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Trump trade war spreads more gloom across businesses

LONDON/SEOUL/NEW YORK: Businesses across multiple industries are hiking prices, backing away from previous financial...

Published 25 Apr, 2025 06:05am

Move aims at facilitating businesses: KE agrees to share FCAs projections with regulator

ISLAMABAD: K-Electric has agreed to share provisional projections of Fuel Charges Adjustments (FCAs) for future...

Updated 17 Apr, 2025 09:37am

Business & Finance

Report titled ‘LCCI’s 200 Days’ launched at consultative session

LAHORE: While taking a giant leap towards promoting participation on economic policymaking and addressing the issues...

Published 16 Apr, 2025 05:55am

Business & Finance

Unreliable internet, digital payment barriers slow down growth of SMEs: FPCCI BMP

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry Businessmen Panel (BMP) has said that...

Published 06 Apr, 2025 05:44am

Pakistan

Businesses protest killing of trader’s grandson in Sukkur

KARACHI: Businesses remained closed in protest over killing of a trade leader’s grandson in Sukkur on Saturday, as...

Published 06 Apr, 2025 05:44am

Business & Finance

Businesses underscore need for further cut in power tariffs

KARACHI: The Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, the President of the Pakistan Businessmen and...

Published 06 Apr, 2025 05:44am

Business & Finance

Retailers, other businesses: FBR to grant two more licences to private cos for integration of e-invoicing

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has decided to grant two more licences to private companies for the...

Published 04 Apr, 2025 05:22am

Editorials

PBC makes some valid points

EDITORIAL: That Pakistan’s manufacturing sector stands at a crossroads, grappling with challenges that threaten its...

Published 03 Apr, 2025 05:23am

Business & Finance

‘Economic stability not possible due to anti-business steps’

KARACHI: The business community says that economic stability is not possible due to the government’s anti-business...

Published 03 Apr, 2025 05:23am

Leading sectors, businesses: CCP’s MIU detects around 150 violations

ISLAMABAD: Market Intelligence Unit (MIU) of the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has detected 150 major...

Updated 03 Apr, 2025 09:30am

Traders say economic stability not possible with ‘anti-business’ actions

PESHAWAR: Members of the business community asserted economic stability cannot come amid government’ ‘anti-business’...

Updated 31 Mar, 2025 10:19am

Editorials

A tax framework designed to fail

EDITORIAL: The country’s fundamentally flawed tax system has long undermined the business environment, slowed...

Published 28 Mar, 2025 06:24am

Business & Finance

Clearance of goods: KCAA voices its concerns over ‘delays’

KARACHI: The Karachi Customs Agents Association (KCAA) has expressed concerns over delays in the goods clearance...

Published 27 Mar, 2025 05:23am

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LONDON/NEW YORK/ WASHINGTON: With each day, evidence is mounting across the corporate world that the chaotic...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 07:59am

Business & Finance

CDA approves QR code payment system for businesses, eateries

ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Tuesday approved the introduction of a QR code payment system for...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 07:04am

Digital financial services: Govt, regulators must develop frameworks: ADB

ISLAMABAD: The government and regulatory authorities must move quickly to establish frameworks for digital financial...

Updated 25 Mar, 2025 09:27am

FY26 Budget proposals: Businesses urge govt to gradually reduce GST rate

Pakistan Business Council recommends reduction in withholding taxes for exporters to minimise impact on cash flow of their business

Updated 25 Mar, 2025 09:30am

KP govt decides to launch universal digital payment system

PESHAWAR: The Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has taken a big step towards digital transformation by deciding to...

Updated 24 Mar, 2025 08:44am

Pakistan

Crackdown on substandard ketchup-making businesses conducted

LAHORE: The food safety teams of Punjab Food Authority (PFA) on Tuesday conducted a grand operation across Lahore,...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 07:57am

Editorials

The high cost of punitive taxation

EDITORIAL: The fundamentally flawed nature of the tax regime operational in Pakistan is both well-documented and...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 05:48am

Business premises: FBR to monitor production of goods

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has directed manufacturers not to remove goods from their business...

Updated 15 Mar, 2025 02:56pm

Opinion

Uraan to trillion-dollar economy

It is indeed unfortunate that the policymakers remain totally disconnected with the prevalent ground realities in...

Published 13 Mar, 2025 05:28am

Opinion

The future of work

The work of the world will be very different by 2030 from what we know today. Several key trends—everything from...

Updated 13 Mar, 2025 07:26am

PM sets up panel to empower women in SMEs

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday chaired a meeting of Small and Medium Enterprises Development...

