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Economic challenges highlighted

ISLAMABAD: The two-day EconFest event concluded here on Sunday where experts and politicians discussed innovative...

Updated 30 Oct, 2023 11:53am

ADB revises growth downward to 1.9pc: Inflation revised upward to 25pc from 15pc

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has revised Pakistan’s GDP growth forecast for the fiscal year 2024 down...

Updated 21 Sep, 2023 09:37am

Opinion

Political turmoil to bear an economic cost

How ironic it is that the arrival of caretaker setup in the country has not ended the political instability; it has...

Published 21 Aug, 2023 06:43am

US says watching prospect of election violence

WASHINGTON: The United States said Wednesday it was watching with concern the prospect of election violence in...

Updated 10 Aug, 2023 09:00am

PM terms 16-month tenure most difficult test of his life

ISLAMABAD: Shehbaz Sharif made his final appearance in National Assembly on Wednesday as prime minister with all...

Updated 10 Aug, 2023 09:49am

Pakistan

Political instability: minister highlights urgency of problem

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal, Wednesday, while calling for responsible...

Published 27 Jul, 2023 06:26am

Business & Finance

Ruling coalition: business community leader says concerned at growing differences

KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum, Mian...

Published 13 Jul, 2023 04:50am

Opinion

Understanding and addressing fault lines-III

Published 18 Jun, 2023 06:41am

Opinion

‘Partial Law’

This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed ‘Partial Law’ carried by the newspaper last week. The writer, Javed...

Updated 13 Jun, 2023 06:29am

Pakistan

IMF blamed for cutbacks in social services

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has blamed the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for cutbacks in social services...

Updated 09 Jun, 2023 10:39am

Editorials

A budget amid deep economic slump

EDITORIAL: The federal government is presenting the country’s annual budget in parliament today. It would like to...

Updated 09 Jun, 2023 06:54am

NEC apprised about the key challenges facing economy

ISLAMABAD: The National Economic Council (NEC) was informed that political instability, escalating security...

Updated 08 Jun, 2023 09:32am

Opinion

PTI’s meltdown

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) of Imran Khan is imploding. The initial trickle of ‘seasonal sparrows’ (fasli...

Updated 06 Jun, 2023 05:57am

Opinion

The need to give dialogue a chance

It’s time for a new Code of Conduct to uphold the Constitutional acceptance of, and adherence to, authority. Each...

Published 26 May, 2023 06:48am

Opinion

Endgame PTI

The events of the last two weeks have shaken Pakistan to the core. Imran Khan’s arrest on May 9, 2023 by the...

Updated 23 May, 2023 06:42am

Opinion

‘Learning From Others’–I

This writer has borrowed the title for his article from the autobiography of Syed Babar Ali titled ‘Learning From...

Updated 23 May, 2023 06:47am

Opinion

‘Pakistan paradox’

Argentina is a country that is well known for its football talent and Maradona is a name that most of the people ...

Published 22 May, 2023 06:23am

Editorials

For whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee

EDITORIAL: Some circles in the government are trying to build up a narrative that current account is coming into...

Published 22 May, 2023 06:23am

Opinion

A mission-oriented Budget

Never before in 75-year history of the country has Annual Budget been so important. Now that Pakistan has struggled...

Published 19 May, 2023 06:17am

‘Supporting democracy’: 66 members of US Congress sign a letter on Pakistan

United States members of Congress delivered a letter urging United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken to...

Updated 19 May, 2023 11:32am

Opinion

The cost of internet shutdown

During the political drama of last week, one of the many adversities faced by the general public was the banning of...

Published 15 May, 2023 06:41am

Markets

Political instability pressurises PSX

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange remained under pressure during the outgoing week due to selling on investor ...

Published 15 May, 2023 06:41am

Opinion

Economic stress

Since around September 2021, and especially since April last year, economic stress has come to Pakistan from a ...

Updated 12 May, 2023 06:33am

Business & Finance

Political instability major hurdle to growth of FDI: LCCI

LAHORE: The LCCI office-bearers called for initiatives to remove the obstacles and hurdles that are not only...

Published 30 Apr, 2023 05:10am

PTI chief Imran described as ‘unreliable’: Coalition partners deeply divided over holding talks

ISLAMABAD: The ruling coalition, on Tuesday, could not reach a consensus on Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)’s...

Updated 19 Apr, 2023 09:11am

Business & Finance

Inflation perception survey: Rising price hike linked to political instability

ISLAMABAD: An overwhelming majority of 71 per cent of the country has reckoned political instability as the major...

Published 15 Apr, 2023 06:19am

PTI issues ‘white paper’ on PDM govt’s performance

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday issued a “white paper” titled “one-year dark period”...

Updated 10 Apr, 2023 08:30am

Pakistan

Elahi urges PDM not to turn politics into ‘enmity’

LAHORE: Punjab former chief minister Parvez Elahi urged the Pakistan Democratic Movement led government to not turn...

Published 10 Apr, 2023 06:45am

Opinion

IK bowls yorkers with accuracy – II

The Asian Tiger that we were supposed to be are more closer in look to an embarrassed tiger, whose tail hides ...

Published 08 Apr, 2023 06:21am

Opinion

IK bowls yorkers with accuracy–I

A cricketer par excellence, apparently has checkmated himself perilously on the political chess board. All...

Published 06 Apr, 2023 06:20am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.61 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 29 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	513.38 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 29 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 29 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 29 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 29 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	82.39 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 29 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	475.95 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 29 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 29 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	10.21 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Nov 29 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	92.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.61 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 29 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	513.38 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 29 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 29 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 29 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 29 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	82.39 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 29 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	475.95 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 29 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 29 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	10.21 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Nov 29 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	92.22 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 29 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	79,242,500 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 29 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	57,449,984 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 29 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	44,327,667 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 29 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,321,478 ▲ 0.00
Treet Corp. (R) / Nov 29 Treet Corporation Limited (R)(TREETR2)	27,240,170 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Nov 29 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	23,647,647 ▲ 0.00
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Nov 29 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	15,398,500 ▲ 0.00
TPL Properties / Nov 29 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	14,283,958 ▲ 0.00
Oil & Gas Dev. / Nov 29 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	12,904,027 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Nov 29 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	12,454,526 ▲ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 28	285.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 28	285.35
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 28	147.02
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 28	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 28	1.27
Euro to USD / Nov 28	1.10
UK LIBOR % / Nov 28	5.46

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 28	4554.89
India Sensex / Nov 28	66174.20
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 28	33283.70
Nasdaq / Nov 28	14281.76
Hang Seng / Nov 28	17354.14
FTSE 100 / Nov 28	7455.24
Dow Jones / Nov 28	35416.98
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 28	15992.67
France CAC40 / Nov 28	7250.13

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 28	76.66
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 28	17735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 28	185614
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 28	2045.04
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 28	79.60

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