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The challenge of analysis paralysis

Healthy minds lead to a healthy society. To overcome out of the trough of poverty, corruption, immorality, and...

Updated 22 Mar, 2023 06:44am

Pakistan

Lack of vision behind economic failure, says ex-minister

LAHORE Former Finance Minister Dr Salman Shah has said that there is huge potential in Pakistan because it is fifth...

Published 13 Mar, 2023 06:15am

Business & Finance

Minister stresses need for consensus on economic revival

LAHORE: Emphasising the need for stability, unity and focus for an economic turnaround, Federal Minister for...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Business & Finance

PIDE’s first-ever EconFest held: Country needs to boost exports to $100bn in 5-8 years: minister

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal has said Pakistan needs ...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Pakistan

PIDE holds webinar on ‘Future of Public Education in Pakistan’

ISLAMABAD: Educationists while stressing the need for digitalisation of the public sector educational institutions...

Published 02 Mar, 2023 06:24am

Business & Finance

Better agri output: Govt urged to introduce policies with focus on small farmers

ISLAMABAD: Agriculture economists and finance experts while stressing the need for immediate measures to increase...

Published 24 Feb, 2023 06:00am

Opinion

Governance reforms anchored in civil service reforms–II

Compensation structure, Civil servants complain about commitment and performance demotivation because their...

Updated 09 Feb, 2023 06:25am

Pakistan

Damage caused by carbon emissions to developing nations highlighted

ISLAMABAD: State Minister for Petroleum Division Musadak Malik has said that developing and under-developed ...

Published 07 Feb, 2023 06:07am

Opinion

Power system and blackouts

On January 23, 2023, another country-wide power breakdown hit the country; not the first time, but the first of the...

Published 01 Feb, 2023 05:58am

Opinion

Energy sector reforms – II: low-hanging fruit rotting

Building on previous op-eds, we are aware of Pakistan’s energy sector challenges and measures requiring execution in...

Published 25 Jan, 2023 06:25am

Pakistan

Average productivity growth in country quite low: study

ISLAMABAD: Productivity is the measure of how efficiently inputs, such as labour and capital, are used to produce...

Published 16 Jan, 2023 06:18am

Pakistan

Arrangements in place for country’s first digital census: PBS official

ISLAMABAD: The country is going to hold a digital census for the first time this year, with all the preparations...

Published 13 Jan, 2023 06:05am

Opinion

The charter we need

Without any doubt, Pakistan is in on an economic tailspin, swiftly spiraling downwards. The issue at the core is the...

Updated 04 Jan, 2023 06:24am

Opinion

A ‘permission economy’

Pakistan has become a “permission economy” due to over and inefficient regulations. This regulatory burden has...

Published 28 Dec, 2022 04:12am

Power sector receivables cross Rs2.5trn mark

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s energy sector is going through severe crisis as the power sector’s receivables against various...

Updated 28 Dec, 2022 08:52am

Pakistan

PIDE hosts 36th AGM, conference of PSDE

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) hosted a three-day 36th AGM and Conference of the...

Published 28 Nov, 2022 07:02am

Opinion

The cost of political uncertainty

The failed attempt on the life of former prime minister Imran Khan has raised temperatures throughout the country...

Published 07 Nov, 2022 05:49am

Pakistan

Govt will create an enabling environment for youth: planning minister

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiative Ahsan Iqbal has said that the ...

Published 29 Sep, 2022 05:54am

Business & Finance

PIDE issues research report on 23rd IMF programme

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) issued a research report regarding 23rd International...

Published 26 Sep, 2022 07:15am

Markets

PIDE report underscores need for minimising govt ‘interference’ in gas sector

PESHAWAR: Report on a research study carried out by the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), entitled...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 07:23am

Pakistan

Sartaj calls for new ‘charter of governance’ based on fair elections

ISLAMABAD: Former minister for finance Sartaj Aziz has said there is a need for a new “charter of governance”...

Published 26 Aug, 2022 07:06am

Markets

PIDE forms ‘power commission’

PESHAWAR: Under the guidance of Vice-Chancellor Dr Nadeem ul Haque, the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics...

Published 22 Aug, 2022 06:33am

Pakistan

Ahsan says economy in ‘recovery mode’ after tough decisions taken

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal has said the country’s...

Published 05 Aug, 2022 06:27am

Pakistan

Chomsky says multiple factors behind sad state of affairs in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: For Pakistan to start a new journey on the right track, first of all, it has to get itself free from the...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am

Pakistan

PIDE launches research study on housing shortages

PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) has launched a latest research study titled “The...

