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Trade deficit

EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) trade data for July-October 2023 notes an improvement in the balance...

Published 03 Nov, 2023 06:11am

$340bn investment needed to address climate challenges: finance minister

KARACHI: The Caretaker Finance Minister Shamshad Akhtar has said that to address climate-related challenges,...

Updated 02 Nov, 2023 09:19am

Pakistan

PSDF achieves all of its targets: Ijaz

LAHORE: Founding Chairman of Board of Director of Punjab Skills Development Fund (PSDF) Dr Ijaz Nabi said that the...

Published 31 Oct, 2023 05:26am

World Bank projects 1.7pc growth rate

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has projected positive growth return for Pakistan in fiscal year 2023-24, but at a rate of...

Updated 31 Oct, 2023 09:15am

Business & Finance

Dollar higher as US economic growth accelerates

NEW YORK: The dollar rose against a basket of currencies on Thursday after data showed the US economy grew at its...

Published 27 Oct, 2023 05:16am

Editorials

Consolidated fiscal operations

EDITORIAL: The Finance Ministry uploaded a summary of the consolidated federal and provincial fiscal operations for...

Published 27 Oct, 2023 05:16am

Govt closes Q1 with budget deficit of 0.9pc of GDP

ISLAMABAD: The government has closed the first quarter of the current fiscal year (July-Sept 2023-24) with a budget...

Updated 26 Oct, 2023 09:02am

Business & Finance

Interest rates to stay high, dampen growth: IMF

LONDON: The head of the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday that international cooperation in a divided...

Published 26 Oct, 2023 06:08am

Opinion

Navigating deep malaise

Why is corruption so pervasive in Pakistan? Why do civil institutions consistently fail to deliver? Why is there a...

Updated 25 Oct, 2023 06:39am

Nepra ‘baffled’ by Discos’ power acquisition programme

ISLAMABAD: The Power Distribution Companies (Discos) combined five-year Power Acquisition Program (PAP) 2022-23 to...

Updated 25 Oct, 2023 09:05am

Annual report on state of economy for FY23: Structural weaknesses exacerbated impact of supply shocks: SBP

KARACHI: Pakistan’s economy faced multiple challenges during FY23, as longstanding structural weaknesses exacerbated...

Updated 24 Oct, 2023 09:12am

Business & Finance

Country may achieve agri growth target for 2023-24

ISLAMABAD: The country is likely to achieve the agriculture growth target of 3.5 percent set for 2023-24 by meeting...

Published 24 Oct, 2023 05:05am

Business & Finance

Dollar eases as Treasury yields retreat

NEW YORK: The US dollar edged lower against a basket of currencies on Monday as US Treasuries erased earlier losses,...

Updated 24 Oct, 2023 06:44am

Business & Finance

SBP projects 2-3pc real growth

KARACHI: Pakistan’s economic situation has presented early signs of improvement in the initial months of this...

Published 24 Oct, 2023 05:05am

Opinion

Economy: performance of govts since Gen Musharraf’s bloodless coup

Lately, economic performance under various regimes based on certain indicators is the current focus of debate in the...

Published 23 Oct, 2023 05:58am

Opinion

There’s hope for a better tomorrow

Pakistan is undergoing testing times in political stability and economic sustainability. Hope for a better tomorrow...

Published 21 Oct, 2023 06:05am

Markets

IMF seeks strong budget, narrower deficit from Sri Lanka

NEW DELHI: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is looking for a strong budget and narrower deficit from Sri Lanka...

Published 20 Oct, 2023 10:35am

Editorials

The deteriorating economic indicators

EDITORIAL: The deterioration in key macroeconomic indicators in less than three months reflected by the differential...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 06:09am

Business & Finance

‘Country must learn to survive without loans’

KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum, and...

Published 14 Oct, 2023 05:32am

IMF’s Fiscal Monitor report: Macroeconomic indicators show deterioration

Fund projects government primary balance at 0.4 percent for 2024

Updated 13 Oct, 2023 09:51am

IMF sees slight rise in govt expenditure

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected an increase of 0.6 per cent in the government...

Updated 12 Oct, 2023 09:31am

Business & Finance

PBF voices its concern over decline in country’s investment-to-GDP ratio

KARACHI: The Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) says investment-to-GDP ratio in the last fiscal year stood at 13.6...

Published 12 Oct, 2023 05:57am

Privatising Discos to create private-sector monopolies, warns World Bank

ISLAMABAD: The privatisation of distribution companies (Discos) may lead to private-sector monopolies in the absence...

Updated 10 Oct, 2023 08:46am

Opinion

No more business as usual—II

Known solutions to our problems start with merit-based governance and justice system adhering to our Constitution....

Updated 05 Oct, 2023 06:51am

Opinion

No more business as usual-I

It is stated that Pakistan requires a sustained GDP growth of 7-9% for 30 years, increase focus on reducing...

Updated 04 Oct, 2023 06:58am

World Bank projects primary balance at negative 0.4pc

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has projected a primary balance for Pakistan at negative 0.4 percent (-0.4) for the...

Updated 04 Oct, 2023 08:36am

Technology

Adoption of digital payments can boost GDP by 7pc: study

KARACHI: National adoption of digital payments in Pakistan by 2025 can boost gross domestic product (GDP) by 7...

Published 04 Oct, 2023 06:20am

Business & Finance

World Bank revises growth downward to 1.7pc

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has revised downward Pakistan’s GDP growth projection for the current fiscal year 2023-24...

Published 04 Oct, 2023 06:20am

Opinion

Improving tax compliance

The caretaker government has set up a tax reforms taskforce to come up with recommendations to close the ‘tax...

Published 03 Oct, 2023 06:02am

Editorials

There’s always a smell of shenanigans in the air

EDITORIAL: The government is desperate to fill the growing fiscal gaps. The space to finance a continuously high...

Published 02 Oct, 2023 06:33am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 25	278.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 25	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 25	155.60
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 25	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 25	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 25	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 24	5070.63
Nasdaq / Apr 24	15712.75
Dow Jones / Apr 24	38460.92
India Sensex / Apr 25	73780.80
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 25	37628.48
Hang Seng / Apr 25	17264.90
FTSE 100 / Apr 25	8077.84
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 25	17994.97

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 23	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 23	213220
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 25	83.02
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 25	2325.45
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 25	80.89
Petrol/Litre / Apr 26	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 26 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 26 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 26 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 26 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 26 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 26 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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