Updated 09 Mar, 2025 10:16pm

PM apprised of challenges facing businesses

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reiterated Friday his government’s commitment to creating a favourable...

Updated 08 Mar, 2025 02:52pm

Business & Finance

BMP for curbing capital flight, brain drain

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) on Monday...

Published 04 Mar, 2025 06:30am

Editorials

SMEs and the high cost of formal economy

EDITORIAL: In yet another attempt in a long line of programmes aimed at promoting the SME sector, the Small and...

Published 28 Feb, 2025 06:49am

Opinion

Only export-led growth

Pakistan’s inflation growth rate is clocking below 3% in current months; the dollar is stable; foreign reserves ...

Published 24 Feb, 2025 07:22am

First package of regulatory reforms: BoI set to seek Cabinet nod

ISLAMABAD: The Board of Investment (BoI) is all set to seek Federal Cabinet’s approval of first package of...

Updated 21 Feb, 2025 02:34pm

Opinion

Building a $3trn economy: the case for supporting legitimate businesses

As the Chief Operating Officer of British American Tobacco (BAT), I have the regular opportunity to engage with our...

Updated 20 Feb, 2025 09:28pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 9	281.75
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 9	281.50
USD to Japanese Yen / May 9	145.15
USD to Swiss Franc / May 9	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / May 9	1.33
Euro to USD / May 9	1.12
UK LIBOR % / May 8	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 8	5,663.94
Nasdaq / May 8	17,928.14
FTSE 100 / May 8	8,531.61
Dow Jones / May 8	41,368.45
Germany DAX 30 / May 8	23,352.69
France CAC40 / May 8	7,694.44
India Sensex / May 9	79,496.11
Tokyo Nikkei / May 9	37,503.33
Hang Seng / May 9	22,833.68

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 8	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 8	302,383
Petrol/Litre / May 9	252.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 9	60.39
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 9	3,326.57
Diesel/Litre / May 9	256.64
Cotton US¢/pound / May 9	66.46

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / May 9 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	2.24 ▲ 0.42 (23.08%)
Premier Insurance / May 9 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	5.19 ▲ 0.76 (17.16%)
Parmount Sp. / May 9 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	3.27 ▲ 0.46 (16.37%)
UDL International / May 9 UDL International Limited(UDLI)	7 ▲ 0.75 (12%)
Abdullah Shah / May 9 Abdullah Shah Ghazi Sugar Mills Limited(AGSML)	5.30 ▲ 0.51 (10.65%)
LSE Ventures / May 9 LSE Ventures Limited(LSEVL)	9.75 ▲ 0.93 (10.54%)
Tri-Star Power / May 9 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	5.70 ▲ 0.53 (10.25%)
Olympia Mills / May 9 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	46.15 ▲ 4.2 (10.01%)
Khyber Textile / May 9 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	734.88 ▲ 66.81 (10%)
S.S.Oil / May 9 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	570.91 ▲ 51.9 (10%)

Stock	Price
Cyan Limited / May 9 Cyan Limited(CYAN)	26.40 ▼ -5.68 (-17.71%)
F.Credit & Inv / May 9 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	6.90 ▼ -0.99 (-12.55%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / May 9 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	7.11 ▼ -1 (-12.33%)
786 Invest Ltd / May 9 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.70 ▼ -0.9 (-11.84%)
Aruj Industries / May 9 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	7.09 ▼ -0.89 (-11.15%)
Nimir Resins / May 9 Nimir Resins Limited(NRSL)	29.68 ▼ -3.3 (-10.01%)
Kohinoor Mills / May 9 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	26.46 ▼ -2.94 (-10%)
Bilal Fibres / May 9 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	19.44 ▼ -2.16 (-10%)
Khyber Tobacco / May 9 Khyber Tobacco Company Limited(KHTC)	342.26 ▼ -38.03 (-10%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / May 9 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	42.57 ▼ -4.73 (-10%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / May 9 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	30,880,568 ▲ 0.03
Sui South Gas / May 9 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	14,539,629 ▼ -2.67
B.O.Punjab / May 9 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	10,097,719 ▲ 0.09
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / May 9 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	8,688,576 ▼ -1.34
Kohinoor Spining / May 9 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	8,301,174 ▼ -0.14
Pak Refinery / May 9 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	7,898,278 ▼ -1.76
Cnergyico PK / May 9 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	7,211,738 ▼ -0.08
Sui North Gas / May 9 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	5,892,050 ▲ 3.91
Maple Leaf Cement / May 9 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	5,775,320 ▼ -0.05
Hascol Petrol / May 9 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	5,768,496 ▲ 0.08

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