The Sindh government has fixed sugarcane price at Rs180 per 40 kilogram for crushing session 2017-18. The sugar factories in…
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Olive oil is touted as the gold standard among all edible oils today; a reputation that has been gained primarily…
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Various research studies have found that the food and beverage industry in any state; has an exclusive role in enlarging…
During nine months ended September 30, 2017, the management mentioned in its financial statement that the Company achieved a revenue…
Pakistan stocks up 615.28 points Investors continued to buy stocks in droves as the KSE-100 Index registered a gain of…
Exchange of trade and investments in Yuan likely to benefit stocks index The total liquid foreign exchange reserves held by…
Gathering and Using Intelligence Information has to be organized to test a company’s assumptions about its theory of its business.…
An economic indicator is a statistic about an economic activity. Economic indicators allow analysis of economic performance and predictions of…
As the year ended amidst political uncertainties and disruption in financial management due to the absence of a full-fledged Finance…
Highlights of 2017 8.5% growth in Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) Inflation rate of 3.9% Super strong growth in lending to the…
Once upon a time, Pakistan Muslim League headed by Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif raised the slogan of ‘breaking the begging…
Microfinance Microfinance is just one tool in the war against poverty. For microfinance to be successful at poverty reduction, it…
One completely fails to understand the reasons behind Government of Pakistan’s reluctance in approaching the lender of last resort International…
Pakistan is, and has been, a highly consumption-oriented society. The much lower level of investment in Pakistan reflects, in large…
Almost two years earlier Brent crude oil prices were at low $27.88 a barrel in January 2016 and 11 months…
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has the potential to usher in a new era of economic progress and prosperity for both…
The number of patients suffering from Hepatitis C virus (HCV) disease continues to rise and the disease is becoming a…
Pakistan’s wheat production can be increased by expanding wheat cropping area in Balochistan, which is the country’s largest province with…
The International Labor Organization (ILO) has warned that the growth rate of the available work force shall exceed the rate…
PAKISTAN MARKET INDICATOR EXCHANGE RATES Currency activity Friday 24-Nov Friday 1-Dec Friday 8-Dec Friday 15-Dec Friday 22-Dec Friday 29-Dec DOLLAR…
INTEREST RATES IN PAKISTAN (%) Month SBP Reverse Repo Rate SBP Repo Rate SBP Policy (Target) Rate 11-Feb-13 9.50 7.00…
The country’s economy continued to maintain its growth momentum during the last fiscal year says a yearly report issued by…
In economic terms we know that in any country a rapid rise in population growth creates pressure on allocation of…
US stocks quiet on last trading day of a strong year There were no fireworks on Wall Street for the…
PSX closes the year 2017 on bullish note as KSE-100 index up over 1000 points Summary Just at the close…
Window dressing helps benchmark index climb; political noise may push back bulls The window dressing continued during last week of…
The Future Budget The budget for the future remains stable throughout good times and bad. In most enterprises—and again not…
This year, Pakistan is celebrating 141st birth anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah from 20th December to 31st December as…
On 28th November, 2017, the mayor London, Sadiq Khan, unveiled a bronze statue of Quaid-e-Azam in the British Museum. The…
In the wake of widening external deficits, dwindling reserves and uncompetitive exports in the back drop of political uncertainty, the…
PARIS: From the inauguration of US President Donald Trump, to record hurricanes, here are the 12 key events which marked…
A quick review of the regulatory developments during 2017 suggests that these played a key role in shaping the performance…
Cement industry of Pakistan is experiencing consistent growth since 2011. This growth is attributed mainly to increase in national consumption,…
Review of banking industry In order to propel economic growth, the State Bank of Pakistan has recently identified three priority…
Historically Pakistan has remained a net importer of crude oil and petroleum products. The rising trend in international oil prices…
The present government is talking much for the energy crisis. Their statements look more like political slogans and nothing are…
As the year 2017 comes to an end, Pakistan remains inflicted with dire prospects. Political instability, unemployment, economic degradation, terrorism,…
Although the banks have made less profit than last year even then they are healthier in all respects. The balance…
Balochistan is a strategically located province. The ongoing mega development projects like Gwadar deep-sea port would make the province a…
Though the growth remained slow in the global production of meats, according to a UN report, the poultry sector outstripped…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated that Pakistan should concentrate on two mainstay of economy namely tightening of fiscal…
With both its merits and demerits, media is a double edged sword. It has become an industry of entertainment, information,…
Touching the borders of Asia and Europe, Turkey is a splendid country full of God’s blessings that include it’s amazing…
