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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 / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81
Hang Seng / Jul 20	25,069.85

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 20	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 20	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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