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Growth may stay broadly unchanged: IMF

ISLAMABAD: Growth for Pakistan is expected to remain broadly unchanged in fiscal year 2025, reflecting a 0.6...

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World

Saudi Arabia, Qatar to settle Syria’s World Bank debt

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and Qatar announced on Sunday that they would settle Syria’s debt to the World Bank totalling...

Published 27 Apr, 2025 09:16pm

World

IMF says tariff pressures to push global public debt past pandemic levels

WASHINGTON: Economic pressures from steep new U.S. tariffs will push global public debt above pandemic-era levels to...

Published 23 Apr, 2025 06:46pm

Fitch upgrades Pakistan’s forex IDR to ‘B-’

ISLAMABAD: Fitch Ratings has upgraded Pakistan’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to “B-” from...

Updated 16 Apr, 2025 09:23am

Rs1.275trn loan to tackle circular debt: CPPA-G likely to sign term sheets with 18 banks

Entire plan already approved by the Task Force on Power

Updated 16 Apr, 2025 02:29pm

Opinion

Evolution of public debt

Pakistan today is one of the Asian countries with a relatively high level of public debt in relation to the GDP. As...

Published 15 Apr, 2025 05:54am

Markets

Pakistan receives record $4.1bn in remittances in March, says SBP governor

Central bank revises remittance forecast to $38bn for FY25

Updated 14 Apr, 2025 11:02pm

Business & Finance

UN trade chief urges US to spare poorest countries

UNITED NATIONS: The top UN trade official on Thursday urged the United States to spare the poorest countries “the...

Published 12 Apr, 2025 05:40am

Business & Finance

‘More steps needed to ensure long-term economic stability’

KARACHI: President of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry, President of ECO Chamber of Commerce...

Published 11 Apr, 2025 06:12am

Opinion

Issues in provision of adequate level of climate finance

The World Bank Group (WBG) in its 2023 released ‘Pakistan – Country climate and development report’ pointed ...

Updated 04 Apr, 2025 06:25am

Jul 1 ‘24 to Mar 14 ’25: Govt borrowing for budgetary support plunges 66pc

KARACHI: The federal government’s borrowing for budgetary support from the domestic banking system has dropped...

Updated 03 Apr, 2025 09:05am

Business & Finance

Kuwait issues new law for return to int’l debt market

DUBAI/CAIRO: Kuwait issued a long-awaited law on Wednesday to regulate public borrowing as the country prepares for ...

Published 28 Mar, 2025 07:55am

First review of $7bn EFF, and new $1.3bn RSF arrangement: SLA reached; IMF praises performance

Government can unlock the $1.3billion under a new climate resilience loan programme spanning 28 months

Updated 27 Mar, 2025 03:13pm

Opinion

Pakistan in dire need of reforms

The economic situation in Pakistan remains complex, with fluctuating growth rates, high prices of commodities, and...

Published 21 Mar, 2025 06:45am

Incumbent KP govt hasn’t taken any loan, says Gandapur

PESHAWAR: KP Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Ali Amin Khan Gandapur has said that over last one year, the...

Updated 17 Mar, 2025 09:46am

Opinion

Existential threats and Neoliberalism — II

During the hey days of the Covid pandemic, and especially post Covid pandemic there was lot of talk of world...

Updated 15 Mar, 2025 07:38pm

Jul-Jan govt debt up 4.65pc to Rs72.12trn

KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt stock surged by over Rs 3 trillion during the first seven months of the...

Updated 07 Mar, 2025 02:33pm

Opinion

Existential threats and Neoliberalism—I

The climate change crisis is fast-unfolding, and unlike what was thought at the time of the ‘Paris Agreement’ on...

Updated 08 Mar, 2025 12:38pm

Business & Finance

IMF funding rests on reforms progress: Fitch

ISLAMABAD: Progress on difficult structural reforms will be the key to upcoming International Monetary Fund (IMF)...

