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GDP growth

ADB sees Pakistan on ‘path of recovery’

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s economic growth rebounded to 3.9 percent in fiscal year 2021 (ending 30 June 2021) and is...

Published 23 Sep, 2021 02:57am

BR Research

Current Account roundup

The current account deficit normalized to $773 million (2.8% of GDP) in July as compared to $1.6 billion in the...

Updated 23 Aug, 2021 11:12am

Taliban face critical need for international aid

WASHINGTON: The Taliban have promised to improve Afghanistan’s economy, but to do that the new regime will need...

Published 19 Aug, 2021 03:14am

World

Euro zone growth confirmed at 2pc in Q2

BRUSSELS: The euro zone economy grew 2% in the second quarter, the European Union statistics office said on Tuesday,...

Published 18 Aug, 2021 04:00am

14 priority sectors: PM apprised about pace of reforms

PM directs to expedite pace to attract investors and improve functioning of SOEs
Also wants extension of facilities under ease of doing business

Updated 15 Aug, 2021 10:29am

Business & Finance

Peru restores spending, debt ceilings

LIMA: Peru has once again put in place ceilings on public spending and debt after lifting them during the pandemic,...

Published 15 Aug, 2021 04:47am

Business & Finance

Sterling little changed by Britain's 4.8pc GDP growth in Q2

LONDON: Sterling was little changed on Thursday as analysts expected the Bank of England to make no moves in its...

Published 13 Aug, 2021 04:44am

Business & Finance

Sterling rises modestly

LONDON: Sterling reversed course and rose modestly on Wednesday after three days of losses against the dollar, which...

Published 12 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Markets

Australia central bank to trim bond buying even as Delta variant slams economy

The highly transmissible Delta variant of the coronavirus has taken hold in Sydney with close to 4,000 infections since mid-June despite weeks of lockdown

Published 03 Aug, 2021 10:54am

Business & Finance

‘Pakistan should raise revenue by increasing exports’

KARACHI: It is inevitable for Pakistan to raise revenue by growing the exports up to $80 billion, which is daunting...

Published 01 Aug, 2021 04:46am

BR Research

Turning data into credit

A high degree of financial exclusion means that a significant majority of Pakistani adults and firms are locked out...

Published 29 Jul, 2021 08:53am

BR Research

O ye, of little faith…

SBP is the cat that ate the canary. In its Post-MPC Analyst briefing two days ago, the SBP boasted about robust...

Published 29 Jul, 2021 08:30am

IMF revises Pakistan's GDP growth projection upward to 3.9pc

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised upward the GDP growth projection for Pakistan to 3.9...

Updated 28 Jul, 2021 09:23am

BR Research

CAD: Time to manage imports

FY21 was one of the better years in terms of managing current account deficit while bringing the growth momentum...

Updated 26 Jul, 2021 08:22am

Markets

S&P cuts Indonesia GDP growth forecast, warns of pressure on credit conditions

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s growing Covid-19 outbreak is adding downside pressures on the country’s economy and credit...

Published 16 Jul, 2021 04:34am

BR Research

Full year LSM nearing 14 percent

Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) inched further ahead, registering 14.57 percent growth for 11-month period ending ...

Published 15 Jul, 2021 08:43am

Pakistan

NPO to launch ‘National Productivity Movement’

ISLAMABAD: The National Productivity Organization (NPO) has decided to launch “National Productivity Movement” ...

Published 15 Jul, 2021 04:03am

Business & Finance

Pakistan 'well-positioned for growth' but concerns remain, says Citi

Rizwan Shaikh, head of EMEA Emerging Markets Corporate Banking, terms vaccination speed key factor in pace of recovery
Citi Country Officer Ahmed Bozai says Pakistan's market has depth, but rise of global commodity prices remains concern

Published 14 Jul, 2021 08:30am

BR Research

An interview with Asad Umar, Federal Minister for Planning, Development, & Special Initiatives

“PTI will not leave behind an economic crisis on external front” Asad Umar may recently be most known for his...

Published 09 Jul, 2021 07:52am

G-MSS for housing finance: FIs to face penalty for missing targets

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced that it will impose penalty on the Financial Institutions...

Published 07 Jul, 2021 04:28am

BR Research

Letting loose?

Never a lull moment when a pandemic is raging on! There has been a considerable letup in Covid-19 infections from ...

Published 06 Jul, 2021 08:07am

Pakistan

PTI govt strengthened economy, says Farrukh Habib

LAHORE: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib said on Monday that the PTI government has...

