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IMF sees risks to global growth forecast over sustained Iran war

Published 15 May, 2026 06:03am

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund warned on Thursday that continuing disruptions due to the Iran war meant...

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

World Bank sees resilient global growth in 2026 amid tariffs but fading dynamism

Published 13 Jan, 2026 08:35pm

Global output growth will slow slightly to 2.6% this year from 2.7% in 2025

Tariffs, AI boom could test global growth’s resilience, OECD says

Published 02 Dec, 2025 04:20pm

PARIS: Global growth is holding up better than expected as an artificial intelligence investment boom helps offset...

Gulf markets mixed on easing US-China trade tensions

Published 28 Oct, 2025 05:39am

DUBAI: Gulf stock markets ended mixed on Monday, as indications of easing US-China trade tensions that supported ...

Indian blue-chips post fifth weekly loss as tariffs bite

Published 02 Aug, 2025 06:09am

MUMBAI: Indian stock benchmarks fell on Friday, logging their fifth straight weekly loss - the longest losing streak...

IMF lifts 2025 global growth forecast on tariff distortion

Published 29 Jul, 2025 06:12pm

WASHINGTON: The IMF raised its global growth forecast Tuesday as efforts to circumvent Donald Trump’s sweeping...

IMF expects ‘notable markdowns’ in growth forecasts, but no global recession

Published 17 Apr, 2025 07:29pm

WASHINGTON: Rising trade tensions and sweeping shifts in the global trading system will trigger downward revisions...

Indian stocks end week lower

Published 05 Apr, 2025 05:23am

MUMBAI: Indian shares ended the week lower on Friday, following US President Donald Trump’s sweeping retaliatory...

CEOs optimistic about global growth but risks remain, survey shows

Published 27 Jan, 2025 05:50am

DAVOS: Companies around the world grew increasingly more optimistic about global growth in the coming year, but...

Sluggish global growth

Published 19 Jan, 2025 02:47am

EDITORIAL: The United Nations’ recent projection of a steady 2.8pc global economic growth for 2025, mirroring...

IMF sees steady global growth, warns of slowing disinflation momentum

Updated 16 Jul, 2024 08:33pm

WASHINGTON: The global economy is set for modest growth over the next two years amid cooling activity in the U.S., a...

World Bank says global growth stabilising but well below pre-pandemic levels

Updated 11 Jun, 2024 09:58pm

Global economy to avoid third consecutive drop in real GDP growth since major post-pandemic jump in 2021

Global economy outlook at odds with aggressive rate cut bets

Published 26 Jan, 2024 10:06am

BENGALURU: Global growth is set to stay resilient this year and only pick up pace a bit in 2025, according to a...

Global banks face negative outlook, property stress in 2024: Moody’s

Published 05 Dec, 2023 03:01am

LONDON: Sluggish global growth, a higher risk of borrowers defaulting on loans and pressure on profitability mean...

Global banks face negative outlook, property stress in 2024: Moody’s

Published 04 Dec, 2023 06:43pm

LONDON: Sluggish global growth, a higher risk of borrowers defaulting on loans and pressure on profitability mean...

Global growth to slow but avoid a hard landing: OECD

Published 29 Nov, 2023 04:55pm

PARIS: The global economy will slow slightly next year but the risk of a hard landing has subsided despite high...

Dollar lifted by worries over global growth

Published 06 Sep, 2023 03:37am

NEW YORK: The dollar rose on Tuesday as jitters over global growth, particularly in China, caused investors to flock...

IMF raises India’s growth forecast to 6.1% for fiscal year 2024

Published 25 Jul, 2023 08:33pm

BENGALURU: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday raised its growth forecast for India slightly, expecting...

IMF nudges up 2023 economic outlook but warns of slowing global growth ahead

Updated 25 Jul, 2023 09:51pm

Global growth forecast for this year raised by 0.2 percentage points from the IMF's last forecast in April, putting the world economy on track for 3% growth in both 2023 and 2024

World Bank cuts 2024 global growth forecast as rate hikes bite but lifts 2023 outlook

Published 06 Jun, 2023 08:14pm

WASHINGTON: The World Bank on Tuesday raised its 2023 global growth outlook as the U.S., China and other major...

Yellen to travel to Japan for G7 finance ministers meeting

Published 03 May, 2023 05:59pm

WASHINGTON: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will travel to Niigata, Japan next week to participate in the Group...

