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Pakistan’s REER index increases further to 102.92 in November 2024

Pakistan’s Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER), a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of...

Updated 17 Dec, 2024 10:56pm

Business & Economy

Pakistan records massive $729mn current account surplus in November 2024

This is fourth consecutive month in which Pakistan's current account has posted surplus

Updated 17 Dec, 2024 10:49pm

Business & Economy

How the key interest rate has moved since July 2022

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday reduced the key policy rate by 200...

Updated 16 Dec, 2024 09:46pm

2024-12-14-04-00

SPI-based inflation rises slightly

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended December 12, 2024, increased by 0.07...

Published 14 Dec, 2024 06:46am

Forex

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves increase $13mn, now stand at $12.05bn

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $13 million on a weekly basis,...

Updated 12 Dec, 2024 09:45pm

Statistics

Pakistan’s remittance inflow at $2.92bn in November 2024, down 4.5% month-on-month

Amount 29.1% higher when compared with $2.26 billion in November 2023

Updated 09 Dec, 2024 09:27pm

2024-12-03-03-00

Lowest in six years: Nov inflation slows down to 4.9pc

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation clocked in at 4.9 per cent on a year-on-year basis in...

Published 03 Dec, 2024 06:09am

Statistics

Pakistan’s inflation likely to slow down further in November, signals room for another rate cut

The slowing inflationary trend in Pakistan is likely to continue as the CPI-based figure is expected to fall below...

Updated 19 Nov, 2024 06:16pm

Business & Economy

Jul-Oct FDI clocks in at $904.3mn, up 32% YoY

Net Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Pakistan grew 32.3% during the first four months of the ongoing fiscal year...

Updated 18 Nov, 2024 11:20pm

Statistics

Pakistan’s REER index increases to 100.9 in October 2024

Pakistan’s Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER), a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of...

Updated 18 Nov, 2024 10:35pm

Statistics

Pakistan records $349mn current account surplus in October 2024

This is the third consecutive month in which Pakistan's current account has posted surplus

Updated 18 Nov, 2024 10:27pm

Business & Economy

IMF calls for reduced govt intervention, energy reforms in Pakistan’s economy

Washington-based lender's mission led by Nathan Porter states conclusion of a staff visit to Pakistan from November 12 to 15, 2024

Updated 16 Nov, 2024 04:30pm

Statistics

Jul-Oct textile group exports up 10.44pc

ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile group exports increased by 10.44 per cent in first four months (July-October) of...

Published 16 Nov, 2024 06:58am

Statistics

Jul-Sept LSM sector shows growth of -0.76pc

ISLAMABAD: The Overall Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector has shown a growth of -0.76 per cent during the first...

Published 16 Nov, 2024 06:54am

2024-11-16-03-04

Week ended Nov 14: SPI inflation up 4.16pc YoY: PBS

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has claimed that Sensitive Price Index-based inflation for the week...

Published 16 Nov, 2024 06:45am

Statistics

Lower interest rates: car sales in Pakistan increase 27% MoM in October 2024

Car sales in Pakistan surged by 27% month-on-month (MoM) to 13,100 units in October 2024 as lower interest rates...

Updated 12 Nov, 2024 12:14am

Forex

Pakistan’s remittance inflow at $3.05bn in October 2024, up 24% year-on-year

Amount also 7% higher when compared with $2.86 billion in September 2024

Updated 08 Nov, 2024 10:02pm

2024-11-02-01-31

Weekly SPI inflation up 0.10pc

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended October 31, 2024 increased by 0.10...

Published 02 Nov, 2024 06:15am

Statistics

Jul-Oct exports up 13.45pc to $10.88bn YoY

ISLAMABAD: The country’s exports increased by 13.45 per cent during the first four months (July-October) of ...

Published 02 Nov, 2024 06:15am

2024-11-02-03-36

Oct CPI inflation jumps 7.2pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation increased by 7.2 per cent on year-on-year (YoY) basis in...

Published 02 Nov, 2024 06:15am

Business & Economy

Pakistan’s trade deficit contracts 31% YoY to $1.5bn in October 2024

In 4MFY25, trade deficit narrows 5.59% to $6.97 billion

Updated 01 Nov, 2024 10:06pm

Business & Economy

Inflation in Pakistan clocks in at 7.2% in October 2024

Reading slightly higher than market and official expectations that put figure in range of 6-7%

Updated 01 Nov, 2024 10:57pm

Statistics

1.4pc of GDP: Q1 ends with Rs1.696trn budget balance

ISLAMABAD: The government closed first quarter of current fiscal year 2024-25 with overall budget balance of Rs1.696...

