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World Bank likely to approve additional IDA credit to PRR

$70 million in additional investment financing for the Federal Board of Revenue will support its new Transformation Plan

Updated 2 days ago

SBP governor upbeat about swift IMF SLA

ISLAMABAD: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Jameel Ahmed, Thursday, expressed the hope that Pakistan and the...

Updated 21 Mar, 2025 09:02am

Opinion

Pakistan’s wheat ‘crisis’: time to formulate new policies

As Pakistan’s largest reservoirs, Tarbela and Mangla, teeter near dead levels, the nation faces a dual crisis, acute...

Updated 20 Mar, 2025 06:59am

Editorials

LSM still negative

EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) released the Quantum Indices of Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) which...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 05:57am

Business & Finance

World Bank approves $102m for Resilient, Accessible Microfinance Project

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank’s Board of Directors approved $102 million in financing for the Resilient and Accessible...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 05:30am

Opinion

Light of hope

Regardless of how violently the wick of hope flickers due to changing dynamics and the burden of past misdeeds, it...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 06:24am

Opinion

Provincial revenue mobilisation

The previous article had focused on the overall fiscal performance of Provincial governments in the first six months...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 07:03am

Business & Finance

OECD lowers global growth projections over tariffs, uncertainty

PARIS: Trade tensions and geopolitical uncertainties are weighing on economic perspectives, the Organisation for...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 05:33am

Business & Finance

Indonesia Jan-Feb budget deficit at 0.13% of GDP: finance minister

JAKARTA: Indonesia ran a budget deficit of 31.2 trillion rupiah ($1.9 billion) in the first two months of 2025,...

Published 13 Mar, 2025 09:53am

Opinion

Fiscal performance of provincial govts

The information on fiscal operations by the four provincial governments in the first half of 2024-25 has been...

Updated 11 Mar, 2025 06:02am

Opinion

MPC clearly in a dilemma about how to respond to policy rate question

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is set to announce its monetary policy decision today. Over the past six reviews,...

Updated 10 Mar, 2025 06:10am

Editorials

EFF arrangement: the first review

EDITORIAL: The IMF (International Monetary Fund) mission is currently in Pakistan to conduct the first review under...

Updated 07 Mar, 2025 06:35am

Editorials

Yes, inflation is falling

EDITORIAL: Consumer Price index (CPI) declined to 1.4 percent in February prompting Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as...

Published 06 Mar, 2025 06:42am

Opinion

Divide between nominal vs real GDP

The consolidated federal and provincial fiscal operations data for fiscal year 2024-25 assumes nominal Gross ...

Updated 03 Mar, 2025 06:57am

Opinion

Human development emergency: Pakistan’s greatest challenge

Economic policy debates in Pakistan tend to fixate on macroeconomic indicators—fiscal deficits, firm-level...

Updated 03 Mar, 2025 06:59am

Uptick in inflation, water stress for crops likely

Finance Division says inflation is anticipated to remain within range of 2.0-3.0 percent for February 2025

Updated 28 Feb, 2025 04:02pm

Business & Finance

Growth outlook slows again and ‘peace dividend’ fades, EBRD says

LONDON: Weak external demand and the impact of conflicts slowed economic growth again in countries covered by the...

Published 27 Feb, 2025 12:32pm

Pakistan

Planning minister identifies major impediments to economic progress

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal, terming governance...

Published 27 Feb, 2025 07:52am

Banks surpass oil & gas sector as top taxpayers: PBA chief

KARACHI: Zafar Masud, Chairman Pakistan Banks Association (PBA) Monday highlighted the banking sector’s crucial role...

Updated 25 Feb, 2025 09:22am

Opinion

Only export-led growth

Pakistan’s inflation growth rate is clocking below 3% in current months; the dollar is stable; foreign reserves ...

Published 24 Feb, 2025 07:22am

Opinion

SOEs burden on taxpayers no surprise

Conventional economic theory argues that pursuit of privatisation is to enhance service quality, attract private...

Updated 24 Feb, 2025 07:14am

Opinion

Navigating Pakistan’s realty challenges

A country’s economy often relies heavily on a dominant sector that shapes its overall economic landscape. While...

Published 21 Feb, 2025 06:49am

Opinion

Workers’ remittances: a pivotal role in Pakistan’s economy

Over the past five decades, Pakistan’s workers’ remittances (WRs) have surged from US$0.14 billion in 1970 to...

Published 21 Feb, 2025 06:49am

Crackdown on unregulated sectors to intensify: Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb Thursday said the enforcement will be done in a big way against...

