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Global trading enduring ‘most sustained’ disruption: WTO

Published 16 Sep, 2026 05:59am

GENEVA: The global trading system is enduring its most sustained disruption in living memory amid challenges to...

Turkiye lifts opposition to WTO adopting developing country investment agreement

Published 26 Mar, 2026 07:59pm

Many countries hope the IFDA, which aims to reduce bureaucratic hurdles to encourage foreign direct investment

OECD: Iran war erases global growth upgrade, fans inflation

Published 26 Mar, 2026 04:36pm

Global GDP growth is now projected to ease from 3.3% last year to 2.9% in 2026 before edging up to 3.0% in 2027

US-Israel war with Iran sends shockwaves through global business

Published 07 Mar, 2026 06:09am

War could dent global GDP, cause billion-dollar hits to firms

IMF lifts 2026 global growth forecast but flags AI, trade risks

Published 20 Jan, 2026 06:13am

WASHINGTON: The IMF upgraded its 2026 global growth forecast Monday, citing a boost from tech investments but ...

IMF revises up Japan’s growth forecast, sees inflation moderating

Published 19 Jan, 2026 03:08pm

For 2027, the IMF expects Japan’s economy to grow 0.6%

IMF sees steady global growth in 2026 as AI boom offsets trade headwinds

Published 19 Jan, 2026 03:02pm

The global crisis lender forecast 2027 growth at 3.2%
We find that global growth remains quite resilient

EDITORIAL: Resilience in world economy

Updated 19 Jan, 2026 09:13am

EDITORIAL: The World Bank in its semi-annual Global Economic Prospects has maintained that the global economy is...

OPINION: A new world order for Asia’s energy transition

Updated 17 Dec, 2025 07:13am

In context of our planet’s dynamics and its consequences, global, regional and national Asia’s energy transition is...

G20 billionaires could end world poverty in one year’s earnings: Oxfam

Published 21 Nov, 2025 05:36am

JOHANNESBURG: Billionaires in the world’s leading economies made $2.2 trillion last year, which would have been...

IMF urges countries to keep trade as engine of growth

Published 17 Oct, 2025 06:28am

WASHINGTON: International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva on Thursday urged member countries to keep trade...

‘Beijing’s parade proves China is in full control’

Published 27 Sep, 2025 05:59am

This is apropos three letters from this writer carried by the newspaper on Wednesday, Thursday, and yesterday. This...

‘America’s ark of defence vs. China’s web of power’

Published 16 Sep, 2025 06:25am

This is apropos a series of letters to the Editor from this writer carried by the newspaper in recent days. Unlike...

The missed century: can South Asia rise again?

Updated 18 Jun, 2025 08:26am

“Civilizations die from suicide, not by murder.” Arnold Toynbee’s warning resounds powerfully across the...

Mispricing the volatility regime?

Updated 29 May, 2025 07:45am

It’s hard to price in the unpredictable. That’s the market’s dilemma with Trump’s second coming. While some...

IMF says tariff pressures to push global public debt past pandemic levels

Published 23 Apr, 2025 06:46pm

WASHINGTON: Economic pressures from steep new U.S. tariffs will push global public debt above pandemic-era levels to...

Will Trump’s Gold Card fetch $50 trillion

Published 10 Apr, 2025 03:14am

President Donald Trump, in his recent interview with Fox News, claimed that his proposed $5 million Gold Card,...

Is de-dollarisation on the move

Updated 30 Sep, 2024 08:09am

**This is the first of a two-part series on de-dollarisation. An exclusive report carried by Business Recorder...

OECD calls for higher property taxes to fight debt

Published 26 Sep, 2024 06:48am

PARIS: The OECD on Wednesday slightly raised its world economic growth forecast for 2024 but called for higher...

Last two years worse in Pakistan’s economic history: Atif Mian

Updated 19 Aug, 2024 04:40pm

Country stuck in ‘poverty trap’, needs ‘big policy change’, says noted economist

UN launches new way to measure nations’ economic vulnerability

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Petrol/Litre / Sep 30	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Diesel/Litre / Sep 30	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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