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Construction sector: IMF asks FBR to abolish special tax regime

Recommends subjecting sector to standard income tax regime

Updated 15 Mar, 2024 04:03pm

Opinion

‘Large and long’?

Not much of what new finance minister, Muhammad Aurangzeb, said in his first official media interaction was new –...

Published 14 Mar, 2024 03:00am

Govt quite clear about what it seeks from IMF

IMF team arrives in Islamabad to hold an opening meeting with the economic team led by the finance minister

Updated 14 Mar, 2024 12:01pm

Editorials

A task that is very daunting from the outset

EDITORIAL: Muhammad Aurangzeb resigned as president and chief executive officer of Habib Bank Limited and ...

Published 13 Mar, 2024 06:32am

SBA talks: Govt to have little ‘manoeuvrability’ to cut utility prices

ISLAMABAD: The government will have little, if any, maneuverability to reduce utility prices during the second...

Updated 13 Mar, 2024 12:30pm

Opinion

A recalcitrant rupee!

The budget for the current fiscal year, reviewed and amended by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as a prior...

Published 11 Mar, 2024 04:45am

Editorials

Increase in debt burden

EDITORIAL: Total domestic and external debt stocks rose by 6 percent during the first seven months of the current...

Published 09 Mar, 2024 04:59am

IMF says ‘ready’ to send team for 2nd SBA review

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) stands ready to hold a mission for the second review of the...

Updated 09 Mar, 2024 10:34pm

Editorials

New scheme for traders

EDITORIAL: One can only wish the government good luck as it now tries to collect an estimated Rs500 billion from a...

Published 01 Mar, 2024 02:59am

Editorials

State of the economy: Moody’s take

EDITORIAL: Moody’s Investor Service, one of the three major international rating agencies, has kept Pakistan ...

Published 29 Feb, 2024 04:41am

Editorials

The Ramazan package

EDITORIAL: The Caretaker government announced its decision to begin implementing the Ramazan package from 4 March,...

Published 27 Feb, 2024 03:06am

Answer to question about IK’s letter: IMF says won’t comment on developments

The International Monetary Fund says it is looking forward to working with the new government

Updated 24 Feb, 2024 04:10pm

Jul-Jan borrowing stands at $6.3bn

Country receives $331.59 million in January 2024

Updated 24 Feb, 2024 06:44pm

Markets

IMF refrains from commenting on Imran Khan’s ‘letter’, says keen on working with new govt

Lender says caretaker authorities 'have maintained economic stability'

Updated 23 Feb, 2024 10:49pm

Opinion

An ‘appropriate’ finance minister, and the need for an over-arching ‘economic minister’

As a new elected government is about to come into office, there is talk of who should be the finance minister....

Updated 23 Feb, 2024 06:58am

Opinion

Default, then?

Fitch’s doubts about securing a post-SBA (Stand-By Arrangement) IMF lifeline show that even leading IFIs...

Published 22 Feb, 2024 06:55am

Next IMF programme: Fitch says political uncertainty may complicate efforts

ISLAMABAD: The close outcome of Pakistan’s elections and resulting near-term political uncertainty may complicate...

Updated 20 Feb, 2024 09:35am

Opinion

Economic morass is visibly deepening

March 15 was the date agreed for the second and final staff-level agreement (SLA) on the ongoing nine-month 3 ...

Published 19 Feb, 2024 05:24am

Opinion

Bridging the huge tax gap

The new coalition federal government will soon be in power, after controversial elections of February 8 2024,...

Published 16 Feb, 2024 06:02am

Editorials

Moody’s alarming prediction

EDITORIAL: Moody’s is the first international rating agency that has commented on Pakistan’s post-election...

Published 16 Feb, 2024 06:02am

Editorials

SIFC can manage it all

EDITORIAL: Renowned economist, Dr Hafeez A Pasha, has told Business Recorder that the Special Investment ...

Published 14 Feb, 2024 02:34am

Opinion

Lack of economics behind politics

The marriage between politics and economics is well established globally though in Pakistan political parties’...

Published 12 Feb, 2024 06:26am

Editorials

Inflationary spiral remains a problem

EDITORIAL: Consumer Price Index (CPI) for January 2024 declined by 1.4 percentage points against the previous month...

Updated 07 Feb, 2024 06:12am

Perspectives

Economy: a difficult road ahead as well

On February 8, 2024, nearly 129 million Pakistanis will exercise their right to vote in what will be the 14th...

Published 07 Feb, 2024 01:22am

Editorials

State of the economy

EDITORIAL: The January Outlook and Update uploaded on the Finance Division website claims that “the first half of...

Published 06 Feb, 2024 05:00am

Editorials

Growing circular debt challenge

EDITORIAL: The power sector circular debt, as per a Business Recorder exclusive news item, reached a high of 2.551...

Published 30 Jan, 2024 04:52am

Markets

Impressive performance

KARACHI: The rupee continued its appreciation run for the 11th consecutive week as it gained Re0.31 or 0.11% against...

Published 29 Jan, 2024 04:37am

Opinion

Design flaws in IMF programme

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) programmes are regarded as well designed by other multilaterals (with routine...

Published 29 Jan, 2024 04:37am

Opinion

Next govt faces an economic tightrope

As the general elections are just around the corner, the economic battleground takes center stage with the...

Published 29 Jan, 2024 04:37am

Editorials

Reiteration of economic challenges

EDITORIAL: The caretaker finance minister while addressing the NUST Institute of Policy Studies (NIPS) correctly...

Published 29 Jan, 2024 04:37am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 3	278.23
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 3	278.03
USD to Japanese Yen / May 3	152.98
USD to Swiss Franc / May 3	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 3	1.26
Euro to USD / May 3	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 1	5018.39
Nasdaq / May 1	15605.48
Dow Jones / May 1	37903.29
Tokyo Nikkei / May 2	38236.07
India Sensex / May 3	74412.88
Hang Seng / May 3	18417.07
FTSE 100 / May 3	8208.23
Germany DAX 30 / May 3	17993.66

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 2	20000
Petrol/Litre / May 3	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 3	79.12
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 3	205418
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 3	2308.69
Diesel/Litre / May 3	281.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 3 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 3 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 3 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 3 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 3 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 3 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 3 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 3 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 3 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 3 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 3 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 3 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 3 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 3 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 3 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 3 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 3 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 3 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 3 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 3 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 3 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 3 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 3 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 3 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 3 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 3 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 3 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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