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fiscal policies

Tax burdens and fiscal discipline

Published 04 Sep, 2024 07:06am

After an inflation-ridden Fiscal Year 2023-24 (“FY24”), wherein the average inflation for the FY24 was 23.4%,...

Playing snakes and ladders

Published 02 Jan, 2024 08:57am

You know the biggest and only strategy that goes into playing the board game snakes and Ladders? Avoid the snakes....

Courts can’t examine, implement economic, fiscal policies: SC

Updated 22 Aug, 2023 09:57am

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court said the government and not the courts can examine and implement economic and fiscal...

Contradictions in policy?

Updated 06 Dec, 2021 09:31am

EDITORIAL: There are apparent contradictions in monetary and fiscal policies that are fuelling uncertainty in the...

Cabinet meeting: MoF asked to remove ‘disconnect’ between monetary, fiscal policies

Published 30 Nov, 2021 05:23am

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has reportedly been asked to remove the disconnect between monetary and fiscal...

KPP affordability

Published 10 Oct, 2021 04:26am

EDITORIAL: The Kamyab Pakistan Programme (KPP) is indeed a "splendid idea", as the prime minister put it at its...

MoF for ensuring sustainability of new growth strategy

Updated 29 Jul, 2021 09:21am

ISLAMABAD: There is a need to ensure that the new growth strategy is sustainable without any macroeconomic...

Beverage industry in fiscal policies: PANAH holds conference to expose interference

Published 18 Jun, 2021 04:16am

KARACHI: A joint press conference has been organised by Pakistan...

Fiscal policies: health sector challenges

Published 10 Jun, 2021 03:22am

The analysis of fiscal policies of the government is an important determinant of looking at priorities related to...

Import with discretion

Published 17 May, 2021 06:14am

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Imran Khan has stated time and time again that his government inherited the highest-ever...

Medium-term budget strategy

Published 16 Apr, 2021 03:40am

EDITORIAL: The cabinet approved the medium-term budget strategy paper which projected a growth rate of 4.2 percent...

Hammad lauds Pakistan’s fiscal response against COVID-19

Published 10 Apr, 2021 01:46pm

The minister added that as a result, Pakistan has witnessed one of the smallest increases in public debt in the world after COVID-19, while sharing data of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) World Economic Outlook.

Fiscal Policy Statement January 2021

Updated 05 Feb, 2021 11:48pm

Introduction 1.1 On the assumption of office in August 2018, the present Government had to grapple with inherited...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 20	278.15
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 20	277.95
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 21	162.52
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 21	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 21	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 21	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 20	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 20	7,443.28
Nasdaq / Jul 20	25,508.07
FTSE 100 / Jul 20	10,524.76
Dow Jones / Jul 20	51,839.26
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 20	24,846.69
France CAC40 / Jul 20	8,340.11
India Sensex / Jul 21	77,478.67
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 21	65,077.32
Hang Seng / Jul 21	25,036.86

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 20	18,880
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 20	363,971
Petrol/Litre / Jul 21	316.15
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 21	82.50
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 21	4,050.88
Diesel/Litre / Jul 21	354.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 21	79.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Invest Capital Invest Bank / Jul 21 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	21.75 ▲ 1.98 (10.02%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 21 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	64.96 ▲ 5.91 (10.01%)
First IBL Mod. / Jul 21 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	15.27 ▲ 1.39 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 21 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	110.23 ▲ 10.02 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 21 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	41.69 ▲ 3.79 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 21 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	60.50 ▲ 5.5 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 21 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	50.58 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 21 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	329.37 ▲ 29.94 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 21 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	270.97 ▲ 24.63 (10%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jul 21 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	32.66 ▲ 2.97 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 21 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,515.89 ▼ -168.43 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 21 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	50.44 ▼ -5.6 (-9.99%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jul 21 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.52 ▼ -0.8 (-9.62%)
Frontier Ceramics / Jul 21 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	98 ▼ -7.79 (-7.36%)
Ellcot Spinning / Jul 21 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	115.05 ▼ -7.54 (-6.15%)
Popular Islamic / Jul 21 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	23.58 ▼ -1.53 (-6.09%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jul 21 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	16,910 ▼ -1089.99 (-6.06%)
Dadex Eternit / Jul 21 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	90 ▼ -5.7 (-5.96%)
Sana Ind / Jul 21 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	36.51 ▼ -2.28 (-5.88%)
S.G.Power / Jul 21 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	82.73 ▼ -5.1 (-5.81%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	94,355,171 ▲ 0.34
TPL Properties / Jul 21 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	42,192,759 ▲ 0.37
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 21 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	39,919,730 ▲ 0.13
Pak Refinery / Jul 21 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	21,392,506 ▲ 3.05
B.O.Punjab / Jul 21 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	15,537,723 ▲ 0.56
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	15,148,195 ▲ 0.03
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 21 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	13,891,901 ▲ 0.02
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 21 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	10,736,233 ▲ 0.58
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	9,926,891 ▲ 0.12
United Insurance / Jul 21 The United Insurance Company(UNIC)	8,920,769 ▼ -0.51