Published 27 Jun, 2022 06:06am

Pakistan

Higher education institutions: Govt urged to provide enabling environment

ISLAMABAD: Experts at a webinar while stressing the need for quality research-based education at graduate and...

Published 16 Jun, 2022 08:17am

Pakistan

CDA all set for new bus routes

ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is all set to start new public transport routes to facilitate...

Published 03 Jun, 2022 07:18am

Pakistan

PIDE convocation: Govt committed to reviving economy: planning minister

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has said the government is committed to ...

Published 25 May, 2022 04:40am

FY22 budget deficit likely to stand at 9pc of GDP — highest-ever in country’s history

ISLAMABAD: Former finance minister Dr Abdul Hafiz Pasha has projected Pakistan’s budget deficit for the fiscal ...

Updated 18 May, 2022 10:25am

Pakistan

PIDE, IRS sign MoU

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) and the Institute of Regional Studies (IRS), Tuesday,...

Published 11 May, 2022 04:58am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pak Gen.Ins. / Mar 24 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	4.25 ▲ 0.39 (10.10%)
KASB Modaraba / Mar 24 KASB Modaraba(KASBM)	1.25 ▲ 0.11 (9.65%)
Khyber Tex. / Mar 24 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	297.60 ▲ 20.76 (7.50%)
Shield Corp. / Mar 24 Shield Corporation Limited(SCL)	244.99 ▲ 17.09 (7.50%)
Sapphire Fibres / Mar 24 Sapphire Fibres Limited(SFL)	1026.39 ▲ 71.60 (7.50%)
Tandlianwala Sugar / Mar 24 Tandlianwala Sugar Mills Limited(TSML)	83.72 ▲ 5.84 (7.50%)
Khairpur / Mar 24 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	57.38 ▲ 4.00 (7.49%)
Pakistan Services / Mar 24 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1277 ▲ 89.00 (7.49%)
Shahtaj Textile / Mar 24 Shahtaj Textile Limited(STJT)	84.22 ▲ 5.87 (7.49%)
Shakarganj / Mar 24 Shakarganj Limited(SML)	33.50 ▲ 2.33 (7.48%)

Stock	Price
Dewan Sugar / Mar 24 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	2.22 ▼ -0.29 (-11.55%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Mar 24 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	7.88 ▼ -1.00 (-11.26%)
HBL Invest Fund / Mar 24 HBL Investment Fund(HIFA)	1.55 ▼ -0.15 (-8.82%)
Kohat Textile / Mar 24 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	10.55 ▼ -1.00 (-8.66%)
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Mar 24 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	2.41 ▼ -0.21 (-8.02%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Mar 24 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	2.22 ▼ -0.18 (-7.50%)
Gadoon Textile / Mar 24 Gadoon Textile Mills Limited(GADT)	193.33 ▼ -15.67 (-7.50%)
Philip Morris Pak. / Mar 24 Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited(PMPK)	471.75 ▼ -38.25 (-7.50%)
Quetta Textile / Mar 24 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	15.67 ▼ -1.27 (-7.50%)
Masood Textile / Mar 24 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	41.42 ▼ -3.33 (-7.44%)

Stock	Volume
Fauji Cement / Mar 24 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	17,487,500 ▼ -0.23
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	11,071,860 ▼ -0.02
Thatta Cement / Mar 24 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	9,211,500 ▼ -0.16
Fauji Foods Ltd / Mar 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	7,792,084 ▼ -0.14
Ghani Glo Hol / Mar 24 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	5,968,150 ▼ -0.59
Telecard Limited / Mar 24 Telecard Limited(TELE)	5,558,000 ▼ -0.52
Hascol Petrol / Mar 24 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	4,387,500 ▼ -0.11
Meezan Bank / Mar 24 Meezan Bank Limited(MEBL)	3,700,308 ▼ -0.27
Cnergyico PK / Mar 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	3,587,106 ▼ -0.06
Maple Leaf Cement / Mar 24 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	3,522,701 ▼ -0.31

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 22	285.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 22	283.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 24	130.13
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 24	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 24	1.23
Euro to USD / Mar 24	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 22	4.56

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 23	3948.72
Nasdaq / Mar 23	11787.40
Dow Jones / Mar 23	32105.25
India Sensex / Mar 24	57895.48
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 24	27326.43
Hang Seng / Mar 24	19970.42
FTSE 100 / Mar 24	7408.41
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 24	15034.97
France CAC40 / Mar 24	7056.60

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 21	19235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 22	175068
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 24	69.79
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 24	1989.92
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 24	77.60

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