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Miftah holds Imran Khan responsible for present economic scenario

Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has held the former prime minister Imran Khan-led government responsible for the...

Published 13 May, 2022 10:45pm

Business & Finance

Industries minister visits Millat Tractors

LAHORE: Minister for Industries & Production Syed Murtaza Mahmud visited Millat Tractors Limited, Lahore on May...

Published 10 May, 2022 05:10am

Business & Finance

Business leader concerned at ‘possibility’ of hike in interest rates

KARACHI: Chairman of the National Business Group Pakistan and President of the Pakistan Businessmen and ...

Published 01 May, 2022 05:11am

Business & Finance

Inflationary, external pressures creating macroeconomic imbalances: MoF

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance, while admitting slowdown in growth, has warned that geo-political tensions and...

Published 30 Apr, 2022 05:53am

Pakistan

IMF says Pakistan needs to reduce its current account deficit

Fund official says team will assess policy priorities of the new government and economic impact in the context of the war in Ukraine

Updated 27 Apr, 2022 06:26pm

Editorials

Miftah wouldn’t come back empty-handed

EDITORIAL: The statement issued by the new International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission chief for the ongoing Extended...

Published 26 Apr, 2022 05:20am

SBP’s reserves up $36m

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) foreign exchange reserves increased by $36 million during the last...

Published 22 Apr, 2022 05:36am

BR Research

Currency diary

In the recent weeks, currency has remained as volatile as the political scene in the country. There was a compete...

Published 20 Apr, 2022 08:22am

Business & Finance

Jul-Mar FDI declines 2pc to $1.285bn YoY

KARACHI: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) witnessed negative growth and declined by two percent during the first nine...

Published 20 Apr, 2022 05:12am

Business & Finance

PBC calls for revival of stalled IMF programme

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Business Council (PBC) has submitted proposals to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to deal with...

Published 20 Apr, 2022 05:12am

Opinion

Managing the BoP

Pakistan today faces an incipient financial crisis. Gross foreign exchange reserves of the SBP stand at $10.8 ...

Published 19 Apr, 2022 05:32am

Markets

PKR: lengthy appreciation run during longer week

KARACHI: The rupee saw a lengthy appreciation run during a longer six-day week, closing at 181.55 against the US...

Published 18 Apr, 2022 05:30am

Business & Finance

Turkish cbank raises mandatory exporters’ FX revenue conversion rate to 40pc

ISTANBUL: Turkey’s central bank said on Friday it raised the share of foreign currency revenues that exporters are...

Published 17 Apr, 2022 05:51am

Govt urged to restart talks to put IMF’s EFF back on track

ISLAMABAD: The government should immediately initiate discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to put...

Updated 16 Apr, 2022 10:44am

BR Research

Of reserves and external account

The country’s biggest economic issue today (in immediate terms) is its falling foreign exchange reserves. Nothing...

Published 15 Apr, 2022 06:19am

Remittances: $2.8bn record inflows received in March

KARACHI: Inflows of workers’ remittances maintained unprecedented growth surging to $ 23 billion in the first nine...

Published 15 Apr, 2022 05:29am

Opinion

An uphill battle

Last week was a roller coaster. The spillover of political uncertainties was felt severely on economic front. ...

Published 11 Apr, 2022 05:23am

PKR ends with 0.32pc change

KARACHI: The rupee ended with a minor 0.32% change on a weekly basis, but it does not begin to describe its ride...

Updated 11 Apr, 2022 10:05am

Opinion

A sham democracy?

Democracy by definition is a system of government in which laws, policies, leadership and major undertakings of a...

Published 09 Apr, 2022 04:39am

Opinion

Rising economic difficulties

At present Pakistan is facing grim crises. Regardless of the Supreme Court’s decision, the real question is ...

Published 08 Apr, 2022 05:28am

Business & Finance

Sri Lanka calls for restructure of $1bn debt and stability

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka must look at restructuring a $1 billion sovereign debt due for payment in July, the outgoing...

Published 08 Apr, 2022 05:28am

Business & Finance

Rouble rallies on Moscow Exchange, stocks up after new sanctions

MOSCOW: The Russian rouble firmed sharply in Moscow trade on Thursday to levels last seen before Russia sent tens of...

Published 08 Apr, 2022 05:28am

Opinion

More and more bad news

Pakistan finds itself increasingly in a quagmire. The economy was hit severely first after March 2020 by the...

Published 05 Apr, 2022 05:38am

Opinion

Economy: ‘begging’ for attention

The worst possible time for political chaos is when economic conditions are deteriorating, and the singular focus...

Published 04 Apr, 2022 05:38am

Forex reserves plunge by $844m on external debt payments

KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves fell sharply by $844 million in a week, mainly due ...

Updated 25 Mar, 2022 11:04am

Markets

SBP's foreign exchange reserves fall to lowest level in almost a year

Decrease $869mn on a weekly basis due to external debt and other payments, says central bank

Updated 24 Mar, 2022 09:28pm

Business & Finance

Ecommerce platforms creating opportunities for SMEs: Song

KARACHI: E-commerce platforms have created opportunities for Pakistan SMEs sector to enhance their exports and earn...

Published 22 Mar, 2022 05:21am

Business & Finance

Forex reserves slip below $23bn

KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves reached below $ 23 billion at the end of last week....

Published 04 Mar, 2022 04:37am

Business & Finance

Shortage of Suzuki car mirrors reflects Sri Lanka's growing economic crisis

COLOMBO: Car spare parts dealers in Sri Lanka's main city of Colombo are receiving a steady stream of customers...

Published 18 Feb, 2022 11:54am

Pakistan

BMP shows opposition to govt’s growing reliance on foreign loans

LAHORE : The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) Chairman on Sunday...

Published 07 Feb, 2022 05:22am

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	152.98
USD to Swiss Franc / May 3	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 3	1.26
Euro to USD / May 3	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 1	5018.39
Nasdaq / May 1	15605.48
Dow Jones / May 1	37903.29
Tokyo Nikkei / May 2	38236.07
India Sensex / May 3	74412.88
Hang Seng / May 3	18417.07
FTSE 100 / May 3	8208.23
Germany DAX 30 / May 3	17993.66

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 2	20000
Petrol/Litre / May 3	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 3	79.12
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 3	205418
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 3	2308.69
Diesel/Litre / May 3	281.96

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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