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China says 2021 fiscal revenues rise 10.7pc y/y, boosted by economic recovery

BEIJING: China’s fiscal revenues rose 10.7% in 2021 from a year earlier, bolstered by last year’s economic...

Published 26 Jan, 2022 04:41am

Editorials

NAC data: something is not right, seriously amiss

EDITORIAL: The National Accounts Committee (NAC) data released in a press release on 20 January 2022, cited by the...

Published 25 Jan, 2022 05:03am

PM congratulates Tarin for achieving ‘better’ growth

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan had a telephonic conversation with Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin on Saturday...

Published 23 Jan, 2022 05:17am

Pakistan among top 3 in Economist Normalcy Index: Tarin

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Shaukat Tarin Saturday said that for the third consecutive ...

Updated 23 Jan, 2022 10:23am

Cabinet to deal with critical agenda on 25th

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet, which is scheduled to meet on Tuesday (January 25), will approve policy statements ...

Updated 23 Jan, 2022 10:27am

Country has entered ‘decade of sustained growth’: Tarin

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin Saturday said Pakistan has entered a decade of sustained growth. Taking to...

Updated 23 Jan, 2022 10:14am

Pakistan

PML-N disputes PM’s GDP growth claim

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) secretary-information Marriyum Aurangzeb, Friday, hit back at Prime...

Published 22 Jan, 2022 05:47am

5.37pc GDP growth leads to jobs creation, rise in per capita income: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday said that 5.37 percent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has led to...

Published 22 Jan, 2022 05:46am

Pakistan

PM sees 5.37pc GDP growth despite Covid-19

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Thursday that despite Covid-19 pandemic, the country is projected to...

Published 21 Jan, 2022 05:27am

Govt revises up 2020-21 GDP to 5.37pc

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has revised up its economic growth rate for 2020-21 to 5.37% from 3.9%, the minister for ...

Updated 21 Jan, 2022 09:26am

Pakistan

Pakistan revises 2020-21 GDP growth to 5.37%

With the new 2015-16 baseline, GDP growth stands at 5.57%, total GDP is now $346.76 billion, and per capita income is $1,666

Updated 20 Jan, 2022 09:30pm

UN projects 3.9pc growth for Pakistan in 2022

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s GDP growth is projected at 3.9 percent in 2022, driven by private consumption, record high...

Updated 15 Jan, 2022 12:30pm

Business & Finance

Dawood wants continued support for exports despite fiscal tightening

Spike in imports has not unnerved the adviser, who says it also reflects 'good imports' of capital goods and raw materials

Updated 10 Jan, 2022 06:21pm

SBP amendment bill: Some cabinet members too show unease

Cabinet members raise their concerns on the SBP (Amendment) Bill in presence of Prime Minister Imran Khan

Updated 05 Jan, 2022 09:55am

Business & Finance

Absolute autonomy to SBP will end govt’s borrowing leverage: Pasha

ISLAMABAD: The government must retain the power to borrow at least one percent of GDP, Rs 550 billion, from central...

Published 31 Dec, 2021 06:50am

Discontinuation of gas to hit textile exports in a big way

ISLAMABAD: Textile sector fears $5 billion lower exports consequent to the government decision to discontinue gas...

Updated 18 Dec, 2021 10:01am

Editorials

You can’t just bury your head in the sand

EDITORIAL: High inflation trend in the country over the past three years is a harsh reality, and the government...

Published 13 Dec, 2021 06:45am

BR Research

An irreversible course?

For those keeping tabs on happenings abroad, the past week has been disconcerting. No, it isn’t about the Omicron...

Published 08 Dec, 2021 07:57am

BR Research

On PSDP cut

The earlier indications of potentially-record PSDP spending taking place this fiscal now stand dissipated. For ...

Published 07 Dec, 2021 07:54am

Opinion

Consuming for today no saving for tomorrow

Consumption rate in Pakistan is one of the highest in the world – both of households and the government which...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:15am

Deal with IMF not far away: ex-SBP chief

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and International Monetary Fund (IMF) are not far away from reaching an agreement on State Bank...

Updated 22 Nov, 2021 09:58am

Q1 ends with budget deficit of 0.8pc of GDP

ISLAMABAD: The government has closed the first quarter of the ongoing fiscal year (July-September 2021) with a ...

Updated 10 Nov, 2021 09:40am

Markets

China stocks end higher

SHANGHAI: China stocks rose on Monday, with tourism and new energy shares leading the gains, as investors latched on...

Published 09 Nov, 2021 04:48am

BR Research

Biden’s window

At long last, Joe Biden’s young-but-hobbled presidency has a win it can cherish and market to the American people....

Published 08 Nov, 2021 07:35am

World

Saudi Arabia appoints advisers on green debt issuance

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia has appointed financial advisers for a planned green debt issuance but has yet to decide on the...

Published 01 Nov, 2021 11:36am

Business & Finance

FCCI chief says CMIFC will attract investment

FAISALABAD: The Chief Minister's Investment Facilitation Cell (CMIFC) will not only attract local and foreign...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 05:32am

Opinion

Pakistan and the global economy

The long-term effects of nearly two years of Covid-19 on the global economy have begun to unfold, biting ...

Published 23 Oct, 2021 04:01am

Business & Finance

Mideast economy recovering but social unrest on the rise: IMF

DUBAI: The Middle East and North Africa is on track to economic recovery, but rising social unrest and unemployment...

Published 19 Oct, 2021 05:37pm

Business & Finance

CMIFC to attract investment: FCCI president

FAISALABAD: The Chief Minister's Investment Facilitation Cell (CMIFC) will not only attract local and foreign...

Published 17 Oct, 2021 04:41am

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

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 22	278.53
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 22	278.33
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 22	154.79
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 22	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 22	1.23
Euro to USD / Apr 22	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 22	5010.60
India Sensex / Apr 22	73648.62
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 22	37438.61
Nasdaq / Apr 22	15451.31
Hang Seng / Apr 22	16511.69
FTSE 100 / Apr 22	8023.87
Dow Jones / Apr 22	38239.98
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 22	17860.80

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 19	21035
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 22	82.42
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 22	213220
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 22	2328.37
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 22	82.42
Petrol/Litre / Apr 23	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 23 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 23 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 23 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 23 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 23 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 23 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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