News stories for Dr Ikramul Haq

Dr Ikramul Haq

Opinion

SOEs, fiscal discipline & reforms

Despite a wave of privatization in the last 3 decades, SOEs still contribute significantly to the economic growth of...

Updated 08 Sep, 2023 06:31am

Opinion

Heavy indebtedness & power sector crisis

In terms of new commitments, the Government of Pakistan signed new agreements, worth USD 7,228 million, during the...

Published 01 Sep, 2023 05:41am

Opinion

Anatomy of ‘Debt Management Strategy’

Pakistan’s persistent fiscal imbalance has cast a negative shadow on the overall economic scenario. Unless...

Updated 25 Aug, 2023 07:02am

Opinion

Pakistan & Argentina: two economic scenarios

“On July 28, the Argentine authorities and IMF staff reached a staff-level agreement on the combined fifth and sixth...

Updated 18 Aug, 2023 06:17am

Opinion

New AML/CFT Authority

The series of challenges faced by Pakistan has no end. Besides political and economic hurdles, Pakistan’s most...

Published 11 Aug, 2023 05:17am

Opinion

The corruption challenge

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) issued regulations granting banks access to asset declarations of high-level...

Updated 04 Aug, 2023 06:43am

Opinion

Economic challenges: timely actions needed

The coalition government of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) is approaching completion of its tenure in the...

Published 28 Jul, 2023 03:03am

Opinion

Fair elections and economic stability

“Gross financing needs are very large, mostly due to large debt service payments, while external market financing...

Published 21 Jul, 2023 07:08am

Opinion

Tax targets versus tax gap — II

The State should not collect advance taxes from those who are not chargeable to tax. Provisions like section 236 of...

Published 19 Jul, 2023 03:21am

Opinion

Tax targets versus tax gap—I

“…the FBR’s revenue target has been increased to Rs 9,415 billion, requiring a 31% increase over collection of...

Updated 14 Jul, 2023 06:47am

Opinion

Unaddressed economic challenges

The debate and anxiety throughout Pakistan in the aftermath of the stalled Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme...

Updated 07 Jul, 2023 05:59am

Opinion

Flawed budgetary measures

Pakistan’s prevailing outlook paints a grim picture of a state in deep trouble. In view of perpetual political...

Updated 02 Jul, 2023 10:36am

Opinion

FY23: a very bad year for economy

The Economic Survey of Pakistan (2022-23), released by the Ministry of Finance (MoF), as per tradition a day before...

Published 23 Jun, 2023 06:00am

Opinion

Budget 2023-24: Impediments to a viable economy

The provisional data issued by the National Accounts Committee portray a bleak picture of the economy where real GDP...

Published 16 Jun, 2023 06:27am

Opinion

Budget-2023-24: Yet another ritualistic exercise

Majority of the Pakistanis are going to be dejected after hearing the second budget of the outgoing alliance...

Updated 09 Jun, 2023 07:00am

Opinion

IMF, Constitution & tax codes

“The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday urged Pakistan to follow the Constitution in order to resolve its...

Published 02 Jun, 2023 03:56am

Opinion

Paradigm shift in tax policy

‘The impact of economic growth on the lives of people is partly a matter of income distribution, but it also...

Published 26 May, 2023 06:48am

Opinion

Budget, taxes, revival & growth

Fiscal consolidation should be as growth-friendly as possible. In general, tax base-broadening reforms are ...

Published 19 May, 2023 06:17am

Opinion

Time to invest in human capital

The contemporary concept of a “nation state” revolves around a nation, community and/or society that is...

Updated 12 May, 2023 06:24am

Opinion

Critical economic challenges

Pakistan’s recent economic crisis, brewing since last few years, intensified in the last quarter of fiscal year...

Published 05 May, 2023 06:44am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 21	278.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 21	277.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 21	154.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 21	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 21	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 21	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 20	5,917.11
Nasdaq / Nov 20	18,966.14
Dow Jones / Nov 20	43,408.47
India Sensex / Nov 21	77,137.20
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 21	38,026.17
Hang Seng / Nov 21	19,620.49
FTSE 100 / Nov 21	8,069.57
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 21	18,942.65

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 21	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 21	69.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 21	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 21	238,340
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 21	2,662.71
Diesel/Litre / Nov 21	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	174,389,145 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	63,973,243 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 21 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	62,996,737 ▲ 0.00
Aisha Steel Mill / Nov 21 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	48,137,561 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	43,506,391 ▲ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Nov 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	40,852,960 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 21 Telecard Limited(TELE)	36,937,252 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,401,025 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,346,592 ▲ 0.00

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