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Output: uptick, downtick or ...

This is the first of a two-part series focusing on the significant divergence in calculation of Gross Domestic...

Updated 06 Nov, 2023 06:03am

BR Research

LSM: Green after a long time

The jinx is finally broken. After 13 long months of consecutive negative growth – the Large-Scale Manufacturing...

Published 23 Oct, 2023 05:57am

Editorials

Rise in LSM output

EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) released very encouraging data on large-scale manufacturing (LSM)...

Published 19 Oct, 2023 05:10am

Opinion

Poverty on the rise

Poverty levels have risen from 34.2 percent in 2022 to 39.4 percent in 2023, pushing 12.5 million people below the...

Updated 09 Oct, 2023 07:03am

Business & Finance

Economic revival plan: Tax on retail, agri and real estate sectors may be revised: MoF

Key measures include revenue enhancement strategies including tax revisions in sectors such as retail, agriculture, and real estate, alongside a wealth tax on movable assets, as deemed appropriate

Updated 30 Sep, 2023 09:45am

Editorials

Significant rise in poverty

EDITORIAL: World Bank officials while briefing the media noted that Pakistan’s poverty level rose to 39.4 percent...

Updated 27 Sep, 2023 07:05am

Opinion

Worst is yet to come

Inflation and purchasing power erosion pinch is now reflected in volumetric sales’ reduction in products and...

Updated 25 Sep, 2023 07:36am

Opinion

Handling the energy crisis

The relentless rise in electricity prices in Pakistan has taken a severe toll on domestic consumers, large-scale...

Published 20 Sep, 2023 06:28am

BR Research

LSM: low base in play

The Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) marked the thirteenth consecutive month of negative year-on-year growth – an...

Published 19 Sep, 2023 08:53am

Economic update for August: Upward adjustment in energy tariffs, fuel price hike to strain inflationary pressures: MoF

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry Wednesday said the upward adjustment in energy tariffs and further increase in fuel...

Updated 07 Sep, 2023 09:33am

BR Research

LSM: Tanks double-digits

Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM)growth settled in negative double digits for the outgoing fiscal year. This is so...

Published 18 Aug, 2023 08:40am

Editorials

Woeful LSM decline

EDITORIAL: The FY23 Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) is down 10.3 percent year-on-year. Barring the Covid year, this...

Published 18 Aug, 2023 05:42am

Rs9.4trn revenue collection target: FBR required to rely on policy, some other steps

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will heavily rely on policy and administrative/ enforcement measures...

Updated 09 Aug, 2023 09:27am

Opinion

LSM sector travails

Large-scale manufacturing (LSM) sector, as per data released by the Finance Division, registered negative 8.1 ...

Published 07 Aug, 2023 06:34am

Opinion

Tax targets versus tax gap—I

“…the FBR’s revenue target has been increased to Rs 9,415 billion, requiring a 31% increase over collection of...

Updated 14 Jul, 2023 06:47am

Business & Finance

‘Increasing cost of production is a real threat to LSM, small-scale businesses’

LAHORE: “The ever-increasing cost of production in the country is the real threat to both large-scale ...

Published 11 Jul, 2023 06:08am

Business & Finance

BMP of FPCCI expresses its dismay at LSM slide

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP), has expressed its...

Published 19 Jun, 2023 06:55am

BR Research

LSM: the horrid run continues

Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) dropped another 21 percent year-on-year in April 2023. This marks the tenth straight...

Published 16 Jun, 2023 07:54am

Opinion

What does Economic Survey lack?

Economic Survey 2022-23, unlike previous surveys, raises more questions of competence as opposed to credibility,...

Published 09 Jun, 2023 06:20am

Opinion

A catch-22 situation

Pakistan has got itself fully trapped in a catch-22 situation, which is an impossible predicament where you are...

Published 03 Jun, 2023 03:52am

Opinion

FY23: Uncovering drivers of economic performance

The National Account numbers for FY2023 have been published and, unfortunately, they paint a truly dismal picture of...

Published 30 May, 2023 03:37am

Opinion

GDP estimates: fudging under way?

The economic recession in Pakistan is getting worse. GDP contraction is happening at a much faster pace than was...

Published 22 May, 2023 06:23am

Slow growth, rising inflation: SBP projects a double whammy for country

Says demand management measures and floods in 2022 have weighed heavily on the country’s growth outlook for FY23

Updated 20 May, 2023 07:23pm

Editorials

Economy between the devil and the deep blue sea

EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) calculated a Sensitive Price Index (SPI) for the week ending 11 May...

