Year: 2017

[dropcap]P[/dropcap]akistan’s trade deficit rose to $23.38 billion during the first nine months (July-March 2017) of the current fiscal year, up…

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PAKISTAN MARKET INDICATORS EXCHANGE RATES CURRENCY ACTIVITY Friday 17-Mar Friday 24-Mar Friday 31-Mar Friday 7-Apr Friday 14-Apr Friday 21-Apr DOLLAR…

GBP/USD WEEKLY OVERVIEW Pound dipped a cent below six and a half month high against dollar on Wednesday. Pound/dollar volatility…

MARKET REVIEW Panama Leaks decision dictated the market sentiment during the week. The index started off on a weaker note…

PANAMA GATE VERDICT EXTENDS KSE-100 INDEX GAINS TO 2,132 POINTS SUMMARY Finally long awaited Panama gate verdict unfolded on Thursday.…

PANAMA CASE VERDICT TRIGGERS A STUNNING MARKET GROWTH The bullish outburst in the wake of Supreme Court’s verdict on Panama…

PAKISTAN: PTA INVITED APPLICATION FROM INTERESTED IN ESTABLISHING AN ELECTRONIC PLATTFORM: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority ( PTA ) has invited application…

RISING OIL PRICES Dubai: World oil market is expected to see a partial recovery in 2017 and 2018 in light…

GOLD, SILVER RECORD LOWER Gold and silver prices on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) were trading lower in early trade…

DRY BULK MARKET SPRINGS A SURPRISE – BUT SWEATS ON SLOWER 2ND HALF Maritime Strategies International (MSI), a leading independent…

RUPEE GAINS AGAINST DOLLAR The rupee strengthened against the dollar at 104.5/104.7 in the inter-bank market on Friday compared to…

NEW BANK NOTE OF DENOMINATED OF RS200 India’s supreme banking authority, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has cleared a…

UBL INAUGURATES STATE-OF-THE-ART CONTACT CENTER UBL, Pakistan’s Best Bank 2016, inaugurated its state-of-the-art Contact Center in Islamabad recently. Located in…

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]n economic indicator is a statistic about an economic activity. Economic indicators allow analysis of economic performance and predictions of…