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S&P affirms China ratings, says China to maintain robust GDP growth

This is in part due to its effective containment of the COVID-19 pandemic and rapid vaccine rollout

Published 25 Jun, 2021 12:20pm

Structural reforms: IMF says more work needed

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday said that Pakistan requires to accelerate ...

Published 25 Jun, 2021 04:20am

Business & Finance

BoE keeps low rate, sees 'temporary' inflation spike

LONDON: The Bank of England on Thursday kept its main interest rate at a record-low level, but warned inflation ...

Published 25 Jun, 2021 04:20am

Editorials

Defending the budget

EDITORIAL: The statement of PML-N’s Birjees Tahir on the floor of the house that the budget 2021-22 was a “pack...

Published 23 Jun, 2021 04:26am

Waqar rejects budget criticism

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Special Assistant on Finance and Revenue, Dr. Waqar Masood has said that criticism on...

Published 22 Jun, 2021 04:46am

BR Research

CPEC: back to work?

While the government is planning to spur GDP growth of around 5 percent in the next fiscal through increased public...

Published 21 Jun, 2021 07:35am

BR Research

Petroleum pricing: Give it a chance

There was more evidence on display earlier this week, how limited is the government’s ability to increase ...

Published 18 Jun, 2021 07:35am

Business & Finance

NZ economy surges as housing, retail drive post-Covid recovery

WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s economic growth swept past forecasts in the first quarter on the back of a housing boom...

Published 18 Jun, 2021 04:16am

Opinion

IMF programme implementation

With the likely passage of the budget for FY22, the Pakistan economy not only enters the second innings of the PTI...

Published 15 Jun, 2021 03:30am

Opinion

PES: surprises and inconsistencies

There are some very surprising and sometimes even conflicting estimates and gaps in the recently- released Pakistan...

Published 15 Jun, 2021 03:30am

Business & Finance

French central bank sees stronger-than-expected rebound

PARIS: France's economy is set to grow faster than expected as a rebound gains momentum from the second half of the...

Published 15 Jun, 2021 03:30am

Opinion

Pro-growth budget: handle with care

The Budget 2021-22 is certainly a consumption led budget but it is also directional. There are signs of medium- to...

Published 13 Jun, 2021 03:56am

Business & Finance

Britain's economy strengthens recovery

LONDON: Britain's economy gathered pace in April as the government eased its coronavirus lockdown, official data...

Published 13 Jun, 2021 03:56am

Budget 2021-22

Growth-focused budget: IMF acquiescence, not consent?

• Rs8.49trn FY22 outlay is based on 4.8pc growth target and increased spending on public sector development • ...

Published 12 Jun, 2021 06:04am

Business & Finance

Budget's so many promises: IPR says it's difficult to separate facts from claims

LAHORE: The Institute of Policy Reforms (IPR), an independent think tank, on Friday said that federal budget 2021-22...

Published 12 Jun, 2021 05:04am

BR Research

Hidden impact of Covid-19

The third Covid wave has, thankfully, saved Pakistan from the worst so far. The inoculation drive is gradually...

Published 11 Jun, 2021 07:25am

Business & Finance

Economic Survey 2020-21: Overview of the economy

Despite myriad of challenges, Pakistan’s economy is moving progressively on higher inclusive and sustainable ...

Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am

Business & Finance

Economic Survey 2020-21: IPR terms 4pc GDP growth in FY21 as sigh of relief

LAHORE: The Institute of Policy Reforms on Thursday termed the 4% GDP growth in FY21 as announced by Finance ...

Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am

Govt hopeful about IMF relaxations

• Economic Survey 2020-21 released ISLAMABAD: Expressing the government’s resolve to consolidate and build on...

Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am

FY22 budget to be presented today

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is to present an annual (FY2021-22) budget today (Friday). The government has...

Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am

BR Research

GDP, inflation, and petroleum pricing

Nothing short of a dilemma faces this government. Petroleum price question is going to test the nerves and promises...

Published 10 Jun, 2021 07:25am

Pakistan

Economic Survey 2020-21 to be unveiled today

GDP projected to have grown at 3.9% as measures help V-shaped recovery

Updated 10 Jun, 2021 01:14pm

Editorials

Trade deficit widens

EDITORIAL: The trade deficit has widened by a whopping 30.56 percent to 27.488 billion dollars July-May 2021 ...

Published 10 Jun, 2021 03:22am

BR Research

Industrial employment rebounds

The recently released central bank’s State of Economy report on 2QFY21 touches upon the employment subject in...

Published 09 Jun, 2021 07:30am

Opinion

Beyond GDP

French economist Thomas Piketty in his book Capital in the Twenty-First Century shows that the rate of capital ...

Published 09 Jun, 2021 03:29am

Opinion

Economic targets for 2021-22

The Annual Plan Coordination Com-mittee has set the target for GDP growth of 4.8 percent for 2021-22 and the rate of...

Published 08 Jun, 2021 04:09am

Business

ACCA calls for cut in tax rates to single digit

LAHORE: In the budget proposals released on Monday by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), the...

Published 08 Jun, 2021 04:09am

BR Research

Growth perceptions

Why are businesses happy but consumers are not? Do businesses and consumers care about different things? Is the...

Updated 08 Jun, 2021 11:31am

Business & Finance

Greek economy grows

ATHENS: Greece's economy grew by 4.4 percent in the first quarter despite a six-month coronavirus lockdown,...

Published 06 Jun, 2021 02:56am

Business & Finance

‘Successful economic policies put country in right direction’

LAHORE: Announcing that the federal and provincial budgets will provide more relief to the public, Punjab Governor...

Published 05 Jun, 2021 04:08am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 29	278.53
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 29	278.03
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 29	156.41
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 29	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 29	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 29	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 26	5099.96
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 26	37934.76
Nasdaq / Apr 26	15927.90
Dow Jones / Apr 26	38239.66
India Sensex / Apr 29	74257.68
Hang Seng / Apr 29	17861.75
FTSE 100 / Apr 29	8179.85
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 29	18202.27

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 26	20535
Petrol/Litre / Apr 29	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 29	83.16
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 29	209105
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 29	2332.70
Diesel/Litre / Apr 29	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 29 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 29 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 29 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 29 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 29 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 29 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 29 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 29 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 29 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 29 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 29 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 29 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 29 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 29 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 29 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 29 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

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

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