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For the first time in over 2 years, net borrowing for auto financing has become positive implying that banks have...

Published 23 Oct, 2024 08:39am

BR Research

‘Cash and Code’ driving recovery

As expected, the current account is nearly balanced in the first quarter of the fiscal year. The story is...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 06:51am

World

Sri Lanka’s leftist government secures $200mn World Bank loan

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka said on Monday it had secured a new $200 million World Bank loan to bolster economic recovery,...

Published 07 Oct, 2024 04:43pm

BR Research

Petroleum sales see a respite

Petroleum consumption in the country was seen growing in September-2024 as the OMCs reported robust sales in...

Updated 04 Oct, 2024 11:13am

Economic recovery: COAS praises role of China, Saudi Arabia and UAE

ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir, on Friday, inaugurated the Innovista Indus IT Park in...

Updated 28 Sep, 2024 08:48am

Opinion

Utter madness

Pakistan’s economic management, particularly its treatment of export-oriented industries, is nothing short of...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 06:37am

Business & Finance

Zardari, ADB President discuss economic recovery and reforms

ISLAMABAD: Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari met to...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 06:37am

Business & Finance

H2FY24: SBP expects continuation of modest recovery

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) expects continuation of modest economic recovery in the second half of ...

Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am

Business & Finance

Investment, new businesses: BoI tasked to facilitate investors

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has assigned the task of creating more facilities for investment and...

Published 11 May, 2024 06:22am

Opinion

Egypt: not a good model to emulate

Increasingly, the hope of economic recovery in Pakistan is becoming hinged on the government influenced investment ...

Published 11 Mar, 2024 04:45am

Opinion

Pakistan’s economic recovery hinges on cyber-security

Internet banking fraud is on the rise: can we fight fire with voice? Introduction: As Digitization is the new avenue...

Updated 05 Feb, 2024 06:30am

Business & Finance

Economic recovery: PBF hails COAS’s efforts

LAHORE: In a resounding display of approval, Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) has expressed satisfaction with the...

Published 15 Jan, 2024 05:03am

Business & Finance

Higher markup payments challenge persists: MoF

ISLAMABAD: The challenge of higher markup payments persists, so stated the Finance Ministry while emphasizing both...

Published 28 Dec, 2023 04:52am

Business & Finance

China to bolster economic recovery and curb risks: central bank head

SHANGHAI: China will promote a sustained economic recovery, focusing on expanding domestic demand, while fending off...

Published 21 Oct, 2023 06:17pm

SIFC forum for fast-tracking sell-off process

ISLAMABAD: Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) Apex Committee has resolved with consensus on...

Updated 05 Oct, 2023 08:46am

Markets

Oil drops over 1% on worries about Chinese economy

NEW YORK: Oil prices fell over 1% on Tuesday on sluggish Chinese economic data coupled with fears that Beijing’s...

Updated 15 Aug, 2023 08:33pm

PM says areas prioritised for investment under SIFC

ISLAMABAD: A group of prominent Pakistani-American businessmen and entrepreneurs, who are currently visiting...

Updated 04 Aug, 2023 09:57am

Pakistan

Economic success remains top priority for US: Blinken

ISLAMABAD: US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, on Tuesday, spoke with Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and...

Published 26 Jul, 2023 06:17am

PM explains why base power tariff hiked

Premier says Rs5 per unit increase was made on the demand of the IMF but also to bring circular debt down

Updated 16 Jul, 2023 11:37am

Business & Finance

Ishaq Dar appreciates businessmen for cooperation amid economic challenges

Says government measures will lead to economic revival

Published 08 Jul, 2023 10:51pm

Opinion

‘The more things change…’

This is apropos an op-ed ‘The more things change…’ carried by the newspaper yesterday. The writer, Rashed...

Published 05 Jul, 2023 06:00am

World

Improving Japan business mood signals steady economic recovery

TOKYO: Japanese business sentiment improved in the second quarter as raw material costs peaked and removal of...

Published 03 Jul, 2023 09:11am

Elimination of terrorism linked to economic recovery, political stability

ISLAMABAD: The central apex committee on Friday declared that elimination of terrorism, economic recovery and...

Updated 25 Feb, 2023 09:05am

Business & Finance

Pakistan needs productivity-enhancing reforms: World Bank

Report says that by closing female employment gap relative to its peers, Pakistan can accrue GDP gains of up to 23%

Updated 10 Feb, 2023 11:03pm

Opinion

Struggling to get IMF’s booster shot

The IMF (International Monetary Fund) is a multilateral lender with a membership of over 195 countries, from ...

Published 07 Feb, 2023 06:53am

Business & Finance

Asia’s factory activity contracts despite China’s reopening

TOKYO: Asia’s factory activity contracted in January as the boost from China’s COVID reopening had yet to offset...

Published 06 Feb, 2023 06:51am

‘National contingency energy saving plan’ prepared to reduce import bill

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Thursday that National Contingency...

Updated 16 Dec, 2022 09:27am

Opinion

A drifting economy

It is quite distressful to see the nascent economic recovery ceding way to the same uncertainty and drift that...

Published 01 Sep, 2022 05:50am

BR Research

Monetary Policy: A pause

As expected, SBP kept the policy rate unchanged. SBP took a pause. The monetary policy is expected to remain data...

Published 23 Aug, 2022 08:40am

Economic recovery: PM signals announcement of more tough decisions

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Tuesday stated that the coalition government would not hesitate to take...

Updated 22 Jun, 2022 10:00am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 15	277.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 15	277.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 15	154.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 15	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 15	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 15	1.05

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Nov 14	77,580.31
S&P 500 / Nov 15	5,870.62
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 15	38,642.91
Nasdaq / Nov 15	18,680.12
Hang Seng / Nov 15	19,426.34
FTSE 100 / Nov 15	8,063.61
Dow Jones / Nov 15	43,444.99
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 15	19,210.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 15	67.02
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 15	233,371.60
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 15	2,563.25
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 15	68.91
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 16	18,085
Petrol/Litre / Nov 17	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.33 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.73 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	56.65 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,008.83 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.43 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.33 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.73 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	56.65 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,008.83 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.43 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	77,999,077 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 17 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	70,721,702 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	55,501,231 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	36,884,955 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 17 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	36,294,630 ▲ 0.00
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Nov 17 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	32,226,742 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Nov 17 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,018,611 ▲ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / Nov 17 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	22,405,457 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 17 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	21,319,898 ▲ 0.00

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