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The quest for export-led growth

EDITORIAL: Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb while talking to the Dutch Ambassador reiterated the...

Published 21 Nov, 2024 06:46am

Opinion

26th Amendment a ‘suicide attack’

The 1973 Constitution was enacted unanimously by a legislative assembly elected through free and fair elections held...

Published 21 Nov, 2024 06:51am

BR Research

HVA Textile exports: this time, the growth is here to stay

Pakistan’s high-value-added (HVA) textile and apparel export segments are witnessing a remarkable resurgence, with...

Published 21 Nov, 2024 08:03am

Opinion

Unlocking the potential of Pakistan’s fisheries sector

Pakistan’s fisheries sector, long overshadowed by other industries, is a hidden gem waiting to be unlocked. With...

Published 21 Nov, 2024 06:59am

BR Research

Power generation still struggling

Electricity generation in October 2024 at 10 billion units has made some mistakes for the demand finally turning a...

Published 21 Nov, 2024 08:03am

Editorials

Current Account surplus

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s current account surplus for the first four months of the current year was 218 million dollars...

Published 20 Nov, 2024 06:45am

BR Research

Cement: Redefining the game

There is nothing particularly surprising about the cement industry making reasonable earnings amid a demand drought....

Published 20 Nov, 2024 08:47am

Opinion

The real and present killer

Bomb blasts. Shoot-outs. Missiles. All are killers. When they happen, there is uproar. There is panic. There are...

Updated 20 Nov, 2024 08:27am

Business & Finance

Why Dubai’s current real estate boom is here to stay

Knight Frank official says buying patterns point towards genuine end users rather than speculative investors

Updated 20 Nov, 2024 05:34pm

Opinion

Punjab Agricultural Income Tax (Amendment) Bill 2024

The Punjab Agricultural Income Tax (Amendment) Bill 2024 is a significant legislative initiative aimed at ...

Updated 20 Nov, 2024 08:29am

Editorials

The Finance Minister’s defence

EDITORIAL: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb during his press briefing on Sunday appreciated the efforts towards...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 06:53am

BR Research

Current account roundup 4MFY25: surpluses galore!

The current account posted a surplus of $349 million in October, and the 4MFY25 surplus stands at $218 million....

Published 19 Nov, 2024 08:50am

Opinion

Problems with IMF projections—II

The previous article had highlighted the problems with the macroeconomic projections by the IMF in the Staff Report...

Updated 19 Nov, 2024 06:59am

BR Research

LSM: 1QFY25 back in red

While most macroeconomic indicators have improved in the past few months, and the authorities are increasingly...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 08:47am

Opinion

Keeping the lights on: understanding ancillary services in power grid

With distributed generation on the rise, consumers now play dual roles as both energy producers and consumers, ...

Updated 19 Nov, 2024 07:24am

Editorials

Govt approach to IPPs comes perilously close to coercion

EDITORIAL: Negotiations with Independent Power Producers (IPPs) are well under way in the second phase, following...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Opinion

Measures aimed at checking inflation

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for October 2024 was 7.2 percent against 6.9 percent the month before – a rise of...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Opinion

PIA sell-off challenge: crash-landing was long in the making

Six months ago, the buzz in Islamabad was that foreign airline giants were lining up to acquire a seemingly...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

BR Research

IMF: Steady does it

The IMF’s “no surprises” visit comes to a close and the team has gone back. The mission was here for a stock-taking...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 08:49am

BR Research

Cement: No cracks in profitability

It appears that the fate of the cement industry is no longer tied to how strongly the companies perform on volumes....

Published 18 Nov, 2024 08:41am

Editorials

Surcharge on fossil fuels

EDITORIAL: It’s been learnt that one of the key measures under consideration to increase the tax-to-GDP ratio, as...

Updated 17 Nov, 2024 06:07am

Opinion

Bangladesh’s textile triumph

To understand the disparities in textile exports between Pakistan and Bangladesh, it is essential to examine several...

Updated 17 Nov, 2024 06:16am

Editorials

Western media’s unprofessionalism

EDITORIAL: While politicians in Western countries with their undisguised bias in favour of Israel tend to paint...

Updated 17 Nov, 2024 06:08am

Markets

In its ‘strategy report’, AHL says KSE-100 to hit 120,000 by December 2025

Brokerage house Arif Habib Limited (AHL) expects the KSE-100 Index – largely seen as a benchmark for stock market...

Published 16 Nov, 2024 11:13am

Editorials

Legal action against Discos?

EDITORIAL: How on earth is Nepra (National Electric Power Regulatory Authority), a public sector entity, going to...

Updated 16 Nov, 2024 08:17am

Opinion

SAARC is no longer relevant

That SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) has been facing since 2016 a situation in which any...

Updated 16 Nov, 2024 08:19am

Editorials

Confronting climate change at Baku

EDITORIAL: At the ongoing 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in...

