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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

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

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

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

BR Research

Inflation roundup

There is no slowdown in inflation. The headline stood at 26.6 percent in October and the month-on-month increase is...

Published 02 Nov, 2022 09:15am

BR Research

The best present ever?

Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif celebrated his 71th birthday last month, sadly without any fanfare. Folks at Pakistan...

Updated 05 Oct, 2022 09:54am

Pakistan

Food crisis looming large, warns PIAF

LAHORE: The Pakistan Industrial & Traders Associations Front, Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen...

Published 24 Sep, 2022 03:49am

Business & Finance

Japan inflation at highest level since 2014

TOKYO: Inflation in Japan hit 2.8 percent in August, the highest level since 2014, government data showed Tuesday,...

Published 20 Sep, 2022 11:40am

Markets

Inflation in Pakistan expected to be over 26% in September: report

Food prices, weaker rupee and aftershocks of devastating floods to contribute to high CPI reading

Updated 19 Sep, 2022 04:57pm

Opinion

Crisis of food prices

‘Food prices have surged more than 20% this year, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation. About 345...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 05:35am

Opinion

Acute food inflation and a shallow global policy leadership response

The ‘Food security’ update recently released by World Bank indicated a very difficult food inflation situation...

Published 05 Aug, 2022 06:27am

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
Petrol/Litre / May 2	288.49
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
Diesel/Litre / May 2	281.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 2 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 2 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 2 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 2 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 2 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 2 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 2 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 2 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 2 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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