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GDP growth rate

SBP projects 3.5-4.5pc GDP growth in FY2026-27

Updated 28 Jul, 2026 09:07am

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has projected an improvement in key macroeconomic indicators for the...

GDP growth rate in 2025-26

Updated 07 Jul, 2026 04:59am

The previous week’s article had highlighted the divergence between the sectoral growth rates for 2025-26, estimated...

Contesting finance minister’s narrative

Updated 12 Jun, 2026 07:47am

Growth rate for the outgoing fiscal year has been estimated at 3.7 percent, a rate lower than the budgeted 4.2...

Budget strategy: Business community seeks end to ad-hoc adjustments

Published 26 May, 2026 04:53am

KARACHI: Mian Zahid Hussain, president Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum & All Karachi Industrial...

Pakistan flagged as most vulnerable economy if Middle East conflict is prolonged

Updated 19 May, 2026 07:58am

S&P cites country’s high dependence on imported energy and industrial inputs from the region

IMF macroeconomic projections for 2026-27

Published 19 May, 2026 06:02am

Pakistan has successfully concluded the third review of the IMF Programme. An installment of USD 1.2 billion has...

Budgetary targets for FY2026-27

Published 28 Apr, 2026 06:05am

The budget formulation process at the federal level is underway in the Ministry of Finance. The budget will be...

Q2FY26 economy grows 3.89pc

Published 03 Apr, 2026 06:08am

ISLAMABAD: The National Accounts Committee (NAC) on Thursday approved the provisional GDP estimates for the first...

Outlook for the economy

Updated 31 Mar, 2026 07:37am

Three quarters of the financial year of 2025-26 have just come to an end. There is need to assess the performance of...

The budgetary outcome

Updated 17 Feb, 2026 09:19am

The outcome magnitudes of the fiscal operations by the federal and the provincial governments have been released...

OPINION: IMF programme review

Updated 03 Feb, 2026 09:24am

The IMF Staff Mission is arriving shortly in Pakistan to undertake the third review of the Extended Facility to...

Pakistan’s GDP growth expected to stay at 3%: World Bank

Updated 14 Jan, 2026 08:47am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s GDP growth is projected to remain at 3 percent in fiscal year 2025–26 before rising to 3.4...

OPINION: The positive scenario by IMF

Updated 13 Jan, 2026 07:29am

The IMF Second Review Staff Mission Report contains a set of positive macroeconomic projections of Pakistan from...

OPINION: State of the economy

Updated 06 Jan, 2026 07:22am

The first half of 2025-26 has come to an end. This is an appropriate time to review the progress of the economy,...

Pakistan’s GDP grows 3.71% in Q1 FY2026, says Ahsan Iqbal

Updated 30 Dec, 2025 06:13pm

Growth comes despite 2025 flood shock, says Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives

OPINION: Pakistan’s international rankings

Updated 30 Dec, 2025 07:53am

The year, 2025, has come close to the end. This is a year which has been marked by significant developments. On the...

OPINION: IMF projections for FY2025-26

Updated 16 Dec, 2025 07:01am

The Staff Report of the IMF after the completion by the Executive Board of the second review of the IMF Programme...

Opinion: Absorption of youth

Updated 11 Nov, 2025 02:04pm

The Prime Minister recently launched the Youth Laptop Scheme 2025. Laptops were awarded to high achieving students ...

3.5-4pc growth likely despite flood damages

Published 18 Oct, 2025 06:00am

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has projected Pakistan’s economic growth between 3.5 and 4 percent...

Growth rate: IMF vs WEO: competing forecasts

Updated 16 Oct, 2025 09:45am

ISLAMABAD: The staff-level agreement reached on 14 October 2025, communicated through the International Monetary ...

India sees Asia’s biggest earnings downgrades as US tariffs loom

Published 21 Aug, 2025 01:17pm

Indian companies have seen the steepest earnings downgrades in Asia, with analysts slashing forecasts as steep U.S....

The slump in LSM

Updated 19 Aug, 2025 06:24am

The large-scale manufacturing (LSM) sector has historically been one of the most buoyant sectors in the economy...

Fall in real incomes and rise in poverty

Published 05 Aug, 2025 05:37am

The last three years have witnessed a negative combination of low GDP growth rate and high rate of inflation. This...