Published 16 Nov, 2024 06:04am

Opinion

Preparing for smog

In the early days of Pakistan, we did not have the luxury of Sui gas. I still remember my mother cooking on coals ...

Updated 16 Nov, 2024 08:20am

Opinion

Harnessing rice crop residues for agricultural and environmental prosperity

Rice is vital for Pakistan and India due to its role as a staple food, contributing to food security for millions....

Updated 16 Nov, 2024 08:09am

Editorials

Investment versus deposit

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s Advance to Deposit Ratio (ADR), defined as comparing banks total loans to total deposits...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 06:20am

BR Research

The Fund must not behave like an accountant

It takes one to know one. The only IMF structural adjustment program ever successfully implemented by Pakistan was...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 08:32am

Opinion

Countering sales tax frauds

Globally, tax crimes have always been a significant threat to economic stability and governance. These offences that...

Updated 15 Nov, 2024 08:11am

Opinion

Decentralising power: a provincial pathway for Pakistan’s energy future

Pakistan’s energy sector is at a crossroads, with a decades-long struggle to privatise its Distribution Companies...

Updated 15 Nov, 2024 08:16am

Pakistan

Non issuance of visa by Dubai: Panel fails to speak a single word

ISLAMABAD: In what appears to be an unprecedented admission of helplessness, a parliamentary panel on Wednesday...

Updated 14 Nov, 2024 11:30am

Business & Finance

Ben & Jerry’s says parent Unilever silenced it over Gaza stance

NEW YORK: Ice cream brand Ben & Jerry’s said in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that parent company Unilever has...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 05:45pm

Editorials

An initial audit by IMF?

EDITORIAL: Confirmed reports suggest that the visiting International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission met Finance...

Updated 14 Nov, 2024 07:08am

Opinion

No surprise in the surprise visit

The only surprise in the IMF team’s surprise visit to Pakistan this week was that it took the trouble to jolt the...

Updated 14 Nov, 2024 07:15am

BR Research

The IMF must not blink – and neither should the people of Pakistan

Pakistan’s hybrid regime is eager to project that the hardest part of economic stabilization is now behind them. It...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 06:48am

BR Research

Addressing thefts and losses in Discos

Reportedly, the energy regulator NEPRA is initiating legal action against DISCOs due to their deteriorating...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 06:44am

Markets

AI could add $10-20bn to Pakistan’s GDP by 2030, says Saudi Data and AI Authority advisor

Pakistan’s digital economy is poised for significant growth, potentially contributing an estimated $60 billion, with...

Published 13 Nov, 2024 09:03pm

Editorials

IMF mission in town

EDITORIAL: The schedule of reviews shared in the staff-level agreement report uploaded on the International Monetary...

Published 13 Nov, 2024 07:07am

BR Research

Bijli Sahulat Package: Worth a try

The winter electricity package termed “Bijli Sahulat Package” has finally been approved with much fanfare. The IMF...

Published 13 Nov, 2024 08:46am

Opinion

Retaining export competitiveness through traceability

Traceability has become essential in the modern textile supply chain as buyers increasingly demand transparency,...

Published 13 Nov, 2024 07:25am

BR Research

FDI in Pakistan - beyond quick gains

Pakistan’s journey toward economic resilience hinges on shifting gears in many aspects; one of them is FDI. Shifting...

Published 13 Nov, 2024 08:44am

Editorials

The right candidate for the right job

EDITORIAL: Remittances hit a four-month-high, as per State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) website, of 3.05 billion dollars...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 07:03am

Opinion

Problem with IMF projections

An IMF delegation has probably arrived in Pakistan to conduct a ‘stock-taking’ as indicated by the Finance...

Updated 12 Nov, 2024 07:29am

BR Research

ADR financing: undermining monetary policy?

Commercial banks are on a lending spree—not due to excess liquidity or a dramatic economic turnaround, but because...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 08:41am

Sports

Politics v cricket leaves Champions Trophy up in the air

HONG KONG: India has reportedly said its men’s cricket team will not travel to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 03:56pm

Opinion

Blushing golden apples

Gilgit-Baltistan is a region where over 70 percent of the land is covered by high mountains and glaciers, leaving...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 07:20am

BR Research

An obituary in the making

Over the past two and a half years, the prime minister and his motley crew of reformers have spent a considerable...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 08:42am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 20	278.13
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 20	277.93
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 20	154.96
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 20	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 20	1.27
Euro to USD / Nov 20	1.06

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 20	5,917.11
India Sensex / Nov 20	77,578.38
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 20	38,072.42
Nasdaq / Nov 20	18,966.14
Hang Seng / Nov 20	19,668.80
FTSE 100 / Nov 20	8,085.07
Dow Jones / Nov 20	43,408.47
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 20	19,004.78

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 20	68.87
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 20	17,885
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 20	238,940
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 20	2,655.46
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 20	70.41
Petrol/Litre / Nov 21	248.38

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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