Pakistan’s trade deficit widened in just four months due to increasing imports of the country putting further pressure on the…
PAKISTAN MARKET INDICATOR EXCHANGE RATES Currency Activity Friday 17-Nov Friday 24-Nov Friday 1-Dec Friday 8-Dec Friday 15-Dec Friday 22-Dec DOLLAR…
INTEREST RATES IN PAKISTAN (%) Month SBP Reverse Repo Rate SBP Repo Rate SBP Policy (Target) Rate 11-Feb-13 9.50 7.00…
Pakistan’s leather industry, including leather products, is the second largest export earning sector after textile. Presently, this sector is sharing…
During Q3CY17, Banking sector’s performance, both on QoQ and YoY basis, has remained quite satisfactory in Pakistan. Presently the State…
US stocks down as trump inks tax cut into law Wall Street stocks dipped Friday as President Donald Trump signed…
PSX springs back as KSE-100 index breaks past 39,000 barrier Summary During the week the PSX market gained 824.99 points…
Bulls rally broadly on steel and cement shares; timely election bill and world bank loan key of support The benchmark…
Organize Dissent The effective decision-maker organizes dissent. Decisions of the kind the executive has to make are not made well…
Over the years value of rupee has been eroded by either devaluation or crawling depreciation. The incidents of sudden and…
The strong rupee policy stance adopted by the government has caused grave damage to the economy. From managed float regime,…
The Pakistani rupee continues to weaken against the US dollar after the central bank withdrew its support earlier this month.…
After trading in the tight range of 104-105 per dollar since December 2015, the Rupee plunged to as low as…
In the inter-bank market, rupee was available in terms of dollar for buying and selling at Rs 106.75 and Rs…
If anyone goes through the history of Pakistan, one point is very clear that the country has been living on…
Pakistan’s external sector is in under serious trouble as the current account deficit has increased drastically. Due to this crisis,…
Last week, Trump’s comments and North Korea’s threat to launch a missile attack on Guam increased geopolitical risk and led…
Balochistan is rich in livestock resources contributing about 40 per cent of Pakistan’s total livestock population. The main consumers of…
The Sri Lankan rupee is anticipated to fall more this year. The central bank of Sri Lanka will not protect…
PAKISTAN MARKET INDICATOR EXCHANGE RATES Currency Activity Thurs 9-Nov Friday 17-Nov Friday 24-Nov Friday 1-Dec Friday 8-Dec Friday 15-Dec DOLLAR…
PAKISTAN: EXCHANGE RATES IN 2017 (Months End) Details Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov DOLLAR…
Presently, remittance constitutes an important portion of the Gross Domestic Products in various states. The United Nations projects that between…
Foreign exchange reserves are significant assets of any country because they are importantly affected by exchange rate policy, regulations, monetary…
Wall street at record on increasing hopes of tax overhaul Wall Street major indexes scaled new heights on Friday, with…
Key supreme court rulings and declining forex reserves drag market lower The week ended on 15th December 2017 witnessed the…
The Right Compromise “Half a loaf is better than no bread.” One has to start out with what is right…
The bilateral relations between the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan are acquiring new dimensions at all political, economic and social…
United Arab Emirates (UAE) continues to be major investor and a key trading partner of Pakistan. It also played a…
Among the seven Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, the UAE is the biggest investor in Pakistan. From 2004 to 2017,…
The military ties among Pakistan and United Arab Emirates (UAE) are useful over a long span of time. UAE has…
Value Added Tax (VAT) is expected to be introduced at a rate of 5 percent with some limited exceptions including…
The association of Pakistan with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) goes back to the foundation of the Emirates (a group…
Over the years United Arab Emirates has become a wonderland. It is busy in constructing the monuments which people from…
This venture between Pakistan-UAE likely to fetch 250,000 bpd of oil Khalifa Coastal Refinery (KCR) project is a joint venture…
The recent announcement by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to enhance its investments in Pakistan will help attract global Foreign…
Tidal power has not yet been operational in Pakistan compared to other renewable energy technologies. Tidal power plants in coastal…
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PAKISTAN MARKET INDICATOR EXCHANGE RATES Currency activity Friday 28-Oct Thurs 9-Nov Friday 17-Nov Friday 24-Nov Friday 1-Dec Friday 8-Dec DOLLAR…
Export From Pakistan (Value In ‘000.$) Country July-February Change July-February 2016-17 2015-16 VALUE % 2016-17 2015-16 % Share 1 U.S.AMERICA…
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a very prosperous country, chiefly because of its modest population base and heavy oil…
Pakistan’s balance of trade statistics cumulative from July-October, 2017 were recorded (-) 12,107 million in US dollars while exports during…
Wall street gains on robust november. hiring data Wall Street indexes gained on Friday as US employers added more jobs…
Market Review Another bearish week was witnessed on the bourse as the benchmark KSE-100 index lost XX points to close…
KSE-100 index ends over 39,000 as Pak rupee adjustment news push investor sentiments Summary During the week, the market remained…