Pakistan Economic Survey: Economic performance misrepresented: PTI

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 11:33am

ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday strongly criticised the Economic Survey for the...

Economic Survey 2024-25: Pakistan misses growth target

Updated 09 Jun, 2025 10:57pm

Govt to announce budget for FY26 on Tuesday

‘Monthly Development Plan’ unveiled: Pakistan upbeat about 4.2pc growth

Updated 06 Jun, 2025 02:51pm

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal reaffirmed confidence in...

Growth rate downgrade

Published 11 Apr, 2025 05:38am

EDITORIAL: Asian Development Bank has downgraded Pakistan’s growth rate to 2.5 percent for the current year, against...

Pakistan’s GDP grows 1.73% in Oct-Dec

Updated 26 Mar, 2025 11:11pm

Growth in agriculture, industry and services stand at 1.1%, -0.18% and 2.57% respectively.

Foreign investors jilt India as growth falters and China beckons

Published 19 Mar, 2025 06:36pm

MUMBAI/SINGAPORE: Global investors are deserting India’s stock market, selling shares at a record pace to buy...

Indonesia Jan-Feb budget deficit at 0.13% of GDP: finance minister

Published 13 Mar, 2025 09:53am

JAKARTA: Indonesia ran a budget deficit of 31.2 trillion rupiah ($1.9 billion) in the first two months of 2025,...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 31	278
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 31	277.80
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 31	157.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 31	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 31	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 31	1.15
SOFR % / Jul 31	3.64

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 31	7,489.72
India Sensex / Jul 31	78,094.64
Nasdaq / Jul 31	25,373.85
FTSE 100 / Jul 31	10,868.05
Dow Jones / Jul 31	52,485.03
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 31	25,629.24
France CAC40 / Jul 31	8,509.64
Tokyo Nikkei / Aug 3	63,240.51
Hang Seng / Aug 3	25,926.38

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 31	84.67
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 31	18,480
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 31	369,029
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 31	4,046.15
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 31	81.79
Petrol/Litre / Aug 3	336.03
Diesel/Litre / Aug 3	392.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Jul 31 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	7.92 ▲ 1 (14.45%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Jul 31 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	9.08 ▲ 1 (12.38%)
Cres.Star Ins. / Jul 31 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	6.04 ▲ 0.62 (11.44%)
Premier Insurance / Jul 31 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	13.41 ▲ 1.22 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Jul 31 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	38.38 ▲ 3.49 (10%)
Trust Mod. / Jul 31 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	24.19 ▲ 2.2 (10%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Jul 31 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	1,151.46 ▲ 104.68 (10%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jul 31 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	191.79 ▲ 17.44 (10%)
J.A.Textile / Jul 31 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	38.75 ▲ 3.52 (9.99%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jul 31 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	38.96 ▲ 3.54 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 31 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	20.40 ▼ -2.27 (-10.01%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 31 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	148.54 ▼ -15.74 (-9.58%)
Imperial Limited / Jul 31 Imperial Limited(IML)	21.16 ▼ -1.82 (-7.92%)
Kohinoor Power / Jul 31 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	25.84 ▼ -2.2 (-7.85%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jul 31 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	9.56 ▼ -0.74 (-7.18%)
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 31 786 Investments Limited(786)	24.04 ▼ -1.82 (-7.04%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 31 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	41.12 ▼ -2.88 (-6.55%)
Shaheen Ins. / Jul 31 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	8.76 ▼ -0.57 (-6.11%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jul 31 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	77.70 ▼ -4.87 (-5.9%)
Bhanero Textile / Jul 31 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	830.44 ▼ -48.56 (-5.52%)

Stock	Volume
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 31 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	178,796,682 ▲ 0.04
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 31 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	81,740,502 ▼ -2.27
Cnergyico PK / Jul 31 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	50,456,921 ▲ 0.13
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Jul 31 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	48,675,508 ▲ 1
TPL Properties / Jul 31 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,842,886 ▲ 0.64
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 31 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	31,454,195 ▲ 0.02
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 31 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	28,353,328 ▲ 0
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 31 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	27,658,286 ▲ 1.15
Oilboy Energy / Jul 31 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	22,266,613 ▲ 0.66
Pak Refinery / Jul 31 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	21,805,902 ▲ 3.51

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