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Power sector woes

Improving decision-making processes is crucial for establishing a fair and sustainable electricity sector. In...

Published 30 Aug, 2023 03:33am

Business & Finance

PIDE VC highlights issue of widening trade deficit

ISLAMABAD: Vice Chancellor PIDE Dr Nadeem-ul-Haque has highlighted the pressing issue of Pakistan’s widening trade...

Published 28 Aug, 2023 06:27am

Pakistan

Minister lays foundation stone of new building of PIDE

PESHAWAR: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal laid the foundation stone of the new building of...

Published 07 Aug, 2023 07:57am

Pakistan

Minister emphasises PIDE significance as nation’s premier think tank

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal on Friday, while commending the services of the...

Published 05 Aug, 2023 06:00am

Opinion

Energy transition: green dreams, brown realities

The world energy landscape is transitioning from fossil fuels to renewables to address energy and environmental...

Published 26 Jul, 2023 06:47am

Business & Finance

Speakers underscore need for taking concrete steps aimed at improving housing affordability

ISLAMABAD: Speakers at an event have urged the government to introduce serious policy, institutional, financing, and...

Published 13 Jul, 2023 04:50am

Opinion

Managing energy imports to save forex reserves

Pakistan relies on imports for 49 percent of its primary energy supplies, which strains its already limited foreign...

Updated 22 Jun, 2023 06:12am

Pakistan

PIDE conference on ‘Unleashing the Economic Potential of KP’ begins

PESHAWAR: A dynamic and engaging two-day conference titled “Unleashing the Economic Potential of KP” organized ...

Published 14 Jun, 2023 06:21am

Pakistan

PSDE-PIDE moot: Country should break away from external reliance, say economists

ISLAMABAD: Leading economists of the country have stressed the need for breaking away from external reliance and ...

Published 14 Jun, 2023 06:21am

Opinion

Paradigm shift in tax policy

‘The impact of economic growth on the lives of people is partly a matter of income distribution, but it also...

Published 26 May, 2023 06:48am

Pakistan

Speakers urge govt to resolve energy crisis in G-B

ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a conference while urging the government’s immediate attention to resolve the energy crisis...

Published 19 May, 2023 06:17am

Pakistan

PIDE to organise conference at KIU, Gilgit

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) in collaboration with the Pakistan Society of...

Published 15 May, 2023 06:41am

Business & Finance

Higher taxes ‘most effective’ tool to curtail tobacco consumption: PIDE study

ISLAMABAD: A study conducted by the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) has confirmed that the...

Published 22 Apr, 2023 03:38am

Opinion

The life-giving dams

The gushing, frothy spillways create a tremor – you feel the ground shuddering, absorbing the thrust of the force...

Updated 13 Apr, 2023 07:29am

Business & Finance

BOI, PIDE hold workshop about improving business environment

ISLAMABAD: The government is working on a number of reforms including simplifying the regulatory framework, and...

Published 13 Apr, 2023 06:37am

Business & Finance

PIDE, EDB ink MoU for research in engineering goods & services sector

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) and the Engineering Development Board (EDB) have...

Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am

Opinion

The challenge of analysis paralysis

Healthy minds lead to a healthy society. To overcome out of the trough of poverty, corruption, immorality, and...

Updated 22 Mar, 2023 06:44am

Pakistan

Lack of vision behind economic failure, says ex-minister

LAHORE Former Finance Minister Dr Salman Shah has said that there is huge potential in Pakistan because it is fifth...

Published 13 Mar, 2023 06:15am

Business & Finance

Minister stresses need for consensus on economic revival

LAHORE: Emphasising the need for stability, unity and focus for an economic turnaround, Federal Minister for...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Business & Finance

PIDE’s first-ever EconFest held: Country needs to boost exports to $100bn in 5-8 years: minister

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal has said Pakistan needs ...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Pakistan

PIDE holds webinar on ‘Future of Public Education in Pakistan’

ISLAMABAD: Educationists while stressing the need for digitalisation of the public sector educational institutions...

Published 02 Mar, 2023 06:24am

Business & Finance

Better agri output: Govt urged to introduce policies with focus on small farmers

ISLAMABAD: Agriculture economists and finance experts while stressing the need for immediate measures to increase...

Published 24 Feb, 2023 06:00am

Opinion

Governance reforms anchored in civil service reforms–II

Compensation structure, Civil servants complain about commitment and performance demotivation because their...

Updated 09 Feb, 2023 06:25am

Pakistan

Damage caused by carbon emissions to developing nations highlighted

ISLAMABAD: State Minister for Petroleum Division Musadak Malik has said that developing and under-developed ...

Published 07 Feb, 2023 06:07am

Opinion

Power system and blackouts

On January 23, 2023, another country-wide power breakdown hit the country; not the first time, but the first of the...

Published 01 Feb, 2023 05:58am

Opinion

Energy sector reforms – II: low-hanging fruit rotting

Building on previous op-eds, we are aware of Pakistan’s energy sector challenges and measures requiring execution in...

Published 25 Jan, 2023 06:25am

Pakistan

Average productivity growth in country quite low: study

ISLAMABAD: Productivity is the measure of how efficiently inputs, such as labour and capital, are used to produce...

Published 16 Jan, 2023 06:18am

Pakistan

Arrangements in place for country’s first digital census: PBS official

ISLAMABAD: The country is going to hold a digital census for the first time this year, with all the preparations...

Published 13 Jan, 2023 06:05am

Opinion

The charter we need

Without any doubt, Pakistan is in on an economic tailspin, swiftly spiraling downwards. The issue at the core is the...

Updated 04 Jan, 2023 06:24am

Opinion

A ‘permission economy’

Pakistan has become a “permission economy” due to over and inefficient regulations. This regulatory burden has...

Published 28 Dec, 2022 04:12am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 17	278.30
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 17	278.10
USD to Japanese Yen / May 17	155.67
USD to Swiss Franc / May 17	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 17	1.27
Euro to USD / May 17	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 17	5303.27
India Sensex / May 17	73917.03
Tokyo Nikkei / May 17	38787.38
Nasdaq / May 17	16685.97
Hang Seng / May 17	19535.61
FTSE 100 / May 17	8420.26
Dow Jones / May 17	40003.59
Germany DAX 30 / May 17	18704.42

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 17	79.59
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 17	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 17	210562
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 17	2386.18
Cotton US¢/pound / May 17	76.29
Petrol/Litre / May 18	273.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 18 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 18 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 18 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 18 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 18 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 18 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 18 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 18 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 18 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 18 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 18 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 18 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 18 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 18 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 18 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 18 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 18 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 18 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 18 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 18 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 18 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 18 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 18 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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