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STZA signs 3 MoUs on FDI, technology transfer, job creation

ISLAMABAD: The Special Technology Zones Authority (STZA) has signed three Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with...

Published 15 Oct, 2021 04:08am

World Bank estimates Pakistan's external debt stocks at $108.53bn

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has estimated Pakistan's total external debt stocks at $108.530 billion by end 2020...

Updated 12 Oct, 2021 10:17am

Pakistan

Qureshi for revisiting int’l policy frameworks

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has called for revisiting the international policy frameworks...

Published 07 Oct, 2021 04:25am

BR Research

Can STZA fly?

The current government’s experiment to attract FDI specifically in technology sectors (with an eye on boosting...

Published 05 Oct, 2021 07:35am

BR Research

Startups on the march

The ingenuity of young and enterprising Pakistanis is coming into full display. Almost every week, lately, there is...

Published 29 Sep, 2021 07:35am

Business & Finance

Meeting with OICCI members: German Emirati team informed about FDI opportunities

KARACHI: A 20-member German Emirati Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AHK) business delegation, which is visiting...

Published 14 Sep, 2021 03:55am

Editorials

Business confidence

EDITORIAL: A 59 percent year-on-year increase in the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Monthly economic update: Pushing current growth to higher level termed 'big challenge'

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Finance has identified export of sufficient proportion of additional production and ...

Updated 30 Aug, 2021 10:01am

Business & Finance

India attracts $22.5bn in foreign direct investment in April-June

NEW DELHI: India attracted foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows of $22.53 billion during the first three months ...

Published 29 Aug, 2021 03:08am

Opinion

Pakistan back in business

The overall Business Confidence Score (BCS) in Pakistan now stands at a positive score of 9 percent according to the...

Published 28 Aug, 2021 03:54am

Repatriation of profit, dividend declines 55pc in July

KARACHI: Repatriation of profit and dividend by the foreign investors fell sharply 55 percent during the first month...

Updated 27 Aug, 2021 09:42am

BR Research

FDI –down she goes!

For foreign direct investment, there is nothing to write home about – for a long time now. Every month since the...

Published 23 Aug, 2021 07:35am

Opinion

The growing CAD

The debate over current account slippages is once again gaining traction in the mainstream media. Most commentators...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:09am

Editorials

Foreign direct investment plunges

EDITORIAL: State Bank of Pakistan's (SBP's) latest data reveals that foreign direct investment (FDI) plunged from...

Published 21 Aug, 2021 04:21am

Business & Finance

Logistics solutions: Airlift announces $85m Series B financing

ISLAMABAD: Airlift Technologies has announced $85 million Series B financing led by some of the most iconic ...

Published 19 Aug, 2021 04:15am

BR Research

Decline in foreign grants

There is no free lunch, they say. But when it comes to developing countries, “grants” from richer nations have...

Published 12 Aug, 2021 07:40am

Profit, dividend: Foreign investors repatriate $1.622bn in FY21

Amount rose by 20% year-on-year

Updated 29 Jul, 2021 10:06am

OICCI says security environment has further improved

KARACHI: Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI), the collective body of top 200 foreign...

Published 29 Jul, 2021 02:56am

BR Research

FDI conundrum: key factors

Globally, optimism is cautiously returning to FDI landscape. The prospects have gradually improved and UNCTAD’s...

Published 28 Jul, 2021 07:35am

BR Research

FDI – the abysmal trend lasts much longer

All hopes are lost when one looks at FDI numbers; foreign direct investment in Pakistan has stayed low for too long...

Published 27 Jul, 2021 08:23am

Business & Finance

'BoI creating $50bn FDI opportunities by 2023'

ISLAMABAD: The Board of Investment (BoI) is actively pursuing strategies to create opportunities for $50 billion...

Published 12 Jul, 2021 05:26am

Opinion

How to woo more and more Chinese investors

The incumbent government – soon after it came to power following the 2018 general elections – set its priorities...

Published 26 Jun, 2021 03:24am

Opinion

A critical appreciation of NEP – I

National Electricity Policy (NEP) has been recently approved by CCI (Council of Common Interest). It is a ...

Published 25 Jun, 2021 04:20am

Opinion

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

'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

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 3	278.23
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 3	278.03
USD to Japanese Yen / May 3	153.05
USD to Swiss Franc / May 3	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 3	1.25
Euro to USD / May 3	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 3	5127.79
India Sensex / May 3	73878.15
Tokyo Nikkei / May 3	38236.07
Nasdaq / May 3	16156.33
Hang Seng / May 3	18475.92
FTSE 100 / May 3	8213.49
Dow Jones / May 3	38675.68
Germany DAX 30 / May 3	18001.60

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 3	78.11
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 3	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 3	205418
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 3	2301.74
Cotton US¢/pound / May 3	78.06
Petrol/Litre / May 5	288.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

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

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

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 5 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 5 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 5 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 5 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 5 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 5 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 5 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 5 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 5 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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