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‘Borrowed money will never fix economic problems’

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

Published 06 Oct, 2023 03:03am

Debt management: FD advocates balanced approach

ISLAMABAD: Fiscal discipline is essential to maintain primary surplus as total public debt/revenue and debt...

Updated 02 Sep, 2023 03:08pm

Business & Finance

Public debt stands at Rs59,247bn in March

ISLAMABAD: Finance Ministry has stated that the total public debt stood at Rs59,247 billion in March 2023 with...

Published 01 Sep, 2023 05:41am

Opinion

Addressing energy poverty

Pakistani citizens are grappling with the alarming reality of their energy expenses. The range is noted to hover...

Updated 29 Aug, 2023 07:03am

Opinion

Fiscal discipline key to reforms

Before Pakistan can embark on the long and tedious journey of structural reforms, fiscal discipline must be embraced...

Published 23 Aug, 2023 05:50am

World

IMF says public debt is growing faster than pre-COVID projections

WASHINGTON: Public debt is higher and growing faster than projected before the COVID-19 pandemic, driven mainly by...

Published 12 Apr, 2023 06:23pm

Opinion

Public debt distress

The unprecedented fiscal firepower used to protect the vulnerable from the harsh socio-economic impact of the...

Updated 05 Apr, 2023 06:43am

Editorials

Debt, fiscal challenges

EDITORIAL: The Finance Ministry uploaded the Public Debt Bulletin and Fiscal Policy Statement on its website on...

Published 05 Apr, 2023 06:16am

Opinion

Rising public debt

The extremely worrying indicator today is the large and rapidly growing level of public debt, including the external...

Published 04 Apr, 2023 03:24am

Govt plans to convert Rs800bn PHL debt into public debt

ISLAMABAD: The government has prepared a plan to impose multiple surcharges of over Rs 4/kWh on consumers across the...

Updated 01 Feb, 2023 09:02am

PM rejects default speculations with much vehemence

Says government has taken much needed measures to save Pakistan from default

Updated 13 Dec, 2022 09:43am

Opinion

Soaring public debt

The latest estimate of the stock of public debt of Pakistan by the SBP (State Bank of Pakistan) as of end-March 2022...

Published 16 Aug, 2022 03:59am

Opinion

The rising public debt burden

The public debt of Pakistan consists of the domestic and external debt of the government plus debt owed to the IMF...

Published 24 May, 2022 05:35am

Pakistan

Public debt stands at Rs41.466trn, NA told

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly was informed on Monday that the total public debt stands at Rs41.466 trillion –...

Published 10 May, 2022 05:10am

Business & Finance

Minister defends govt borrowing

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin said that a total of public debt as at end-September 2021...

Published 31 Dec, 2021 06:50am

BR Research

GDP rebase long overdue

The talk of the town in economic circles right now is that Pakistan’s total debt and liabilities stock has crossed...

Published 26 Nov, 2021 06:34am

Jul 2018-Jun 2021: Total public debt up by Rs14.9trn, Tarin tells NA

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance Shaukat Tarin on Friday informed the National Assembly that ...

Updated 20 Nov, 2021 12:29pm

Opinion

EU budget battle looms, as economy lifts out of crisis

European governments have spent hand over fist, despite ballooning public debt, to prevent the coronavirus pandemic...

Published 11 Sep, 2021 03:36am

Business & Finance

Anjum Nisar calls for putting economy on high growth path

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen Panel Chairman Mian Anjum Nisar...

Published 20 Jun, 2021 03:39am

Opinion

Let private sector run the show

It’s not a myth that in Pakistan the government is poor while people are cash rich. The public debt is five times...

Published 06 Jun, 2021 02:56am

Markets

EU debt limit of 60pc no longer makes sense - ESM's Regling

The COVID-19 pandemic made the need for change all the more pressing, Regling, who runs the euro zone's powerful European Stability Mechanism, told a seminar of the Belgian central bank.
"In my view the 3% deficit limit remains relevant, and that's good because it's also mentioned in the Treaty. But we need to think about the debt limit. Or I should say a debt target of 60%, which made sense when the Maastricht Treaty was negotiated, but it doesn't make sense now," he said.

Published 05 May, 2021 08:24pm

Public debt hits all-time high in Feb

KARACHI: The government debt stocks (domestic and external) continued to surge, reaching historic level of Rs 36.6...

