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SBP podcast: Steps aimed at stabilising economy discussed

KARACHI: The latest episode of the SBP Podcast series delves into the details of Pakistan’s economic landscape, as...

Published 17 Nov, 2023 06:06am

Opinion

Estimation of the quarterly GDP

Pakistan has committed to the IMF in the Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, as part of the Stand-by...

Updated 14 Nov, 2023 05:42am

Opinion

Unchallenged grey market in Pakistan

The greatest challenge facing the country is its failing economy and one of the factors contributing towards it is...

Published 11 Nov, 2023 06:30am

Opinion

Rebuilding trust of the people

In democratic societies around the world, hope isn’t just a fleeting feeling of individual optimism. Instead, it...

Updated 01 Nov, 2023 06:36am

Opinion

USD to PKR forecast for 2024 — I

Studies, analyses, projections and estimations of exchange rates for any currency constitute the job of economists....

Published 31 Oct, 2023 05:26am

Opinion

Removing institutional impediments

The past few days have witnessed some encouraging positive developments on the country’s financial front providing...

Updated 20 Oct, 2023 06:30am

Opinion

Illicit trade damaging country’s economy

Smugglers employ a range of routes and tactics to engage in the illicit trade of goods in and out of Pakistan. These...

Updated 18 Oct, 2023 06:37am

Opinion

No more business as usual—V

Much-needed measures for documenting the economy await promulgation of an ordinance for integration of data across...

Updated 13 Oct, 2023 06:46am

Opinion

Economic impasse and political instability

The economic challenges of Pakistan are appallingly enduring, and unless we effectively address fiscal discipline...

Updated 13 Oct, 2023 06:26am

Pakistan

Nawaz to help improve country’s economy: Shehbaz

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif said on Monday that the PML-N supremo’s...

Published 10 Oct, 2023 06:19am

Editorials

Economy: performance based on expediency?

EDITORIAL: Two and a half months after the staff-level agreement was reached on the Stand-By Arrangement with the...

Published 10 Oct, 2023 06:19am

Editorials

Crackdown on smuggling

EDITORIAL: The most recent scare about the economy, especially how complying with IMF conditions, inflated utility...

Published 07 Oct, 2023 06:01am

Editorials

No respite from ever-rising inflation

EDITORIAL: Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 4 percentage points in September – 31.4 percent year on year against...

Updated 05 Oct, 2023 06:43am

Editorials

Political shenanigans

EDITORIAL: At a presser on Sunday JUI-F (Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said that all ...

Published 04 Oct, 2023 06:20am

Opinion

Consequences of frequent borrowing

The government of Pakistan has a plan of borrowing yet another time from commercial banks over next three months. We...

Updated 27 Sep, 2023 07:06am

Editorials

US on challenges facing Pakistan

EDITORIAL: There is no question about that this country needs to hold timely general elections to resolve the...

Published 20 Sep, 2023 06:28am

Opinion

The missing ingredients in Pakistan

Since the 18th Century, one country after another has experienced what Harvard economist Rostow called a “take off...

Updated 13 Sep, 2023 01:32pm

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: A beleaguered Pak rupee

“The rupee in the open market has come down dramatically due not to any measures taken by the can I say the...

Published 08 Sep, 2023 06:01am

Pakistan

IESCO chief announces campaign against power thefts, facilitators

ISLAMABAD: Engineer Qamar-ul-Islam Raja, Chairman IESCO said that power theft is a major hindrance regarding cheap...

Published 06 Sep, 2023 03:37am

Editorials

Adding insult to injury

EDITORIAL: The proposal of the senate standing committee on cabinet secretariat, that the government withdraw all...

Published 06 Sep, 2023 03:37am

Opinion

Shamshad can deliver

The caretakers are getting a lot of flak for all the right reasons. Not only has the political situation failed to...

Published 04 Sep, 2023 06:21am

Editorials

Initiative required from caretakers

EDITORIAL: The induction of well-respected technocrats in the caretaker cabinet on 17 August was widely hailed but a...

Published 04 Sep, 2023 06:21am

Business & Finance

Govt striving to strengthen economy: governor

LAHORE: Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman has said the government is trying hard to strengthen the country’s economy...

Published 26 Aug, 2023 06:13am

Editorials

The state of the economy

EDITORIAL: Contractionary fiscal and monetary policies agreed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under the...

Updated 24 Aug, 2023 06:44am

Pakistan

PBCMA urges immediate action against sugar hoarders

KARACHI: Vice President of Pakistan Biscuit and Confectionery Manufacturing Association (PBCMA), Javed Sarwana has...

Published 18 Aug, 2023 05:42am

Opinion

A mission-oriented industrial policy

‘While it is generally true that mainstream economists have responded to industrial policy with knee-jerk ...

Published 11 Aug, 2023 05:17am

Opinion

‘Heat economic policy’

It is, indeed, important that Pakistan should continue to deal with its macroeconomic and growth challenges of the...

Published 28 Jul, 2023 03:03am

Markets

Costly energy termed big threat to economy

KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, and President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum,...

Published 22 Jul, 2023 06:06am

Opinion

Dip in the rate of inflation

There is finally some good news on the rate of inflation. The month of June has witnessed a big dip in the rate of...

Updated 18 Jul, 2023 06:12am

Pakistan

Interest-based economy: JI brings scholars, academia and others on board

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi took onboard religious scholars, experts, academia and other stakeholders,...

Published 17 Jul, 2023 03:47am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 30	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 30	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / May 1	155.98
USD to Swiss Franc / May 1	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / May 1	1.25
Euro to USD / May 1	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 1	5018.39
India Sensex / May 1	74482.78
Tokyo Nikkei / May 1	38093.34
Nasdaq / May 1	15605.48
Hang Seng / May 1	17763.03
FTSE 100 / May 1	8121.24
Dow Jones / May 1	37903.29
Germany DAX 30 / May 1	17932.17

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 30	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 30	207390
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 1	79.18
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 1	2324.96
Cotton US¢/pound / May 1	76.51
Petrol/Litre / May 2	288.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 2 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 2 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 2 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 2 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 2 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 2 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 2 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 2 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 2 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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