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Will policymakers heed the advice?

Over the last several months, global lenders, IFIs, and credit rating agencies have been forthcoming in their views...

Updated 27 Apr, 2024 05:30am

Opinion

SOEs: performance & accountability

The World Bank’s recent report, titled ‘Pakistan Development Update, fiscal impact of Federal State-Owned...

Published 26 Apr, 2024 04:15am

Business & Finance

Tax-related disputes: SOEs allowed to adopt ADR facility before litigation

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to allow state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to first avail the facility of the...

Published 25 Apr, 2024 03:05am

Industries: There’s need for improving ‘energy equation’: Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb on Tuesday maintained there is a dire need for improving...

Updated 24 Apr, 2024 09:04am

Aurangzeb briefs global FIs on reform initiatives

Finance minister meets with World Bank’s Regional Vice President for South Asia Martin Raiser to discuss Pakistan’s reform initiatives and development priorities in Washington DC

Updated 21 Apr, 2024 11:30am

Opinion

Pakistan on the IMF doorstep again

With Pakistan embroiled in an acute burden of debt, to the extent that 70 percent of its revenue is diverted to pay...

Published 20 Apr, 2024 04:18am

Opinion

Ending hopium—I

Is it time to implement manifestos, return to the drawing board under the shadow of a national government, maintain...

Updated 18 Apr, 2024 09:23pm

Opinion

Transforming ailing SOEs

Pakistan’s State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) can play an important role in its economic progress, as these were...

Published 16 Apr, 2024 03:38am

Editorials

The quest for higher economic growth

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s economy badly needs reforms beyond just securing the IMF (International Monetary Fund)...

Published 05 Apr, 2024 04:50am

SOEs: PM for speeding up sell-off process

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed to speed up the process of reforms and privatisation of...

Updated 05 Apr, 2024 09:57am

World Bank says PSWF creates ‘challenges’

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has said that the formation of the Pakistan Sovereign Wealth Fund, valued at about $8...

Updated 03 Apr, 2024 09:21am

PM forms CCoSOEs with finance minister in chair

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted the Cabinet Committee on State-Owned Enterprises (CCoSOEs)...

Updated 23 Mar, 2024 09:18pm

Reforms agenda: Govt committed to working with IMF: Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has expressed the government’s commitment towards working with the...

Updated 15 Mar, 2024 08:28am

SOEs: three-phased privatisation programme being chalked out

ISLAMABAD: Privatisation Commission is said to be chalking out a three-phased privatisation programme of State Owned...

Updated 15 Mar, 2024 08:29am

Opinion

Economic priorities for the incoming govt

Pakistan has entered a pivotal phase of governance following its recent general elections, as a new government takes...

Published 21 Feb, 2024 05:29am

Business & Finance

PTEA identifies key factors hindering country’s progress

FAISALABAD: The Pakistan Textile Exporters Association (PTEA) urged immediate structural policy initiatives to ...

Published 16 Feb, 2024 06:02am

Opinion

Latest IMF projections

The Staff Report of the IMF on the First Review under the Stand-By Arrangement was released on the 19th of January...

Published 13 Feb, 2024 05:59am

SOEs Act, 2023: Body formed to look into legal status of govt entities

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has constituted a committee on State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) to look into matters...

Updated 13 Feb, 2024 09:28am

PSM’s delisting from sell-off list: BoD requests ministry to move Cabinet for review

ISLAMABAD: The Board of Directors (BoD) of Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) has reportedly requested the Ministry of...

Updated 06 Feb, 2024 09:51am

Markets

Economy stabilised amid caretaker govt proactive measures: Dr Shamshad

Caretaker Federal Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs, Dr Shamshad Akhtar said that the economy has...

Updated 03 Feb, 2024 08:49pm

Business & Finance

SOE allowed concessionary rate of duty by customs

LAHORE: Customs officials failed to deny concessionary rate of duty to a state-owned entity (SOE), said sources....

Published 03 Feb, 2024 05:46am

Pakistan

Economic manifesto: MQM-P leaders brief FPCCI office-bearers

KARACHI: Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Convener MQM Pakistan apprised that his party is deeply concerned over ...

Published 30 Jan, 2024 04:52am

Business & Finance

OMAP opposes govt decision to grant exclusive rights to import HSD to SOE

LAHORE: In a strongly worded letter addressed to the Secretary of Petroleum, Momin Agha, Chairman of the Oil...

Updated 22 Jan, 2024 12:29pm

Editorials

Manifestoes lack economic rationale!

EDITORIAL: Pledges by the two political parties, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and the Pakistan People’s Party,...

Published 18 Jan, 2024 05:54am

Senate panel recommends SOEs bill

ISLAMABAD: Amid the opposition of the Finance Ministry, the Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue...

Updated 18 Jan, 2024 09:29am

‘Reservations on PSM, Audited Accounts authenticity’: PSMC stakeholders express concerns

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Steel Mills Corporation (PSMC) stakeholders group has observed and expressed serious...

Updated 16 Jan, 2024 09:42am

Opinion

Hopium – II

Energy pricing fortnightly (fuel, LPG and LNG), monthly (power) and 6 monthly (gas) needs an approach that smoothens...

Published 10 Jan, 2024 05:22am

Editorials

Subsidies on power: where’s fiscal prudence?

EDITORIAL: A recent consolidated report on State-Owned Entities (SOEs) released by the Finance Ministry noted a...

Published 10 Jan, 2024 05:22am

Business & Finance

Loss-making SOEs: business community voices concerns

ISLAMABAD: The business community while expressing grave concerns over the massive losses of around Rs1.4 trillion...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am

CCoSEOs for reconciling financial portfolios of NHA, PR with Finance Div

ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on State Owned Enterprises (CCoSEOs) has decided that financial portfolios of NHA...

Updated 06 Jan, 2024 09:12am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 26	278.58
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 26	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 26	158.33
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 26	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 26	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 26	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 26	5099.96
India Sensex / Apr 26	73730.16
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 26	37934.76
Nasdaq / Apr 26	15927.90
Hang Seng / Apr 26	17651.15
FTSE 100 / Apr 26	8139.83
Dow Jones / Apr 26	38239.66
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 26	18161.01

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 26	83.85
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 26	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 26	210048
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 26	2337.96
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 26	80.90
Petrol/Litre / Apr 27	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 27 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 27 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 27 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 27 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 27 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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