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growth rate

The youth bulge

Updated 04 Jul, 2023 05:50am

The high rate of population growth of Pakistan, among the highest in the world, has led to the emergence of a large...

Growth rate: PBS under the spotlight

Published 30 May, 2023 03:37am

The provisional estimates for 2022-23 of the GDP by sector and by expenditure have been released recently by the...

State of the economy

Published 11 Oct, 2022 05:54am

EDITORIAL: The strengthening of the Pakistani rupee vis-a-vis the dollar since the appointment of Ishaq Dar as the...

The need for across the board sacrifice

Published 02 Jun, 2022 06:19am

EDITORIAL: There is overwhelming evidence that in spite of a high growth rate in the current year other ...

MoF’s monthly outlook: High inflation could dampen Pakistan's growth prospects

Updated 29 Apr, 2022 05:30pm

Ministry says supply chain issues and surging international commodity prices are driving both international and domestic inflation

ADB World Economic Outlook

Published 20 Apr, 2022 05:12am

EDITORIAL: The Asian Outlook by the Asian Development Bank estimates growth in developing Asia at 5.2 percent in ...

Invest in barrens

Published 16 Mar, 2022 05:40am

Over the last century, domestic demand for food has escalated as our population has increased radically. According ...

Analyst says high interest rate to undermine growth objective

Published 14 Mar, 2022 06:00am

KARACHI: In the Recent Monetary Policy the State Bank of Pakistan left the benchmark interest rate unchanged at ...

Free market mechanism

Published 26 Jan, 2022 04:42am

According to Nadeem Akhtar, a political analyst, “Double-digit growth in India and China were unimaginable 40 ...

Jul-Nov ICT export remittances increase 37.57pc to $1.05bn YoY

Updated 22 Dec, 2021 09:57am

ISLAMABAD: The ICT export remittances, including telecommunication, computer and information services for the period...

MPS comes early!

Published 19 Nov, 2021 08:06am

The monetary policy decision is today. The committee meeting has been preponed by a week in light of recent...

Irish services sector prices, backlogs hit 21-year highs

Published 03 Nov, 2021 10:45am

DUBLIN: Growth in Ireland's service sector eased slightly in October from the previous month but remained near...

FY2020-21: Hyderabad Customs surpasses assigned target

Published 03 Jul, 2021 03:19am

HYDERABAD: Collectorate of Customs Hyderabad has succeeded in surpassing annual revenue targets assigned by the ...

Claims and counterclaims

Published 21 Jun, 2021 03:43am

EDITORIAL: The Shaukat Tarin-led Finance Ministry has projected a growth rate of 5 percent for next fiscal year...

Cement sector shows excellent growth rate of 49.86pc in May

Published 06 Jun, 2021 02:56am

LAHORE: Cement sector showed excellent growth of 49.86 percent during May 2021 when total cement dispatches were...

The growth rate controversy

Published 31 May, 2021 03:12am

Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has claimed Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate of 3.94 percent in the...

Growth rate of 4 percent?

Published 26 May, 2021 03:45am

EDITORIAL: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin during his press conference this Sunday past defended the authenticity of...

French economy returns to growth in first quarter

Published 30 Apr, 2021 11:52am

"The unexpected increase in French GDP in Q1 suggests that the economy has proved more resilient to the poor health situation and associated restrictions than we had thought," said Jessica Hinds, Europe economist at Capital Economics.

Pakistan economy needs to grow 7-9pc to generate jobs, curb debt: Report

Published 23 Apr, 2021 11:16am

The report highlighted that investment and productivity, which are the two major drivers of growth are not only rather low in Pakistan, but are on a decline.

Hammad confident Pakistan's economy to grow faster than earlier forecasts

Published 07 Apr, 2021 10:38am

“Starting from next fiscal year, we will be targeting an even higher growth rate that may exceed 4pc per annum,” said Azhar in a tweet.

