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Kafaalat programme of BISP: Jan benefit adjustments protected generosity level: IMF

ISLAMABAD: The benefit adjustment carried out in January (for Kafaalat beneficiaries of the Benazir Income Support...

Published 11 May, 2024 06:22am

Editorials

Political uncertainty continues to pervade

EDITORIAL: Three months after the general elections that were expected to presage easing of all political ...

Published 11 May, 2024 06:22am

SBA: performance against end-Dec benchmarks satisfactory

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani authorities’ overall performance against end-December quantitative performance criteria...

Updated 11 May, 2024 01:43pm

Downside risks ‘exceptionally high’: IMF

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated that the risks to debt sustainability remain acute given...

Updated 11 May, 2024 09:46am

Business & Finance

Commitment to IMF: Primary surplus of 1pc of GDP for FY25 aimed at

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has committed to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that the policy and reform effort started...

Published 11 May, 2024 06:22am

Business & Finance

CCoP gets sell-off plan

ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCoP) on Friday was presented with a phased privatisation...

Published 11 May, 2024 06:22am

Opinion

Transforming FBR

In the light of dynamic shifts in business and advancements in technology, it is opportune for the Federal Board of...

Published 10 May, 2024 04:17am

April remittances up 27.9pc to $2.8bn YoY

KARACHI: The inflows of workers’ remittances have increased by 27.9 percent on year-on-year basis to $2.8 billion...

Updated 10 May, 2024 09:23am

Business & Finance

SBP’s reserves up $1.114bn to $9.120bn

KARACHI: The total liquid foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $1.114...

Updated 10 May, 2024 08:58am

Markets

Pakistan’s remittances clock in at $2.8bn in April, up 27.9% YoY

Inflow declines 4.8% on a monthly basis

Published 09 May, 2024 11:14pm

Markets

IMF tranche: SBP-held foreign exchange reserves jump to nearly 2-year high at over $9bn

Total liquid foreign reserves held by the country now stand at $14.46 billion

Updated 09 May, 2024 10:16pm

Supplements

CFO Conference 2024: Message from Jameel Ahmad, Governor, State Bank of Pakistan

I would like to congratulate the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan, (ICAP), for organizing the CFO...

Published 08 May, 2024 06:43am

Business & Finance

‘Interest rate should be reduced to 2pc’

FAISALABAD: Former chairman All Pakistan Cotton Power Looms Association and former president FCCI Chaudhry Muhammad...

Published 07 May, 2024 06:58am

Editorials

State of the economy

EDITORIAL: The April Monthly Economic Update and Outlook uploaded on the Finance Division website begins on a...

Published 07 May, 2024 06:05am

Opinion

Inflation expectations: normalcy in sight?

The recent data points and trends suggest that inflation is likely to come down at a faster pace than expected. This...

Updated 06 May, 2024 07:04am

Business & Finance

BF leader describes 22pc key policy rate as ‘unfair’

PESHAWAR: Leader Businessman Forum (BF), former senator Ilyas Ahmad Bilour described retaining policy rate at 22...

Published 05 May, 2024 02:54am

Opinion

Dismal savings: Pakistan’s growth barrier

Pakistan has the one of the lowest savings rates in the world. During the past decade, Pakistan’s savings rate has...

Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am

Business & Finance

Unchanged interest rates: SBP decision disappoints business community

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

Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am

Business & Finance

HCCI criticises SBP for not lowering interest rate

HYDERABAD: President Hyderabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (HCCI) Adeel Siddiqui has expressed his surprise ...

Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am

Markets

Pakistan’s headline inflation decelerates further to 17.3% in April 2024

CPI-based figure is lowest in 23 months

Updated 02 May, 2024 10:18pm

Opinion

The govt has to pull its socks up

I do not know whether or not the development that State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has confirmed the receipt of $1.1...

Published 02 May, 2024 04:58am

Opinion

Labour Day thoughts

Do you think the country’s labour class, especially daily wagers, spent the Labour Day holiday celebrating and...

Published 02 May, 2024 04:58am

Editorials

A questionable policy stance

EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) dated 29 April 2024 left the discount rate unchanged at 22 percent on...

Published 02 May, 2024 04:58am

Business & Finance

SBP’s policy stance irks UBG

KARACHI: United Business Group (UBG) has expressed its concern over not reducing the interest rate in the monetary...

Published 01 May, 2024 04:14am

Business & Finance

Profit, dividend: Jul-Mar repatriation jumps 256pc to $830.5m YoY

KARACHI: The repatriation of profit and dividend by foreign investors rose significantly by 256 percent during the...

Published 01 May, 2024 04:14am

Markets

SBA final tranche: SBP says it has received $1.1bn from IMF

Amount will reflect in central bank's foreign exchange reserves for week ending on May 3

Updated 30 Apr, 2024 09:09pm

BR Research

Rate cut – maybe next time!

SBP has kept the policy rate unchanged at 22 percent despite the April inflation coming down to 18 percent. It...

Published 30 Apr, 2024 08:55am

Business & Finance

Policy rate kept unchanged at 22pc

KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to keep the policy rate...

Published 30 Apr, 2024 03:43am

Cash Management, Treasury Single Account Rules, 2024 notified

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has notified Cash Management and Treasury Single Account Rules, 2024 that requires...

Updated 30 Apr, 2024 09:19am

Business & Finance

Business community taken completely by surprise by no change in key policy rate

KARACHI: Business community has shown displeasure over 7th status quo in the key policy rate. KCCI President...

Published 30 Apr, 2024 03:43am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 10	278.14
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 10	277.97
USD to Japanese Yen / May 10	155.78
USD to Swiss Franc / May 10	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 10	1.25
Euro to USD / May 10	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 10	5222.68
India Sensex / May 10	72664.47
Tokyo Nikkei / May 10	38229.11
Nasdaq / May 10	16340.87
Hang Seng / May 10	18963.68
FTSE 100 / May 10	8433.76
Dow Jones / May 10	39512.84
Germany DAX 30 / May 10	18772.85

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 10	78.26
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 10	2360.50
Cotton US¢/pound / May 10	77.31
Petrol/Litre / May 11	288.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 11	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 11	208762

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 11 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 11 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 11 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 11 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 11 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 11 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 11 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 11 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 11 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 11 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 11 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 11 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 11 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 11 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 11 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 11 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 11 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 11 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 11 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 11 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 11 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 11 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 11 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 11 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 11 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 11 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 11 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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