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GDP growth

Optimism voiced about growth prospects

Published 01 Sep, 2026 04:49am

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Monday cautioned that the ongoing Middle East conflict has...

Pakistan’s economy: growth without transformation

Published 24 Aug, 2026 08:09pm

Looking at Pakistan’s 78-year economic history, it becomes clear that the country faced both growth and crises...

Positive fiscal outcome of 2025-26

Updated 18 Aug, 2026 05:28am

The information on fiscal operations in Pakistan in 2025-26 was released last week by the Federal Ministry of...

Cost of fiscal stability

Published 18 Aug, 2026 05:07am

EDITORIAL: Since 2022, all budgets have been presented under the premiership of Shehbaz Sharif. The report card is...

The Maginot Grid

Updated 18 Aug, 2026 05:32am

In the years after the First World War, France resolved never to be caught unprepared again. It poured a decade of...

The missing half of Pakistan’s stabilization

Updated 17 Aug, 2026 06:58am

Pakistan has done the hard part. It has not done the necessary part. The consolidated fiscal deficit fell to 2.61...

‘Peacemaking’ with shopkeepers

Published 24 Jul, 2026 05:06am

Pakistan’s fiscal crisis has persisted for decades; however, every successive government has attempted to resolve it...

Fiscal stability achieved, but where is the growth engine?

Published 17 Jul, 2026 05:46am

After years of firefighting, Pakistan’s economic managers finally have something they have not had in a long time:...

Vietnam Q2 GDP growth accelerates to 8.39% on year

Published 03 Jul, 2026 12:34pm

The Southeast Asian manufacturing hub is targeting economic growth of more than 10% this year

IMF projects USD21.197bn external financing requirements

Published 16 May, 2026 02:29am

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund has projected Pakistan’s gross external financing requirements at...

Strong policies aid recovery, bolster resilience: IMF

Updated 15 May, 2026 09:20am

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that strong policy implementation has continued to support...

GDP growth may dip to 2.5-3pc: Pasha

Updated 25 Apr, 2026 09:18am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s GDP growth is projected to slow to 2.5 to 3 percent in current fiscal year 2025-26,...

Inflation projected to remain elevated: Real GDP growth likely to stay at 3pc: World Bank

Updated 10 Apr, 2026 09:14am

ISLAMABAD: Amid projections of further hike in inflation, the World Bank stated that Pakistan’s real GDP growth,...

Govt’s absorption of fuel price hike

Published 20 Mar, 2026 06:15am

EDITORIAL: A Business Recorder exclusive citing an official document has revealed that the government may absorb any...

Determining factors of foreign investment in Pakistan

Published 03 Feb, 2026 06:05am

The alleviation of poverty and increase in decent employment opportunities, and GDP growth are certainly obvious...

Finance Division issues FY27 budget call circular: 5.1% GDP growth, 6.5% inflation projected

Updated 28 Jan, 2026 07:35am

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has issued the Budget Call Circular for fiscal year 2026-27, projecting GDP growth...

Pakistan unlikely to achieve IMF’s projected 3.2% GDP growth, say experts

Updated 26 Jan, 2026 07:14am

Economists forecast growth more likely to remain between 2.5% to 3%

IMF programme widely perceived as ‘anti-growth’: Dar

Published 15 Jan, 2026 06:21am

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Wednesday acknowledged that the...

OPINION: Pakistan’s manufactured unemployment: a blueprint of state failure—I

Updated 03 Jan, 2026 07:15am

Pakistan’s unemployment crisis is no accident of fate. It is not the result of global headwinds or temporary shocks....

EDITORIAL: Seeing growth thru prism of C + G + I + (X–M)

Updated 02 Jan, 2026 07:42am

EDITORIAL: The National Accounts Committee (NAC) earlier this week approved GDP growth of 3.71 percent in 1QFY26 and...

EDITORIAL: Data upgrade by ADB needs a revisit

Updated 15 Dec, 2025 07:32am

EDITORIAL: Asian Development Outlook, a publication of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), has revised Pakistan’s...

2025-26: IMF projects Rs157bn shortfall in budgeted PDL

Published 13 Dec, 2025 03:33am

ISLAMABAD: The IMF has projected a shortfall of Rs 157 billion in the budgeted petroleum development levy (PDL) for...

SBP receives $1.2bn for EFF and RSF programmes

Updated 12 Dec, 2025 07:10am

KARACHI: Pakistan has received inflows of amounted to USD 1.2 billion from International Monetary Fund (IMF) under...

Pakistan’s growth outlook has improved: Asian Development Bank

Updated 11 Dec, 2025 07:17am

Says prices of key food items have begun to stabilize

IMF is all for maintaining prudent policies

Published 10 Dec, 2025 03:28am

Says advancing reforms to raise revenues via tax policy simplification and base broadening is key

Floods poised to erase half a percentage point of GDP growth: minister

Published 02 Dec, 2025 06:15am

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb warned on Monday that the recent wave of catastrophic flooding is...

Indian equity benchmarks log third monthly gain

Published 29 Nov, 2025 02:39am

MUMBAI: India’s stock benchmarks notched their third straight monthly gain on Friday driven by improving earnings,...

Ageing populations a ‘ticking time bomb’ for GDP growth, says EBRD

Published 25 Nov, 2025 11:17am

That was a quarter of the amount recorded when the median age hit that level in advanced economies in the 1990s

LSE projects 2.4pc GDP growth for FY2025-26

Published 24 Nov, 2025 04:59am

LAHORE: The Modeling Lab at the Lahore School of Economics has released its annual GDP growth estimates for...

Economy shows encouraging signs of recovery: Robertsen

Published 13 Nov, 2025 05:59am

KARACHI: Eric Robertsen, Global Head of Research and Chief Strategist at Standard Chartered has said that...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Petrol/Litre / Sep 30	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Diesel/Litre / Sep 30	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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