Hafeez Sheikh: ignominious exit

Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am

EDITORIAL: The sudden removal of finance minister Dr Hafeez Sheikh from the federal cabinet, with nearly nine weeks...

UK economy slumps 2.9% in January on coronavirus curbs

Published 12 Mar, 2021 12:19pm

The economy was also 9.0 percent smaller than its pre-pandemic level in February 2020, it added.

China military budget to grow 6.8pc in 2021

Published 06 Mar, 2021 05:01am

BEIJING: China’s military budget — the second largest in the world after the US — is set to increase by 6.8...

C/A: things have changed since Nov

Published 02 Mar, 2021 05:50am

There has been a state of euphoria about the external balance of payments of the country till recently. This has ...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 3	278.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 3	278.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 3	159.93
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 3	0.79
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 3	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 3	1.16
SOFR % / Jun 3	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 3	7,553.68
India Sensex / Jun 3	74,346.17
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 3	68,402.13
Nasdaq / Jun 3	26,853.97
Hang Seng / Jun 3	25,633.21
FTSE 100 / Jun 3	10,332.30
Dow Jones / Jun 3	50,687.07
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 3	24,795.94
France CAC40 / Jun 3	8,150.42

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 3	95.34
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 3	401,030
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 3	4,452.30
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 3	80.51
Petrol/Litre / Jun 4	381.78
Diesel/Litre / Jun 4	380.78

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Jun 3 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	5.91 ▲ 1 (20.37%)
Gulshan Sp. / Jun 3 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	6.18 ▲ 1 (19.31%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Jun 3 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	6.88 ▲ 1 (17.01%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Jun 3 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.85 ▲ 0.44 (12.9%)
Chenab Ltd / Jun 3 Chenab Limited(CHBL)	9.61 ▲ 0.91 (10.46%)
Askari Life Assur. / Jun 3 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	19.24 ▲ 1.75 (10.01%)
Dawood Equities / Jun 3 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	20.56 ▲ 1.87 (10.01%)
Grays Leasing / Jun 3 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	20.89 ▲ 1.9 (10.01%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jun 3 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	68.38 ▲ 6.22 (10.01%)
Ideal Spinning / Jun 3 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	72.48 ▲ 6.59 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jun 3 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	2,164.61 ▼ -240.51 (-10%)
Diamond Ind. / Jun 3 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	71.48 ▼ -7.9 (-9.95%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Jun 3 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.88 ▼ -1.62 (-8.76%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jun 3 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	27.79 ▼ -2.41 (-7.98%)
Paramount Mod / Jun 3 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	13.90 ▼ -1.1 (-7.33%)
AN Textile Mills / Jun 3 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	30.18 ▼ -2.23 (-6.88%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Jun 3 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	52.03 ▼ -3.68 (-6.61%)
Gammon Pak / Jun 3 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	19.23 ▼ -1.32 (-6.42%)
Burshane LPG / Jun 3 Burshane LPG (Pakistan) Limited(BPL)	56.96 ▼ -3.61 (-5.96%)
Punjab Oil / Jun 3 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	147.13 ▼ -8.47 (-5.44%)

Stock	Volume
Treet Battery / Jun 3 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	46,642,698 ▼ -0.03
Dewan Cement / Jun 3 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	33,760,377 ▲ 0.4
Sitara Petroleum Service / Jun 3 Sitara Petroleum Service Limited(SPSL)	25,238,548 ▲ 0.84
Beco Steel Ltd / Jun 3 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	23,949,474 ▲ 0.46
P.T.C.L. / Jun 3 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	23,376,596 ▲ 0.82
TPL Corp Ltd / Jun 3 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	17,752,841 ▲ 0.38
Cnergyico PK / Jun 3 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	16,285,113 ▼ -0.2
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 3 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	14,753,659 ▼ -0.01
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 3 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	13,876,959 ▼ -0.12
Mahanna Islamic Index / Jun 3 Mahanna Islamic Index Traded Fund(MIIETF)	13,316,500 ▼ -0.13

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