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Daunting fiscal challenges

Since the assumption of power in April 2022, the coalition government of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) has been...

Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am

Around $17bn foreign debt incurred in FY22

Around $4.9 billion was taken from foreign commercial banks

Updated 26 Jul, 2022 10:00am

Rs 1526.6 billion set aside for defence services

ISLAMABAD: A sum of Rs1526.6 billion was budgeted for defence services for 2022-23, marking an increase of 11.17 per...

Updated 11 Jun, 2022 10:17am

Rs2,560bn direct taxes target set for next fiscal year

ISLAMABAD: The direct taxes target has been projected at Rs 2,560 billion for the next fiscal year against Rs 2,182...

Updated 08 Jun, 2022 10:13am

Essential food items: Tax exemptions will continue: FBR

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Asim Ahmed said Wednesday that the policy measures to be taken in...

Updated 12 May, 2022 09:43am

Jul-Mar trade deficit widens 70.1pc

ISLAMABAD: Trade deficit widened by 70.1 percent during the first nine months (July-March) of the current fiscal...

Updated 05 Apr, 2022 10:00am

Nov cement despatches increase 10.21pc YoY

LAHORE: Cement despatches registered an increase of 6.91 percent in November 2021 as total cement despatches during...

Published 07 Dec, 2021 06:29am

Pakistan

Difference in mark-up payment linked to maturity profile of PIBs

ISLAMABAD: The government's mark-up payable in the first quarter of 2021-22 is not precisely one quarter of the ...

Published 12 Nov, 2021 04:46am

Registered taxpayers: FBR tax demands yield Rs80.1bn in FY21

FBR report states that collection out of current demand has increased by a healthy 19.9 percent

Updated 11 Nov, 2021 09:53am

FBR exceeds Rs397bn Oct collection target

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has exceeded the assigned tax collection target of Rs397 billion set...

Updated 30 Oct, 2021 09:48am

World

Japan rakes in record sales tax revenue despite pandemic

TOKYO: Japan’s sales tax revenue in the last fiscal year topped 20 trillion yen ($180 billion) for the first time...

Published 02 Jul, 2021 04:20am

Business & Finance

Anjum Nisar calls for putting economy on high growth path

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen Panel Chairman Mian Anjum Nisar...

Published 20 Jun, 2021 03:39am

Opinion

Agri sector under the govt spotlight

It is quite true that agriculture is the only sector of the economy of Pakistan that can bring about economic growth...

Published 11 Jun, 2021 03:41am

Business & Finance

Exports increase by 13.97pc in 11 months

The exports during July-May (2020-21) were recorded at $22.560 billion against the exports of $19.795 billion during July-May (2019-20).

Published 09 Jun, 2021 06:45pm

Pakistan

Export of telecom, computer, info services register 43.61pc growth in 9 months of FY20-21

Pakistan has received $ 1,052.95 million by export of services in telecommunication, computer and information sectors during July 2020 to March 2021.

Published 08 Jun, 2021 07:39pm

Govt decides to postpone NGMS spectrum auction

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided in principle to postpone the auction of next generation mobile services (NGMS)...

Published 07 Jun, 2021 03:34am

Economy out of the woods now: PM

ZIARAT: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said that with Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth estimated at around...

Published 02 Jun, 2021 04:29am

Business & Finance

‘Cement exports surge by 252pc in April’

LAHORE: Cement sector posted robust growth of 40.41 percent in April 2021 when total cement despatches were...

Published 05 May, 2021 04:01am

ADB projects 2pc growth, 8.7pc inflation

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB), while projecting slower growth for agriculture sector of Pakistan, has...

Published 29 Apr, 2021 03:52am

Marketable securities: SBP unveils two more categories of PDs

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to introduce two additional categories of dealers, in addition...

Updated 13 Apr, 2021 09:30am

Business & Finance

Govt pledges to bring GST, PIT reforms in next budget

ISLAMABAD: Tax revenues, net of refunds, grew 12 percent on year to year while the government has pledged to the...

Updated 09 Apr, 2021 09:19am

Business & Finance

IMF arrangement under EFF: Pakistan reaffirms commitment to economic policies

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reaffirmed its commitment to the policies and objectives of the economic programme supported...

Updated 09 Apr, 2021 09:19am

1HFY21: Govt adds over Rs1trn to domestic debt

ISLAMABAD: The incumbent government has added Rs1.057 trillion to the domestic debt during the first six months of...