Published 01 Nov, 2024 06:51am

Business & Economy

Govt posts a rare budget surplus of Rs1.7tn in Q1FY25

Only Punjab recorded a budget deficit among provinces

Updated 31 Oct, 2024 09:34pm

Companies

MoU signed: CCP, PBS to strengthen cooperation, improve data utilization

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) and the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) have signed a...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 06:33am

Statistics

Pakistan’s REER index drops below 100 for first time in 2024

Pakistan’s Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER), a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of...

Updated 21 Oct, 2024 10:36pm

Business & Economy

Pakistan records $119mn current account surplus in September 2024

Development comes on back of massive increase in remittance inflows
This is the second successive month in which Pakistan's current account has posted surplus

Updated 21 Oct, 2024 11:32pm

2024-10-21-01-18

PBS to host first-ever Data Fest-2024 today

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) will be hosting Pakistan’s first-ever Data Fest-2024 at the Pak...

Updated 21 Oct, 2024 07:25am

Business & Economy

Pakistan’s remittance inflow stands at $2.85bn in September 2024, up 29% year-on-year

Amount marginally lower than in August 2024
During 3MFY25, remittances up nearly 39% YoY to $8.8 billion as compared to $6.3 billion in 3MFY24

Updated 09 Oct, 2024 10:51pm

Business & Economy

Pakistan’s trade deficit widens marginally to $5.4bn in 3MFY25

Gap comes on account of higher imports that stand at $13.31bn, while exports clock in at $7.88bn in three months

Updated 02 Oct, 2024 10:17pm

Business & Economy

Lowest reading since Jan 2021: inflation in Pakistan clocks in at 6.9% in September 2024

Reading also lower than market expectations that put figure in range of 7.5-8%

Updated 01 Oct, 2024 07:47pm

Business & Economy

Pakistan’s GDP grows 3.07% in April-June, 2.52% in FY24

National Accounts Committee says growth in agriculture, industry and services stands at 6.76%, -3.59% and 3.69%, respectively, in fourth quarter of 2023-24

Updated 30 Sep, 2024 10:53pm

Business & Economy

Pakistan’s inflation likely to slow down further in September, fueling further rate cut speculation

The slowing inflationary trend in Pakistan is likely to continue in September, and projected to come down to almost...

Updated 21 Sep, 2024 08:07pm

Money & Banking

Pakistan’s REER index decreases to 100.16 in August 2024

Pakistan’s Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER), a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of...

Updated 18 Sep, 2024 10:36pm

Business & Economy

Pakistan’s current account posts surplus of $75mn in August 2024

Development comes on back of massive increase in remittance inflows

Updated 18 Sep, 2024 10:31pm

2024-09-17-02-26

July-August textile group exports up 5.37pc

ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile group exports increased by 5.37 per cent in first two months (July-August) of the...

Published 17 Sep, 2024 06:33am

Energy

Jul-Aug petroleum group’s imports witness 22.73pc growth

ISLAMABAD: Petroleum group imports witnessed 22.73 percent growth during the first two months (July-August) of the...

Published 17 Sep, 2024 06:33am

Business & Economy

Most aggressive cut since April 2020: SBP reduces key policy rate by 200bps, brings it down to 17.5%

Pace of disinflation exceeded earlier expectations, says central bank
The previous occasion SBP moved with this quantum of reduction was in April 2020

Updated 12 Sep, 2024 10:54pm

2024-09-07-03-52

SPI-based inflation falls 0.15pc

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended September 5, 2024, decreased by 0.15...

Published 07 Sep, 2024 06:59am

Statistics

Fourth successive decline: weekly SPI down to 3-year low

The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended September 05, 2024 decreased by 0.15%, according to the...

Updated 06 Sep, 2024 10:18pm

2024-09-06-04-45

FE-25 deposits: SBP drops monthly reporting requirement

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has discontinued the monthly reporting of “FE-25 Deposits and their...

Published 06 Sep, 2024 07:04am

Interest Rates

Analysts expect SBP to continue easing in next week’s monetary policy announcement

Most experts Business Recorder reached out to see decline between 100 to 200 bps

Updated 05 Sep, 2024 08:29pm

Commodities

Ongoing global oil price decline to benefit Pakistan: brokerage house

The ongoing decline in global oil price “benefits Pakistan” and will help its trade balance and inflation figures,...

Updated 05 Sep, 2024 10:32pm

Statistics

Pakistan’s trade deficit shrinks marginally to $3.6bn in 2MFY25

Pakistan’s trade deficit shrank marginally to $3.6 billion during the first two months of fiscal year 2024-25...

