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inflation in Pakistan

Gross financing, and medium-term economic strategy

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Country Report No. 22/288, released in September 2022 – the last such report...

Published 02 Jun, 2023 03:56am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s headline inflation hits new record at 38% in May 2023

Food inflation leads surge in general price levels

Updated 01 Jun, 2023 06:01pm

Monthly update: Inflation to remain on upward trajectory: MoF

ISLAMABAD: Inflation to remain on a higher trajectory despite monetary tightening primarily due to rupee...

Updated 31 May, 2023 08:53am

Pakistan

IK condemns crackdown on PTI

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said that backbreaking inflation and unprecedented...

Published 28 May, 2023 03:34am

Business & Finance

‘Political battles making economy weak, increasing inflation’

KARACHI United Business Group (UBG) and Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association (PPDA) leader Malik Khuda Bakhsh has...

Published 25 May, 2023 06:26am

Pakistan

Macroeconomic conditions deteriorated during first half FY23: SBP

Central bank says adverse global economic conditions, uncertainty surrounding IMF programme are major concerns

Published 19 May, 2023 05:05pm

ECC struggles to lower prices of essentials

Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) suggests measures required to be taken to lower inflation in the country

Updated 15 May, 2023 09:05am

Pakistan

JI says will hold rallies against rising inflation

LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Sirajul Haq has announced protest rallies against inflation, demanding subsidy on...

Published 10 May, 2023 06:03am

Opinion

Causes of the rising inflation

The rate of inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), has been persistently rising since September...

Published 09 May, 2023 05:37am

Perspectives

Pakistan’s inflation conundrum: out of the frying pan into the fire

SBP's monetary policy has proven to be an ineffective tool in curbing inflationary pressures, and has massively increased cost of doing business

Published 08 May, 2023 06:14pm

Opinion

Pakistan, and international global financial order: Revisiting macroeconomic policy

In the recently released report ‘Regional Economic Outlook: Middle East and Central Asia’ by International...

Published 05 May, 2023 06:44am

Opinion

Critical economic challenges

Pakistan’s recent economic crisis, brewing since last few years, intensified in the last quarter of fiscal year...

Published 05 May, 2023 06:44am

Editorials

Trade deficit down, inflation up

EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) noted a narrowing of the trade deficit to 23.71 billion dollars...

Published 04 May, 2023 04:26am

Business & Finance

Food pushes inflation to record 36.4pc in April

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation increased to 36.4 per cent on a year-on-year basis in ...

Published 03 May, 2023 06:35am

Economy is not out of the woods yet: MoF

Govt has a daunting task to follow effective revenue mobilisation and cautious expenditure management strategy to end the current fiscal year

Updated 30 Apr, 2023 09:18am

Opinion

The law of unintended consequences

This is apropos a Business Recorder editorial “Hot desert’s coal left out in the cold” carried by the ...

Published 27 Apr, 2023 06:24am

Opinion

Contrasting trends

The economy is showing contrasting trends in different segments of activity. This is due to various factors like the...

Published 25 Apr, 2023 06:25am

Business & Finance

Singapore March core inflation rises 5%, slightly less than forecast

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s key consumer price gauge rose 5% in March, slightly lower than forecast, official data showed...

Published 24 Apr, 2023 10:20am

Opinion

‘Watermelon saves the day’

This is apropos a letter to the Editor ‘Watermelon saves the day’ carried by the newspaper yesterday. It is true...

Published 22 Apr, 2023 03:38am

Opinion

Watermelon saves the day

The month of Ramazan this year will always be remembered for two broad reasons. First, it was during this month that...

Updated 21 Apr, 2023 06:18am

Markets

Pakistan’s REER index falls to 85.6 in March 2023

Pakistan’s real effective exchange rate (REER) index depreciated to 85.6 in March 2023 as compared to 86.5 in...

Published 19 Apr, 2023 06:11pm

Opinion

Govt’s performance

This is apropos a Business Recorder editorial “Govt’s one year: results are a little more than mixed” ...

Published 19 Apr, 2023 06:36am

Life & Style

High inflation badly hits Eid shopping

KARACHI: As this year’s Eid-ul-Fitr is round the corner, markets and shopping centres across the city have started...

Published 18 Apr, 2023 06:21am

Pakistan

BISP budget increased 70.12pc to Rs400bn

ISLAMABAD: The government Friday announced that the budget for the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) was...

Published 15 Apr, 2023 06:19am

SBP chief says inflation to begin decelerating over next few months

KARACHI: Central bank governor said on Friday that the country’s inflation is expected to start decelerating over...

Updated 15 Apr, 2023 08:51am

Business & Finance

Inflation perception survey: Rising price hike linked to political instability

ISLAMABAD: An overwhelming majority of 71 per cent of the country has reckoned political instability as the major...

Published 15 Apr, 2023 06:19am

Opinion

Resilience, helplessness or loss of trust?–I

The Pakistanis are battling an inflation rate of over 35 percent, a policy rate of 21 percent, depletion in value of...

Updated 13 Apr, 2023 07:20am

Business & Finance

Business community facing unending problems: PBIF chief

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

Published 12 Apr, 2023 06:11am

Business & Finance

Iftikhar calls for efforts to increase per capita income

KARACHI: Income per capita must increase to reduce the poverty in the country, stated by Iftikhar Ali Malik a global...

Published 12 Apr, 2023 06:11am

Opinion

Ramazan amid unbridled inflation

According to a credible research, retail spending in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region during Ramazan ...

Published 10 Apr, 2023 06:45am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jun 10 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.70 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jun 10 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	462.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jun 10 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jun 10 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jun 10 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jun 10 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	67 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jun 10 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	392.95 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jun 10 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jun 10 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	6.44 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Jun 10 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	81.08 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jun 10 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.70 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jun 10 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	462.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jun 10 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jun 10 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jun 10 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jun 10 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	67 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jun 10 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	392.95 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jun 10 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jun 10 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	6.44 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Jun 10 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	81.08 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
TPL Properties / Jun 10 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	19,508,636 ▲ 0.00
Unity Foods Ltd / Jun 10 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	13,968,605 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,368,418 ▲ 0.00
Faysal Bank / Jun 10 Faysal Bank Limited(FABL)	10,591,954 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Jun 10 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	9,824,500 ▲ 0.00
Sui North Gas / Jun 10 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	4,738,000 ▲ 0.00
Oil & Gas Dev. / Jun 10 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	4,140,321 ▲ 0.00
Loads Limited / Jun 10 Loads Limited(LOADS)	3,872,000 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Jun 10 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	3,751,614 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Jun 10 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	3,391,687 ▲ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 9	286.95
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 9	286.80
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 9	139.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 9	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 9	1.26
Euro to USD / Jun 9	1.07
UK LIBOR % / Jun 9	5.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 9	4298.86
India Sensex / Jun 9	62625.63
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 9	32265.17
Nasdaq / Jun 9	13259.14
Hang Seng / Jun 9	19389.95
FTSE 100 / Jun 9	7562.36
Dow Jones / Jun 9	33876.78
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 9	15949.84
France CAC40 / Jun 9	7213.14

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 9	70.17
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 9	20235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 9	196588
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 9	1961.19
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 9	81.82

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