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SBP reduces key policy rate by 100bps, takes it to 19.5%

Majority analysts expected cut, it was the quantum of reduction that had them divided

Updated 29 Jul, 2024 07:42pm

Opinion

Social protection in Pakistan

In Pakistan poverty levels have reached a high of 40 percent, equivalent to those in Sub Sahara Africa, and hence...

Updated 29 Jul, 2024 07:13am

IMF says its mission to visit this month

KARACHI: An International Monetary Fund mission is expected to visit Pakistan this month to discuss a new programme,...

Updated 06 May, 2024 09:00am

Business & Finance

Balochistan govt presents Rs750 billion budget for 2023-24

Rs437 billion have been allocated for non-development expenditure

Updated 19 Jun, 2023 10:39pm

Opinion

Residual thoughts on FY24 budget

The budget 2023-24 envisages 23.7 billion dollars of external borrowing – an amount premised on a rupee dollar...

Published 19 Jun, 2023 07:12am

Pakistan

Budget places emphasis on ‘growth-inducing’ sectors: PM Shehbaz

Says procurement of crude oil from Russia is part of energy security plan

Published 12 Jun, 2023 03:56pm

BR Research

Budget FY24 – what’s there for IT?

The IT sector was among the sectors that received some relief measures in the Budget. According to the finance...

Published 12 Jun, 2023 08:34am

Business & Finance

Budget 2023-24: incentives fail to entice stakeholders in IT sector

Say measures are insufficient to raise exports substantially

Published 10 Jun, 2023 01:43am

Business & Finance

Budget 2023-24: price of imported used cars over 1,300cc to get expensive

The government has withdrawn the cap of fixed duties and taxes on the import of old and used vehicles of ‘Asian...

Published 10 Jun, 2023 01:21am

Business & Finance

On digital payments: services tax on restaurants in ICT reduced in federal budget

Under the ICT (tax on services) Ordinance, 2001, the government of Pakistan proposed to reduce services tax on...

Updated 09 Jun, 2023 07:35pm

Pakistan

How experts view the upcoming budget announcement

Business Recorder reaches out to experts to know their expectations for budget

Updated 09 Jun, 2023 05:22pm

Pakistan

There will be no winners, say experts ahead of budget announcement

Trapped in economic crisis coupled with political instability and lingering IMF programme, govt seems to have its hands tied

Updated 07 Jun, 2023 08:35pm

Business & Finance

You don’t need AI to predict Dar’s budget speech. This is how it will likely go

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar is scheduled to announce the budget proposals this Friday. He last announced the budget...

Updated 06 Jun, 2023 11:59pm

Business & Finance

Pro-agriculture budget expected by brokerage house

Given the increased strain on the import bill in recent times, the government is expected to prioritise the...

Published 06 Jun, 2023 03:55pm

Govt shares some details of federal budget with IMF

IMF says its staff look forward to furthering discussions to identify spending and revenue measures that can strengthen debt sustainability prospects

Updated 06 Jun, 2023 11:23am

Pakistan

Budget FY24: govt could take steps ‘to appease public’, says Topline

Facing massive political pressure, the government could take steps “to appease the public” in the upcoming budget...

Published 03 Jun, 2023 06:27pm

Pakistan

Delay in IMF programme ‘unprecedented’, says Dar

Finance minister believes there is no technical reason for the delay
Slams 'pseudo-intellectuals' who have predicted country will default

Updated 03 Jun, 2023 08:09pm

Business & Finance

Moot on upcoming FY24 budget: Realtors urge FBR to abolish CVT on foreign assets thru finance bill

ISLAMABAD: D evelopers, builders have strongly proposed to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to abolish Capital...

Published 03 Jun, 2023 03:52am

Markets

Companies scramble for emergency meetings amid reports of proposal to tax reserves

Reports of the Reform and Revenue Mobilisation Commission’s (RRMC) proposal to tax accumulated reserves of companies...

Published 30 May, 2023 06:14pm

Business & Finance

Federal budget to be made keeping all constraints in view: Ishaq Dar

Says government will try to provide as much relief to public as possible

Updated 30 May, 2023 11:33pm

IMF continues its engagement with govt: Porter

Focusing on restoration of foreign exchange proper market functioning, passage of a fiscal year 2024 budget consistent with program goals, and adequate financing to pave way for a Board meeting before the current program expires at June-end

Updated 30 May, 2023 11:23am

Pakistan

JI urges govt to prepare ‘interest-free budget’

ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Pakistan has urged the government to prepare and present an interest-free budget for...

Published 27 May, 2023 06:09am

FY24 budget: RRMC recommends cashless purchases at petrol pumps

ISLAMABAD: The Reforms & Revenue Mobilization Commission (RRMC) has recommended that petrol stations across the...

Updated 26 May, 2023 12:53pm

Business & Finance

Budget FY24: SAPM Pasha vows full support to exporters, SMEs

FAISALABAD: Serious and dedicated efforts would be made to resolve the problems confronted by the exporters and SME...

Published 25 May, 2023 06:26am

Editorials

Tax targets for FY24

EDITORIAL: Chairman Federal Board of Revenue, Asim Ahmed, while talking exclusively to Business Recorder, subsequent...

Updated 25 May, 2023 07:04am

Budget on June 9: Expand tax base urgently, PM asks economic team

Chairs meeting regarding the preparation of the budget for the financial year 2023-24

Updated 24 May, 2023 12:31pm

FY24 Budget: Rs9.2trn tax collection target expected

ISLAMABAD: The tax collection target of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) would be fixed within the range of Rs 9...

Updated 23 May, 2023 08:49am

Pakistan

Govt employees demand ‘relief’ through FY24 budget

ISLAMABAD: All Government Employees Grand Alliance (AGEGA) has demanded of the government to provide relief to the...

Published 22 May, 2023 06:23am

Business & Finance

Budget FY24: KP’s advisory board seeks proposals

PESHAWAR: A preliminary ‘pre-budget’ meeting of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Budget Advisory Board was held in the...

Published 22 May, 2023 06:23am

Opinion

FY2023-24 Budget

The government is expected to present the budget for the next fiscal year in the first week of June. Budgets in...

Published 20 May, 2023 05:59am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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