Updated 03 Sep, 2024 10:28pm

Interest Rates

Inflation in Pakistan drops to single digit after three years, clocks in at 9.6% in August

Reading in line with official expectations that put figure in range of 9.5-10.5%

Updated 02 Sep, 2024 08:40pm

Business & Economy

Finance ministry expects inflation to fall further to 9.5-10.5% in August

Headline inflation figure hit 11.1% in July and brokerage houses now see the number falling to single digits

Updated 30 Aug, 2024 10:09pm

Statistics

Third successive decline: weekly SPI down 0.62%

The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the current week ended on August 29, 2024 decreased by 0.62%, according to...

Published 30 Aug, 2024 04:12pm

Business & Economy

August inflation figure expected in single digits after almost 3 years: brokerage house

Inflationary pressure is likely to subside further in Pakistan and come down to single digits from August onwards,...

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 10:40pm

Companies

Price deregulation: Pakistan’s pharma sector sales hit $3.3bn in FY24, 22% higher year-on-year

Pakistan’s pharmaceutical industry achieved sales of Rs916 billion (USD 3.3 billion) in FY24, a 22% year-on-year...

Updated 21 Aug, 2024 03:59pm

Money & Banking

Pakistan’s REER index increases to 101.5 in July 2024

Pakistan’s Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER), a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of...

Updated 19 Aug, 2024 04:49pm

Business & Economy

Pakistan’s current account posts deficit of $162mn in July 2024

Deficit lower on a monthly basis, but 'higher than expectations due to wider trade deficit reported by SBP'

Updated 19 Aug, 2024 09:06pm

2024-08-18-02-25

Mobile phones worth $64.504m imported in July

ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $64.504 million in the first month (July) of current fiscal year...

Updated 18 Aug, 2024 09:43am

Business & Economy

Agri, industries perform: Pakistan posts 2.09% growth in Q3FY24, says NAC

Revises Q1 and Q2 estimates upwards to 2.71% and 1.79%, respectively
Targets GDP growth of 2.4% in FY24

Updated 21 May, 2024 10:07pm

Business & Economy

Pakistan’s trade deficit narrows 34% to $9.38bn in 5MFY24

Stood at $14.28bn in same period of the previous year

Updated 01 Dec, 2023 10:44pm

Statistics

Pakistan’s REER index falls to 92.8 in January

Experts attribute development to rupee’s massive depreciation against US dollar in January

Updated 20 Feb, 2023 06:30pm

Cotton & Textile

Pakistan’s textile exports significantly decline in January: APTMA

Pakistan’s textile sector exports witnessed a significant decline of 12.4%, clocking in at $1.36 billion in January...

Updated 02 Feb, 2023 06:50pm

Statistics

Pakistan’s trade deficit widens 57% YoY in FY22

Pakistan's trade deficit widened by 57% during fiscal year 2021-22, and reached $48.67 billion compared to $30.96...

Published 04 Jul, 2022 11:17am

Statistics

Coronavirus sinks U.S. consumer spending; savings hit record high

 Together with the news that monthly exports collapsed, the report left economists anticipating the largest contract

Published 30 May, 2020 05:30am

Statistics

Japan's jobless rate rises to 2.6% in April: government

 The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.6% in April, up from 2.5% in March, figures from the Ministry of In

Published 29 May, 2020 06:43am

Statistics

India's economy seen slowing rapidly in March quarter, with worse to come

 Economists expect the fiscal year that began in April will see the worst economic contraction in four decades.

Published 29 May, 2020 05:33am

Statistics

Japan's factory, retail sectors slump as pandemic hits auto sector

 That was a much larger decline than the 5.1% drop in a Reuters forecast.

TOKYO: Japan’s factory output sl

Published 29 May, 2020 05:26am

Statistics

Slump in consumption, exports push Germany into recession in first quarter

 The Federal Statistics Office said capital investments fell by 6.9%, private consumption by 3.2% and exports by 3.1

Published 25 May, 2020 10:55am

Statistics

Tesla’s China car registrations plunge 64% month-on-month in April

Tesla’s China registrations, including imported cars, fell to 4,633 units from 12,709 units in March. U.S. el

Published 19 May, 2020 07:51am

Statistics

Japan braces for worst postwar slump as economy tips into recession

Analysts warn of an even bleaker picture for the current quarter as consumption crumbled after the government in Ap

Published 18 May, 2020 05:52am

Statistics

US reports record $738 billion budget deficit in April

The fiscal year-to-date deficit surged to $1.48 trillion compared to a $531 billion deficit in the comparable perio

Published 13 May, 2020 10:06am

Statistics

China's factory deflation deepens as pandemic hits demand

Data released last week showed China’s exports unexpectedly grew in April from a year earlier, although a sharper-t