Published 17 May, 2023 06:22am

BR Research

LSM: Running to the ground

Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) index for March 2023 went down 25 percent year-on-year. This is the steepest monthly...

Published 16 May, 2023 08:53am

Opinion

Interest rates: no more room for tightening

Interest rates in Pakistan are almost at historic highs and still the country is running negative real rates on both...

Published 08 May, 2023 06:40am

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

Things look grim, but all is not lost

Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) and export-oriented industry are stressed as never before. They present a depressing...

Updated 29 Apr, 2023 07:35am

BR Research

LSM horror run deepens

Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) data comes with a considerable lag and has of late only stamped the worst fears. The...

Published 20 Apr, 2023 09:40am

Markets

Ministry of Finance warns inflation to remain high, could increase further

Reasons include market frictions caused by relative demand and supply gap of essential items as well as exchange rate depreciation

Updated 31 Mar, 2023 06:48pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Trust Mod. / Dec 6 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	2.16 ▲ 0.60 (38.46%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Dec 6 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	4 ▲ 1.00 (33.33%)
Treet Corp. (R) / Dec 6 Treet Corporation Limited (R)(TREETR2)	4.14 ▲ 0.76 (22.49%)
LSE Propetech / Dec 6 LSE Propetech Limited(LSEPL)	4.55 ▲ 0.79 (21.01%)
F.Credit & Inv / Dec 6 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	6.51 ▲ 1.00 (18.15%)
Hascol Petrol / Dec 6 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	6.69 ▲ 1.00 (17.57%)
HBL Invest Fund / Dec 6 HBL Investment Fund(HIFA)	3.80 ▲ 0.49 (14.80%)
LSE Ventures / Dec 6 LSE Ventures Limited(LSEVL)	5.57 ▲ 0.71 (14.61%)
F. Nat.Equities / Dec 6 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	6.70 ▲ 0.80 (13.56%)
Redco Textile / Dec 6 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	6.90 ▲ 0.80 (13.11%)

Stock	Price
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 6 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	7.51 ▼ -0.74 (-8.97%)
Ist.Dawood Bank / Dec 6 First Dawood Investment Bank Limited(FDIBL)	2.30 ▼ -0.19 (-7.63%)
Kohat Textile / Dec 6 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	19.81 ▼ -1.61 (-7.52%)
MithchellsFruit / Dec 6 Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited(MFFL)	208.72 ▼ -16.92 (-7.50%)
Shadman Cotton / Dec 6 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	14.42 ▼ -1.17 (-7.50%)
Land Mark Spinning / Dec 6 Landmark Spinning Industries Limited(LMSM)	16.47 ▼ -1.33 (-7.47%)
SME Leasing Ltd / Dec 6 SME Leasing Limited(SLL)	1.90 ▼ -0.15 (-7.32%)
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 6 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.47 ▼ -0.40 (-6.81%)
Suraj Cotton / Dec 6 Suraj Cotton Mills Limited(SURC)	136.50 ▼ -9.50 (-6.51%)
J.K.Spinning / Dec 6 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	44 ▼ -3.00 (-6.38%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 6 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	143,393,681 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 6 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	82,309,654 ▲ 0.05
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 6 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	56,884,642 ▲ 0.02
Hascol Petrol / Dec 6 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	54,169,500 ▲ 1.00
Pak Refinery / Dec 6 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	53,701,236 ▲ 0.84
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 6 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	37,662,460 ▲ 0.06
P.T.C.L. / Dec 6 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	36,098,500 ▲ 0.03
Pak Petroleum / Dec 6 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	35,317,902 ▲ 0.99
Oil & Gas Dev. / Dec 6 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	31,154,943 ▼ -0.61
The Searle Co. / Dec 6 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	28,673,613 ▲ 3.11

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 6	284.43
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 6	284.13
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 6	147.26
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 6	0.87
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 6	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 6	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Dec 5	5.46

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 5	4567.18
Nasdaq / Dec 5	14229.91
Dow Jones / Dec 5	36124.56
India Sensex / Dec 6	69555.66
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 6	33445.90
Hang Seng / Dec 6	16427.53
FTSE 100 / Dec 6	7516.04
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 6	16541.49
France CAC40 / Dec 6	7392.44

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 5	17235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 5	189043
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 6	72.27
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 6	2021.37
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 6	80.12

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