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An anti-citizen policy?

Governments are supposed to make people-friendly and welfare-oriented policies. Citizens should not be just tax...

Published 14 May, 2024 05:18am

Editorials

New economic order or the same old one?

EDITORIAL: Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb during his speech at a seminar organised jointly by the...

Published 14 May, 2024 05:18am

Editorials

Political uncertainty continues to pervade

EDITORIAL: Three months after the general elections that were expected to presage easing of all political ...

Published 11 May, 2024 06:22am

Business & Finance

Pakistan needs drastic policy changes to turn around ailing economy

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan needs drastic policy changes to turn around the ailing economy of the country and put it on the...

Published 09 May, 2024 03:11am

Editorials

Combating corruption

EDITORIAL: Speaking at a Labour Day event in Lahore, Shehbaz Sharif while talking about challenging economic...

Published 05 May, 2024 02:54am

Opinion

Truth and nothing but the truth

Shehbaz Sharif made some honest appraisal of the current governance and economic challenges faced by his government...

Updated 05 May, 2024 01:52pm

Opinion

Crisis of public trust in governance

Effective governance is a key factor for establishing public trust for any political democratic dispensation, and...

Published 04 May, 2024 05:48am

Business & Finance

BMP against harmful actions to national economy, people

LAHORE: The private sector leadership under the banner of Pakistan Businessmen Panel has always stood firm and ...

Published 04 May, 2024 05:48am

Pakistan

Minister stresses safety of coal miners

KARACHI: Provincial Minister for Energy, Planning and Development Syed Nasir Hussain Shah while talking to various...

Published 02 May, 2024 04:58am

Opinion

Ending hopium—lV

Our unsustainable economy is challenging our survival and requires measures by Ministry of Federal Education and...

Published 30 Apr, 2024 03:43am

Opinion

It’s all about the economy

Karachi, being Pakistan’s premier industrial and financial centre and home to 90 percent of the multinational...

Updated 27 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Opinion

SOEs: performance & accountability

The World Bank’s recent report, titled ‘Pakistan Development Update, fiscal impact of Federal State-Owned...

Published 26 Apr, 2024 04:15am

Opinion

Rising energy tariffs, sinking economy

Unless power tariffs for industrial consumers are rationalized immediately, economic catastrophe is imminent....

Published 25 Apr, 2024 03:05am

Editorials

Energising the SME sector

EDITORIAL: In yet another bid to encourage the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the government...

Published 25 Apr, 2024 03:05am

Opinion

Persistent decline of manufacturing sector

The latest monthly data for February 2024 on the Quantum Index of Manufacturing (QIM) has been released recently by...

Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:41am

Pakistan ‘highly vulnerable’ to impacts of climate change: WB

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has warned that Pakistan is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, with...

Updated 23 Apr, 2024 08:37am

Business & Finance

SAI terms hike in oil prices tragic for economy

KARACHI: Muhammad Kamran Arbi, President of SITE Association of Industry (SIA), has said the recent increase in POL...

Published 18 Apr, 2024 03:24am

Opinion

Ending hopium—I

Is it time to implement manifestos, return to the drawing board under the shadow of a national government, maintain...

Updated 18 Apr, 2024 09:23pm

Opinion

The way forward for Pakistan

“Rather than going cap-in-hand asking for new finance, the new government and its backers in the establishment and...

Published 17 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Pakistan

Minister urges private sector to explore new opportunities

KARACHI: Federal Minister for Privatization, Board of Investment and Communications Abdul Aleem Khan has said that...

Published 16 Apr, 2024 03:38am

Editorials

Fed up Japanese investors

EDITORIAL: The fact that Japanese companies are no longer interested in further investments to expand business in...

Published 07 Apr, 2024 03:01am

Pakistan

‘Bandits become threat to economy’

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

Published 27 Mar, 2024 04:38am

Editorials

Bringing traders into the tax net

EDITORIAL: Successive governments in Pakistan have tried and failed to bring the country’s traders and retailers...

Updated 27 Mar, 2024 05:07am

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz says macroeconomic stability, growth priority of govt

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said his government’s top priority is to ensure macroeconomic stability and...

Updated 26 Mar, 2024 06:32pm

Opinion

Aurangzeb has his work cut out for him

In understanding the nation’s economy, there’s a clear distinction between an economist serving as the finance...

Published 24 Mar, 2024 03:02am

Opinion

It’s IMF way or the highway?

Announcing the staff-level agreement on the successful completion of the 23rd short-term facility, the IMF...

Published 23 Mar, 2024 05:41am

World

New global record for profits paid out to shareholders: study

PARIS: Global dividend payments hit a record $1.66 trillion in 2023 according to a report by asset manager Janus...

Published 14 Mar, 2024 03:00am

Perspectives

Never has an economic roadmap been more important in Pakistan

It was in June 2022 that Pakistan’s CPI-based inflation figure topped 20%. It has since then stood stubbornly at...

Updated 13 Mar, 2024 12:18pm

Pakistan

Moody’s upgrades Pakistan’s banking sector outlook from negative to ‘stable’

Banks' profitability, stable funding and liquidity provide adequate buffer to withstand the country's macroeconomic challenges and political turmoil, says report

Updated 07 Mar, 2024 05:23pm

Opinion

‘Challenges, challenges’

This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed “Challenges, challenges” carried by the newspaper yesterday. That the...

Published 06 Mar, 2024 04:18am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 15	278.43
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 15	278.23
USD to Japanese Yen / May 15	156.28
USD to Swiss Franc / May 15	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 15	1.26
Euro to USD / May 15	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 14	5246.68
Nasdaq / May 14	16511.18
Hang Seng / May 14	19073.71
Dow Jones / May 14	39558.11
India Sensex / May 15	73025.23
Tokyo Nikkei / May 15	38385.73
FTSE 100 / May 15	8467.99
Germany DAX 30 / May 15	18796.11

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 15	78.55
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 15	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 15	209191
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 15	2361.55
Cotton US¢/pound / May 15	74.42
Petrol/Litre / May 16	273.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

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

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

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

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