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Cement still in check

Costly construction and declining consumer buying power, together with cuts in public sector spending has dampened...

Published 07 Jul, 2023 09:27am

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PSDP in 9MFY23

Three-quarters of the fiscal in, the federal development spending remained at less than half of the budget,...

Published 15 May, 2023 08:40am

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Falling PSDP

As the fiscal space gets tighter amid ballooning debt servicing costs, so goes down the development spending, ...

Published 10 Apr, 2023 08:58am

Release / disbursement: Rs399.68bn funds authorised for PSDP

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives has authorised the release/disbursement of...

Updated 16 Mar, 2023 09:58am

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On provincial development spending

While the sharp 44 percent year-on-year decline in 1HFY23 federal development spending under the Public Sector...

Published 15 Feb, 2023 09:36am

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PSDP in 1HFY23

The Ministry of Finance’s fiscal scorecard released last week confirmed what many observers have been pointing out...

Published 13 Feb, 2023 09:27am

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PSDP: the slide continues

The decline in the federal government’s Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) has been more severe than...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 07:56am

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On PSDP spending

Amid growing budget deficit in an uncertain macroeconomic environment, development spending has again become the...

Published 14 Dec, 2022 09:02am

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PSDP’s big drop

The first quarter’s development spending in FY23 was widely expected to remain off the mark, considering that the...

Published 10 Nov, 2022 08:05am

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Wither PSDP?

Amid tight fiscal space and political instability in the country, the prospects for higher spending under the ...

Published 16 Sep, 2022 08:29am

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Uplift, recurrent budget: MoF changes fund release strategy

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Finance (MoF) has altered strategy for release of funds for development budget/ Public Sector...

Published 27 Aug, 2022 05:49am

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Development budget: middle ground?

Caught between the need for fiscal austerity and the demands of an election-cycle fast approaching, the PML-N-led...

Published 13 Jun, 2022 06:07am

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Higher PSDP spending: a long shot?

The Shehbaz government is reportedly allocating Rs800 billion for the federal Public Sector Development Program...

Published 08 Jun, 2022 10:33am

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Wither development?

With the economy in a tailspin amidst fiscal squeeze, arguments for higher development spending to rev up the...

Published 18 May, 2022 08:26am

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Fate of development spending

Now that the godfather of development is in charge, how will the federal government’s flagship Public Sector...

Published 19 Apr, 2022 08:24am

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Development spending in the dock?

Is development spending about to get caught up in the political storm? Already, there are reports that the PM’s...

Published 15 Mar, 2022 08:07am

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On PSDP cut

The earlier indications of potentially-record PSDP spending taking place this fiscal now stand dissipated. For ...

Published 07 Dec, 2021 07:54am

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PSDP: not so fast?

Latest numbers have somewhat chastened earlier fiscal signals of turbo-charged development spending this fiscal....

Published 11 Nov, 2021 07:20am

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PSDP in high gear

When the federal government allocated Rs900 billion under FY22 Public Sector Development Program (PSDP), folks were...

Published 09 Sep, 2021 08:28am

Pakistan

KP CM directs completion of formalities for PSDP projects

PESHAWAR: KP Chief Minister Mahmood Khan Sunday directed the authorities concerned to take steps for timely...

Published 12 Jul, 2021 05:26am

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High hopes for PSDP

One of the highlights of the FY22 federal budget is the massive hike in the federal Public Sector Development ...

Published 14 Jun, 2021 07:30am

Pakistan

Sherry says all economic sectors on 'ventilator'

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) parliamentary leader and former leader of opposition in the Senate, Sherry...

Published 30 May, 2021 03:51am

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Development spending

Contrary to the federal government’s hopes of priming the economic pump in FY21 through increased development...

Published 20 May, 2021 07:25am

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On PSDP spending

As per latest data from the Planning Commission, the spending authorizations under the FY21 Public Sector ...

Published 11 Mar, 2021 07:25am

Business & Finance

Tesla rival Lucid Motors to go public in $11.8bn blank-check merger

The deal with CCIV includes a private investment of $2.5 billion from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, funds managed by BlackRock and others.

Published 23 Feb, 2021 12:14pm

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Development spending scorecard

While the government has been pointing out higher development spending this fiscal, the situation is more nuanced...

Published 09 Feb, 2021 07:30am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Sep 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Sep 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	490 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Sep 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Sep 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Sep 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Sep 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	70.08 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Sep 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	351.05 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Sep 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Sep 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	7.32 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Sep 23 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	85 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Sep 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Sep 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	490 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Sep 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Sep 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Sep 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Sep 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	70.08 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Sep 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	351.05 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Sep 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Sep 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	7.32 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Sep 23 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	85 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Sep 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	10,563,972 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	10,059,097 ▲ 0.00
Unity Foods Ltd / Sep 23 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	8,137,436 ▲ 0.00
Hub Power Co. / Sep 23 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	7,480,117 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Sep 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	7,220,289 ▲ 0.00
Dewan Motors / Sep 23 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	6,909,431 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Sep 23 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	6,762,444 ▲ 0.00
Maple Leaf Cement / Sep 23 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	6,752,226 ▲ 0.00
Nishat Chun.Pow. / Sep 23 Nishat Chunian Power Limited(NCPL)	5,546,500 ▲ 0.00
Bankislami Pak. / Sep 23 BankIslami Pakistan Limited(BIPL)	4,318,326 ▲ 0.00

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World
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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 22	292.10
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 22	291.70
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 22	148.37
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 22	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 22	1.22
Euro to USD / Sep 22	1.07
UK LIBOR % / Sep 22	5.43

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 22	4320.06
India Sensex / Sep 22	66009.15
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 22	32402.41
Nasdaq / Sep 22	13211.81
Hang Seng / Sep 22	18057.45
FTSE 100 / Sep 22	7683.91
Dow Jones / Sep 22	33963.84
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 22	15557.29
France CAC40 / Sep 22	7184.82

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 22	90.03
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 22	19035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 22	185020
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 22	1925.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 22	85.91

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