Updated 21 Feb, 2025 02:24pm

Business & Finance

Provinces urged to initiate road map to empower district economies

KARACHI: Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) urged the provincial governments to initiate the road map to empower district...

Published 20 Feb, 2025 06:44am

Business & Finance

Jan CA posts deficit

KARACHI: After a three-month positive streak, Pakistan’s current account shifted from surplus to deficit in January...

Published 19 Feb, 2025 06:21am

Editorials

Lender prescriptions and implementation

EDITORIAL: The chief of International Finance Corporation, the investment arm of the World Bank, Makhtar Diop, ahead...

Published 19 Feb, 2025 06:21am

Opinion

Fiscal outcomes in H1FY25

The statistics on fiscal operations by the Federal and the Provincial governments have been released by the Ministry...

Published 18 Feb, 2025 03:01am

Editorials

The criticality of data

EDITORIAL: There have been serious challenges to the data compiled by government functionaries by independent...

Published 12 Feb, 2025 06:17am

Business & Finance

Jul-Jan home remittances rise 32pc YoY

KARACHI: Home remittance inflows maintained strong growth, reaching $20.8 billion mark in the first seven months of...

Published 11 Feb, 2025 06:36am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 25	280.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 25	280.27
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 25	150.54
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 25	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 25	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 25	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 24	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 24	5,767.57
Nasdaq / Mar 24	18,188.59
Dow Jones / Mar 24	42,583.32
India Sensex / Mar 25	78,073.97
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 25	37,780.54
Hang Seng / Mar 25	23,413.58
FTSE 100 / Mar 25	8,684.09
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 25	22,926.46
France CAC40 / Mar 25	8,073.56

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 24	17,085
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 25	69.03
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 25	272,462
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 25	3,017.31
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 25	65.64
Petrol/Litre / Mar 26	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 26	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Mughal Iron & Steel Indus.(R) / Mar 25 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (R)(MUGHALR2)	2.01 ▲ 1 (99.01%)
Ruby Textile / Mar 25 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	7.01 ▲ 1 (16.64%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Mar 25 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	8.99 ▲ 1 (12.52%)
Samba Bank / Mar 25 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	9 ▲ 0.82 (10.02%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Mar 25 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	100.73 ▲ 9.16 (10%)
Adamjee Life Assur. / Mar 25 Adamjee Life Assurance Company Limited(ALIFE)	25.73 ▲ 2.34 (10%)
United Dist. / Mar 25 United Distributors Pakistan Limited(UDPL)	67.29 ▲ 6.12 (10%)
Crescent Fib. / Mar 25 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	45.70 ▲ 4.14 (9.96%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 25 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	13.19 ▲ 1.19 (9.92%)
Hussain Industries / Mar 25 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	27.30 ▲ 2.43 (9.77%)

Stock	Price
Parmount Sp. / Mar 25 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	3.51 ▼ -0.48 (-12.03%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Mar 25 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	117 ▼ -13 (-10%)
Diamond Ind. / Mar 25 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	27.68 ▼ -3.07 (-9.98%)
Zephyr Textile / Mar 25 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	9.50 ▼ -1 (-9.52%)
TPL Life Insur. / Mar 25 TPL Life Insurance Limited(TPLL)	55.02 ▼ -5.74 (-9.45%)
Shahtaj Textile / Mar 25 Shahtaj Textile Limited(STJT)	65.05 ▼ -6.54 (-9.14%)
Sindh Abadgar / Mar 25 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	55 ▼ -5.43 (-8.99%)
Elahi Cot. / Mar 25 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	138 ▼ -13.03 (-8.63%)
Tri-Star Power / Mar 25 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	7.24 ▼ -0.66 (-8.35%)
Shield Corp. / Mar 25 Shield Corporation Limited(SCL)	253.90 ▼ -22.98 (-8.3%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Elektron / Mar 25 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	28,623,330 ▲ 0.63
TRG Pak Ltd / Mar 25 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	22,742,574 ▼ -3.59
Cnergyico PK / Mar 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	19,218,186 ▲ 0.01
Sui South Gas / Mar 25 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	14,168,002 ▲ 0.18
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	11,877,825 ▼ -0.05
Pak Int.Bulk / Mar 25 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	11,187,536 ▲ 0.08
Pak Refinery / Mar 25 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	10,362,407 ▼ -0.12
B.O.Punjab / Mar 25 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	10,164,053 ▼ -0.21
K-Electric Ltd. / Mar 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	10,144,462 ▲ 0
Treet Corp / Mar 25 Treet Corporation Limited(TREET)	8,893,519 ▼ -0.53

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