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‘Invest, but not for profit’

This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed titled “Invest, but not for profit” carried by the newspaper ...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 07:07am

Solar panels free of charge: Provincial govts’ move leaves policymakers scrambling

ISLAMABAD: The rampant import and installation of solar panels in the country, which is paying over Rs 2 trillion as...

Updated 17 Dec, 2024 03:24pm

Markets

Fifth successive cut: SBP reduces key policy rate by 200bps, takes it to 13%

Development in line with analysts' expectations

Updated 16 Dec, 2024 10:39pm

Opinion

CTBCM stillborn

Pakistan’s energy sector stands ensnared in inefficiencies, financial instability, and a chronic inability to...

Updated 16 Dec, 2024 07:58am

Markets

Winter demand initiative: Not more than Rs2.5/unit saving even with 40pc rise in consumption

LAHORE: The industrial consumers have apprehended that the maximum saving would not exceed Rs2.5 per unit even with ...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 06:29am

Investment, growth and credit safety: Aurangzeb pledges robust insolvency regime

Emphasizes the government’s commitment to creating a conducive business environment

Updated 07 Dec, 2024 04:39pm

Opinion

Strengthening philanthropy: Building a path for sustainable social investment

Philanthropy in Pakistan is more than just a tradition that is woven into the social fabric, guided by principles of...

Updated 25 Nov, 2024 08:22am

BR Research

EFF progress review: don’t let them off the hook!

As the political government gears up to revert the economy back onto a growth path, the IMF mission is set to arrive...

Published 08 Nov, 2024 09:00am

Business & Finance

Economic growth: Experts recommend measures to policymakers

ISLAMABAD: Amid sluggish growth and increasing poverty ratio in the country, experts on Wednesday recommended ...

Published 07 Nov, 2024 06:40am

Opinion

Country losing billions due to agri mismanagement—II

Outdated farming techniques: Pakistani farmers continue to rely on obsolete and labour-intensive farming techniques,...

Updated 16 Oct, 2024 08:34am

Editorials

Sound data and effective policymaking

EDITORIAL: How can a country be effectively governed without reliable data? This is a question Pakistani...

Published 02 Oct, 2024 06:34am

Opinion

Poor reflection of economic history by policymakers

‘A World Bank study of 177 sovereign external and domestic debt defaults found that five years after successful...

Updated 27 Sep, 2024 08:14am

Pakistan

Nation suffering due to wrong priorities of policymakers

KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum, Mian...

Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am

Business & Finance

‘Policymakers need to devise economic development plans’

ISLAMABAD: The policymakers need to devise economic development plans based on inclusive economic growth with ...

Published 19 Apr, 2024 05:07am

Business & Finance

Policymakers urged to help revive economy

KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum, Mian...

Published 10 Jan, 2024 05:22am

Opinion

Immovable fixed asset valuation and equity formation

We know the influence the IMF brings to bear on central bankers and policy makers in the developing world and we ...

Published 21 Sep, 2023 07:02am

Pakistan

Sindh HEC, UNDP and IoBM address SDGs challenges

KARACHI: Policymakers and authority figures from diverse fields deliberated upon the steps to achieve sustainable...

Published 18 Aug, 2023 05:42am

Opinion

Broadening the tax net — I: A solution to taxation woes?

In recent years the word “narratives’ and the phrase “narrative building” have come to occupy a prominent...

Published 14 Aug, 2023 06:29am

Courts can issue directions for implementation of policies, laws: CJP

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan, Umar Ata Bandial said courts do not make policies and laws but they can issue...

Updated 16 Jul, 2023 09:26am

Pakistan

Completion of fresh projects: Policymakers urged to assist youths

HYDERABAD: The academic and economic experts while terming the positive role of youth in education, industrial and...

Published 10 Apr, 2023 06:45am

Opinion

‘The challenge of SOEs’

This is apropos a two-part article titled “The challenge of SOEs” carried by the newspaper yesterday and the day...