Updated 06 Apr, 2021 09:56am

Markets

Germany's profit from public debt may reach 600 million euros by 2029: document

The calculations are likely to fuel a debate in Germany about when Berlin should end massive deficit-spending triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, and return to the fiscal rules of a debt brake that parliament suspended for 2020 and 2021.
Deputy Finance Minister Bettina Hagedorn said the calculations were only estimates and fraught with uncertainty due to the long time period.

Published 24 Feb, 2021 07:56pm

Business & Finance

Spanish 2020 public debt soars on pandemic spending

The number of registered jobless in Spain jumped by nearly 23 percent last year to just under 3.9 million.

Published 17 Feb, 2021 05:07pm

Business & Finance

Power sector: ‘Economic growth can be accelerated by overcoming inefficiencies’

LAHORE: Pakistan can accelerate its economic growth and job creation by overcoming inefficiencies in its power...

Published 01 Feb, 2021 03:39am

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Stock	Price
Dewan Sugar / Dec 1 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	3.73 ▲ 1.00 (36.63%)
Universal Ins. / Dec 1 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	6.15 ▲ 1.00 (19.42%)
Abdullah Shah / Dec 1 Abdullah Shah Ghazi Sugar Mills Limited(AGSML)	7.13 ▲ 0.96 (15.56%)
JS Global Banking / Dec 1 JS Global Banking Sector (ETF)(JSGBETF)	13.53 ▲ 1.78 (15.15%)
Saritow Spinning / Dec 1 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	7.98 ▲ 1.00 (14.33%)
Ruby Textile / Dec 1 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	5 ▲ 0.60 (13.64%)
Waves Home Appliances / Dec 1 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WHALE)	8.12 ▲ 0.86 (11.85%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Dec 1 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	10.06 ▲ 1.00 (11.04%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Dec 1 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	7.75 ▲ 0.73 (10.40%)
Next Capital / Dec 1 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	6.22 ▲ 0.55 (9.70%)

Stock	Price
Aruj Industries / Dec 1 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	8.02 ▼ -1.00 (-11.09%)
Askari Life Assur. / Dec 1 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	5.45 ▼ -0.50 (-8.40%)
Hallmark Co. / Dec 1 Hallmark Company Limited(HCL)	196.11 ▼ -15.90 (-7.50%)
Siemens Pak. / Dec 1 Siemens (Pakistan) Engineering(SIEM)	717.18 ▼ -58.15 (-7.50%)
Universal Network (GEM) / Dec 1 Universal Network Systems Limited (GEM)(GEMUNSL)	30.52 ▼ -2.47 (-7.49%)
Suraj Cotton / Dec 1 Suraj Cotton Mills Limited(SURC)	146 ▼ -10.75 (-6.86%)
Clover Pakistan / Dec 1 Clover Pakistan Limited(CLOV)	23.75 ▼ -1.62 (-6.39%)
Kohinoor Power / Dec 1 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	5.10 ▼ -0.32 (-5.90%)
Tata Textile / Dec 1 Tata Textile Mills Limited(TATM)	72.30 ▼ -3.69 (-4.86%)
Jubilee Spinning / Dec 1 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	6.40 ▼ -0.32 (-4.76%)

Stock	Volume
Maple Leaf Cement / Dec 1 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	42,339,484 ▲ 2.90
Pak Elektron / Dec 1 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	39,182,221 ▲ 1.15
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 1 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	34,548,158 ▼ -0.07
Fauji Fert Bin / Dec 1 Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Limited(FFBL)	33,025,000 ▲ 0.50
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	28,095,487 ▲ 0.03
Fauji Cement / Dec 1 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	27,255,000 ▲ 1.32
Hum Network / Dec 1 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	21,957,500 ▲ 0.41
Dewan Cement / Dec 1 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	17,398,000 ▼ -0.13
B.O.Punjab / Dec 1 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,209,942 ▼ -0.07
D.G.K.Cement / Dec 1 D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited(DGKC)	14,240,564 ▲ 5.49

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Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 1	285.15
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 1	284.95
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 1	148.16
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 1	0.87
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 1	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 1	1.09
UK LIBOR % / Nov 30	5.46

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 1	4556.94
India Sensex / Dec 1	67481.19
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 1	33431.51
Nasdaq / Dec 1	14187.27
Hang Seng / Dec 1	16830.30
FTSE 100 / Dec 1	7501.93
Dow Jones / Dec 1	35968.23
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 1	16335.19
France CAC40 / Dec 1	7342.95

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 30	17435
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 1	76.13
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 1	189043
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 1	2038.53
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 1	79.92

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