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OECD raises Turkey inflation forecast, trims growth outlook

Published 27 Sep, 2026 02:24am

GDANSK: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on Wednesday sharply raised its 2026 and...

OECD lifts 2026 global growth forecast to 2.9% despite Mideast war

Published 23 Sep, 2026 02:03pm

Global economic growth is now seen at 2.9 percent

GST harmonisation

Updated 11 Sep, 2026 08:05am

Pakistan needs one seamless consumption-tax system without sacrificing provincial ownership The World Bank’s ‘2026...

China to support ‘little giants’ and other emerging companies in plan to boost jobs, innovation

Published 06 Sep, 2026 02:30am

BEIJING: China made public a five-year plan for “little giants” and other emerging companies on Thursday, promising...

Punjab’s digital tax ‘illusion’

Published 31 Jul, 2026 05:44am

Punjab’s latest experiment with restaurant and other vendors’ service taxation, receiving payment through digital...

Half the economy left behind

Updated 06 Jul, 2026 04:47am

The Untapped GDP: Why Gender is Pakistan’s Missing Growth Strategy Pakistan is searching for its next engine of...

ADB proposes regional TA programme

Updated 04 Jul, 2026 09:15am

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has proposed a regional technical assistance (TA) programme to...

India seeks EU scrap export relief as curbs threaten trade pact gains

Published 29 Jun, 2026 05:00pm

This year’s trade deal between India and the EU is set to take effect early next year

Brent falls to lowest since March on likely peace deal

Updated 14 Jun, 2026 06:56am

HOUSTON: Brent crude prices fell to their lowest levels since early March as traders grew more confident about an...

Oil prices rise on fragile Mideast peace hopes

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 07:49am

LONDON: Oil prices rose on Wednesday, edging closer to USD100 a barrel while stocks fell as further attacks between...

OECD cuts 2026 global growth forecasts over Mideast war fallout

Published 03 Jun, 2026 12:42pm

Previously the OECD had forecast full-year global growth of 2.9 percent

Huge state subsidies give China unfair edge over foreign rivals: OECD

Published 02 Jun, 2026 04:58am

PARIS: Chinese companies in 15 key industrial sectors received vastly more state support than their international...

Mideast war reshaping national energy strategies: IEA

Published 30 May, 2026 05:48am

PARIS: The Middle East war is pushing countries to open new supply routes and turn to domestic resources to tide...

OPEC lowers second-quarter global oil demand forecast

Published 14 Apr, 2026 02:25am

LONDON: OPEC on Monday lowered its forecast for world oil demand in the second quarter by 500,000 barrels per day,...

Taxing non-resident digital creators

Published 08 Apr, 2026 06:07am

EDITORIAL: The FBR’s new rules for social media content creators, issued on April 2, seek to bring income earned...

G7 ministers tackle economic fallout of Mideast war

Published 30 Mar, 2026 08:53pm

PARIS: G7 ministers and central bank officials gathered Monday to tackle the economic consequences of the war in the...

OECD: Iran war erases global growth upgrade, fans inflation

Published 26 Mar, 2026 04:36pm

Global GDP growth is now projected to ease from 3.3% last year to 2.9% in 2026 before edging up to 3.0% in 2027

‘Subversion’ of tax treaties?

Published 03 Mar, 2026 05:24am

Pakistan’s tax system is increasingly trapped in a contradiction that can no longer remain unnoticed. On the...

Mexico approves bill cutting workweek to 40 hours by 2030

Published 25 Feb, 2026 09:29pm

Increases weekly overtime and maintains only one rest day for every six worked

Health is hope

Published 28 Jan, 2026 05:34am

The Arabian proverb is, ‘He who has health has hope, and he who has hope, has everything’. Health and wealth create...

Ideas and implementation

Published 21 Jan, 2026 03:43am

‘I think, therefore I am’, wrote Rene Descartes in 1637. This assertion was the foundational principle of his...

More than 145 countries agree on update to global minimum tax deal

Published 06 Jan, 2026 05:46am

PARIS: More than 145 countries agreed on Monday to amend a 2021 global minimum corporate tax agreement, addressing...

IEA lowers 2026 oil glut forecast for first time since May

Published 12 Dec, 2025 04:14am

LONDON: The International Energy Agency trimmed its forecast of next year’s global oil supply glut for the first...

China’s Li says tariff consequences increasingly evident

Published 09 Dec, 2025 11:14am

China's trade surplus topped $1 trillion for the first time in November

Tariffs, AI boom could test global growth’s resilience, OECD says

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Petrol/Litre / Sep 30	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Diesel/Litre / Sep 30	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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