Jun 3	1.16
SOFR % / Jun 3	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 2	7,609.78
Nasdaq / Jun 2	27,093.90
Dow Jones / Jun 2	51,307.79
India Sensex / Jun 3	73,756.94
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 3	68,452.45
Hang Seng / Jun 3	25,630.80
FTSE 100 / Jun 3	10,342.09
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 3	24,951.88
France CAC40 / Jun 3	8,180.24

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 3	94.92
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 3	401,030
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 3	4,463.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 3	80.39
Petrol/Litre / Jun 4	381.78
Diesel/Litre / Jun 4	380.78

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Jun 3 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	5.91 ▲ 1 (20.37%)
Gulshan Sp. / Jun 3 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	6.18 ▲ 1 (19.31%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Jun 3 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	6.88 ▲ 1 (17.01%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Jun 3 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.85 ▲ 0.44 (12.9%)
Chenab Ltd / Jun 3 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	9.61 ▲ 0.91 (10.46%)
Askari Life Assur. / Jun 3 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	19.24 ▲ 1.75 (10.01%)
Dawood Equities / Jun 3 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	20.56 ▲ 1.87 (10.01%)
Grays Leasing / Jun 3 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	20.89 ▲ 1.9 (10.01%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jun 3 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	68.38 ▲ 6.22 (10.01%)
Ideal Spinning / Jun 3 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	72.48 ▲ 6.59 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jun 3 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	2,164.61 ▼ -240.51 (-10%)
Diamond Ind. / Jun 3 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	71.48 ▼ -7.9 (-9.95%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Jun 3 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.88 ▼ -1.62 (-8.76%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jun 3 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	27.79 ▼ -2.41 (-7.98%)
Paramount Mod / Jun 3 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	13.90 ▼ -1.1 (-7.33%)
AN Textile Mills / Jun 3 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	30.18 ▼ -2.23 (-6.88%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Jun 3 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	52.03 ▼ -3.68 (-6.61%)
Gammon Pak / Jun 3 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	19.23 ▼ -1.32 (-6.42%)
Burshane LPG / Jun 3 Burshane LPG (Pakistan) Limited(BPL)	56.96 ▼ -3.61 (-5.96%)
Punjab Oil / Jun 3 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	147.13 ▼ -8.47 (-5.44%)

Stock	Volume
Treet Battery / Jun 3 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	46,642,698 ▼ -0.03
Dewan Cement / Jun 3 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	33,760,377 ▲ 0.4
Sitara Petroleum Service / Jun 3 Sitara Petroleum Service Limited(SPSL)	25,238,548 ▲ 0.84
Beco Steel Ltd / Jun 3 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	23,949,474 ▲ 0.46
P.T.C.L. / Jun 3 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	23,376,596 ▲ 0.82
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 3 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	17,752,841 ▲ 0.38
Cnergyico PK / Jun 3 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	16,285,113 ▼ -0.2
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 3 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	14,753,659 ▼ -0.01
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 3 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	13,876,959 ▼ -0.12
Mahanna Islamic Index / Jun 3 Mahanna Islamic Index Traded Fund(MIIETF)	13,316,500 ▼ -0.13

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