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Govt closes Q1 with budget deficit of 0.9pc of GDP

ISLAMABAD: The government has closed the first quarter of the current fiscal year (July-Sept 2023-24) with a budget...

Updated 26 Oct, 2023 09:02am

0.2pc of GDP: Plan to achieve paltry primary surplus a welcome step: Fund

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has termed the authorities' plan to achieve a small primary...

Updated 03 Sep, 2022 09:43am

Business & Finance

RTO Lahore achieves revenue target

LAHORE: The Regional Tax Office (RTO) Lahore has achieved the revenue target set for the first 10 months of the...

Published 28 May, 2022 05:11am

Markets

KP’s Energy & Power Department stands first in fund utilization

PESHAWAR: Energy and Power Department, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa stood first by utilising 98 percent released funds during...

Published 23 May, 2022 06:55am

FBR eyes new taxation steps with a view to achieving Rs7,255bn target

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will propose new taxation measures of over Rs 300-350 billion to...

Updated 23 May, 2022 10:02am

Pakistan

FDI inflow soars to $170.6m in April

KARACHI: The inflow of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Pakistan increased to $170.6 million in April 2022...

Published 21 May, 2022 04:34am

Business & Finance

$39.3bn trade deficit in 10 months is not sustainable: FPCCI

LAHORE: Muhammad Nadeem Qureshi, Regional Chairman FPCCI, has stated that the economy cannot sustain the current...

Published 19 May, 2022 05:29am

Jul-Mar ICT export remittances up 29.26pc to $1.948bn YoY

ISLAMABAD: ICT export remittances including telecommunication, computer and information services during the first...

Updated 24 Apr, 2022 09:10am

Circular debt showing Rs33bn monthly growth

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s energy sector circular debt flow is still soaring with an average growth of about Rs33...

Updated 03 Feb, 2022 03:40pm

Jul-Nov LSMI moderates to 3.26pc

ISLAMABAD: The growth in Large Scale Manufacturing Industries moderated to 3.26 percent in the first five months...

Updated 22 Jan, 2022 09:52am

Business & Finance

Tarin delineates major contributors to widening CAD

ISLAMABAD: During first quarter of the current fiscal year, the current account recorded a deficit of $ 3.4 billion...

Published 08 Jan, 2022 03:59am

Jul-Oct ICT exports surge 39.26pc to $830m YoY

The government has set a target of $5 billion for export remittances through IT and IT-enabled services for the next three years

Updated 21 Nov, 2021 09:50am

Economic forecasting: Tarin asks MoC to take great care

Finance minister asks ministry to conduct a sensitivity analysis and build scenarios for effective forecasting of both imports as well as exports

Updated 07 Sep, 2021 09:27am

Q4FY21 numbers will be ‘even greater’: govt

ISLAMABAD: The government said on Tuesday that the economic numbers of the fourth quarter of the current fiscal year...

Published 26 May, 2021 03:45am

Business & Finance

3.94pc of GDP growth estimated during current fiscal year

ISLAMABAD: The National Accounts Committee has estimated 3.94 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) during current...

Updated 22 May, 2021 02:12pm

Pakistan

Mega-scheme for Karachi: Sindh govt releases Rs1.578bn

KARACHI: Sindh government released Rs 1.578 billion under the head of mega-projects Karachi by the end of first week...

Updated 12 May, 2021 10:28am

Reserves fall on external debt payment

KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves declined sharply by $778 million during the last ...

Published 07 May, 2021 04:35am

July-April (2020-21): Rs118bn increase in collection

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has provisionally collected net revenue of Rs 3,744 billion during...

Published 01 May, 2021 03:28am

Economic growth: Pakistan may need to dampen hopes: IMF

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan may have to temper economic growth expectations following a third wave of COVID-19 infections, ...

Updated 09 Apr, 2021 09:17am

Business & Finance

Cement sector posts 44.39pc growth in March

LAHORE: Cement sector posted the highest-ever monthly growth of 44.39 percent in March 2021, due to massive increase...

Published 03 Apr, 2021 03:41am

1HFY21: Govt adds over Rs1trn to domestic debt

ISLAMABAD: The incumbent government has added Rs1.057 trillion to the domestic debt during the first six months of...

Published 02 Apr, 2021 04:58am

Jul-Mar exports up 7pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The country’s exports posted a growth of 7 percent in the first three quarters (July-March of 2020-21)...

Published 02 Apr, 2021 04:58am

July-December 2020: 21.08pc increase in domestic debt servicing cost witnessed

ISLAMABAD: There was an increase of 21.08 percent in domestic debt servicing cost during the first six months...

Published 29 Mar, 2021 06:05am

Business & Finance

Imported tea consumption up 22.17pc in 7 months

ISLAMABAD: The consumption of imported tea witnessed an increase of 22.17 percent during the first seven months of...

Published 15 Mar, 2021 05:22am

Opinion

Pakistan

SNGPL reduces UFG losses by 2.38 percent; saves Rs1.5bn

The company has so far detected 18,748 gas theft cases which have resulted in booking of 519 MMCF amounting to Rs. 570 million against consumers.

Updated 23 Dec, 2020 12:05am

Markets

Japan to increase issuance of 40-year JGBs from April

The announcement was in line with a Reuters report last week.

Published 21 Dec, 2020 10:01am

Markets

Japan's new stimulus package likely to boost GDP most strongly next fiscal year, minister says

The $708 billion stimulus package, which was endorsed by the cabinet last week.

Published 15 Dec, 2020 03:28pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 21	278.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 21	277.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 21	154.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 21	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 21	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 21	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 20	5,917.11
Nasdaq / Nov 20	18,966.14
Dow Jones / Nov 20	43,408.47
India Sensex / Nov 21	77,137.20
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 21	38,026.17
Hang Seng / Nov 21	19,620.49
FTSE 100 / Nov 21	8,069.57
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 21	18,942.65

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 21	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 21	69.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 21	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 21	238,340
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 21	2,662.71
Diesel/Litre / Nov 21	255.14

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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