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PBF flays sharp increase in POL products’ prices

LAHORE: Pakistan Businesses Forum (PBF) on Sunday rejected the sharp increase in petroleum prices of Rs 35.35 per...

Published 30 Jan, 2023 05:56am

Business & Finance

Declining exports hurting economy, causing joblessness: PBF report

KARACHI: A detailed report of Pakistan Businesses Forum (PBF) stated that despite Pakistan’s myriad political...

Published 14 Jan, 2023 06:22am

Business & Finance

PBF exhorts SBP to stop rupee devaluation

KARACHI: The consistent depreciation of the rupee is deepening the economic crisis in the country, said the Pakistan...

Published 16 Dec, 2022 05:58am

Business & Finance

PBF for ending political uncertainty to spur economic activity

LAHORE: Pakistan Businesses Forum (PBF) on Sunday expressed deep concern over the current economic and political...

Published 21 Nov, 2022 07:57am

Business & Finance

Govt urged to notify revised power tariff for tube wells

KARACHI: Pakistan Businesses Forum (PBF) has demanded from the Power Division to notify the revised tariff of Rs 13...

Published 16 Nov, 2022 05:50am

Business & Finance

Business community stands united against terrorism, external threat: PBF

KARACHI: Pakistan Businesses Forum (PBF) on Saturday while expressing solidarity with Pakistan armed forces and law...

Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am

Business & Finance

Govt urged to engage industrialists in policy discussion

KARACHI: Pakistan Businesses Forum (PBF) Vice President/ CEO Ahmad Jawad has said the government should immediately...

Published 04 Nov, 2022 05:56am

Business & Finance

Govt urged to engage industrialists in policymaking

KARACHI: Pakistan Businesses Forum (PBF) Vice President/ CEO Ahmad Jawad has said that the government should...

Published 03 Nov, 2022 05:50am

Business & Finance

PBF supports PSMA’s stance on sugar export

KARACHI: Pakistan Businesses Forum (PBF) vice president Ahmad Jawad has supported the stance of Pakistan Sugar Mills...

Published 12 Oct, 2022 06:50am

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Country needs to import 5m cotton bales during current fiscal year: PBF

LAHORE: Pakistan Businesses Forum (PBF) said country imported 3 million cotton bales last year and needs to import ...

Published 06 Oct, 2022 05:59am

Pakistan

No country can move forward unless women contribute to economic uplift, seminar told

LAHORE: Chairperson of the Pakistan Businesses Forum (Women Wing) Ayesha Farooqui here on Monday highlighted the...

Published 27 Sep, 2022 04:06am

Business & Finance

PBF concerned over hike in flour price

KARACHI: President of the Pakistan Businesses Forum (PBF) Mian Usman Zulfiqar has urged the provincial governments ...

Published 22 Sep, 2022 07:18am

Business & Finance

PBF urges govt to arrest rupee depreciation

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Businesses Forum (PBF) on Saturday said despite resumption of the International Monetary ...

Updated 18 Sep, 2022 01:38pm

Business & Finance

PBF elects its office-bearers for three years

KARACHI: Pakistan Businesses Forum (PBF) elected the office-bearers for the period of three years as Mian M Usman...

Published 23 Aug, 2022 05:56am

Business & Finance

Govt can’t afford to let value of PKR sink further: PBF

Says that if dollar is not controlled, prices of petrol and electricity will increase to unimaginable levels

Updated 20 Jul, 2022 09:55am

Business & Finance

PBF rejects hike in policy rate

KARACHI: The Pakistan Businesses Forum (PBF) on Thursday rejected the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) decision of...

Published 09 Jul, 2022 03:57am

Business & Finance

Tackling food, hunger a challenge for PM: PBF

KARACHI: Vice President of Pakistan Businesses Forum (PBF) Ahmad Jawad said that a fundamental policy challenge for...

Published 24 Jun, 2022 06:15am

Pakistan

Provincial govts urged to play role for saving water

KARACHI: Pakistan Businesses Forum (PBF) president Mian Usman Zulfiqar has urged the provincial governments to play...

