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Macroeconomic conditions: ADB team briefed about improvement

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb was called on by Alternate...

Published 17 May, 2024 05:50am

BR Research

Rate cut: the virtues of patience

If Pakistan were a person, it would have probably been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Few trips to Gulf capitals;...

Published 29 Apr, 2024 07:50am

Opinion

Time to revisit the NFC Award

Notwithstanding the recent IMF demand to amend the existing NFC award, there is a longstanding need to address the...

Published 19 Mar, 2024 04:53am

BR Research

Why food inflation is here to stay?

No, and not just because Russia’s decision to exit the Black Sea grain export deal, or India’s decision to impose a...

Updated 07 Aug, 2023 09:22am

Business & Finance

Despite improved C/A, fiscal balance: Macroeconomic conditions deteriorated in first half of FY23: SBP

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Friday said Pakistan’s macroeconomic conditions deteriorated during ...

Published 20 May, 2023 05:59am

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Shell Pakistan in 1QCY23

Shell Pakistan Limited (PSX: SHEL) announced its financial performance for the first quarter of 2023, which was...

Published 15 May, 2023 08:38am

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Telenor Pakistan in 1QCY23

Following a large operating loss in CY22 on account of a massive ‘impairment loss,’ Telenor Pakistan appears to be...

Published 11 May, 2023 09:03am

Opinion

‘The economic malaise’

This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed ‘The economic malaise’ carried by the newspaper yesterday. Dr Hafiz...

Published 29 Mar, 2023 06:27am

BR Research

PTCL Group in CY22

The country’s telecom giant posted its first annual net loss on the group level since at least 2012. As per latest...

Published 17 Feb, 2023 09:10am

Opinion

Lack of prudent macroeconomic policies

“The curious task of economics is to demonstrate to men how little they really know about what they imagine they...

Published 14 Dec, 2022 05:57am

BR Research

MPS: uncertainty reigns

The monetary policy committee meeting is due tomorrow. Most analysts expect no change in the policy rate, which is...

Published 24 Nov, 2022 08:00am

Targeted assistance: IMF appears ready to take the long view

Talks on 9th review of International Monetary Fund Enhanced Fund Facility further delayed

Updated 18 Nov, 2022 09:54am

Growth to slow to around 2pc: World Bank

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has projected Pakistan’s GDP growth to slow from 6 percent in the fiscal year 2022 to...

Updated 07 Oct, 2022 09:37am

Business & Finance

ADB report advocates fiscal consolidation, policy reforms

ISLAMABAD: Continued efforts towards fiscal consolidation and policy reforms will be key to sustaining improvements...

Published 13 Sep, 2022 06:47am

BR Research

Déjà vu

After months of painstaking measures and waiting, the resumption (and extension) of the IMF’s EFF program has sent...

Published 31 Aug, 2022 08:42am

Opinion

The challenge of economic revival

Pakistan’s macroeconomic imbalances have assumed dangerous proportions and the hope for economic recovery is yet ...

Published 15 Jul, 2022 06:20am

Business & Finance

Stability largely depends on emerging macroeconomic dynamics: SBP

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Tuesday said that the financial stability largely depends on emerging...

Updated 22 Jun, 2022 10:06am

Tough fiscal consolidation measures on the way

High growth accompanied by external and internal imbalances, as has been the case historically with Pakistan’s economy

Updated 10 Jun, 2022 10:52am

BR Research

Telcos: more uncertainty

The ongoing macroeconomic crisis has exacerbated the challenges that were previously faced by the telecom operators...

Published 01 Jun, 2022 08:34am

MoF lists macroeconomic imbalances: Higher growth may not be sustainable

Ministry of Finance says primary contributors to increasing inflation are surge in international commodity prices and massive exchange rate depreciation

Updated 29 May, 2022 04:06pm

BR Research

Fate of development spending

Now that the godfather of development is in charge, how will the federal government’s flagship Public Sector...

Published 19 Apr, 2022 08:24am

Macroeconomic stability: IMF, govt discuss new initiatives

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Pakistani authorities are further discussing existing...

Updated 01 Apr, 2022 10:03am

MoF’s monthly outlook: Domestic, world scenarios may ‘ramify economic recovery’

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is apprehensive that domestic and international changing scenario may have...

Updated 29 Mar, 2022 10:07am

Pakistan

IMF programme aims to promote macroeconomic stability: official

KARACHI: Resident Representative of International Monetary Fund (IMF) to Pakistan Esther Perez Ruiz on Thursday said...

Updated 18 Feb, 2022 09:30am

Business & Finance

PM Imran terms PTI govt tenure 'an economic success story'

Says Pakistan's GDP is set to grow at over 4%, which is a huge achievement given the state economy was in during 2018

Updated 07 Jan, 2022 04:38pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan’s macroeconomic indicators stable, says PM

Prime minister Khan says government has tackled economic disaster left by the previous government

Published 07 Dec, 2021 02:58pm

BR Research

Measuring poultry GDP

It is that time of the year again. Yesterday, SBP released its flagship annual economic publication – State of the...

Published 25 Nov, 2021 06:32am

BR Research

Equity market – resistance continues

What is the face of resistance in Pakistan these days? It is the 48,000 mark at the KSE-100. And the support it had...

Published 08 Sep, 2021 07:30am

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FDI –down she goes!

For foreign direct investment, there is nothing to write home about – for a long time now. Every month since the...

Published 23 Aug, 2021 07:35am

MoF for ensuring sustainability of new growth strategy

ISLAMABAD: There is a need to ensure that the new growth strategy is sustainable without any macroeconomic...

Updated 29 Jul, 2021 09:21am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 26	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 26	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 26	153.77
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 26	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 26	1.29
Euro to USD / Jul 26	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 25	5,399.22
Nasdaq / Jul 25	17,181.72
Dow Jones / Jul 25	39,935.07
India Sensex / Jul 26	80,709.64
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 26	37,865.35
Hang Seng / Jul 26	17,058.55
FTSE 100 / Jul 26	8,255.78
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 26	18,346.62

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 26	78.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 26	17,035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 26	215,621
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 26	2,374.19
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 26	68.62
Petrol/Litre / Jul 27	275.60

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jul 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jul 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jul 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jul 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jul 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jul 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jul 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jul 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jul 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jul 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jul 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jul 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jul 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jul 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Jul 27 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Jul 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Jul 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Jul 27 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Jul 27 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Jul 27 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Jul 27 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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