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Minister says annual volume of economy to reach ‘$3trn mark soon’

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal, on Monday, hoped that the...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 06:33am

Opinion

When trust goes down…

Business goes down. Stock market goes down. Growth goes down. These are the hot news ingredients that become...

Updated 16 Oct, 2024 08:39am

Opinion

Economic challenges can be overcome through creative thinking

The economy is not getting better. It will not get better until full scale structural reforms of the economy take...

Published 15 Oct, 2024 06:47am

ADB EDs assure support to structural reforms, stabilise economy

ISLAMABAD: Asian Development Bank (ADB) Executive Directors assured continuous support to Pakistan on government’s...

Updated 10 Oct, 2024 08:48am

Opinion

Kamala Harris’s Achilles’ heel: the faltering economy

Being in the US and experiencing the pre-election excitement and frenzy is an incredible experience. Unlike in our...

Published 08 Oct, 2024 06:46am

Opinion

Country in the throes of intense political instability?

It increasingly appears that the country’s economy is moving in the right direction. Declining inflation, price...

Updated 07 Oct, 2024 08:15am

Editorials

The logjam in the economy continues

EDITORIAL: Former finance minister Dr Hafiz Pasha recently maintained that the revenue shortfall that he projected ...

Updated 07 Oct, 2024 08:14am

Economy: govt now expressing great happiness

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar says the world is acknowledging the country’s viable economic policies

Updated 06 Oct, 2024 05:06pm

Opinion

Country’s energy woes

Energy sector issues risk further deepening Pakistan’s socio-economic divides as recent years have witnessed an...

Updated 30 Sep, 2024 09:02am

Opinion

Beyond stabilisation: challenges and opportunities

The IMF board has finally approved a $7 billion package, with the first tranche already disbursed. Economic...

Updated 30 Sep, 2024 08:10am

Business & Finance

63pc SMBs expect economy to improve in next 12 months

KARACHI: Approximately 63 percent of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Pakistan are highly optimistic,...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Opinion

Stunted governance, stunted economy

Even after 60 years of financial market development, the local companies are still a small part of the market at...

Published 26 Sep, 2024 06:48am

Opinion

Middle class— tax trapped

The middle class is commonly seen as the fundamental support system of society, exerting a pivotal influence on...

Updated 23 Sep, 2024 07:43am

Opinion

Economy has been nursed to some semblance of health

There is some semblance of macroeconomic stability in Pakistan as inflation decreases, interest rates fall, and the...

Updated 23 Sep, 2024 07:32am

Perspectives

Knowledge economy: a pathway towards prosperity for Pakistan

A recent ITPI report indicates that every US dollar invested in education through a ‘community school approach’...

Published 16 Sep, 2024 09:40pm

Editorials

Plummeting optimism

EDITORIAL: Nobody ought to be really surprised that yet another international survey – conducted by Ipsos this ...

Published 15 Sep, 2024 02:45am

Editorials

Superficial austerity

EDITORIAL: These are not the old days; especially when it comes to the economy and the government cannot hope to get...

Updated 14 Sep, 2024 07:55am

Saudi envoy, finance minister discuss economy: Govt’s approach to ‘homegrown’ agenda explained

Saudi business delegation to visit Pakistan in the coming months to further explore areas for joint ventures and collaborative investments

Updated 12 Sep, 2024 09:26am

Editorials

Challenges afflicting the economy

EDITORIAL: A recent report of the finance ministry, published on September 2, has highlighted the primary challenges...

Published 08 Sep, 2024 02:42am

Business & Finance

Resurrecting country’s economy top priority: Nawaz

LAHORE: Former prime minister and PML-N President Nawaz Sharif said on Saturday that the government will now extend...

Published 01 Sep, 2024 02:46am

Opinion

Need for a country-wide, across-sectors ‘Pricing Policy’

Weak regulation of markets, or the policy of ‘market fundamentalism’ that market knows best, and left mostly on...

Published 30 Aug, 2024 07:15am

Business & Finance

‘Failed policies have ruined economy’

KARACHI: Chairman of the FPCCI Policy Advisory Board and National Business Group Pakistan, President of Pakistan...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

Technology

Data localisation can affect economy, says AIC

ISLAMABAD: The Asia Internet Coalition (AIC) comprising global digital media giants raised several questions on...

Published 06 Aug, 2024 06:40am

Opinion

Economy: durable solutions remain elusive

The FY25 budget presents challenges for everyone, with few economic actors benefiting. Despite compromises due to...

Updated 05 Aug, 2024 08:41am

Opinion

End of the road!

“Our hand has now been forced because we have reached a level that if we don’t expand the net and bring the...

Updated 03 Aug, 2024 07:26am

BR Research

Consumer confidence tanks

The economy is on the mends, or so you are told. But the consumers are not having any of it. How they view the...

Published 31 Jul, 2024 08:39am

Business & Finance

BOP hosts interactive session on economy with Prof Stefan Dercon

KARACHI: The Bank of Punjab held an interactive session of Professor Stefan Dercon with local industry leaders in...

Published 23 Jul, 2024 08:25am

Business & Finance

‘Transit trade to boost economy’

KARACHI: Transit trade will not only become a source of enormous trade development but also a resource generation ...

Published 21 Jul, 2024 03:29am

Opinion

‘Only some bold steps can help govt fix the economy’

This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed “Only some bold steps can help govt fix the economy” carried by the...

Published 09 Jul, 2024 05:31am

Opinion

Only some bold steps can help govt fix the economy

Last week, CFA Society Pakistan conducted a seminar in Karachi where two former Deputy Governors of State Bank of...

Updated 08 Jul, 2024 08:44am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 21	277.82
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 21	277.60
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 22	150.86
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 22	0.87
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 22	1.30
Euro to USD / Oct 22	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 21	5,853.98
Nasdaq / Oct 21	18,540.01
FTSE 100 / Oct 21	8,318.24
Dow Jones / Oct 21	42,931.60
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 21	19,461.19
France CAC40 / Oct 21	7,536.23
India Sensex / Oct 22	80,819.52
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 22	38,436.98

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 21	242,027
Petrol/Litre / Oct 22	247.03
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 22	70.33
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 22	18,085
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 22	2,734.40
Diesel/Litre / Oct 22	251.29

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Oct 22 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Oct 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Oct 22 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Oct 22 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Oct 22 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Oct 22 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 22 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Oct 22 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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