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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

BR Research

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

BR Research

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

BR Research

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

Editorials

A word of caution

EDITORIAL: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) in its recently published second quarterly report has commended the...

Published 14 Jun, 2021 03:39am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 10	278.14
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 10	277.97
USD to Japanese Yen / May 10	155.70
USD to Swiss Franc / May 10	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 10	1.25
Euro to USD / May 10	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 9	5214.08
Nasdaq / May 9	16346.27
Dow Jones / May 9	39387.76
India Sensex / May 10	72468.66
Tokyo Nikkei / May 10	38229.11
Hang Seng / May 10	18970.69
FTSE 100 / May 10	8438.19
Germany DAX 30 / May 10	18827.29

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 10	79.87
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 10	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 10	209019
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 10	2369.35
Cotton US¢/pound / May 10	78.18
Petrol/Litre / May 11	288.49

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 11 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 11 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 11 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 11 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 11 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 11 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 11 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 11 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 11 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 11 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 11 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 11 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 11 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 11 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 11 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 11 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 11 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 11 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 11 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 11 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 11 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 11 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 11 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 11 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 11 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 11 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 11 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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