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FDI

The FY22 budget

The third budget of the PTI government for FY22 was presented last week with a total outlay of PKR 8.4 trillion. It...

Published 19 Jun, 2021 03:23am

Business & Finance

FDI plunges 28% year-on-year in 11MFY21

Clocks in at $1.75 billion compared with $2.42 billion in 11MFY20
However, FDI's figure for May 2021 increased 63% year-on-year

Published 18 Jun, 2021 07:54pm

Pakistan

Economic growth volatile over past half a century: ADB report

ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan is taking on a wide range of structural reforms - covering consolidating ...

Published 17 Jun, 2021 03:27am

Business & Finance

Coca Cola Pakistan announces $50m investment for K-P plant

Will set up its seventh plant in country in Haripur District

Published 16 Jun, 2021 06:04pm

Budget

'Friendly' budget relies on industrial growth

It is a confidence booster budget and the direction is right. Commerce and industrial policies are attempted to be...

Published 12 Jun, 2021 05:04am

Pakistan

Economic Survey 2020-21 to be unveiled today

GDP projected to have grown at 3.9% as measures help V-shaped recovery

Updated 10 Jun, 2021 01:14pm

Opinion

Stabilisation and growth without much reforms – II

In contrast to the prescription being followed in Pakistan like in many other IMF programme countries over the ...

Published 06 Jun, 2021 02:56am

Pakistan

Four root causes of bad economic condition identified

KARACHI: Four (4) U’s of Pakistan - unsustainability, unstabilty, unequitability and uncertainty - are the root...

Published 03 Jun, 2021 04:13am

Sustainable economic development: Increase in exports imperative: PM

NOWSHERA: Prime Minister Imran Khan said here on Friday increase in exports was imperative for sustainable economic...

Published 29 May, 2021 03:59am

BR Research

Changing FDI dynamics (II)

The latest central bank’s data shows nothing jovial about foreign direct invest; the needle is not moving for FDI...

Published 26 May, 2021 07:35am

BR Research

Changing FDI dynamics (1)

When it comes to foreign direct investment, Pakistan has intentionally or unintentionally barely scratched the...

Published 24 May, 2021 07:35am

Jul-Apr FDI plunges 33pc YoY

KARACHI: The Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) fell sharply by 33 percent during the first 10 months of the current...

Published 22 May, 2021 04:05am

Opinion

BoI’s poor performance

According to a Business Recorder news item, the Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has shown serious concerns over ...

Published 19 May, 2021 06:00am

Pakistan

BoI shows dismal performance: AGP

ISLAMABAD: The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has shown serious concern over the performance of the Board of...

Updated 18 May, 2021 09:35am

World

UAE attracts FDI of $20bn in 2020

DUBAI: Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the United Arab Emirates rose to $19.88 billion in 2020, up 44.2% from...

Updated 16 May, 2021 10:40am

Business & Finance

UAE attracts foreign investments of $20bn in 2020

Contributing to this figure were large deals carried out by the state-run Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC), state news agency WAM said, without giving any further details.

Published 15 May, 2021 05:20pm

WB says remittances to South Asia will slow slightly

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has projected that remittances to South Asia region in 2021 will slow slightly to 3.5...

Published 13 May, 2021 03:10am

Supplements

World IPR Day: Rabab Sikander Director General Directorate of IPR Enforcement

TEXT: The Directorate General of IPR Enforcement was established to strengthen IPR controls on borders for...

Published 05 May, 2021 04:01am

EAC to propose steps to boost FDI

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Advisory Council (EAC) is to propose establishment of a private equity fund by DFIs to help...

Published 28 Apr, 2021 03:18am

Business & Finance

Business leaders for protection against unfair competition

KARACHI: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Pakistan can increase manifold once the investor is assured of the...

Updated 27 Apr, 2021 10:05am

BR Research

Weak economy + Covid: a double whammy for FDI

While the situation at external front has been improving, the foreign direct investment climate is dreary as usual....

Published 22 Apr, 2021 07:30am

Jul-Mar FDI plunges 35pc YoY

KARACHI: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Pakistan continues to post a negative growth and fell by 35 percent...

Published 20 Apr, 2021 03:59am

Russian traders meet PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday reiterated the present government's resolve to provide business...

