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inflation in Pakistan

PM Shehbaz briefed on IMF talks, reviews economic situation

The Ministry of Finance briefed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif regarding the ongoing talks with the International...

Updated 18 Nov, 2024 11:07pm

Opinion

Measures aimed at checking inflation

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for October 2024 was 7.2 percent against 6.9 percent the month before – a rise of...

Published 18 Nov, 2024 02:54am

Editorials

Delicate balance

EDITORIAL: It seems there’s plenty to celebrate on the economic front. FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) jumped a...

Published 02 Nov, 2024 06:15am

Editorials

Cut in petrol prices

EDITORIAL: The cut in petrol and diesel prices for the fifth consecutive fortnight – amounting to total reduction...

Published 05 Oct, 2024 06:43am

Editorials

Leverage liquidity to re-profile debt

EDITORIAL: The dividend of tight monetary and fiscal policies is materialising in the form of falling inflation....

Published 04 Oct, 2024 06:46am

Business & Finance

Weekly SPI-based inflation up

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI)-based inflation for the week ended September 12, 2024, increased by 0.01...

Published 14 Sep, 2024 06:31am

Markets

Fourth successive decline: weekly SPI down to 3-year low

The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended September 05, 2024 decreased by 0.15%, according to the...

Updated 06 Sep, 2024 10:18pm

Markets

Analysts expect SBP to continue easing in next week’s monetary policy announcement

Most experts Business Recorder reached out to see decline between 100 to 200 bps

Updated 05 Sep, 2024 08:29pm

PM expresses satisfaction over drop in inflation rate

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed satisfaction over the drop of inflation rate to single digit...

Updated 03 Sep, 2024 09:45am

Business & Finance

First single-digit stat in nearly 3 years: Annual inflation slows to 9.6pc

KARACHI: Country’s annual consumer price inflation rate slowed to 9.6% in August, the first single-digit reading ...

Published 03 Sep, 2024 06:27am

Markets

Inflation in Pakistan drops to single digit after three years, clocks in at 9.6% in August

Reading in line with official expectations that put figure in range of 9.5-10.5%

Updated 02 Sep, 2024 08:40pm

Markets

PM Shehbaz expresses satisfaction over ease in inflation

Pakistan’s headline inflation projected to decline and range between 9.5-10.5% in August

Updated 02 Sep, 2024 12:01am

Pakistan

Finance ministry expects inflation to fall further to 9.5-10.5% in August

Headline inflation figure hit 11.1% in July and brokerage houses now see the number falling to single digits

Updated 30 Aug, 2024 10:09pm

Perspectives

Pakistan’s inflation is ensuring exploited workers do not fight back

Pakistan’s inflation hasn’t just taken its toll on the citizenry, but also contributed to increasing exploitation...

Published 30 Aug, 2024 06:00am

Pakistan

August inflation figure expected in single digits after almost 3 years: brokerage house

Inflationary pressure is likely to subside further in Pakistan and come down to single digits from August onwards,...

Updated 22 Aug, 2024 10:40pm

Pakistan

Last two years worse in Pakistan’s economic history: Atif Mian

Country stuck in ‘poverty trap’, needs ‘big policy change’, says noted economist

Updated 19 Aug, 2024 04:40pm

Pakistan

Pakistan’s headline inflation clocks in at 11.1% in July 2024, lowest since November 2021

Reading lower than official expectations that put figure in range of 12-13%

Updated 01 Aug, 2024 05:55pm

Pakistan

JI expands scope of its protest campaign

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) is set to stage a sit-in protest outside the Governor House Sindh against the high...

Published 31 Jul, 2024 06:40am

Editorials

Calm a jittery market

EDITORIAL: The Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb’s Sunday press conference was a judicious attempt...

Published 30 Jul, 2024 03:10am

Pakistan

Protest continues against inflation, hike in power tariffs

RAWALPINDI: The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), on Saturday, continued its sit-in at Liaquat Bagh for the second day to press...

Published 28 Jul, 2024 06:49am

Pakistan

CM approves tube-well solarisation project

LAHORE: “Reducing inflation and ensuring cleanliness in the province are at the top of my priorities,” said ...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 07:16am

Markets

SBP projected to bring down policy rate to 16% by 2024-end: Fitch Solutions’ BMI report

Key policy rate currently stands at 20.5%

Updated 18 Jul, 2024 10:37pm

Markets

Pakistan’s GDP growth to hit 3.2% in FY25, says Fitch Solutions’ BMI report

Growth to come on back of agriculture boost, lower policy rate and easing inflation
Projected figure still below govt's targeted level of 3.6%

Updated 18 Jul, 2024 10:08pm

Pakistan

Petrol price hike to further compound miseries of people: PTI

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday rejected the unbearable and ruthless surge in prices of the...

Published 17 Jul, 2024 02:42am

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

Inflation has badly hurt the masses, says FPCCI leader

KARACHI: Chairman of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Advisory Board and National...

Published 14 Jul, 2024 02:55am

Editorials

Tax-to-GDP story

EDITORIAL: Once again the tax-to-GDP ratio for the last fiscal clocked in at nine percent and, typically, once again...

Updated 13 Jul, 2024 07:33am

Opinion

Middle class on a spinning wheel

Benjamin Franklin’s famous quote, “In this world, nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes,”...

Published 11 Jul, 2024 07:37am

Markets

Pakistan’s headline inflation increases pace, clocks in at 12.6% in June 2024

Average CPI inflation reading in FY24 clocks in at 23.4%

Updated 01 Jul, 2024 07:03pm

Business & Finance

Dollar modestly weaker on receding inflation

NEW YORK: The US dollar eased marginally on Friday after data showed inflation in the world’s largest economy...

Published 29 Jun, 2024 06:40am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate

Stock	Volume

Item	Value

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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