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Govt aims to lower tax rates for formal sectors: MoS

ISLAMABAD: Admitting that Pakistan is amongst the countries which has the highest tax rates, Minister of State for...

Updated 20 Nov, 2024 03:17pm

Business & Finance

FD decides to hire ‘consultant external debt’

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has decided to hire ‘consultant external debt’ to carry out external debt portfolio...

Updated 19 Nov, 2024 08:55am

Roll back state control in economy, IMF tells govt

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked Pakistan to decrease State intervention in the economy...

Updated 17 Nov, 2024 12:59pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan’s climate challenges: OICCI highlights critical role of private sector at COP29

KARACHI: The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) underscored the essential role of...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 07:34am

Business & Finance

Jam, World Bank team discuss export reform agenda

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan and World Bank team met to discuss Pakistan’s export reform...

Updated 14 Nov, 2024 09:05am

Economic growth; Digitisation of economy key requisite: Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb has described the digitisation of...

Updated 09 Nov, 2024 08:44am

Editorials

Economy on the mend

EDITORIAL: Minister of Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb while addressing the eighth edition of the “Future Summit”...

Updated 09 Nov, 2024 08:19am

Business & Finance

K2 Airways to commence cargo services by Dec 1

KARACHI: K2 Airways, Pakistan’s first private sector air cargo, is going to commence its services by December 1,...

Published 08 Nov, 2024 08:00am

Pakistan

Environmental sustainability: Mayor for private sector collaboration

KARACHI: Highlighting the need for greater focus on environmental sustainability within society, Karachi Mayor...

Published 06 Nov, 2024 06:19am

KP govt signs deal to establish own power transmission line

PESHAWAR: The Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa signed an agreement with a private sector company to establish its...

Updated 02 Nov, 2024 09:29am

Business & Finance

Need stressed to enhance manpower export in hospitality sector

KARACHI: Pakistan's government, in collaboration with the private sector, could provide training in various skills ...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 06:18am

Reform package prioritises fiscal sustainability: IMF

Says projections are showing that Pakistan's economy will grow at 2.4 percent this year

Updated 26 Oct, 2024 09:33am

Business & Finance

Private sector keen to contribute to economic growth: LCCI

LAHORE: Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) President Mian Abuzar Shad has said that the private sector...

Updated 25 Oct, 2024 07:37am

Technology

UAE visa rejections, hosting GITEX in Pakistan: ambassador Faisal Tirmizi breaks it down

DUBAI: Ambassador to the UAE Faisal Niaz Tirmizi did not mince words as he acknowledged the recent ‘visa situation’...

Updated 21 Oct, 2024 01:26pm

Editorials

Govt debt hits ‘all time high’

EDITORIAL: The economy clearly seems on the mend. The IMF programme is under way, inflation has dropped...

Published 17 Oct, 2024 06:34am

Aurangzeb tells foreign investors: ‘Govt focused on ensuring structural reforms’

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb has said the government is focused on...

Updated 09 Oct, 2024 08:50am

32 top Saudi cos’ team due today

Pakistan estimates investment of up to $15-20 billion from Saudi Arabia in different sectors/fields including purchase of public sector entities or share purchase

Updated 09 Oct, 2024 10:26am

Business & Finance

Ahsan reveals SMEs’ potential of $40-60bn export in next five years

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal has said that the small and medium...

Published 09 Oct, 2024 06:26am

Editorials

World Bank places Pakistan in fourth quintile

EDITORIAL: The World Bank in its recent report titled Business Ready placed Pakistan in the fourth quintile, one up...

Updated 08 Oct, 2024 07:41am

Opinion

Facing a double-edged sword

There has been a lot of discussion among analysts and news media about the amount of liquidity in the market and ...

Published 03 Oct, 2024 07:10am

Opinion

The investment slump

The year, 2023-24, has witnessed the lowest ever level of fixed investment in Pakistan. It is estimated at 11.4% of...

Updated 01 Oct, 2024 07:21am

Aurangzeb says IMF deal will sail through

LAHORE: Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb was hopeful that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) would...

Updated 25 Sep, 2024 12:11pm

Different sectors: EDF Board approves number of projects

ISLAMABAD: The Export Development Fund’s (EDF) Board headed by Minister for Commerce, Jam Kamal Khan has approved a...

Updated 23 Sep, 2024 09:20am

‘KPT&GC will start transmitting power to industries’

PESHAWAR: Secretary Energy and Power Nisar Ahmad Khan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has said that the energy sector is of great...

Updated 23 Sep, 2024 09:25am

ADB asked to further engage private sector in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb hosted a dinner in honour of...

Updated 16 Sep, 2024 03:12pm

Business & Finance

ICMA calls for ‘significant’ policy rate cut

KARACHI: The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan (ICMA) has released an in-depth analysis of ...

Updated 16 Sep, 2024 07:15am

Policy rate cut yet again as inflation cools

KARACHI: As per expectations, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday...

Updated 13 Sep, 2024 09:21am

NLC ready to help boost imports thru Gwadar Port

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to start 50 percent public sector imports from Gwadar Port destined for...

Updated 11 Sep, 2024 08:53am

Pakistan

Aurangzeb says agriculture, IT key economic drivers

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb has said that agriculture and...

Published 11 Sep, 2024 06:31am

Opinion

Overcapacity dilemma: mismanagement or misjudgment?

We even go so far as to question the very foundations of our nation, doubting the Two-Nation Theory and casting...

Published 10 Sep, 2024 06:32am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 21	278.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 21	277.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 21	154.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 21	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 21	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 21	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 20	5,917.11
Nasdaq / Nov 20	18,966.14
Dow Jones / Nov 20	43,408.47
India Sensex / Nov 21	77,137.20
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 21	38,026.17
Hang Seng / Nov 21	19,620.49
FTSE 100 / Nov 21	8,069.57
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 21	18,942.65

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 21	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 21	69.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 21	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 21	238,340
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 21	2,662.71
Diesel/Litre / Nov 21	255.14

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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