News stories for Dr Omer Javed

Dr Omer Javed

Opinion

Food security and the pandemic

‘A ban on corn exports in Argentina is fanning fear among farmers and traders that one of the world’s top food...

Published 15 Jan, 2021 03:16am

Opinion

Economic recovery with high risks

‘This edition of Global Economic Prospects makes clear, policymakers face formidable challenges – in public...

Updated 08 Jan, 2021 03:29am

Opinion

Vaccine inequality and economic misfortune

‘The global scheme to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to poorer countries faces a “very high” risk of failure,...

Updated 01 Jan, 2021 03:42am

Opinion

Economic advice for the PM

The prime minister made a very timely and passionate speech recently at the signing ceremony of performance...

Updated 25 Dec, 2020 04:43am

Opinion

Handling the sovereign debt issue

‘Since 2014, total sovereign debt has increased as a share of GDP, and the range of debt instruments has...

Updated 18 Dec, 2020 03:52am

Opinion

Dealing with the debt challenge

'For the most impoverished countries, the crisis and associated economic shutdowns came at a moment of particular...

Published 04 Dec, 2020 03:04am

Opinion

Pandemic and 'fiscal stimulation'

'Fiscal policy must play a leading role in the recovery. Governments can productively counter the shortfall in...

Published 27 Nov, 2020 03:08am

Markets

Towards an improved IMF programme

'[Pakistan's] GDP growth fell to a little under 4 percent a year over 1988-2000, compared to almost 6 percent in the...

Published 20 Nov, 2020 03:04am

Opinion

Covid-19 vaccines in a neoliberal world

[Who owns the patent on this vaccine?] Well, the people, I would say. There is no patent. Could you patent the sun?...

Published 13 Nov, 2020 02:57am

Opinion

Pandemic's second wave and oil markets

'For an industry still heavily scarred by the events of March and April, when prices went into free-fall as...

Published 06 Nov, 2020 02:59am

Opinion

Need for ‘green economic recovery’

‘For a while in the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, there were high hopes for a V-shaped recovery. After a...

Published 30 Oct, 2020 02:54am

Opinion

'Long Covid' and deep economic recession

'Covid-19 has left many patients with debilitating symptoms after the initial infection has cleared. This is "long...

Published 23 Oct, 2020 02:32am

Opinion

Reaching and implementing correct prices

"Most economists rightly emphasize the role of the state in providing public goods and correcting market failures,...

Updated 16 Oct, 2020 03:09am

Markets

Avoiding international sovereign debt crisis

"The COVID-19 crisis has made painful sovereign-debt restructurings inevitable for many countries... The World Bank...

Published 09 Oct, 2020 02:37am

Opinion

The missing role of government in markets

The extractive institutional design, perpetuated under the garb of neoliberal thought process and created by the...

Updated 02 Oct, 2020 03:31am

Markets

Reforming agricultural sector

Agriculture is the backbone of Pakistan's economy. Unfortunately, for long it has been neglected by successive...

Published 25 Sep, 2020 02:45am

Opinion

Serious issues in WB's doing business report

'The World Bank should no longer publish its Doing Business index, owing to its flawed design and vulnerability to...

Published 18 Sep, 2020 02:59am

Opinion

Reforming energy subsidy

ARTICLE: In Pakistan, many households are finding it difficult to access affordable and reliable electricity....

Published 11 Sep, 2020 02:42am

Opinion

Wind and solar energy: moving towards a green future

ARTICLE: 'Countries across the world are now on the same path - building wind turbines and solar panels to replace...

Published 04 Sep, 2020 02:57am

Markets

Economy: govt’s misplaced exuberance

ARTICLE:Stock markets only are a weak indicator of the overall performance of any economy, especially in terms of ...

Published 28 Aug, 2020 02:02am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 21	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 21	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 21	154.53
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 21	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 21	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 21	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 21	5,948.71
India Sensex / Nov 21	77,155.79
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 21	38,026.17
Nasdaq / Nov 21	18,972.42
Hang Seng / Nov 21	19,601.11
FTSE 100 / Nov 21	8,149.27
Dow Jones / Nov 21	43,870.35
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 21	19,146.17

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 21	70.18
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 21	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 21	238,340
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 21	2,669.46
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 21	70.43
Petrol/Litre / Nov 22	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.15 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	620.68 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	69.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,084.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.35 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.15 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	620.68 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	69.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,084.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.35 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	95,563,962 ▲ 0.00
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Nov 22 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	51,499,190 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 22 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	48,260,119 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 22 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	44,585,332 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 22 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	42,849,466 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 22 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	41,650,133 ▲ 0.00
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 22 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	33,841,692 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 22 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	25,303,681 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	25,120,112 ▲ 0.00

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