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Vietnam's growth slides to new 30-year low

HANOI: Vietnam reported economic growth of just 2.58 percent on Wednesday, beating a 30-year low set last year as ...

Updated 29 Dec, 2021 12:41pm

Business & Finance

Romania to boost investment spending to 6.7% of GDP in 2022

BUCHAREST: European Union recovery funds will help Romania boost its investment spending to 6.7% of gross domestic...

Published 19 Dec, 2021 12:58pm

Business & Finance

Sri Lanka economy slumps in face of forex crisis

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's economy shrank in the third quarter as a foreign exchange crisis wrecked its recovery from the...

Published 16 Dec, 2021 11:34am

Business & Finance

Japan's economy seen rebounding in Q4, analysts wary about rising material costs

TOKYO: Japan's economy will likely grow sharply in the current quarter and the first three months of next year, as...

Published 16 Dec, 2021 10:33am

Supplements

KENYA’S ECONOMY

TEXT: Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Kenya contracted by 0.3 per cent in 2020, mainly due to the novel...

Published 14 Dec, 2021 06:40am

Supplements

Kenya Vision 2030 Medium-Term Plan-III

TEXT: Kenya Vision 2030 (Swahili: Ruwaza ya Kenya 2030) is the country's development programme from 2008 to 2030. It...

Published 14 Dec, 2021 06:40am

Markets

Philippine central bank sees 2021 c/a deficit at 1% of GDP, 2.3% next year

MANILA: The Philippine central bank said on Friday it expects the country's current account this year to post a...

Published 10 Dec, 2021 12:35pm

World

Goldman Sachs cuts US GDP growth forecast for 2022 over Omicron fears

NEW YORK: Goldman Sachs on Saturday cut its outlook for US economic growth to 3.8% for 2022, citing risks and...

Published 05 Dec, 2021 04:26am

Markets

10 Discos: defaulters, including govt departments, owe Rs1.6trn

LAHORE: Defaulters of 10 distribution companies (Discos) owed Rs 1.6 trillion countrywide due to uninspiring ...

Published 03 Dec, 2021 04:31am

Business & Finance

Yellen's watchlist for the US currency manipulator tag

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's second foreign exchange report, yet to be released, risks labeling some US trading...

Published 01 Dec, 2021 12:16pm

Editorials

SBP’s informed perspective

EDITORIAL: State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP’s) annual report on Pakistan’s economy 2020-21 claims that growth...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:16am

Opinion

Pakistan’s agri sector—I

Pakistan’s agriculture sector provides food security to the nation, livelihood to rural population, and it is a...

Published 29 Nov, 2021 06:16am

Markets

Indian GDP likely boosted in July-Sept as lockdowns lifted

BENGALURU: India's economic recovery likely strengthened in the previous quarter, boosted by services activity that...

Published 26 Nov, 2021 09:57am

BR Research

GDP rebase long overdue

The talk of the town in economic circles right now is that Pakistan’s total debt and liabilities stock has crossed...

Published 26 Nov, 2021 06:34am

BR Research

Current Account roundup: 4MFY21

The current account slippage is not coming under control. The deficit stood at $1.7 billion in October – biggest...

Published 22 Nov, 2021 07:20am

Business & Finance

Tarin expresses concern over inflation, but confident regarding exchange rate

Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin has expressed concern over inflation owing to rise in...

Updated 16 Nov, 2021 03:31pm

Opinion

GDP components that need a visit

Pakistani administration after administration has implemented almost identical policies to incentivize two ...

Published 15 Nov, 2021 04:55am

Business & Finance

Alibaba, JD enjoy record Singles Day

SHANGHAI: Chinese ecommerce titan Alibaba enjoyed record sales during its Singles Day shopping extravaganza, giving ...

Published 13 Nov, 2021 04:08am

Markets

Malaysia's GDP shrinks 4.5% in Q3, recovery seen as pandemic's impact fades

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's economy shrank 4.5% in the third quarter, losing its second quarter bounce, data released ...

Published 12 Nov, 2021 09:38am

BR Research

PSDP: not so fast?

Latest numbers have somewhat chastened earlier fiscal signals of turbo-charged development spending this fiscal....

Published 11 Nov, 2021 07:20am

CPEC termed our ‘last chance’ for industrialization

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) affairs Khalid Mansoor...

Updated 10 Nov, 2021 11:49am

Business & Finance

Need to double tax-to-GDP ratio, says Shaukat Tarin

Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue says business community will not be harassed, but will have to pay taxes

Updated 08 Nov, 2021 03:36pm

Business & Finance

Climate on track to devastate world's poorest economies: study

GLASGOW: The 65 most vulnerable nations will see GDP drop 20 percent on average by 2050 and 64 percent by 2100 if ...

Published 08 Nov, 2021 09:45am

Pakistan

Violation of law: Country's loans soar to 95pc of GDP: PPP

KARACHI: Central Information Secretary of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Member of the National Assembly ...

Published 08 Nov, 2021 07:05am

Business & Finance

Indonesia's GDP growth set to slow in Q3 as COVID-19 curbs bite

BENGALURU: Indonesia's economic growth is expected to have slowed significantly in the third quarter as restrictions...

Published 03 Nov, 2021 10:21am

Business & Finance

IMF review: Deadlock on execution timeline remains a hurdle

Officials state agreement is most likely to be reached in the current week, but on such conditions that may result in negatively affecting GDP growth and in a further inflationary spike

Updated 02 Nov, 2021 01:17pm

Business & Finance

Hong Kong Q3 GDP grows 5.4% y/y

HONG KONG: Hong Kong's economy grew 5.4% in the third quarter from the same period a year earlier, government...

Published 01 Nov, 2021 01:45pm

BR Research

Current Account roundup: Q1-FY22

The current account deficit stood at $3.4 billion (annualized 4.1% of GDP) in the 1QFY22 (Jul-Sep 21) as compared to...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 07:25am

Business & Finance

Canadian dollar set to extend weekly win streak

TORONTO: The Canadian dollar strengthened against its US counterpart on Friday as oil prices rose and domestic data...

Published 23 Oct, 2021 04:01am

IMF projects 4pc GDP growth for Pakistan in 2022

The Fund projects inflation rate at 8.5 percent for 2022 against 8.9 percent in 2021
Current account balance projected at negative 3.1 percent for 2022 compared to negative 0.6 percent for 2021

Updated 13 Oct, 2021 08:55am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 26	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 26	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 26	153.77
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 26	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 26	1.29
Euro to USD / Jul 26	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 25	5,399.22
Nasdaq / Jul 25	17,181.72
Dow Jones / Jul 25	39,935.07
India Sensex / Jul 26	80,709.64
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 26	37,865.35
Hang Seng / Jul 26	17,058.55
FTSE 100 / Jul 26	8,255.78
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 26	18,346.62

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 26	78.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 26	17,035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 26	215,621
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 26	2,374.19
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 26	68.62
Petrol/Litre / Jul 27	275.60

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jul 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jul 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jul 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jul 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jul 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jul 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jul 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jul 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jul 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jul 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jul 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jul 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jul 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jul 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Jul 27 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Jul 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Jul 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Jul 27 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Jul 27 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Jul 27 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Jul 27 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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