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Dr Hafeez Pasha

Senior economist says a ‘maxi budget’ will be unavoidable

ISLAMABAD: With conventional foreign financing lines largely dry off and expecting a massive shortfall in revenue,...

Updated 30 Sep, 2024 08:57am

Business & Finance

PBS inflation rates understated, says economist

ISLAMABAD: “Consumer price index (CPI) and sensitive prices index (SPI) based inflation rates computed by the...

Updated 20 Mar, 2024 11:57am

Business & Finance

Senior economist says current economic challenges can be effectively addressed

LAHORE: Former Federal Finance Minister Dr Hafeez Pasha asserted that despite enduring challenging economic...

Published 19 Mar, 2024 04:53am

‘Right people’ will take appropriate economic decisions: Pasha

ISLAMABAD: Matters are now in the hands of the right people and they will take appropriate economic decisions. This...

Updated 13 Feb, 2024 09:43pm

‘Country is not getting new inflows from abroad’

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has been estimated at 2.17 percent for the first quarter of the...

Updated 11 Dec, 2023 09:09am

Economist terms energy sector ‘black hole’

ISLAMABAD: Dr Hafeez Pasha, former finance minister, Wednesday, while identifying key areas which undermine human...

Updated 23 Nov, 2023 08:45am

Financial account not positive enough to cancel out rise in CAD: economist

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s financial account has not been positive enough to cancel out the increase in current account...

Updated 18 Sep, 2023 09:24am

Markets

Open-market: rupee weakens marginally against US dollar

The rupee’s appreciation run in the open market came to a stop as the Pakistani currency inched lower against the US...

Updated 13 Sep, 2023 05:19pm

Artificial appreciation of PKR to encourage imports: Pasha

ISLAMABAD: “The crackdown on illegal exchange dealers and envisaged investment inflows from friendly countries has...

Updated 13 Sep, 2023 10:58am

Policy rate hike part of IMF agreement: Pasha

Pakistan still does not feature on the IMF Executive Board calendar, but it could be added in the event that the ninth review is declared a success

Updated 27 Jun, 2023 11:43am

Expert speaks about PKR’s real effective exchange rate

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER) could have been Rs322 by the end of June 2023 as most...

Updated 26 Jun, 2023 09:15am

PBS statement full of mistakes: economist

ISLAMABAD: Realistic projections for the current year indicate that GDP growth will be negative 4 percent against...

Updated 29 May, 2023 08:55am

Rating downgrades may have added to IMF’s concerns: Pasha

ISLAMABAD: For successful completion of the 9th review under the International Monetary Fund’s Extended Fund...

Updated 01 Apr, 2023 08:48am

Business & Finance

Economist sees GDP growth in negative arena

ISLAMABAD: All economic indications of the first six months of the current year suggest that Pakistan’s GDP growth...

Published 13 Jan, 2023 07:07am

Interbank, open market exchange rates: Uncertainty, USD smuggling widening the gap: experts

ISLAMABAD: Economists have attributed the widening gap between interbank and open market exchange rate to the...

Updated 28 Dec, 2022 11:12am

Revenue shortfall necessitates steps agreed with IMF?

ISLAMABAD: Contingency tax measures as agreed with the International Monetary Fund under seventh and eighth reviews...

Updated 14 Dec, 2022 09:51am

Economists list factors behind pressure on PKR

ISLAMABAD: Smuggling of the dollar, increase in trade deficit, non-materialization of funds from friendly countries...

Updated 15 Sep, 2022 09:59am

Pakistan

Pasha lauds MPC’s decision to maintain policy rate

ISLAMABAD: Former finance minister Dr Hafeez Pasha has stated that Monetary Policy Committee’s decision to ...

Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am

‘Falling forex reserves, growing political instability detrimental to economy’

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s economy faces serious challenges due to fast decreasing foreign exchange reserves and...

Updated 24 Jul, 2022 02:57pm

Growth unlikely to exceed 3pc mark in FY23: economist

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s GDP growth is unlikely to cross 3 percent in the next fiscal year (2022-23) due to...

Updated 03 Jun, 2022 09:46am

Govt urged to restart talks to put IMF’s EFF back on track

ISLAMABAD: The government should immediately initiate discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to put...

Updated 16 Apr, 2022 10:44am

Pasha describes C/A deficit as ‘major’ challenge for new govt

ISLAMABAD: Current account deficit would be a major challenge for Pakistan Muslim League (N) led coalition ...

Updated 14 Apr, 2022 10:20am

Business & Finance

PM’s relief package, political uncertainty: Talks with IMF may continue to linger: Pasha

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and International Monetary Fund (IMF) talks on seventh review under the Extended Fund Facility...

Updated 25 Mar, 2022 02:23pm

Editorials

Unfair criticism?

EDITORIAL: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and Ministry of Finance (MoF) are becoming too sensitive to critical...

Published 04 Mar, 2022 04:37am

Fiscal, Monetary Policy Coordination Board: Pasha opposes withdrawal

ISLAMABAD: Former finance minister Dr Hafeez Pasha has said that withdrawal of Fiscal and Monetary Policy...

Updated 08 Feb, 2022 10:00am

‘Thorough surgery’ of economy required: economists

LAHORE: Renowned economists at a session on “State of the Economy: Inequality in Income and Wealth in Pakistan”...

Updated 22 Nov, 2021 09:52am

Pakistan

FY20 growth rate understated by 1.5pc, says Pasha

ISLAMABAD: The government has understated the growth rate by 1.5 percent for fiscal year 2019-20, which enabled them...

Published 25 May, 2021 04:40am

Opinion

Unmasking the ‘Mafias’

Lately the so-called ‘Mafias’ are being increasingly blamed for almost all the ills that the national economy is...

Published 28 Apr, 2021 03:18am

Sanchez tells ‘Paisa Bolta Hai’: IMF projections contingent on implementation of policies

ISLAMABAD: Adjust-ment in sequencing of the reform process under the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Extended...

Published 26 Apr, 2021 03:29am

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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