Published 08 Feb, 2025 06:30am

Opinion

The upside of IMF engagement

While the economists and critics of the country widely debate the downside of the IMF (International Monetary Fund)...

Updated 08 Feb, 2025 07:10am

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 30	281
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 30	280.80
USD to Japanese Yen / May 1	144.31
USD to Swiss Franc / May 1	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / May 1	1.33
Euro to USD / May 1	1.13
UK LIBOR % / Apr 30	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 30	5,569.06
India Sensex / Apr 30	80,242.24
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 30	36,241.70
Nasdaq / Apr 30	17,446.34
Hang Seng / Apr 30	22,119.41
Dow Jones / Apr 30	40,669.36
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 30	22,496.98
France CAC40 / Apr 30	7,593.87
FTSE 100 / May 1	8,493.40

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 30	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 30	296,476
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 1	56.60
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 1	3,222.54
Cotton US¢/pound / May 1	65.83
Petrol/Litre / May 2	252.63
Diesel/Litre / May 2	256.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
J.A.Textile / Apr 30 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	20.90 ▲ 1.9 (10%)
Punjab Oil / Apr 30 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	178.67 ▲ 16.24 (10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Apr 30 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	4,366.33 ▲ 396.94 (10%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Apr 30 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	12.68 ▲ 1.15 (9.97%)
Jubilee Spinning / Apr 30 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	12.70 ▲ 1.15 (9.96%)
Shakarganj / Apr 30 Shakarganj Limited(SML)	52.29 ▲ 4.35 (9.07%)
Burshane LPG / Apr 30 Burshane LPG (Pakistan) Limited(BPL)	29.03 ▲ 2.03 (7.52%)
Engro Poly(Pref / Apr 30 Engro Poly(Pref)(EPCLPS)	11.99 ▲ 0.81 (7.25%)
Sakrand Sugar / Apr 30 Sakrand Sugar Mills Limited(SKRS)	12.23 ▲ 0.81 (7.09%)
Intermarket Securities / Apr 30 Intermarket Securities Limited(IMS)	45.97 ▲ 2.98 (6.93%)

Stock	Price
United Brands / Apr 30 United Brands Limited(UBDL)	20.93 ▼ -2.33 (-10.02%)
AGP Limited / Apr 30 AGP Limited(AGP)	186.05 ▼ -20.67 (-10%)
Sunrays Textile / Apr 30 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	170.30 ▼ -18.92 (-10%)
Chakwal Spinning / Apr 30 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	47.64 ▼ -5.29 (-9.99%)
Kohinoor Energy / Apr 30 Kohinoor Energy Limited(KOHE)	17.76 ▼ -1.97 (-9.98%)
Adamjee Life Assur. / Apr 30 Adamjee Life Assurance Company Limited(ALIFE)	25.23 ▼ -2.79 (-9.96%)
Bela Auto / Apr 30 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	127 ▼ -14 (-9.93%)
National Silk / Apr 30 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	42.46 ▼ -4.67 (-9.91%)
Nishat Mills Ltd / Apr 30 Nishat Mills Limited(NML)	101.35 ▼ -11.12 (-9.89%)
Amtex Ltd / Apr 30 Amtex Limited(AMTEX)	2.30 ▼ -0.25 (-9.8%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Apr 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	46,167,601 ▼ -0.72
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	40,695,095 ▼ -0.01
B.O.Punjab / Apr 30 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	20,001,384 ▼ -0.36
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 30 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	17,624,493 ▼ -0.11
Maple Leaf Cement / Apr 30 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	15,370,507 ▼ -1.87
Power Cement / Apr 30 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	14,502,204 ▼ -0.43
Sui South Gas / Apr 30 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	14,104,286 ▼ -2.06
Sui North Gas / Apr 30 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	13,883,713 ▲ 0.45
Fauji Cement / Apr 30 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	13,723,423 ▼ -0.92
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 30 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	13,002,379 ▼ -6.85

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