Published 02 Apr, 2021 04:58am

Jul-Feb FDI plunges 30pc YoY

KARACHI: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) fell by 30 percent during the first eight months of this fiscal year ...

Published 18 Mar, 2021 03:56am

Markets

Japan to hike tariffs on US beef as FY imports near limit

Officials at Japan's agriculture and finance ministries declined to comment on the report, but noted that the import figure for early March will be released on Wednesday.

Published 16 Mar, 2021 12:13pm

Business & Finance

Cannabis producer Canopy Growth narrows loss in third quarter

The company said it will turn profitable by the second half of its next fiscal year and achieve positive operating cash flow in fiscal 2023.
Canopy's US-listed shares rose 2% in premarket trading on the Nasdaq.

Published 09 Feb, 2021 05:48pm

Pakistan

PASSD has demanded for Rs212mn for next fiscal year's 2 projects; NA body told

The committee directed for a comprehensive briefing in its next meeting on all the initiatives being carried out under the Ehsaas programme.

Published 04 Feb, 2021 09:33pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 15	280.63
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 15	280.43
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 15	143.15
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 15	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 15	1.32
Euro to USD / Apr 15	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Apr 14	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 14	5,405.97
Nasdaq / Apr 14	16,831.48
Dow Jones / Apr 14	40,524.79
India Sensex / Apr 15	76,780.06
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 15	34,267.54
Hang Seng / Apr 15	21,470.46
FTSE 100 / Apr 15	8,209.09
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 15	21,175.70
France CAC40 / Apr 15	7,263.20

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 14	16,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 14	290,466
Petrol/Litre / Apr 15	254.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 15	61.77
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 15	3,224.76
Diesel/Litre / Apr 15	258.64
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 15	65.75

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Apr 15 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	2.93 ▲ 0.78 (36.28%)
Gulshan Sp. / Apr 15 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	3.79 ▲ 0.62 (19.56%)
Escorts Bank / Apr 15 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	6.59 ▲ 0.95 (16.84%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Apr 15 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	8.29 ▲ 0.79 (10.53%)
First Capital Equities / Apr 15 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	4.97 ▲ 0.47 (10.44%)
Sanghar Sugar / Apr 15 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	55.51 ▲ 5.05 (10.01%)
Redco Textile / Apr 15 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	25.27 ▲ 2.3 (10.01%)
Tariq Corporation / Apr 15 Tariq Corporation Limited(TCORP)	16.16 ▲ 1.47 (10.01%)
Gammon Pak / Apr 15 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	25.60 ▲ 2.33 (10.01%)
Bawany Air Products / Apr 15 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	34.95 ▲ 3.18 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Apr 15 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	63 ▼ -7 (-10%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Apr 15 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	15.11 ▼ -1.51 (-9.09%)
LSE Capital / Apr 15 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	5 ▼ -0.5 (-9.09%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Apr 15 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	13.55 ▼ -1.28 (-8.63%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Apr 15 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	12.03 ▼ -1.04 (-7.96%)
Ruby Textile / Apr 15 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	7.20 ▼ -0.57 (-7.34%)
Philip Morris Pak. / Apr 15 Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited(PMPK)	1,171 ▼ -90.48 (-7.17%)
Stylers International / Apr 15 Stylers International Limited(STYLERS)	39.30 ▼ -2.7 (-6.43%)
Calcorp Ltd / Apr 15 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	37 ▼ -2.52 (-6.38%)
Janana De Malucho / Apr 15 Janana De Malucho Textile Mills Limited(JDMT)	48.55 ▼ -3.3 (-6.36%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Apr 15 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	55,091,076 ▼ -0.18
Pak Int.Bulk / Apr 15 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	45,232,730 ▼ -0.25
Sui South Gas / Apr 15 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	31,842,819 ▼ -0.61
B.O.Punjab / Apr 15 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	27,341,890 ▼ -0.14
TRG Pak Ltd / Apr 15 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	21,450,408 ▲ 3.76
Dewan Cement / Apr 15 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	19,356,973 ▲ 0.22
Pak Elektron / Apr 15 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	17,487,097 ▼ -0.32
Engro Powergen / Apr 15 Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited(EPQL)	15,435,358 ▲ 0.53
Fauji Foods Ltd / Apr 15 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	15,345,048 ▲ 0.53
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 15 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	13,886,346 ▼ -0.01

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