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Current account roundup 4MFY25: surpluses galore!

The current account posted a surplus of $349 million in October, and the 4MFY25 surplus stands at $218 million....

Published 19 Nov, 2024 08:50am

Business & Finance

Jul-Oct FDI up 32pc to $904.3m YoY

KARACHI: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Pakistan surged by 32 percent during the first four months of the ...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 06:34am

Pakistan

Jul-Oct FDI clocks in at $904.3mn, up 32% YoY

Net Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Pakistan grew 32.3% during the first four months of the ongoing fiscal year...

Updated 18 Nov, 2024 11:20pm

BR Research

The IMF must not blink – and neither should the people of Pakistan

Pakistan’s hybrid regime is eager to project that the hardest part of economic stabilization is now behind them. It...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 06:48am

BR Research

FDI in Pakistan - beyond quick gains

Pakistan’s journey toward economic resilience hinges on shifting gears in many aspects; one of them is FDI. Shifting...

Published 13 Nov, 2024 08:44am

Aurangzeb shares update on state of economy with French envoy

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb held a meeting with Nicholas Galey,...

Updated 13 Nov, 2024 09:02am

BR Research

An obituary in the making

Over the past two and a half years, the prime minister and his motley crew of reformers have spent a considerable...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 08:42am

Pak mission in China: 20 new posts created in Trade Section

ISLAMABAD: The government has created 20 new posts in Trade Section of Pakistan’s Mission in China to boost exports,...

Updated 11 Nov, 2024 02:39pm

Business & Finance

Customs, rail, airport, maritime sectors: Four MoUs signed with UAE

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Friday signed four MoUs in sectors such as customs, rail...

Published 09 Nov, 2024 06:36am

Pakistan

Abu Dhabi Ports, Pakistan sign 4 MoUs

PM witnesses signing related to Ministries of Maritime Affairs, Aviation, Railways and Federal Board of Revenue with Abu Dhabi (AD) Ports Group

Updated 08 Nov, 2024 10:39pm

BR Research

EFF progress review: don’t let them off the hook!

As the political government gears up to revert the economy back onto a growth path, the IMF mission is set to arrive...

Published 08 Nov, 2024 09:00am

Editorials

Facilitating FDI inflows

EDITORIAL: Shehbaz Sharif made a very valid point the other day about promotion of FDI (Foreign Direct Investment)...

Published 07 Nov, 2024 06:44am

Markets

Aurangzeb targets Pakistan’s credit rating improvement amid positive indicators

ECC will regularly monitor the prices of pulses and chicken, says Aurangzeb

Updated 06 Nov, 2024 06:56pm

BR Research

Favoured to win: Not Pakistan

A little-known fact about Pakistan’s paltry and might one argue, stagnant exports to the world is that the majority...

Published 06 Nov, 2024 09:04am

Promoting FDI inflows top priority: PM

Meets business delegation from UK

Updated 04 Nov, 2024 09:25am

Editorials

Delicate balance

EDITORIAL: It seems there’s plenty to celebrate on the economic front. FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) jumped a...

Published 02 Nov, 2024 06:15am

LSM negativity falls to 0.19pc: C/A surplus drops to $98m in Q1

Finance Division in its monthly economic update and outlook for October says economy has demonstrated sustained recovery during first quarter of fiscal year 2025

Updated 31 Oct, 2024 03:06pm

Reform package prioritises fiscal sustainability: IMF

Says projections are showing that Pakistan's economy will grow at 2.4 percent this year

Updated 26 Oct, 2024 09:33am

Business & Finance

India to retain investment curbs on border nations

NEW DELHI: India will retain investment curbs on bordering nations, the finance minister said, days after it struck ...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 06:49am

BR Research

FDI – some spark but missing the fuse

Weak institutions, inconsistent regulations, and an unpredictable political environment can make it challenging for...

Published 23 Oct, 2024 08:41am

FY25Q1 FDI soars 48pc to $771m YoY

State Bank of Pakistan says total Foreign Direct Investment inflows approached $1 billion

Updated 22 Oct, 2024 09:37am

IMF spells out threats to reform momentum

Says political economy considerations and pressures from vested interests could delay or weaken the reform momentum and put at risk still-brittle stability

Updated 12 Oct, 2024 09:53pm

RMB, FDI, export-oriented enterprises: GFZ may be granted exemption to initiate pilot project

ISLAMABAD: The government is likely to exempt Gwadar Free Zone (GFZ) from Import and Export Order and Foreign...

Updated 10 Oct, 2024 09:11am

Reform agenda, structural benchmarks: Govt reaffirms its commitment

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Muhammad Aurangzeb has reaffirmed the government’s commitment...

Updated 10 Oct, 2024 09:14am

Strike and strife cost economy Rs190bn a day: minister

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Tuesday said that national economy suffered cumulative losses of...

Updated 09 Oct, 2024 08:53am

Markets

Pitching Pakistan’s economy: brokerage house AHL says country not witnessing exodus of foreign investment

Brokerage house Arif Habib Limited (AHL) has emphatically said that Pakistan is not witnessing an exodus of foreign...

Updated 05 Oct, 2024 10:27pm

Key indicators showing a positive trajectory: govt

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Petroleum, Dr Musadik Malik on Friday said the government achieved remarkable...

Updated 05 Oct, 2024 09:24am

Foreign investors: Jul-Aug profit repatriation jumps 459pc YoY

KARACHI: The repatriation of profit and dividend by foreign investors posted a healthy growth of 459 percent during...

Updated 27 Sep, 2024 09:20am

Editorials

Our frail economy undermines our sovereignty

EDITORIAL: The two-day visit to Pakistan of a Russian delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk has...

Published 24 Sep, 2024 03:28am

Business & Finance

Jul-Aug FDI up 55.5pc to $350.3m YoY

KARACHI: The Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the country rose by 55.5 percent during the first two months of this...

Updated 19 Sep, 2024 08:51am

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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