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One prior condition still remains

EDITORIAL: Federal Finance Minister Miftah Ismail in a press conference on Sunday acknowledged that there was one...

Published 02 Aug, 2022 05:36am

Editorials

Intervention to shore up the economy

EDITORIAL: COAS (Chief of Army Staff) General Bajwa’s phone call to US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman...

Published 02 Aug, 2022 05:36am

Forex consumption: FPCCI urges SBP to issue strategy paper

KARACHI: The Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has urged the State Bank of Pakistan...

Updated 02 Aug, 2022 10:05am

Markets

Mixed session observed at PSX, KSE-100 falls 0.19%

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) commenced the first trading session of the month on a volatile note, as the...

Published 01 Aug, 2022 06:57pm

Pakistan

Pakistan is absolutely going to make each and every payment: Miftah Ismail

Finance minister says everything is 'settled now', a statement that comes in backdrop of massive rupee depreciation and concerns over Pakistan's falling foreign exchange reserves

Updated 01 Aug, 2022 07:32pm

Pakistan

Inflation in Pakistan hits 24.9% in July, a 14-year high

CPI inflation in rural areas increased by 26.9% on year-on-year basis

Updated 01 Aug, 2022 04:22pm

Opinion

The rupee slide

The blame game as to which factor is more predominant in the erosion of the rupee is continuing. The Pakistan...

Published 01 Aug, 2022 06:51am

Editorials

Economy: light at the end of the tunnel?

EDITORIAL: The federal ministry of finance has uploaded the Monthly Economic Update for July on its website which...

Published 01 Aug, 2022 06:51am

MoF, SBP highlight economic challenges

KARACHI: The Ministry of Finance and State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Sunday night issued a joint statement on the...

Updated 01 Aug, 2022 09:24am

Port Qasim coal-fired power plant: Chinese propose use of RMB

ISLAMABAD: Chinese coal power producers have shared their concerns with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and proposed...

Updated 01 Aug, 2022 09:48am

Hydroelectric energy: Wapda’s financial woes worsen as invoices by CPPA-G halved

ISLAMABAD: The financial woes of the Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) have reportedly aggravated due to...

Updated 31 Jul, 2022 09:37am

Markets

Pakistan's rupee sees worst month in over 50 years

Battling high import payments, depleting foreign exchange reserves, and political turbulence, the Pakistani rupee ...

Updated 30 Jul, 2022 08:14pm

Technology

Sequoia enters Pakistan with Dbank investment

Pakistan-based fintech announces raising $17.6mn in seed round, the largest in country's history

Published 30 Jul, 2022 06:33pm

Pakistan

Experts see Pakistan's inflation rate topping 24% in July

Rupee depreciation, high energy tariffs, and seasonality in prices of edible items will contribute to high CPI reading

Updated 30 Jul, 2022 08:13pm

Pakistan

PBF urges govt to fix dollar rate for six months

KARACHI: The Pakistan Businesses Forum (PBF) urged the government to fix the dollar rate for six months and the ...

Published 30 Jul, 2022 03:39am

Opinion

PKR slide: SBP must act proactively

In these times of unprecedented economic emergency in the country, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman, ...

Published 30 Jul, 2022 03:39am

Business & Finance

SBP to introduce new products under RDA initiative

Initiatives include complaint management system 'Sunwai', insurance products, pension plans

Updated 30 Jul, 2022 12:10pm

Business & Finance

Financial inclusion of women in Pakistan is a ‘$500mn market opportunity’

Experts from World Bank and Women’s Financial Inclusion Data Partnership during a virtual roundtable say good work being done, but challenges remain

Updated 29 Jul, 2022 11:24pm

Markets

Two-week turbulence: Rupee's spread widens between inter-bank and open markets

The rupee's fall finally made a halt, as the currency registered a marginal improvement against the US dollar after...

Published 29 Jul, 2022 07:13pm

Markets

Rupee ends 10-session depreciation run, closes at 239.37

Despite Friday's gain, local currency has depreciated over 13% in the last 11 trading sessions

Updated 29 Jul, 2022 09:02pm

Opinion

Global economic players’ dismal policy action

International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently released the July 2022 update of one of its flagship reports ‘World...

Published 29 Jul, 2022 06:14am

Opinion

Financial inclusion for entrepreneurship

The majority of people in developing economies do not have bank accounts, creating an inequitable economic world ...

Published 29 Jul, 2022 06:14am

Business & Finance

External debt, liabilities amount to $126bn

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly was informed on Thursday that as of May 31, 2022, the country’s total external...

Published 29 Jul, 2022 06:14am

Editorials

Import ban: the kernel of a bitter truth

EDITORIAL: High economic demand during commodity super cycle resulted in high current account deficit in Pakistan....

Published 29 Jul, 2022 06:14am

Business & Finance

BMP assails govt for not keeping check on Forex market

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) has denounced the...

Published 29 Jul, 2022 06:14am

FY22: Profit repatriation rises to $1.5bn

KARACHI: Foreign investors repatriated some $1.5 billion as profit and dividend on their investments in Pakistan...

Updated 29 Jul, 2022 09:18am

Business & Finance

Forex reserves dip by $827m

KARACHI: The country’s total foreign exchange reserves sharply declined by $ 827 million during the last one week...

Published 29 Jul, 2022 06:14am

Markets

Critical level: SBP-held foreign exchange reserves down $754mn, now stand at $8.58bn

Fall attributed to external debt, other payments, says central bank

Updated 28 Jul, 2022 10:45pm

Markets

The great fall continues: Rupee closes near 240 against US dollar

Govt admits inability to intervene in foreign exchange market

Updated 28 Jul, 2022 06:40pm

Pakistan

Economy has slowed down due to political instability: report

ISLAMABAD: Economy dampens due to political instability and budget lags to revive business confidence, according to...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 20	278.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 20	278.30
USD to Japanese Yen / May 21	156.44
USD to Swiss Franc / May 21	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 21	1.27
Euro to USD / May 21	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 20	5308.13
Nasdaq / May 20	16794.88
FTSE 100 / May 20	8424.20
Dow Jones / May 20	39806.77
Germany DAX 30 / May 20	18768.96
France CAC40 / May 20	8195.97
India Sensex / May 21	73830.29
Tokyo Nikkei / May 21	39037.68

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 17	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 20	214678
Petrol/Litre / May 21	273.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 21	79.32
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 21	2414
Diesel/Litre / May 21	274.08

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

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

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