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Nobody should go to sleep empty stomach

This is apropos a Business Recorder news item “WFP warns cuts could push 24m people to brink of famine” carried...

Published 14 Sep, 2023 06:07am

Pakistan

NFC award major reason behind govt’s inability to go after untaxed sectors: economist

Dr Ashfaque Hassan Khan says Islamabad loses incentive to tax undocumented economy as it loses big chunk of additional revenue

Published 04 Sep, 2023 05:26pm

BR Research

Nutrition nightmare: fix Rupee to address food inflation

All hail SBP, for inflation has witnessed its third consecutive month of slowdown, after peaking at 38 percent in...

Updated 04 Sep, 2023 09:44am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s headline inflation reading clocks in at 27.4% in August

This is the lowest inflation figure in calendar year 2023

Updated 01 Sep, 2023 07:36pm

Pakistan

Inflation projected to be at 28.6% in August, says brokerage house

AHL says food prices expected to contribute significantly to this trend

Updated 29 Aug, 2023 05:59pm

Business & Finance

Burger King says tomatoes on ‘vacation’ as India battles food inflation

NEW DELHI/CHENNAI: Burger King has scrapped tomatoes from its wraps and burgers in many Indian outlets after prices...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 02:42pm

BR Research

Why food inflation is here to stay?

No, and not just because Russia’s decision to exit the Black Sea grain export deal, or India’s decision to impose a...

Updated 07 Aug, 2023 09:22am

BR Research

Inflation: FY24 off to a poor start

Inflation monster is not coming in control. The fiscal year started on a high inflationary note. The headline number...

Published 02 Aug, 2023 08:27am

Pakistan

Macroeconomic conditions deteriorated during first half FY23: SBP

Central bank says adverse global economic conditions, uncertainty surrounding IMF programme are major concerns

Published 19 May, 2023 05:05pm

Pakistan

Sindh PA: issues of rising food inflation, lawlessness raised

KARACHI: Opposition parties in the Sindh Assembly on Friday voiced concerns over the deteriorating law and order in...

Published 13 May, 2023 05:59am

BR Research

Taming the beast

Inflation numbers in Pakistan are sounding like a broken record, outpacing each predecessor month after month. The...

Published 03 May, 2023 08:53am

Markets

Pakistan’s headline inflation in April at record high, hits a distressing 36.4%

CPI inflation in rural areas increases to 40.7% on year-on-year basis in April 2023
Average inflation during 10MFY23 stands at 28.2% compared to 11% in 10MFY22

Updated 02 May, 2023 07:48pm

Pakistan

Working class being squeezed by rising food inflation, joblessness: PDP

KARACHI: Expressing grave concern over the worsening economic conditions of working classes, Pasban Democratic Party...

Published 02 May, 2023 05:59am

Perspectives

In Pakistan, there is a ‘Game of Thrones’ no one wants to see

In a year since the current govt took power, the situation is as desperate as it can get

Updated 09 Apr, 2023 05:35pm

World

Food inflation to weigh on MENA growth this year: World Bank

DUBAI: Double-digit food price inflation will weigh on the Middle East and North Africa region this year, causing...

Published 07 Apr, 2023 06:06am

Markets

European shares slip as data signal slower economic recovery

PARIS: European shares fell on Wednesday as investors maintained a cautious stance after data signalled a...

Published 06 Apr, 2023 06:20am

Pakistan

PKI calls for agriculture emergency to fight food inflation

KARACHI: President Pakistan Kisan Ittehad (PKI) Khalid Mahmood Khokhar has urged the federal government to impose an...

Published 30 Mar, 2023 06:35am

Perspectives

Pakistan's crisis is a moral one — not an economic one

The deluge of numbers pouring into the news on a daily basis is producing an unimaginable feeling of dread pervasive...

Updated 10 Mar, 2023 04:58pm

BR Research

Sugar industry: time to pivot

During the past five years, the retail price of a regular cola bottle has increased by 55 percent. A kilogram of...

Published 24 Feb, 2023 09:15am

Markets

Global wheat buyers avoiding forward purchases

SINGAPORE: Scarred by high and volatile prices, global wheat buyers are reducing their purchases of future supplies...

Published 23 Feb, 2023 05:52am

Editorials

They seem more content, less bitter?

EDITORIAL: Social and economic disparity was always high in Pakistan but now it is growing to a dangerous level. The...

Published 20 Feb, 2023 06:26am

Opinion

A great social and political upheaval is coming?

There are two extremely discomforting economic phenomena unfolding simultaneously in Pakistan – one is dangerously...

Published 20 Feb, 2023 06:26am

Pakistan

Protein Day to be observed on 27th: Right To Protein initiative announces theme for 2023

KARACHI: Ahead of the annual Protein Day to be observed on February 27, a dedicated awareness initiative called ...