Published 12 May, 2020 05:39am

Statistics

Coronavirus pandemic sets Japan on course for deep recession

Household spending slumped 6.0% in March from a year earlier following a 0.3% fall in February, marking the biggest

Published 09 May, 2020 10:15pm

Statistics

India may see 0% GDP growth this fiscal year: Moody's

In November, Moody’s cut the outlook on India’s sovereign rating of Baa2 to “negative” from “stable” due to a slowd

Published 08 May, 2020 10:48am

Statistics

Great Depression-like U.S. job losses, unemployment rate expected in April

The Labor Department’s monthly employment report on Friday is also expected to show the jobless rate surging to at

Published 08 May, 2020 05:39am

Statistics

China's April trade surplus with US widens to $22.87 billion

For the first four months of the year, China’s trade surplus with the United States totalled $63.68 billion.

Published 07 May, 2020 11:20am

Statistics

UAE non-oil private sector hits second consecutive record low: PMI

The output and new export orders sub-indices fell sharply, both falling to record lows since the survey began in Au

Published 05 May, 2020 07:30am

Statistics

Indonesia first-quarter GDP growth slumps to weakest since 2001

The coronavirus crisis has taken a toll on consumption - the main driver of the economy - investment, tourism and i

Published 05 May, 2020 07:20am

Statistics

Hong Kong's economy shrunk by record 8.9pc in the first quarter of 2020

The economy shrank by a seasonally adjusted 5.3% in January-March from the previous quarter, versus a revised 0.5%

Published 04 May, 2020 09:31am

Statistics

Coronavirus hit Italy economy plunges 4.7pc, as Eurozone witness worst decline

Italy’s latest decline was the biggest since 1995, the national statistics bureau ISTAT reported. One of

Published 30 Apr, 2020 10:55am

Statistics

Eurozone economy shrinks by record 3.8pc, inflation drops sharply

According to Eurostat economic output in the 19 countries sharing the euro in January-March was 3.8% smaller than i

Published 30 Apr, 2020 09:57am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 17	278.60
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 17	278.60
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 17	1.05
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 17	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 17	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 17	154.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 16	6,074.08
Nasdaq / Dec 16	20,173.89
Dow Jones / Dec 16	43,717.48
India Sensex / Dec 17	80,962.81
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 17	39,364.68
Hang Seng / Dec 17	19,777.10
FTSE 100 / Dec 17	8,214.43
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 17	20,290.76

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 16	243,059.70
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 17	70.82
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 17	17,585
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 17	2,654.67
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 17	69.11
Petrol/Litre / Dec 18	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	7.11 ▲ 1.00 (16.37%)
First Capital Equities / Dec 17 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.74 ▲ 0.82 (13.85%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 17 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.45 ▲ 1.00 (10.58%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 17 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	18.32 ▲ 1.67 (10.03%)
Air Link Com. / Dec 17 Air Link Communication Limited(AIRLINK)	208.93 ▲ 18.99 (10.00%)
Data Agro / Dec 17 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	126.58 ▲ 11.51 (10.00%)
Fazal Cloth / Dec 17 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	179.55 ▲ 16.32 (10.00%)
Land Mark Spinning / Dec 17 Landmark Spinning Industries Limited(LMSM)	63.91 ▲ 5.81 (10.00%)
Pak Datacom / Dec 17 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	94.49 ▲ 8.59 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Tri-Star Power / Dec 17 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	5.51 ▼ -0.74 (-11.84%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 17 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.19 ▼ -0.51 (-10.85%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 17 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	32.02 ▼ -3.56 (-10.01%)
Aisha Steel (CPS) / Dec 17 Aisha Steel Mills Limited (CPS)(ASLCPS)	20.17 ▼ -2.24 (-10.00%)
Chakwal Spinning / Dec 17 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	53.72 ▼ -5.97 (-10.00%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Dec 17 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	126.67 ▼ -14.07 (-10.00%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 17 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	809.76 ▼ -89.97 (-10.00%)
Quetta Textile / Dec 17 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	17.73 ▼ -1.97 (-10.00%)
Fateh Ind. / Dec 17 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	120.57 ▼ -13.37 (-9.98%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	403,228,918 ▼ -0.06
Pak Elektron / Dec 17 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,379,306 ▲ 3.33
Cnergyico PK / Dec 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	59,584,754 ▼ -0.06
B.O.Punjab / Dec 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	57,023,129 ▲ 0.59
Pak Refinery / Dec 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,947,968 ▲ 3.65
Sui South Gas / Dec 17 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,917,218 ▲ 1.17
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,337,248 ▲ 1.16
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 17 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	33,958,478 ▼ -0.28
Hub Power Co. / Dec 17 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	33,067,460 ▲ 11.97

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