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FDI

FATF grey-list: Pakistan’s delegation leaves for Berlin

Matters pertaining to Pakistan's removal from grey list will be discussed on June 15-16, outcome expected after plenary meeting on June 17

Updated 14 Jun, 2022 04:54pm

Business & Finance

‘Newly posted TIOs to play key role in enhancing exports’

FAISALABAD: Newly posted Trade & Investment Officers (TIOs) would play a key role in enhancing exports, bringing...

Published 12 Jun, 2022 06:55am

Business & Finance

Ukraine war to hit foreign direct investment: UN

GENEVA: Foreign direct investment is expected to fall this year, with the food, fuel and financial crises triggered...

Published 10 Jun, 2022 06:16am

Staff-level pact with IMF expected by next week

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail on Wednesday expressed the hope that Pakistan would...

Updated 09 Jun, 2022 09:38am

Pakistan

Thar Coal Block-I power plant: CM launches mega water project to facilitate IPP

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah Saturday laid the foundation stone of an Rs182.3-billion water...

Updated 05 Jun, 2022 03:30pm

Business & Finance

Pak-China investment cooperation: PCBIF moot discuses future course of action

ISLAMABAD: The Board of Investment (BoI) and the All Pakistan Chinese Enterprise Association (APCEA) convened the...

Published 31 May, 2022 05:11am

Business & Finance

Jul-April FDI falls 1.6% year-on-year to $1.46bn

Although Chinese investment in the country has declined sharply, China is still the largest investing county

Published 20 May, 2022 11:23am

Telecom industry attracts $6.1bn FDI in less than 4 years

ISLAMABAD: The telecommunication industry attracted foreign direct investment of $6.1 billion during July 1, 2018, ...

Updated 18 May, 2022 10:20am

Increasing FDI govt’s top priority, PM tells Chinese businesspeople

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that increasing foreign direct investment in the country is one of...

Updated 18 May, 2022 10:25am

Business & Finance

TDAP to take part in ‘Automechanika Frankfurt’

ISLAMABAD: Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) will participate in Automechanika Frankfurt to be held ...

Published 11 May, 2022 04:58am

Govt struggling to attract FDI to Pakistan

The current government intends to increase the IT exports of Pakistan from USD 1.5 billion to USD 15 billion in the coming year

Updated 07 May, 2022 09:55am

Perspectives

IMF programme may be crucial, but Pakistan's economic woes run really deep

Amid commencement of talks between Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), there have been high hopes...

Updated 07 May, 2022 07:02pm

UAE team due today: PM highlights criticality of FDI

LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Monday that for uplift of country’s economy it was highly important...

Updated 03 May, 2022 03:04pm

Business & Finance

Kuwaiti companies planning $750mn projects in Pakistan: report

Propose building a hydrogen plant and two smart cities

Updated 02 May, 2022 03:19pm

Opinion

Afghanistan: From landlocked to land-linked

Like the 49 landlocked countries (including five partially recognised states) of the World, Afghanistan also relies...

Published 01 May, 2022 05:11am

Pakistan

Attracting US investment govt's top priority: Miftah Ismail

Says government focused on creating a business-friendly environment

Updated 23 Apr, 2022 05:16pm

Opinion

Paradigm shift

Political gaming that climaxed this month witnessed the ouster of Imran Khan as the Prime Minister of Pakistan, the...

Updated 23 Apr, 2022 10:26am

Business & Finance

CPEC SEZs: progress reviewed

ISLAMABAD: The 6th Joint Working Group (JWG) meeting was co-chaired by Board of Investment (BoI) Secretary Fareena...

Updated 09 Apr, 2022 12:39pm

OICCI urges FBR to simplify tax system

ISLAMABAD: The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) has urged the Federal Board of Revenue...

Updated 31 Mar, 2022 10:13am

Business & Finance

Budget proposals: OICCI urges govt to facilitate businesses, FDI and ease of doing business

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

Published 31 Mar, 2022 05:11am

BR Research

Startups and foreign investment

Foreign investment landscape remains a concern for Pakistan not only because FDI remains sluggish and weak due to ...

Updated 29 Mar, 2022 09:44am

Business & Finance

Lack of facilities: SEZs fail to fetch expected FDI

ISLAMABAD: The federal government exempted Rs49.39 billion of custom duties and taxes on the import of plant and...

Published 29 Mar, 2022 06:26am

Business & Finance

Reko Diq: BMP lauds govt’s efforts to help country escape $11bn penalty

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) has welcomed the...

Published 27 Mar, 2022 05:40am

BR Research

FDI and precarious times

Uncertainty is an evil for foreign direct investments. Political instability along with economic problems discourage...

Updated 22 Mar, 2022 09:45am

BR Research

FDI in ICTs

To power the country’s digital economy, significant and sustained amounts of investment are required. When the...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 06:07am

Jul-Feb FDI rises 6pc to $1.257bn YoY

KARACHI: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) posted 6 percent growth during the first eight months of ongoing fiscal ...

Updated 18 Mar, 2022 10:12am

BR Research

E&P sector and investment

The upstream oil and gas sector in Pakistan has been a constant contributor to the total foreign direct investment...

Published 16 Mar, 2022 08:16am

BR Research

FDI needs a solution

The latest country report by the IMF suggests that Pakistan should take steps to improve business climate to attract...

Published 22 Feb, 2022 08:23am

Opinion

PM in Beijing

Prime minister Imran Khan has arrived in China to attend the official opening ceremony of Winter Olympics. More...

Published 04 Feb, 2022 04:43am

Business & Finance

BMP praises govt, says FDI boost reflects improved security

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) has said that...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 06:50am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 2	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 2	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / May 2	155.37
USD to Swiss Franc / May 2	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 2	1.25
Euro to USD / May 2	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 1	5018.39
Nasdaq / May 1	15605.48
Dow Jones / May 1	37903.29
India Sensex / May 2	74720.19
Tokyo Nikkei / May 2	38236.07
Hang Seng / May 2	18192.04
FTSE 100 / May 2	8149.68
Germany DAX 30 / May 2	17906.01

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 2	79.53
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 2	20000
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 2	206619
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 2	2311.74
Cotton US¢/pound / May 2	77.01
Petrol/Litre / May 3	288.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 3 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 3 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 3 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 3 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 3 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 3 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 3 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 3 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 3 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 3 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 3 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 3 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 3 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 3 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 3 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 3 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 3 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 3 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 3 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 3 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 3 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 3 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 3 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 3 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 3 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 3 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 3 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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