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The growth rate controversy

Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has claimed Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate of 3.94 percent in the...

Published 31 May, 2021 03:12am

Editorials

Achieving food security

EDITORIAL: The bumper wheat crop provides a good example of how headlines can be a little misleading sometimes...

Published 30 May, 2021 03:51am

Economy to have sustainable, inclusive growth: MoF

ISLAMABAD: The government Friday said the economic growth of 3.94 percent for the outgoing fiscal year would bring...

Published 29 May, 2021 03:59am

SPI down 0.63pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended May 27, 2021 recorded a decline of 0.63 percent...

Published 29 May, 2021 03:59am

Opinion

Beyond GDP: equity, wellbeing and sustainability

Let me start the article by giving two quotes in order to lay the basis for understanding why it is important for...

Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am

Pakistan

Gold imports fall by 40.39pc in 10 months

The gold imports into the country during July-April (2020-21) were recorded at $6.931 million as compared to the imports of $11.627 million during July-April (2019-20).

Published 26 May, 2021 08:08pm

Notices issued to 19 poultry feed producing companies

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has issued show cause notices to 19 feed companies for...

Published 26 May, 2021 03:45am

Editorials

Growth rate of 4 percent?

EDITORIAL: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin during his press conference this Sunday past defended the authenticity of...

Published 26 May, 2021 03:45am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: The FY21 growth rate

“Hammad Azhar was the first to boast of a 4 percent growth rate…” “So? He is a member of the cabinet.”...

Published 25 May, 2021 04:40am

July-April (2020-21): Mobile phones worth $1.684bn imported: PBS

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan imported mobile phones worth $1.684 billion during July-April (2020-21) compared to $1.027...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

SPI up 0.82pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended May 20, 2021 recorded an increase of 0.82 percent...

Published 22 May, 2021 04:05am

Editorials

Stats, too, are sacred

EDITORIAL: Shortly after taking oath as the Khan administration’s fourth finance minister on 16 April 2021,...

Published 20 May, 2021 04:26am

Census-2017 puts country’s population at 207.68m

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) Tuesday released final results of sixth Population and Housing...

Published 19 May, 2021 06:00am

Pakistan

Injections, output increases 28.07pc in three quarters

ISLAMABAD: The production of injections in the country has witnessed 28.07 percent increase during the first three...

Published 17 May, 2021 06:14am

Business & Finance

Services trade deficit shrinks 52.37pc in 3 quarters

ISLAMABAD: The country’s services trade deficit contracted by 52.37 percent during the first three quarters of the...

Updated 17 May, 2021 09:57am

Pakistan

Local POL production increases 12.71pc in 3rd quarter

The POL products that showed growth including kerosene oil production, which increased by 0.44 percent during the period under review.

Published 09 May, 2021 06:56pm

SPI up 0.50pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended May 6, 2021 recorded an increase of 0.50 percent...

Published 08 May, 2021 03:30am

Jul-Mar LSMI output up 8.99pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The overall output of Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) increased by 8.99 percent for ...

Published 08 May, 2021 03:30am

Jul-Apr trade deficit widens by 21.60pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The country’s trade deficit widened by 21.60 percent to $23.825 billion in July-April 2020-21 compared...

Updated 06 May, 2021 10:20am

Price trends of essential commodities analysed

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin has directed the respective provincial administrations and...

Published 04 May, 2021 04:26am

Business & Finance

Fan exports increase 26.83pc in 9 months

ISLAMABAD: The exports of electric fan witnessed an increase of 26.83 percent during the nine months of financial...

Published 03 May, 2021 04:39am

Apr CPI inflation up 11.1pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation increased by 11.1 percent on year-on-year basis in April...

Published 02 May, 2021 03:23am

SPI up 0.05pc WoW

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended April 29, 2021 recorded an increase of 0.05 ...

Published 01 May, 2021 03:28am

PBS initiates PDS-2020

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has initiated Pakistan Demographic Survey (PDS)-2020, for which the...

Published 01 May, 2021 03:28am

Editorials

Tarin has chosen the wisest course

EDITORIAL: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin chaired his first national price monitoring committee meeting after taking...

Published 28 Apr, 2021 03:18am

Tarin orders revisit of farm-to-consumer chain

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin has directed the provincial government and the Pakistan...

Published 27 Apr, 2021 03:02am

Pakistan

Gold imports fall by 48.10 percent in 3 quarters

The gold imports during July-March (2020-21) were recorded at $5.947 million as compared to the imports of $11.459 million during July-March (2019-20).

Published 26 Apr, 2021 05:51pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 15	278.43
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 15	278.23
USD to Japanese Yen / May 15	156.28
USD to Swiss Franc / May 15	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 15	1.26
Euro to USD / May 15	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 14	5246.68
Nasdaq / May 14	16511.18
Hang Seng / May 14	19073.71
Dow Jones / May 14	39558.11
India Sensex / May 15	73025.23
Tokyo Nikkei / May 15	38385.73
FTSE 100 / May 15	8467.99
Germany DAX 30 / May 15	18796.11

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 15	78.55
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 15	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 15	209191
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 15	2361.55
Cotton US¢/pound / May 15	74.42
Petrol/Litre / May 16	273.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

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

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

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

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