IMF chief says global economy mired in weak growth, sticky inflation

Published 13 Apr, 2023 10:02pm

WASHINGTON: International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Thursday that the global...

IMF drastically cuts Pakistan’s FY23 growth forecast to 0.5pc

Updated 12 Apr, 2023 01:04pm

Projects rise in inflation from 19.9 percent to 27.1 and unemployment from 6.2 percent to 7 percent

IMF warns deeper financial turmoil would slam global growth

Published 11 Apr, 2023 08:47pm

In World Economic Outlook report, it is now forecasting global real GDP growth at 2.8% for 2023 and 3.0% for 2024, marking a sharp slowdown from 3.4% growth in 2022 due to tighter monetary policy

IMF trims India’s growth forecast to 5.9% for current fiscal year

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 30	278.36
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 30	278.16
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 1	162.57
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 1	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 1	1.33
Euro to USD / Jul 1	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 1	3.62

Stock	Volume
Hang Seng / Jun 30	22,881.02
S&P 500 / Jul 1	7,483.23
India Sensex / Jul 1	76,922.64
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 1	70,474.96
Nasdaq / Jul 1	26,040.03
FTSE 100 / Jul 1	10,478.34
Dow Jones / Jul 1	52,305.24
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 1	25,040.28
France CAC40 / Jul 1	8,337.29

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 1	68
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 1	17,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 1	359,770
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 1	4,038.74
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 1	77.84
Petrol/Litre / Jul 2	299.50
Diesel/Litre / Jul 2	311.47

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jul 1 Blue-Ex Limited(BLUEX)	9.16 ▲ 1 (12.25%)
Asim Textile / Jul 1 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	25.70 ▲ 2.34 (10.02%)
First Fid. Leasing / Jul 1 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	24.27 ▲ 2.21 (10.02%)
Hala Enterprise / Jul 1 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	29.22 ▲ 2.66 (10.02%)
Frontier Ceramics / Jul 1 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	86.52 ▲ 7.87 (10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Jul 1 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	44.62 ▲ 4.06 (10.01%)
Paramount Mod / Jul 1 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	14.07 ▲ 1.28 (10.01%)
Fateh Ind. / Jul 1 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	242.24 ▲ 22.02 (10%)
P.T.C.L. / Jul 1 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	72.07 ▲ 6.55 (10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 1 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	88.15 ▲ 8.01 (10%)

Stock	Price
First Tri-Star Mod. / Jul 1 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	38.65 ▼ -4.25 (-9.91%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jul 1 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	11.11 ▼ -1 (-8.26%)
Haseeb Waqas / Jul 1 Haseeb Waqas Sugar Mills Limited(HWQS)	17.76 ▼ -1.36 (-7.11%)
Kohat Textile / Jul 1 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	161.43 ▼ -11.04 (-6.4%)
Meezan PakistanXD / Jul 1 Meezan Pakistan ETF(MZNPETF)	18.43 ▼ -1.24 (-6.3%)
Zephyr Textile / Jul 1 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	22.05 ▼ -1.42 (-6.05%)
Husein Industries / Jul 1 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	61.84 ▼ -3.5 (-5.36%)
Prosperity Weav / Jul 1 Prosperity Weaving Mills Limited(PRWM)	64.15 ▼ -3.56 (-5.26%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 1 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	24.69 ▼ -1.31 (-5.04%)
AN Textile Mills / Jul 1 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	37.46 ▼ -1.94 (-4.92%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 1 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	82,666,150 ▼ -0.21
B.O.Punjab / Jul 1 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	77,111,046 ▲ 1.22
P.T.C.L. / Jul 1 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	28,752,273 ▲ 6.55
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 1 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	27,698,338 ▲ 0.33
Pak Qatar Family / Jul 1 Pak Qatar Family Takaful Limited(PAKQATAR)	24,952,487 ▲ 1.98
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,251,243 ▲ 0.04
Hascol Petrol / Jul 1 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	23,061,705 ▼ -0.21
Askari Bank / Jul 1 Askari Bank Limited(AKBL)	22,929,384 ▲ 2.76
Pak Int.Bulk / Jul 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	20,096,607 ▼ -0.23
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 1 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	20,049,681 ▲ 0.52

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