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Knowledge economy: a pathway towards prosperity for Pakistan

A recent ITPI report indicates that every US dollar invested in education through a ‘community school approach’...

Published 16 Sep, 2024 09:40pm

Editorials

Plummeting optimism

EDITORIAL: Nobody ought to be really surprised that yet another international survey – conducted by Ipsos this ...

Published 15 Sep, 2024 02:45am

Editorials

Superficial austerity

EDITORIAL: These are not the old days; especially when it comes to the economy and the government cannot hope to get...

Updated 14 Sep, 2024 07:55am

Saudi envoy, finance minister discuss economy: Govt’s approach to ‘homegrown’ agenda explained

Saudi business delegation to visit Pakistan in the coming months to further explore areas for joint ventures and collaborative investments

Updated 12 Sep, 2024 09:26am

Editorials

Challenges afflicting the economy

EDITORIAL: A recent report of the finance ministry, published on September 2, has highlighted the primary challenges...

Published 08 Sep, 2024 02:42am

Business & Finance

Resurrecting country’s economy top priority: Nawaz

LAHORE: Former prime minister and PML-N President Nawaz Sharif said on Saturday that the government will now extend...

Published 01 Sep, 2024 02:46am

Opinion

Need for a country-wide, across-sectors ‘Pricing Policy’

Weak regulation of markets, or the policy of ‘market fundamentalism’ that market knows best, and left mostly on...

Published 30 Aug, 2024 07:15am

Business & Finance

‘Failed policies have ruined economy’

KARACHI: Chairman of the FPCCI Policy Advisory Board and National Business Group Pakistan, President of Pakistan...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

Technology

Data localisation can affect economy, says AIC

ISLAMABAD: The Asia Internet Coalition (AIC) comprising global digital media giants raised several questions on...

Published 06 Aug, 2024 06:40am

Opinion

Economy: durable solutions remain elusive

The FY25 budget presents challenges for everyone, with few economic actors benefiting. Despite compromises due to...

Updated 05 Aug, 2024 08:41am

Opinion

End of the road!

“Our hand has now been forced because we have reached a level that if we don’t expand the net and bring the...

Updated 03 Aug, 2024 07:26am

BR Research

Consumer confidence tanks

The economy is on the mends, or so you are told. But the consumers are not having any of it. How they view the...

Published 31 Jul, 2024 08:39am

Business & Finance

BOP hosts interactive session on economy with Prof Stefan Dercon

KARACHI: The Bank of Punjab held an interactive session of Professor Stefan Dercon with local industry leaders in...

Published 23 Jul, 2024 08:25am

Business & Finance

‘Transit trade to boost economy’

KARACHI: Transit trade will not only become a source of enormous trade development but also a resource generation ...

Published 21 Jul, 2024 03:29am

Opinion

‘Only some bold steps can help govt fix the economy’

This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed “Only some bold steps can help govt fix the economy” carried by the...

Published 09 Jul, 2024 05:31am

Opinion

Only some bold steps can help govt fix the economy

Last week, CFA Society Pakistan conducted a seminar in Karachi where two former Deputy Governors of State Bank of...

Updated 08 Jul, 2024 08:44am

Opinion

Leadership at a crossroads: Prioritizing long-term prosperity over short-term gains

Have our esteemed leaders truly considered the future of our nation and its economy, or are they merely living in ...

Updated 01 Jul, 2024 07:26am

Business & Finance

Economy could be strengthened through tourism: Minister

LAHORE: Punjab Minister of Industry and Commerce Chaudhry Shafay Hussain said that the national economy could be...

Published 30 Jun, 2024 02:58am

Pakistan

Court cases of FBR: PM directs authorities to hire ‘best’ lawyers

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the authorities concerned to hire the services of the best...

Published 29 Jun, 2024 06:40am

Opinion

Pakistan needs to implement comprehensive contingency plan

This is apropos a letter to the Editor by this writer carried by the newspaper recently. I would like to add to my...

Published 27 Jun, 2024 06:52am

Opinion

Fixing fiscal imbalances

Though Pakistan’s fiscal imbalances have been persisting since its inception, yet no serious efforts are yet in ...

Updated 21 Jun, 2024 07:26am

Opinion

Budget FY25: a sure recipe for stagflation?

The Federal Budget 2024-2025, in our opinion, is a simple recipe for stagflation: persistent high inflation combined...

Updated 15 Jun, 2024 07:26am

Business & Finance

Economy showing signs of improvement: Tarar

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar said on Monday that the country’s...

Published 04 Jun, 2024 06:28am

Opinion

A social democratic, green, mission-oriented budget

In contrast to the usual approach to a budget discourse based on ideas around raising taxes, and expenditure...

Updated 31 May, 2024 07:33am

Editorials

State of the economy

EDITORIAL: The Monthly Economic Update and Outlook for May 2024 was uploaded on the Finance Division website on 29...

Updated 31 May, 2024 07:26am

Business & Finance

Solangi for increasing taxes on tobacco products

ISLAMABAD: Former caretaker Minister for Information and Broadcasting Murtaza Solangi said there is urgent need to...

Published 23 May, 2024 05:16am

Opinion

From IMF to IT

Digital revolution. E-commerce. On line expansion. Artificial intelligence. This is what the world has been talking...

Updated 22 May, 2024 06:17am

Business & Finance

Budget 2024-25: PBC for documenting economy as per Indian model

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Business Council (PBC) has strongly proposed Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb to implement...

Published 21 May, 2024 03:39am

Editorials

Informal economy

EDITORIAL: The size of Pakistan’s informal sector has been a cause for much consternation for our policymakers as...

Published 21 May, 2024 03:39am

Editorials

State of the economy

EDITORIAL: The government reduced prices of petroleum and products significantly effective 16 May till the end of...

Updated 20 May, 2024 06:12am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 20	277.90
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 20	277.70
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 20	142.19
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 20	0.85
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 20	1.33
Euro to USD / Sep 20	1.12

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 19	5,713.64
Nasdaq / Sep 19	18,013.98
FTSE 100 / Sep 19	8,328.72
Dow Jones / Sep 19	42,025.19
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 19	19,002.38
France CAC40 / Sep 19	7,615.41
India Sensex / Sep 20	83,711.40
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 20	37,879.54

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 19	230,195
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 20	71.80
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 20	18,935
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 20	2,599.47
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 20	73.42
Petrol/Litre / Sep 21	249.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Sep 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Sep 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Sep 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Sep 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Sep 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Sep 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Sep 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Sep 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Sep 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Sep 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Sep 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Sep 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Sep 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Sep 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Sep 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Sep 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Sep 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Sep 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Sep 21 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Sep 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Sep 21 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Sep 21 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Sep 21 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Sep 21 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Sep 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Sep 21 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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