Published 15 Feb, 2023 06:27am

Pakistan

PDP assails rulers over high food inflation in agri country

KARACHI: Pakistan is amongst the countries facing highest food inflation in the world and this grave food inflation...

Published 13 Feb, 2023 07:42am

Pakistan

Inflationary pressure expected to calm down gradually: Finance Division

In Monthly Economic Update & Outlook January 2023, it says global commodity prices showing downward trend which will lower domestic price levels

Updated 31 Jan, 2023 07:17pm

Markets

Small traders assail oil price hike

KARACHI: Small traders on Monday rejected the recent increase in oil prices by the PDM government, saying that the...

Published 31 Jan, 2023 07:06am

Pakistan

SBP says it recognises cost of monetary tightening, but curbing inflation essential

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) says that it recognises the short-term cost of monetary tightening on economic...

Published 30 Jan, 2023 07:50pm

Food inflation highest in South Asia after Sri Lanka: World Bank

ISLAMABAD: The consumer price inflation for food items in Pakistan was 35.5 per cent in December on year-on-year...

Updated 19 Jan, 2023 08:41am

BR Research

Food CPI: muted relief!

He promised, and delivered! Food inflation finally slowed in December 2022. Never mind the naysayers, as the numbers...

Published 04 Jan, 2023 09:08am

Pakistan

Food inflation to remain high next year: PTI leader

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf central leader Jamshed Iqbal Cheema has claimed that the food inflation next year...

Published 23 Nov, 2022 05:55am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
P.I.A.C.(A) / Sep 25 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	5.38 ▲ 1.00 (22.83%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Sep 25 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	5.65 ▲ 1.00 (21.51%)
Bank of Khyber / Sep 25 The Bank of Khyber(BOK)	11.35 ▲ 0.94 (9.03%)
Hala Enterprise / Sep 25 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	6.70 ▲ 0.51 (8.24%)
Pak Elektron / Sep 25 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	10.53 ▲ 0.78 (8.00%)
Roshan Packages / Sep 25 Roshan Packages Limited(RPL)	11 ▲ 0.81 (7.95%)
Gammon Pak / Sep 25 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	7 ▲ 0.50 (7.69%)
J.K.Spinning / Sep 25 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	42.36 ▲ 2.96 (7.51%)
Pak Paper Prod / Sep 25 Pakistan Paper Products Limited(PPP)	50.55 ▲ 3.53 (7.51%)
Feroze 1888 / Sep 25 Feroze1888 Mills Limited(FML)	90.57 ▲ 6.32 (7.50%)

Stock	Price
Pervez Ahmed Co / Sep 25 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	0.60 ▼ -0.09 (-13.04%)
Premier Insurance / Sep 25 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	6.15 ▼ -0.85 (-12.14%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Sep 25 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	0.74 ▼ -0.06 (-7.50%)
Ellcot Spinning / Sep 25 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	96.25 ▼ -7.75 (-7.45%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 25 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	34.01 ▼ -2.40 (-6.59%)
HI-Tech Lub. / Sep 25 Hi-Tech Lubricants Limited(HTL)	22.40 ▼ -1.50 (-6.28%)
IbrahimFibres / Sep 25 Ibrahim Fibres Limited(IBFL)	250 ▼ -16.56 (-6.21%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Sep 25 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	7.05 ▼ -0.45 (-6.00%)
JDW Sugar / Sep 25 JDW Sugar Mills Limited(JDWS)	330 ▼ -20.00 (-5.71%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Sep 25 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	0.92 ▼ -0.05 (-5.15%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Sep 25 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	29,377,000 ▲ 1.00
Pak Elektron / Sep 25 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	11,989,513 ▲ 0.78
Cnergyico PK / Sep 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	10,563,972 ▼ -0.01
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	10,059,097 ▲ 0.00
Unity Foods Ltd / Sep 25 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	8,137,436 ▲ 0.36
Hub Power Co. / Sep 25 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	7,480,117 ▲ 0.14
K-Electric Ltd. / Sep 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	7,220,289 ▲ 0.02
Dewan Motors / Sep 25 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	6,909,431 ▼ -0.15
Pak Petroleum / Sep 25 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	6,762,444 ▼ -0.18
Maple Leaf Cement / Sep 25 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	6,752,226 ▲ 0.33

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 25	291.20
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 25	290.80
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 25	148.36
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 25	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 25	1.22
Euro to USD / Sep 25	1.06
UK LIBOR % / Sep 22	5.43

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 22	4320.06
Nasdaq / Sep 22	13211.81
Dow Jones / Sep 22	33963.84
India Sensex / Sep 25	65943.29
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 25	32678.62
Hang Seng / Sep 25	17745.62
FTSE 100 / Sep 25	7672.91
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 25	15535.81
France CAC40 / Sep 25	7179.27

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 22	19035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 22	185020
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 25	90.44
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 25	1922.68
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 25	86.10

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