Published 06 Jul, 2021 03:48am

Markets

Indonesia finmin sees 4-5% GDP growth in H2 under moderate coronavirus scenario

If the restrictions are relatively longer and COVID (cases) remain high

Published 05 Jul, 2021 10:07am

Markets

Commodity prices worldwide: Increase will have inflationary implications for country: ministry

ISLAMABAD: Increase in commodity prices worldwide will have inflationary implications for Pakistan, as the country...

Published 03 Jul, 2021 03:19am

Business & Finance

Russia’s economic growth accelerates

MOSCOW: Russia’s gross domestic product (GDP) rose 10.9% year-on-year in May, the economy ministry said on...

Published 02 Jul, 2021 04:19am

Over Rs25m tax liability: Action would be considered: Tarin

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin on Tuesday said the government would go after the wilful tax defaulters as...

Published 30 Jun, 2021 03:54am

Opinion

Tackling poverty

One of the key questions today is what has happened to the incidence of poverty in 2020-21, a year which is new...

Published 29 Jun, 2021 03:24am

Editorials

From trickle-down to bottom-up

EDITORIAL: Federal Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin pledged to implement a bottom-up approach as opposed to the...

Published 29 Jun, 2021 03:24am

Opinion

Economic direction and role of government — II

The overall economic policy, including that of the philosophy of Budget, must take into consideration the fact that...

Published 26 Jun, 2021 03:24am

Budget described as ‘hope for all tiers of society’

ISLAMABAD: While terming the budget for the next fiscal year as hope for all the tiers of society, Finance Minister...

Updated 26 Jun, 2021 01:11pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Investments / Sep 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	8.63 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL- Abbas / Sep 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	301.64 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Sep 23 Agro Allianz limited(AAL)	11.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Sep 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Sep 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Sep 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	68.88 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Sep 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	741.46 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Sep 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Sep 23 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	138.91 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Adam Sugar / Sep 23 Adam Sugar Mills Limited(ADAMS)	33.41 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Investments / Sep 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	8.63 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL- Abbas / Sep 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	301.64 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Sep 23 Agro Allianz limited(AAL)	11.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Sep 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Sep 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Sep 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	68.88 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Sep 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	741.46 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Sep 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Sep 23 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	138.91 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Adam Sugar / Sep 23 Adam Sugar Mills Limited(ADAMS)	33.41 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 22	168.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 22	168.60
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 22	109.78
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 22	0.93
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 22	1.36
Euro to USD / Sep 22	1.17
UK LIBOR % / Sep 22	0.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 22	4395.64
India Sensex / Sep 22	58927.33
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 22	29639.40
Nasdaq / Sep 22	14896.85
Hang Seng / Sep 22	24221.54
FTSE 100 / Sep 22	7083.37
Dow Jones / Sep 22	34258.32
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 22	15506.74
France CAC40 / Sep 22	6637.00

Item	Value
Crude Oil / Sep 22	71.98
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / Sep 22	12880.00
Gold 10 Grams / Sep 22	94700.00
Gold Spot / Sep 22	1767.66
Cotton / Sep 22	90.87

GDP growth

ADB sees Pakistan on ‘path of recovery’

Current Account roundup

Taliban face critical need for international aid

Euro zone growth confirmed at 2pc in Q2

14 priority sectors: PM apprised about pace of reforms

Peru restores spending, debt ceilings

Sterling little changed by Britain's 4.8pc GDP growth in Q2

Sterling rises modestly

Australia central bank to trim bond buying even as Delta variant slams economy

‘Pakistan should raise revenue by increasing exports’

Turning data into credit

O ye, of little faith…

IMF revises Pakistan's GDP growth projection upward to 3.9pc

CAD: Time to manage imports

S&P cuts Indonesia GDP growth forecast, warns of pressure on credit conditions

Full year LSM nearing 14 percent

NPO to launch ‘National Productivity Movement’

Pakistan 'well-positioned for growth' but concerns remain, says Citi

An interview with Asad Umar, Federal Minister for Planning, Development, & Special Initiatives

G-MSS for housing finance: FIs to face penalty for missing targets

Letting loose?

PTI govt strengthened economy, says Farrukh Habib

Indonesia finmin sees 4-5% GDP growth in H2 under moderate coronavirus scenario

Commodity prices worldwide: Increase will have inflationary implications for country: ministry

Russia’s economic growth accelerates

Over Rs25m tax liability: Action would be considered: Tarin

Tackling poverty

From trickle-down to bottom-up

Economic direction and role of government — II

Budget described as ‘hope for all tiers of society’

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