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Leaks without reckoning

Published 30 Oct, 2026 06:38am

Pakistan has spent an entire decade turning revelations of offshore wealth into political theatre. Names emerge,...

IMF, OECD warn AI could widen rich-poor country divide

Published 22 Oct, 2026 05:20pm

AI could add up to 0.5% to global growth, yet 40% of jobs are exposed, highlighting the urgent need for equitable adoption and skill development

Argentina unveils passports-for-investment scheme

Published 03 Oct, 2026 10:13pm

Argentina now offers citizenship for a $350,000 investment, a bold move by President Milei to attract foreign capital amid economic reforms and public debate

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 / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 15	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 15	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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