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Forget growth for four years, follow IMF programme in letter and spirit to fix economy: Miftah Ismail

KARACHI: Pakistan has for the last two to three years approached the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and agreed to...

Published 17 Feb, 2024 10:27pm

Pakistan

AKU’s 40th multimedia exhibition opens

KARACHI: A multimedia exhibition that brings to life the 40-year history of the Aga Khan University opened to the...

Published 03 Nov, 2023 06:11am

Pakistan

‘Unfinished agenda of PBS’: Ishrat shares his opinion

ISLAMABAD: Dr Ishrat Husain a renowned economist, former Governor State Bank, Former Advisor to Prime Minister on...

Published 25 Sep, 2023 06:34am

Pakistan

‘Digital Pakistan’: Dr Imran Batada’s book launched at IoBM event

KARACHI: The book “Digital Pakistan” by Dr Imran Batada was launched at the Institute of Business Management...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Editorials

Implementing the austerity plan

EDITORIAL: While it is certainly appreciated that the prime minister agreed to the “comprehensive set of...

Published 18 Feb, 2023 03:33am

Pakistan

Revoke FTAs to tackle current account deficit: Shabbar Zaidi

Recommends imposing 10-year economic emergency in Pakistan

Published 15 Oct, 2022 11:06pm

Supplements

CFA Society Pakistan Message from Dr Ishrat Husain, Former Advisor to Prime Minister on Austerity and Institutional Reforms

TEXT: I congratulate CFA Society Pakistan on completing 20 years andI can identify with their mission to upgrade the...

Published 12 Oct, 2022 05:46am

Pakistan

IBA CEIF organising WIFF 2022

KARACHI: The IBA Karachi’s Centre for Excellence in Islamic Finance (IBA CEIF) is organising World Islamic Finance...

Published 28 May, 2022 05:11am

Opinion

Nepra needs to work harder

The World Bank is said to have held the previous government and National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra)...

Published 09 May, 2022 05:39am

Pakistan

Ishrat visits JS Bank to celebrate launch of his autobiography

KARACHI: JS Bank, one of the fastest-growing banks in Pakistan hosted a book signing ceremony at its head office in...

Published 29 Mar, 2022 05:49am

Opinion

'SAPMs and advisers'

This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed 'SAPMs & Advisers' carried by the newspaper yesterday. I have a...

Published 27 Sep, 2021 05:51am

Opinion

Dr Ishrat deserves praise

Dr Ishrat Husain has quit the government on a seemingly positive note. That he has ably served the PTI government as...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Pakistan

PIA restructuring plan: UK CAA to conduct exams of Pakistani pilots, provide training: Dr Ishrat Husain

ISLAMABAD: The United Kingdom (UK) Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) will conduct exams of Pakistani pilots and provide...

Updated 27 Aug, 2021 03:35pm

BR Research

Interview with Dr. Ishrat Husain

“There is no congruence between electoral cycle and economic development cycle” BR Research recently ...

Updated 23 Aug, 2021 02:42pm

Functionality of SOEs: MoF describes suo motu actions as impediments

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has described the suo motu actions taken by National Accountability Bureau...

Updated 21 Aug, 2021 10:38am

Pakistan

IBA holds discourse on ‘State of the Economy and the Federal Budget 2021-22’

KARACHI: Advisor to the Prime Minister on Institutional Reforms Dr Ishrat Husain has said that the local governments...

Published 21 Jun, 2021 03:43am

Pakistan

Dr Ishrat visits NTC Headquarters

ISLAMABAD: Advisor to the Prime Minister on Institutional Reforms and Austerity Dr Ishrat Hussain visited the...

Updated 21 Feb, 2021 10:22am

Constitution of Justice Azmat-led commission approved by cabinet

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has decided to form a commission under the Pakistan Commission of Inquiry Act, 2017,...

Published 27 Jan, 2021 04:59am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 17	278.60
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 17	278.60
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 17	153.56
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 17	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 17	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 17	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 17	6,050.61
India Sensex / Dec 17	80,684.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 17	39,164.26
Nasdaq / Dec 17	20,109.06
Hang Seng / Dec 17	19,815.30
FTSE 100 / Dec 17	8,195.20
Dow Jones / Dec 17	43,449.90
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 17	20,246.37

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 17	70.11
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 17	17,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 17	241,860
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 17	2,644.07
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 17	68.53
Petrol/Litre / Dec 18	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Dec 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.70 ▲ 1.00 (17.54%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 18 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	8 ▲ 0.89 (12.52%)
S.G.Power / Dec 18 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.17 ▲ 1.00 (12.24%)
Faran Sugar (R) / Dec 18 Faran Sugar Mills Limited (R)(FRSMR)	9.43 ▲ 1.00 (11.86%)
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	11.06 ▲ 1.01 (10.05%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.50 ▲ 1.05 (10.05%)
Nimir Resins / Dec 18 Nimir Resins Limited(NRSL)	35.16 ▲ 3.20 (10.01%)
Data Agro / Dec 18 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	139.24 ▲ 12.66 (10.00%)
Diamond Ind. / Dec 18 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	20.90 ▲ 1.90 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Equity Modaraba / Dec 18 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.01 ▼ -0.43 (-12.50%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 18 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	37.76 ▼ -4.20 (-10.01%)
National Bank / Dec 18 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	66.38 ▼ -7.38 (-10.01%)
Din Tex. / Dec 18 Din Textile Mills Limited(DINT)	45.90 ▼ -5.10 (-10.00%)
Imperial Limited / Dec 18 Imperial Limited(IML)	20.16 ▼ -2.24 (-10.00%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	728.78 ▼ -80.98 (-10.00%)
Bilal Fibres / Dec 18 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	12.61 ▼ -1.40 (-9.99%)
Calcorp Ltd / Dec 18 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	26.22 ▼ -2.91 (-9.99%)
Fazal Cloth / Dec 18 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	163 ▼ -16.55 (-9.22%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.14
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▼ -0.10
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	58,285,174 ▼ -0.47
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	57,202,972 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▼ -0.82
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 1.17
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▲ 0.09
Hub Power Co. / Dec 18 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	33,289,968 ▼ -3.62
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	31,365,092 ▼ -0.22

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