Published 25 May, 2022 04:40am

Business & Finance

PKR slide: business leaders underscore need for reviewing free float policy

KARACHI: Policy of free float of rupee should be revisited by the country’s new economic team, as sharp...

Published 13 May, 2022 05:59am

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Business leader for an end to smuggling of fertilizer to Afghanistan

KARACHI: Pakistan Businesses Forum vice president Ahmad Jawad said the smuggling of urea fertiliser is continuing...

Published 20 Mar, 2022 06:04am

Business & Finance

Jawad says PKR slide has fueled inflation, increased debt

ISLAMABAD: Vice President of Pakistan Businesses Forum Ahmad Jawad has said that rupee devolution has sparked ...

Published 11 Feb, 2022 04:31am

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Flour prices: PBF urges govt to release wheat stocks

KARACHI: Pakistan Businesses Forum (PBF) vice president Ahmad Jawad has expressed fear that the flour rates are ...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 04:45am

Business & Finance

'Rickety' rupee inflicting huge losses on importers, fuelling inflation: Maggo

KARACHI: Mian Nasser Hyatt Maggo, President FPCCI Friday expressed his deep dismay over the incessantly unstable...

Published 13 Nov, 2021 04:08am

Business & Finance

Expert for integrating agri sector with 'circular economic model'

KARACHI: Integrating agriculture sector into "circular economic model" can resolve Pakistan's economic, social,...

Published 13 Oct, 2021 04:47am

Business & Finance

PBF VP says 'strong PKR is a boon'

ISLAMABAD: Vice President (VP) of Pakistan Businesses Forum (PBF), Ahmad Jawad has said that for a country like...

Published 12 Sep, 2021 03:55am

Pakistan

We must adopt the slogan 'Made in Pakistan': Ahmad Jawad

KARACHI: Pakistan will celebrate its 75th Independence Day on August 14 amid a slew of economic and diplomatic...

Published 11 Aug, 2021 04:27am

Business & Finance

PBF for Pak-China economic deal on pattern of Iran

KARACHI: Pakistan Businesses Forum (PBF) Vice President Ahmad Jawad has said Pakistan has an immense potential in ...

Updated 15 Apr, 2021 10:07am

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Chinese model of engagement: PBF for enhanced Indo-Pak commercial links

KARACHI: Pakistan Businesses Forum (PBF) Vice President Ahmad Jawad emphasised that India and Pakistan can follow ...

Published 01 Apr, 2021 04:10am

Business & Finance

PBF VP calls for privatising loss-making SOEs

KARACHI: Vice President of Pakistan Businesses Forum (PBF), Ahmad Jawad has said that State Owned Entities (SOEs) ...

Updated 28 Mar, 2021 10:51am

Business & Finance

PBF VP demands reforms in agri sector

KARACHI: Vice President of Pakistan Businesses Forum (PBF), Ahmed Jawad has demanded reforms in agriculture sector ...

Published 20 Feb, 2021 04:52am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 15	277.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 15	277.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 15	154.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 15	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 15	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 15	1.05

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Nov 14	77,580.31
S&P 500 / Nov 15	5,870.62
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 15	38,642.91
Nasdaq / Nov 15	18,680.12
Hang Seng / Nov 15	19,426.34
FTSE 100 / Nov 15	8,063.61
Dow Jones / Nov 15	43,444.99
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 15	19,210.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 15	67.02
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 15	233,371.60
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 15	2,563.25
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 15	68.91
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 16	18,085
Petrol/Litre / Nov 17	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.33 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.73 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	56.65 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,008.83 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.43 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.33 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.73 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	56.65 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,008.83 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.43 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	77,999,077 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 17 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	70,721,702 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	55,501,231 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	36,884,955 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 17 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	36,294,630 ▲ 0.00
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Nov 17 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	32,226,742 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Nov 17 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,018,611 ▲ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / Nov 17 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	22,405,457 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 17 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	21,319,898 ▲ 0.00

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