Published 20 Apr, 2021 03:59am

Markets

Malaysia says South Korean and Japanese firms to invest $3.9bn in coming years

The deals with South Korea and Japan came as Malaysia's International Trade and Industry Minister Mohamed Azmin Ali wrapped up a week-long trade mission to both countries on Tuesday.
"The mission, also the first for this year, was paramount to the rigorous efforts by the ministry... to bring in foreign direct investments into Malaysia," the ministry said in a statement.

Published 07 Apr, 2021 07:08pm

Omar tells NA: Annual capacity payments to IPPs to reach Rs1.455trn by 2023

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Energy. Omar Ayub Khan Monday said that $6.5 billion are being thrown into...

Published 06 Apr, 2021 04:23am

Opinion

The upcoming budget

The federal cabinet has undergone a major change hardly eight weeks prior to the presentation of the national budget...

Published 03 Apr, 2021 03:41am

BR Research

Grab that low hanging fruit

To many, the rise in repatriation of profits and dividend by foreign direct investors is a sign of investor...

Published 01 Apr, 2021 07:35am

BR Research

Eurobond issue: not half bad

Finally, Eurobonds have been issued, after waiting in the pipeline for a year or more. Over the past few months,...

Published 01 Apr, 2021 07:25am

Editorials

The foreign investment plunge

EDITORIAL: Recent data uploaded by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) indicates that foreign direct investment has...

Published 01 Apr, 2021 04:10am

Business

Budget proposals: OICCI recommends unified sales tax rate of 13pc

KARACHI: The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) has submitted comprehensive taxation...

Published 01 Apr, 2021 04:10am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Investments / Jun 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	10.97 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL- Abbas / Jun 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	358.62 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jun 20 Agro Allianz limited(AAL)	11.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jun 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jun 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jun 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	71.01 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jun 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	799.15 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jun 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Jun 20 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	180.41 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Adam Sugar / Jun 20 Adam Sugar Mills Limited(ADAMS)	27.01 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Investments / Jun 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	10.97 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL- Abbas / Jun 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	358.62 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jun 20 Agro Allianz limited(AAL)	11.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jun 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jun 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jun 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	71.01 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jun 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	799.15 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jun 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Jun 20 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	180.41 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Adam Sugar / Jun 20 Adam Sugar Mills Limited(ADAMS)	27.01 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 18	156.80
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 18	156.70
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 18	110.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 18	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 18	1.38
Euro to USD / Jun 18	1.19
UK LIBOR % / Jun 18	0.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 18	4166.45
India Sensex / Jun 18	52344.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 18	28964.08
Nasdaq / Jun 18	14030.38
Hang Seng / Jun 18	28801.27
FTSE 100 / Jun 18	7017.47
Dow Jones / Jun 18	33290.08
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 18	15448.04
France CAC40 / Jun 18	6569.16

Item	Value
Crude Oil / Jun 18	71.64
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / Jun 18	12300.00
Gold 10 Grams / Jun 18	89163.00
Gold Spot / Jun 18	1764.16
Cotton / Jun 18	85.18

FDI

The FY22 budget

FDI plunges 28% year-on-year in 11MFY21

Economic growth volatile over past half a century: ADB report

Coca Cola Pakistan announces $50m investment for K-P plant

'Friendly' budget relies on industrial growth

Economic Survey 2020-21 to be unveiled today

Stabilisation and growth without much reforms – II

Four root causes of bad economic condition identified

Sustainable economic development: Increase in exports imperative: PM

Changing FDI dynamics (II)

Changing FDI dynamics (1)

Jul-Apr FDI plunges 33pc YoY

BoI’s poor performance

BoI shows dismal performance: AGP

UAE attracts FDI of $20bn in 2020

UAE attracts foreign investments of $20bn in 2020

WB says remittances to South Asia will slow slightly

World IPR Day: Rabab Sikander Director General Directorate of IPR Enforcement

EAC to propose steps to boost FDI

Business leaders for protection against unfair competition

Weak economy + Covid: a double whammy for FDI

Jul-Mar FDI plunges 35pc YoY

Russian traders meet PM

Malaysia says South Korean and Japanese firms to invest $3.9bn in coming years

Omar tells NA: Annual capacity payments to IPPs to reach Rs1.455trn by 2023

The upcoming budget

Grab that low hanging fruit

Eurobond issue: not half bad

The foreign investment plunge

Budget proposals: OICCI recommends unified sales tax rate of 13pc

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