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Economic performance: FY2023 termed worst in country’s history

LAHORE: In terms of economic performance, fiscal year 2023 has been one the worst in Pakistan’s history. In ...

Published 19 Apr, 2024 05:07am

Opinion

What does Economic Survey lack?

Economic Survey 2022-23, unlike previous surveys, raises more questions of competence as opposed to credibility,...

Published 09 Jun, 2023 06:20am

Pakistan

IMF blamed for cutbacks in social services

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has blamed the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for cutbacks in social services...

Updated 09 Jun, 2023 10:39am

Pakistan

Economic Survey: Cumulative education expenditures estimated at 1.77pc of GDP

ISLAMABAD: The cumulative education expenditures by federal and provincial governments in fiscal year 2022 is...

Published 09 Jun, 2023 06:20am

Opinion

Budget-2023-24: Yet another ritualistic exercise

Majority of the Pakistanis are going to be dejected after hearing the second budget of the outgoing alliance...

Updated 09 Jun, 2023 07:00am

External public debt recorded at $85.2bn by March-end

ISLAMABAD: External public debt was recorded at $85.2 billion at the end of March 2023, revealing a decrease of...

Updated 09 Jun, 2023 08:59am

Unemployment rate fell to 6.3pc in FY21

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s unemployment rate fell to 6.3 percent in 2020-2021 from 6.9 per cent in 2018-2019, according...

Updated 09 Jun, 2023 08:59am

Statistical appendices: Survey severely limited

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Survey 2022-23 released amidst much fanfare by Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar is...

Updated 09 Jun, 2023 08:58am

Editorials

Economic Survey 2022-23

EDITORIAL: One day prior to tabling the budget 2023-24 in parliament, the Economic Survey 2022-23, as is the...

Updated 09 Jun, 2023 06:50am

SBP to leave 21pc policy rate unchanged amid high inflation

KARACHI: Central bank is widely expected to keep its key interest rate unchanged at 21% on Monday after aggressive...

Updated 09 Jun, 2023 09:01am

Stalled bailout: IMF says govt has to satisfy it on 3 counts, starting with budget

These include restoring proper functioning of the FX market, passing a FY24 Budget consistent with programme objectives, and securing firm and credible financing commitments

Updated 09 Jun, 2023 08:56am

Editorials

A budget amid deep economic slump

EDITORIAL: The federal government is presenting the country’s annual budget in parliament today. It would like to...

Updated 09 Jun, 2023 06:54am

Dar defends 0.29pc growth rate

ISLAMABAD: While unveiling the Economic Survey 2022-23, a day before the budget, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar dwelt on...

Updated 09 Jun, 2023 08:57am

Tax exemptions cost exchequer over Rs2.23trn

Cost of tax exemptions registered a growth of 27.43 per cent during 2022-23 as compared to tax expenditure in 2021-22

Updated 09 Jun, 2023 02:49pm

Markets

Jul-Mar of FY 2022-23: Deposits of gas, crude oil deplete

ISLAMABAD: The deposits of natural gas and crude oil have depleted by 9.29 percent and 10.23 percent during first...

Published 09 Jun, 2023 06:20am

Policy rate hike couldn’t arrest inflation rise

ISLAMABAD: The government has acknowledged that increasing the policy rate by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has...

Updated 09 Jun, 2023 09:02am

Global slowdown, import curbs: Jul-Mar exports, imports post negative growth

ISLAMABAD: The country’s exports and imports have posted a negative growth during first three quarters (July-March)...

Updated 09 Jun, 2023 08:56am

Banks disburse Rs1.222trn agri credit

KARACHI: With 27.5 percent growth, the agriculture lending financial institutions have disbursed Rs 1.222 trillion...

Updated 09 Jun, 2023 08:57am

Business & Finance

Cellular mobile sector: Factors behind slower growth identified

ISLAMABAD: The economic slowdown and increased operational costs have resulted in slower growth of the cellular...

Published 09 Jun, 2023 06:20am

Business & Finance

FY 2022-23: PIA earmarks operating expenditure of Rs183.345bn

ISLAMABAD: The national flag carrier earmarked an operating expenditure of Rs183.345 billion during FY 2022-23, ...

Published 09 Jun, 2023 06:20am

Business & Finance

Agriculture sector misses growth target

ISLAMABAD: The country’s agriculture sector has missed the growth target of 3.5 percent set for the outgoing...

Published 09 Jun, 2023 06:20am

Pakistan

Economic Survey 2022-23: Pakistan’s performance explained through graphs

The government of Pakistan presented the Economic Survey 2022-23 on Thursday. Business Recorder summarises the...

Published 08 Jun, 2023 09:57pm

Economic Survey 2022-23 to be unveiled today: PDM govt fails to meet even a single target

The country’s Gross Domestic Product has missed all annual targets due to variety of reasons including lingering political uncertainty

Updated 08 Jun, 2023 09:30am

Opinion

1Q: Economic performance

In our last article we had expressed the hope of potential turnaround in the economy. Some early data for the month...

Published 05 Oct, 2022 05:49am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Petrol/Litre / Dec 21	252.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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