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Fiscal outcome in first quarter

The first quarter of 2024-25 has closed with an unusual and extremely positive outcome. There is actually a...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 03:30am

Opinion

Thank you and congratulations, Pakistan

What does it say about any person at the helm of Pakistan’s fiscal affairs when the Business Confidence Survey –...

Updated 16 Aug, 2024 10:57am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s salaried group comes out on the streets, but after work hours

Such is Pakistan’s salaried group protesting power that it took to the streets in Karachi at 5:30pm – after work...

Published 24 Jul, 2024 12:44am

Opinion

Provincial budgets for FY2024-25

The provincial budgets for 2024-25 have all been presented last month in the respective Provincial Assemblies....

Published 23 Jul, 2024 06:58am

Business & Finance

ICMA details critical highlights, implications of federal budget

KARACHI: Institute of Cost and Management Accountants (ICMA) has detailed the critical highlights and implications ...

Updated 19 Jul, 2024 06:43am

Opinion

Outlook for 2024-25

The last week’s article on outlook for 2024-25 by this writer in Business Recorder had focused on the projections...

Updated 16 Jul, 2024 07:52am

Business & Finance

Federal budget: Briefing given about recent amendments enacted in sales tax

FAISALABAD: Reservations about different clauses of federal budget including SRO-350 were to be highlighted before...

Published 06 Jul, 2024 06:48am

Opinion

Provincial surplus and the federal budget

To formulate federal and provincial budgets necessitates engagement between the federal government and its ...

Updated 01 Jul, 2024 07:38am

Business & Finance

President Zardari gives assent to Finance Bill

The Finance Bill will take effect on July 1, 2024, according to a press release from the President's Secretariat

Updated 30 Jun, 2024 10:28pm

Business & Finance

QWP chief for adopting austerity steps as no relief for poor in budget

PESHAWAR: Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) Chairman Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao while commenting on the federal budget said that...

Published 30 Jun, 2024 02:58am

Opinion

Federal budget and pro-cyclical policy

The federal budget, due to come into effect in the next few days, has continued with the pro-cyclical policy...

Updated 28 Jun, 2024 03:16pm

Pakistan

Shibli talks of ‘tyranny of majority’ in upper house

ISLAMABAD: The opposition in the Senate alleged that upper house of the parliament was being ruled by the “tyranny...

Updated 26 Jun, 2024 09:33am

Business & Finance

Salt industry rejects federal budget

ISLAMABAD: The Salt Manufacturers Association of Pakistan (SMAP) has expressed deep concern over the proposed shift...

Published 24 Jun, 2024 07:00am

Opinion

‘A stagflationary federal budget’

This is apropos an op-ed “A stagflationary federal budget” carried by the newspaper yesterday. The writer, Dr...

Published 15 Jun, 2024 06:57am

Opinion

A stagflationary federal budget

Stagflation is a situation when economic growth is stagnating, and inflation is also increasing. Growth requires...

Updated 14 Jun, 2024 07:57am

Pakistan

Post-budget presser: govt wants to enhance tax-to-GDP ratio to 13% in 3 years, says Aurangzeb

Finance minister hopeful Pakistan will reach Staff-Level Agreement with International Monetary Fund (IMF) by July

Updated 13 Jun, 2024 04:40pm

Markets

KSE-100 sees record 3,410-point gain, settles at historic high of 76,208

Analysts say government's proposed budgetary measures largely positive for market that gained nearly 5% on Thursday

Updated 13 Jun, 2024 11:14pm

Business & Finance

Agri think tank lauds direct, indirect initiatives spelled out in budget

LAHORE: Agriculture Republic, an agricultural think tank, has welcomed various direct and indirect initiatives...

Published 13 Jun, 2024 07:29am

Business & Finance

Most of budget targets in line with IMF guidelines: analysts

KARACHI: The federal budget will continue the fiscal consolidation seen last year and most of the targets are in ...

Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:22am

Perspectives

The budget is around the corner, but there is no expectation of ‘out-of-box’ solutions

Analysts and followers expect govt to tax the groups that are already contributing with little to no hope on a widening tax net

Published 11 Jun, 2024 08:30am

Markets

Asset classes: PSX urges govt to remove tax-driven distortions

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) has proposed to the federal government to remove the tax-driven distortions...

Published 06 Jun, 2024 03:09am

Final date for federal budget yet to be decided

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Secretariat has formulated a tentative schedule for the budget session likely to be...

Updated 04 Jun, 2024 09:22am

Federal Budget on June 7th

ISLAMABAD: The federal government will present the budget for the next financial year 2024-25 in the National...

Updated 21 May, 2024 10:58am

Opinion

The education emergency

Shehbaz Sharif declared an ‘education emergency’ across Pakistan on Wednesday, the 8th of May 2024. This is in...

Published 14 May, 2024 05:18am

Opinion

Federal budget and business leadership

The federal budget is anxiously awaited every year and, as per tradition, the trade organizations get their act...

Published 25 Jan, 2024 04:23am

SBA review: Punjab govt held responsible for Rs115bn unbudgeted spending

ISLAMABAD: The government claims it has taken measures to curtail expenditure but held the Punjab government...

Updated 23 Jan, 2024 09:46am

Dar explains what actually led to changes in budget

Says for securing an agreement with the IMF, the government had to impose new taxes

Updated 05 Aug, 2023 03:06pm

Editorials

Revised budget: a detailed anatomy

EDITORIAL: Federal budget 2023-24 was passed by the National Assembly on Sunday without any meaningful discussion on...

Published 27 Jun, 2023 06:15am

Business & Finance

Budget 2023-24: ‘high earners’ to pay a higher income tax as govt revises rates

Budget proposals originally maintained income tax rates before govt amended the Finance Bill

Updated 26 Jun, 2023 06:40pm

Business & Finance

‘Plan B’: Govt urged to take nation into confidence

KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum, Mian...

Published 26 Jun, 2023 07:56am

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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