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Optimal utilisation of country’s geo-economic location under focus: President

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has said that Pakistan is focusing on the optimal utilisation of its geo-economic...

Published 01 Feb, 2022 04:07am

Jul-Nov FDI grows 12pc YoY

KARACHI: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) posted 12 percent growth during the first five months of this fiscal year...

Updated 18 Dec, 2021 10:02am

World

UAE announces move to Saturday-Sunday weekend, state news agency

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates will transition to a four and half-day working week starting next year, with the ...

Published 07 Dec, 2021 01:51pm

Markets

Energy sector: BoI says Pakistan offers great opportunities to foreign investors

ISLAMABAD: The South Asian countries can boost intra-regional investments by organising regular seminars and...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 06:20am

Pakistan

BoI secy receives French team: Delegation to visit G-B to set up ski resorts

ISLAMABAD: A French delegation led by Federico Juan Tomas Espana, Honorary Investment Counselor (HIC), France was...

Published 27 Oct, 2021 04:50am

BR Research

Oil prices drive POL’s earnings

One thing that has flipped in FY22 versus FY21 has been the price trend of commodities including crude oil, which ...

Updated 25 Oct, 2021 12:54pm

Business & Finance

Foreign investment: Govt taking steps to create congenial environment: President

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi said that the government is taking measures to provide a congenial business...

Published 05 Oct, 2021 04:34am

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

Pakistan

KP to participate in Dubai Expo

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government will participate in the Dubai International Expo in the United Arab...

Published 29 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Pakistan

'Foreign investment desk to be established at CM's office'

LAHORE: With a view to boost the foreign direct investment (FDI) in the province, an in-principle decision has been...

Published 18 Sep, 2021 04:02am

Efforts afoot to attract foreign investment: PM

PM performs the groundbreaking of a five-star hotel in Nathiagali

Updated 07 Sep, 2021 10:03am

Business & Finance

Flipkart co-founder challenges Indian enforcement agency probe

NEW DELHI: Sachin Bansal, co-founder of e-commerce giant Flipkart, has mounted a court challenge against India's...

Published 04 Sep, 2021 06:37pm

Special technology zones: PM says govt providing every facility to investors

Directs one-window operations should be ensured for the convenience of the business community

Updated 24 Aug, 2021 10:03am

Business & Finance

India enforcement agency threatens Flipkart, founders with $1.35bn fine

NEW DELHI: India's financial-crime agency has asked Walmart's Flipkart and its founders to explain why they ...

Published 06 Aug, 2021 04:18am

Business & Finance

Foreign investment, int'l trade sector: PCJCCI for foolproof mechanism of commercial arbitration

LAHORE: S M Naveed, President Pakistan-China Joint Chamber Of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) urged to organize a...

Published 30 Jul, 2021 05:10am

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

Pakistan

SECP registers 2,504 new cos in June

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) registered 2,504 new companies in June 2021,...

Published 10 Jul, 2021 03:42am

Business & Finance

Indian real estate in Paris 'frozen' in tax dispute

MUMBAI: A Scottish energy company said Thursday it had won the right to freeze property in Paris owned by India, in...

Published 09 Jul, 2021 04:25am

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

Pakistan has emerged as growth model despite corona lockdown: Farrukh Habib

He said that the volume of foreign investment had increased and the country had been put on the road to progress and development.

Published 29 May, 2021 06:22pm

Sustainable economic development: Increase in exports imperative: PM

NOWSHERA: Prime Minister Imran Khan said here on Friday increase in exports was imperative for sustainable economic...

Published 29 May, 2021 03:59am

Jul-Apr FDI plunges 33pc YoY

KARACHI: The Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) fell sharply by 33 percent during the first 10 months of the current...

Published 22 May, 2021 04:05am

Opinion

BoI’s poor performance

According to a Business Recorder news item, the Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has shown serious concerns over ...

Published 19 May, 2021 06:00am

Business & Finance

Sri Lanka’s China-backed tax haven clears final hurdle

COLOMBO: A Chinese-funded tax-free enclave billed as Sri Lanka’s answer to Dubai and Singapore cleared the final...

Published 19 May, 2021 06:00am

Business & Finance

Global rates volatility forces investor rethink on Asian bonds

TOKYO/SHANGHAI: A pause in a broad selloff in US treasuries and other global bonds last month has given foreign...

Updated 10 May, 2021 10:18am

Higher growth now govt’s main objective: Tarin

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin said on Monday that a policy has been prepared to shift from stabilisation...

Published 04 May, 2021 04:26am

Business & Finance

UAE economy shrinks 6.1pc last year

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates’ economy shrank 6.1% last year, the country’s statistics centre said on Sunday...

Published 03 May, 2021 04:39am

Business & Finance

Minister seeks S Korea’s help in smart phones manufacturing

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunications Syed Amin Ul Haq, Wednesday,...

Updated 29 Apr, 2021 10:05am

Business & Finance

SECP incorporates 19,251 firms in first 3Qs of FY2020-21

ISLAMABAD: The reforms introduced by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) for ease of doing...

Published 10 Apr, 2021 04:34am

BR Research

Interview with Abdul Razak Dawood, Adviser for Commerce and Investment – Ministry of Commerce

“Industries cross-subsidizing very cheap electricity to the domestic sector” In this interview with BR ...

Published 29 Mar, 2021 07:45am

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 6	288.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 6 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 6 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 6 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 6 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 6 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 6 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 6 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 6 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 6 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 6 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 6 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 6 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 6 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 6 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 6 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 6 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 6 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 6 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 6 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 6 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 6 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 6 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 6 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 6 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 6 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 6 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 6 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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