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Need stressed to enhance manpower export in hospitality sector

KARACHI: Pakistan's government, in collaboration with the private sector, could provide training in various skills ...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 06:18am

Reform package prioritises fiscal sustainability: IMF

Says projections are showing that Pakistan's economy will grow at 2.4 percent this year

Updated 26 Oct, 2024 09:33am

Business & Finance

Private sector keen to contribute to economic growth: LCCI

LAHORE: Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) President Mian Abuzar Shad has said that the private sector...

Updated 25 Oct, 2024 07:37am

Technology

UAE visa rejections, hosting GITEX in Pakistan: ambassador Faisal Tirmizi breaks it down

DUBAI: Ambassador to the UAE Faisal Niaz Tirmizi did not mince words as he acknowledged the recent ‘visa situation’...

Updated 21 Oct, 2024 01:26pm

Editorials

Govt debt hits ‘all time high’

EDITORIAL: The economy clearly seems on the mend. The IMF programme is under way, inflation has dropped...

Published 17 Oct, 2024 06:34am

Aurangzeb tells foreign investors: ‘Govt focused on ensuring structural reforms’

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb has said the government is focused on...

Updated 09 Oct, 2024 08:50am

32 top Saudi cos’ team due today

Pakistan estimates investment of up to $15-20 billion from Saudi Arabia in different sectors/fields including purchase of public sector entities or share purchase

Updated 09 Oct, 2024 10:26am

Business & Finance

Ahsan reveals SMEs’ potential of $40-60bn export in next five years

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal has said that the small and medium...

Published 09 Oct, 2024 06:26am

Editorials

World Bank places Pakistan in fourth quintile

EDITORIAL: The World Bank in its recent report titled Business Ready placed Pakistan in the fourth quintile, one up...

Updated 08 Oct, 2024 07:41am

Opinion

Facing a double-edged sword

There has been a lot of discussion among analysts and news media about the amount of liquidity in the market and ...

Published 03 Oct, 2024 07:10am

Opinion

The investment slump

The year, 2023-24, has witnessed the lowest ever level of fixed investment in Pakistan. It is estimated at 11.4% of...

Updated 01 Oct, 2024 07:21am

Aurangzeb says IMF deal will sail through

LAHORE: Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb was hopeful that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) would...

Updated 25 Sep, 2024 12:11pm

Different sectors: EDF Board approves number of projects

ISLAMABAD: The Export Development Fund’s (EDF) Board headed by Minister for Commerce, Jam Kamal Khan has approved a...

Updated 23 Sep, 2024 09:20am

‘KPT&GC will start transmitting power to industries’

PESHAWAR: Secretary Energy and Power Nisar Ahmad Khan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has said that the energy sector is of great...

Updated 23 Sep, 2024 09:25am

ADB asked to further engage private sector in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb hosted a dinner in honour of...

Updated 16 Sep, 2024 03:12pm

Business & Finance

ICMA calls for ‘significant’ policy rate cut

KARACHI: The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan (ICMA) has released an in-depth analysis of ...

Updated 16 Sep, 2024 07:15am

Policy rate cut yet again as inflation cools

KARACHI: As per expectations, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday...

Updated 13 Sep, 2024 09:21am

NLC ready to help boost imports thru Gwadar Port

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to start 50 percent public sector imports from Gwadar Port destined for...

Updated 11 Sep, 2024 08:53am

Pakistan

Aurangzeb says agriculture, IT key economic drivers

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb has said that agriculture and...

Published 11 Sep, 2024 06:31am

Opinion

Overcapacity dilemma: mismanagement or misjudgment?

We even go so far as to question the very foundations of our nation, doubting the Two-Nation Theory and casting...

Published 10 Sep, 2024 06:32am

New IMF programme going to be the last one if reforms put in place: Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has said the new International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme would be...

Updated 10 Sep, 2024 08:50am

Settlement of circular debt thru adjustments strong probability

Deputy PM Ishaq Dar directs Petroleum and Power Division to reassess the plan for settlement of circular debt through cash/ non-cash adjustments

Updated 09 Sep, 2024 09:42am

Pakistan

Policy Board members will support govt in financial affairs: Iqbal

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

Published 07 Sep, 2024 07:44am

Aurangzeb explains steps to stabilise economy

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb held a virtual meeting with Juland...

Updated 06 Sep, 2024 08:54am

Editorials

SC order on pension benefits

EDITORIAL: Finally, it has taken an order from the apex court itself to set the record straight about pension...

Published 05 Sep, 2024 06:19am

Opinion

Leveraging private sector to empower Pakistan’s youth

Over the past couple weeks, I had the privilege of visiting some of Pakistan’s leading universities, digital ...

Published 03 Sep, 2024 07:10am

Credit to private sector: incorrect calculation?

ISLAMABAD: Credit to private sector (flows) stood at Rs -326.9 billion, 1-July to 26-July 2024-25 against Rs -171.1...

Updated 31 Aug, 2024 10:21pm

Opinion

Need for a country-wide, across-sectors ‘Pricing Policy’

Weak regulation of markets, or the policy of ‘market fundamentalism’ that market knows best, and left mostly on...

Published 30 Aug, 2024 07:15am

Opinion

Electric Vehicles come to Pakistan

Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb claimed at the launching ceremony of BYD, a Chinese company globally ...

Updated 26 Aug, 2024 07:36am

Business & Finance

Climate change: OICCI highlights private sector’s role

KARACHI: Despite contributing only 0.9 per cent to global greenhouse gas emissions, Pakistan faces severe climate...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 07:36am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 31	277.92
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 31	277.72
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 31	152.20
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 31	0.86
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 31	1.30
Euro to USD / Oct 31	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 30	5,813.67
Nasdaq / Oct 30	18,607.93
Dow Jones / Oct 30	42,141.54
India Sensex / Oct 31	79,453.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 31	39,081.25
Hang Seng / Oct 31	20,382.25
FTSE 100 / Oct 31	8,105.12
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 31	19,158.33

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 30	18,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 30	246,403.40
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 31	69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 31	2,781.74
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 31	69.77
Petrol/Litre / Nov 1	247.03

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 1 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 1 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 1 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 1 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 1 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 1 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 1 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 1 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 1 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 1 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 1 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 1 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 1 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 1 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 1 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 1 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 1 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 1 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Nov 1 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 1 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Nov 1 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Nov 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Nov 1 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Nov 1 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 1 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 1 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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