Published 17 Feb, 2023 06:00am

Business & Finance

Future Summit ends with hope for a better tomorrow

KARACHI: The 6th Edition of The Future Summit, hosted by Nutshell Group, successfully concluded on Thursday with...

Published 17 Feb, 2023 06:00am

Opinion

How can Pakistan avoid Sri Lanka’s path?

Pakistan continues to burn its foreign exchange at an alarming rate and is exhausting all of its hopes to turn ...

Published 29 Jun, 2022 05:44am

Opinion

Banks face reversal of fortune from war and runaway inflation

Global banks are taking steps to weather the wider impact of war and runaway inflation as the stream of central bank...

Published 07 May, 2022 05:46am

Business & Finance

Czech central bank seen raising rates to highest since 2001

PRAGUE: The Czech National Bank is set to raise its main rate by 50 basis points to 5.00% on March 31, a Reuters ...

Published 31 Mar, 2022 07:14am

World

Fed adopts strict trading rules after ethics scandal

NEW YORK: The Federal Reserve on Friday adopted an extensive set of restrictions on trading by policymakers and...

Published 19 Feb, 2022 04:15am

Markets

Prepare for big central banks moving out of step: policymakers

Central banks have unleashed unprecedented stimulus in recent years to prop up growth but excessive cash has now pushed inflation to multi-decade highs around much of the world

Published 21 Jan, 2022 08:32pm

Opinion

CAD - cause for concern

Current account deficit (CAD) is again becoming a source of concern to policymakers with many independent economists...

Published 25 Oct, 2021 05:32am

No fear of inflation 'runaway train': IMF chief

WASHINGTON: Global finance officials are worried about rising inflation pressures but there it is little fear that ...

Updated 18 Oct, 2021 11:51am

Business & Finance

PBIF for controlling energy prices to improve exports

KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan and President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum...

Published 30 Aug, 2021 06:33am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 18	278.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 18	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 18	153.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 18	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 18	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 18	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 17	6,050.61
Nasdaq / Dec 17	20,109.06
Dow Jones / Dec 17	43,449.90
India Sensex / Dec 18	80,231.76
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 18	39,081.71
Hang Seng / Dec 18	19,857.31
FTSE 100 / Dec 18	8,222.99
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 18	20,267.35

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 17	241,860
Petrol/Litre / Dec 18	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 18	70.43
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 18	17,585
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 18	2,644.54
Diesel/Litre / Dec 18	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Dec 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.70 ▲ 1.00 (17.54%)
S.G.Power / Dec 18 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.17 ▲ 1.00 (12.24%)
Faran Sugar (R) / Dec 18 Faran Sugar Mills Limited (R)(FRSMR)	9.43 ▲ 1.00 (11.86%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 18 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.47 ▲ 0.42 (10.37%)
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	11.06 ▲ 1.01 (10.05%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.50 ▲ 1.05 (10.05%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 18 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	61.55 ▲ 5.60 (10.01%)
Attock Cement / Dec 18 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	259.27 ▲ 23.57 (10.00%)
AL-Ghazi Tractors / Dec 18 Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited(AGTL)	564.23 ▲ 51.29 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
National Bank / Dec 18 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	66.38 ▼ -7.38 (-10.01%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Dec 18 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	180.01 ▼ -19.99 (-10.00%)
Imperial Limited / Dec 18 Imperial Limited(IML)	20.16 ▼ -2.24 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 18 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	44.37 ▼ -4.93 (-10.00%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Dec 18 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	331.40 ▼ -36.82 (-10.00%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	728.78 ▼ -80.98 (-10.00%)
Synthetic Prod / Dec 18 Synthetic Products Enterprises Limited(SPEL)	45.89 ▼ -5.10 (-10.00%)
Biafo Ind. / Dec 18 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	198.85 ▼ -22.08 (-9.99%)
Bilal Fibres / Dec 18 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	12.61 ▼ -1.40 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.15
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▲ 0.34
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	67,234,901 ▼ -0.51
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	60,136,151 ▲ 0.13
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▼ -1.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	46,669,770 ▼ -0.33
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 1.67
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▼ -0.46
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	36,858,206 ▲ 1.01

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