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Dr Sajjad Akhtar

Opinion

Dilemmas facing downward interest rate cycle

Once again, the economist community is busy in speculating how much the policy rate will fall in the upcoming ...

Published 03 Nov, 2024 07:08am

Opinion

PDM 2.0: Dilemma for the IMF

With the green signal given by the incoming PDM 2.0 to the Ministry of Finance to initiate ground work for another...

Published 13 Mar, 2024 06:32am

Opinion

Reform mantra: the new kid on the block

Since late 1980s the origin of reform mantra is solely in the domain of the multilateral agencies. In the last one...

Published 01 Feb, 2024 04:52am

Opinion

An anatomy of economic clichés/mantras of 2023—II

It would not be out of place to state that a smaller group of economists in the community in these forums also...

Published 14 Jan, 2024 03:13am

Opinion

An anatomy of economic clichés/mantras of 2023—I

Last three months of 2023 have witnessed an avalanche of economic annual meetings, conferences, economic fest and...

Published 12 Jan, 2024 03:06am

Opinion

Another hybrid body needed to widen the tax net

The addition of Special Facilitation Investment Council (SFIC) to the already existing hybrid organization and...

Updated 21 Jul, 2023 07:12am

Opinion

Time for ‘radical’ and fast-paced economic reforms — II

For more than a decade, the entire PSDP (Public Secotor Development Programme) is based on foreign loans, which...

Updated 02 Feb, 2023 06:42am

Opinion

Time for ‘radical’ and fast-paced economic reforms–I

Just as the intellectuals have proposed ‘radical’ reforms in the area of governance and decentralization, there...

Updated 26 Jan, 2023 06:20am

Opinion

Waiting for ‘manna from heaven’

After the receding flood waters from hell, the GOP is now waiting anxiously for ‘manna from heaven’ from heavenly...

Published 30 Nov, 2022 06:23am

Opinion

IMF and the ‘pseudo’ national govt

With the regime change completed in Pakistan, the geo-politico-economic situation is so fluid and intertwined that...

Published 13 Apr, 2022 06:03am

Opinion

Tail-end of IMF programme: some likely scenarios

With the successful sixth review board meeting of the IMF held on Feb 2, the uncertainty surrounding it has ended ...

Published 08 Feb, 2022 06:10am

Opinion

PKR: stop talking the issue down

It is interesting to note how history repeats itself in case of PKR/USD exchange rate dynamics in Pakistan....

Published 01 Dec, 2021 03:52am

Opinion

End of the free rides with IMF?

Let me start with a fundamental question: Does the latest indication by the Adviser to the PM on finance, Shaukat...

Updated 18 Nov, 2021 09:44am

Opinion

PKR: managing common currency area

The rupee slide in recent weeks suggests that the traditional arguments of elevated current account deficits, ...

Updated 10 Nov, 2021 09:54am

Opinion

Inflation only a supply-side phenomenon: a quarter-truth

During inflationary times, the notion propagated by the gurus that inflation is solely cost-push/supply-side...

Published 07 Aug, 2021 04:01am

Opinion

IMF programme implementation

With the likely passage of the budget for FY22, the Pakistan economy not only enters the second innings of the PTI...

Published 15 Jun, 2021 03:30am

Opinion

Informal feminization of textile sector

Just as researchers have highlighted the phenomena of feminization in agriculture in Pakistan, there is a phenomenon...

Published 03 Dec, 2020 03:04am

Markets

The ‘quasi’ casino economy—II

Automobile: This is the third most attractive activity of players in the ‘quasi’ casino economy in Pakistan....

Published 19 Nov, 2020 02:55am

Markets

The 'quasi' casino economy - I

Just as 'hot money' is attracted by interest rate parity differentials across borders, so does the 'domestic' hot...

Updated 11 Nov, 2020 03:38am

Markets

'To' or 'not to' salvage the IMF programme

ARTICLE: Six months down the road, the present government will likely find itself in the same predicament as it did...

Published 07 Jul, 2020 02:54am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 15	277.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 15	277.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 15	154.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 15	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 15	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 15	1.05

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Nov 14	77,580.31
S&P 500 / Nov 15	5,870.62
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 15	38,642.91
Nasdaq / Nov 15	18,680.12
Hang Seng / Nov 15	19,426.34
FTSE 100 / Nov 15	8,063.61
Dow Jones / Nov 15	43,444.99
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 15	19,210.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 15	67.02
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 15	233,371.60
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 15	2,563.25
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 15	68.91
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 16	18,085
Petrol/Litre / Nov 17	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.33 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.73 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	56.65 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,008.83 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.43 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.33 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.73 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	56.65 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,008.83 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.43 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	77,999,077 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 17 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	70,721,702 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	55,501,231 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	36,884,955 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 17 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	36,294,630 ▲ 0.00
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Nov 17 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	32,226,742 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Nov 17 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,018,611 ▲ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / Nov 17 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	22,405,457 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 17 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	21,319,898 ▲ 0.00

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