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No recovery in sight

Three months into the fiscal year and there doesn’t seem to be any recovery in sight for the construction industry...

Updated 04 Oct, 2024 11:19am

Business & Finance

Senate panel told about economic potential of cannabis

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Science and Technology was told on Monday that cannabis can be used in...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:55am

Business & Finance

IIL holds event for construction industry

KARACHI: International Industries Limited, a leading player in the construction industry, hosted a highly successful...

Published 24 Oct, 2023 05:05am

Business & Finance

IAPEX expo: thinkPVC showcases latest products, solutions for construction sector

KARACHI: thinkPVC, a unique concept store and one-stop solution for sustainable construction products in Pakistan, ...

Published 19 May, 2023 06:17am

Business & Finance

Construction of houses: Govt urged to give easy instalment loans

HYDERABAD: President of Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders and Small Industry (HCSTSI) Muhammad Farooq Shaikhani ...

Published 08 May, 2023 06:40am

Business & Finance

Boycott of steel purchase yields positive result: ABAD

KARACHI: Association of Builders and Developers of Pakistan’s (ABAD’s) boycott of steel purchase has brought...

Published 02 Mar, 2023 06:23am

Pakistan

Steel shortage in offing: Pakistan's construction sector under threat

Brokerage house says as per its checks local players will run out of steel raw material and become forcefully non-operational if no LCs are opened within the next 30 days

Published 17 Jan, 2023 04:29pm

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Construction: Bleak year ahead

Inflation is hurting, and it is hurting across the board. The construction industry is certainly no stranger to it...

Published 03 Jan, 2023 09:33am

Business & Finance

Construction industry plays important role in economy: Tessori

KARACHI: Sindh Governor, Muhammad Kamran Tessori has said that the construction industry plays an important role in...

Published 14 Dec, 2022 07:43am

Business & Finance

ABAD decries cartel in cement sector

KARACHI: Association of Builders and Developers of Pakistan (ABAD) has demanded the government to take stern action...

Published 22 Nov, 2022 03:23am

BR Research

Cement: Wandering, but not lost

Despite a lull that has setlled across the construction industry predominantly because of rising inflation and...

Published 08 Nov, 2022 08:52am

Business & Finance

Construction industry: Better policy can attract $10bn a year, says Sheikhani

KARACHI: At least US$10 billion foreign investment could be poured into the construction industry every year, if the...

Updated 03 Jun, 2022 09:45am

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How did daily wagers fare?

It may have gone behind the scenes now, but one must not forget inflation was at the heart of the movement against...

Published 06 Apr, 2022 08:28am

Pakistan

Al Jannat Royal Residency: ABAD lauds SHC for withdrawal of demolition order

KARACHI: Association of Builders and Developers of Pakistan (ABAD) has appreciated the Sindh High Court (SHC) for...

Published 11 Feb, 2022 04:31am

Low-income group: 100,000 housing units being constructed: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said that 0.1 million housing units are being constructed for low-income group...

Updated 20 Nov, 2021 10:02am

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PIOC: Good times!

As earlier opined, cement companies seem to be headed in the same direction when it comes to financial performance...

Published 29 Sep, 2021 07:40am

Govt employees given major housing relief

The increase in house rent ceiling will be applicable to federal government employees from grade 1 to 22

Updated 22 Sep, 2021 10:00am

Under-construction projects: SBP allows banks, DFIs to extend loans

The financing risk of banks will be secured through mortgage of project land based on specific arrangements with builders

Updated 03 Sep, 2021 10:01am

Business

FBR has helped mitigate impact of Covid-19 through relief measures

LAHORE: A number of relief measures have been introduced by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to mitigate the ...

Published 02 Sep, 2021 04:21am

BR Research

The LSM surprise

All but four months of FY21 saw the LSM monthly indices at highest ever values. That is surely a first. The LSM...

Published 17 Aug, 2021 07:30am

Construction industry: FBR gives incentives to developers and builders

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has provided certain incentives to the developers and builders of the...

Updated 05 Jul, 2021 09:31am

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Cement: Get, set, repeat!

The cement industry is in high spirits, analogous to very few industries in the country that are not only growing in...

Published 18 May, 2021 07:40am

Business & Finance

Spain's cement consumption jumps 53pc in March as construction recovers

Cement consumption rose to 1.41 million tons in March, recovering from a slump last year and moving 9.3% above the level recording in March 2019, the Oficemen data showed.
As building projects resumed in the summer of 2020, when the lockdown ended, Oficemen expects annual consumption in 2021 to remain stable from 2020.

Published 16 Apr, 2021 04:27pm

Construction industry: PM says feels contented with increased activity

Pakistan

Taxes on residential schemes reduced by 90pc: Minister

The housing sector investors have been exempted of showing their sources of income till June 30, 2021 and low cost houses will also get bank finances.
He attributed the ongoing increase in the demand of cement and steel in market is a reflection of accelerated development of construction sector.

Published 01 Jan, 2021 09:22pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 22	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 22	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 23	154.78
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 23	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 23	1.25
Euro to USD / Nov 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 22	5,969.34
India Sensex / Nov 22	79,117.11
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 22	38,283.85
Nasdaq / Nov 22	18,003.65
Hang Seng / Nov 22	19,229.97
FTSE 100 / Nov 22	8,262.08
Dow Jones / Nov 22	44,296.51
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 22	19,322.59

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 22	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 22	240,483
Petrol/Litre / Nov 23	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 23	71.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 23	2,716.19
Diesel/Litre / Nov 23	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,135,830 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	124,131,268 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 23 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	105,013,176 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 23 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	77,697,371 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 23 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	43,783,366 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	36,573,763 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	32,719,678 ▲ 0.00
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 23 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	27,969,689 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	25,874,820 ▲ 0.00

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