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Comfortable in surplus

The current account surplus streak continues for the fourth consecutive month in November, and the surplus in...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 09:13am

Pakistan

Pakistan records massive $729mn current account surplus in November 2024

This is fourth consecutive month in which Pakistan's current account has posted surplus

Updated 17 Dec, 2024 10:49pm

Meat, bone meal imported from Brazil: customs values revised

ISLAMABAD: Directorate General Customs Valuation Karachi has revised customs values on the import of meat & bone...

Updated 16 Dec, 2024 04:08pm

Business & Finance

Customs reduces values of imported power tools

LAHORE: In a stunning reversal, the customs valuation department has effectively reduced the custom values of power...

Updated 10 Dec, 2024 09:13am

Business & Finance

Jul-Nov exports up 12.57pc to $13.691bn YoY

ISLAMABAD: The country’s exports increased by 12.57 per cent during the first five months (July-November) of current...

Updated 03 Dec, 2024 09:20am

EFS benefits over 1,500 exporters with duty, tax-free imports

ISLAMABAD: Over 1500 exporters are enjoying the facility of duty and tax free imports under the Export Facilitation...

Updated 29 Nov, 2024 02:24pm

Belarus urged to simplify import rules

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday emphasized on Belarus to work diligently to minimize tariff and non-tariff barriers...

Updated 26 Nov, 2024 09:12am

Opinion

Economic diplomacy is the way forward

This is the first of a two-part series detailing National Security Policy’s (NSP) foreign policy’s focus on...

Updated 25 Nov, 2024 08:03am

Markets

Pakistan records $349mn current account surplus in October 2024

This is the third consecutive month in which Pakistan's current account has posted surplus

Updated 18 Nov, 2024 10:27pm

Business & Finance

Export diversification, import substitution opportunities exist: Consulting firm for addressing structural deficiencies

KARACHI: The experts have underscored the importance of addressing structural deficiencies and the need for...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 07:47am

BR Research

ADR financing: undermining monetary policy?

Commercial banks are on a lending spree—not due to excess liquidity or a dramatic economic turnaround, but because...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 08:41am

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

Jul-Oct exports up 13.45pc to $10.88bn YoY

ISLAMABAD: The country’s exports increased by 13.45 per cent during the first four months (July-October) of ...

Published 02 Nov, 2024 06:15am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s trade deficit contracts 31% YoY to $1.5bn in October 2024

In 4MFY25, trade deficit narrows 5.59% to $6.97 billion

Updated 01 Nov, 2024 10:06pm

Pakistan

Finance ministry sees Pakistan’s headline inflation at 6-7% in October 2024

CPI to decelerate further in November to 5.5-6.5%, says finance ministry

Updated 30 Oct, 2024 10:43pm

Markets

Pakistan records $119mn current account surplus in September 2024

Development comes on back of massive increase in remittance inflows
This is the second successive month in which Pakistan's current account has posted surplus

Updated 21 Oct, 2024 11:32pm

Q1 mobile phones import down 18.93pc to $246.47m YoY

ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $246.472 million in the first quarter (July-September) of the...

Updated 20 Oct, 2024 12:08pm

Power tools: New customs values fixed

ISLAMABAD: The Directorate General of Customs Valuation Karachi has fixed new customs values on the import of 31...

Updated 13 Oct, 2024 11:32am

Ghee, cooking oil industry: Aurangzeb vows to help resolve issues

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb Friday assured the ghee and cooking oil industry to resolve the issue...

Updated 12 Oct, 2024 08:58am

Q1 exports surge 14.11pc to $7.875bn YoY

ISLAMABAD: The country’s exports increased by 14.11 percent during the first quarter (July-September) of current...

Updated 03 Oct, 2024 09:08am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s trade deficit widens marginally to $5.4bn in 3MFY25

Gap comes on account of higher imports that stand at $13.31bn, while exports clock in at $7.88bn in three months

Updated 02 Oct, 2024 10:17pm

Body formed to ensure enhanced public sector import thru Gwadar port

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet has constituted an inter-ministerial panel to ensure 60 per cent of public sector...

Updated 30 Sep, 2024 09:01am

Senior economist says a ‘maxi budget’ will be unavoidable

ISLAMABAD: With conventional foreign financing lines largely dry off and expecting a massive shortfall in revenue,...

Updated 30 Sep, 2024 08:57am

Editorials

Maritime reforms

EDITORIAL: Week after week now the maritime sector has made its case for reforms, arguing how a turnaround would...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:38am

Business & Finance

Import of ‘High Pressure Washer’ to attract zero percent customs duty

ISLAMABAD: The customs classification committee of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) declared that zero percent...

Published 25 Sep, 2024 08:51am

‘Over-reliance on imports from China’: NA panel speaks about the challenge

Standing Committee on Commerce asks Commerce Ministry to adopt successful regional trade models used by other countries

Updated 24 Sep, 2024 09:27am

Tax collection at import stage: share in total collection reduces

ISLAMABAD: The tax collection at import stage constituted 35 percent and domestic tax collection’s share was 65...

Updated 23 Sep, 2024 03:24pm

BR Research

Current account roundup: 2MFY25

In August, the current account posted a marginal surplus of $75 million. The deficit for the July-August period...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 08:42am

Opinion

Utter madness

Pakistan’s economic management, particularly its treatment of export-oriented industries, is nothing short of...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 06:37am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s current account posts surplus of $75mn in August 2024

Development comes on back of massive increase in remittance inflows

Updated 18 Sep, 2024 10:31pm

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 23	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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