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- KARACHI: The number of stock exchange investors increased by 55 percent.
- During the first quarter of the financial year 2026-27, the number of investors in the stock exchange increased by 55 percent and the total.
- According to Khurram Shehzad, during the first quarter of the financial year, improvement was recorded in various indicators of the economy'.
KARACHI: The number of stock exchange investors increased by 55 percent.
During the first quarter of the financial year 2026-27, the number of investors in the stock exchange increased by 55 percent and the total number of investors crossed 656 thousand. During September also 25 thousand 281 new investors joined the stock exchange.
According to Khurram Shehzad, during the first quarter of the financial year, improvement was recorded in various indicators of the economy's performance. According to the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) review report, the implementation of economic targets continues satisfactorily, while the Federal Board of Revenue's (FBR) tax collections also exceeded the target set for the first quarter.
According to the report, the number of filers filing income tax returns increased by 45 percent, after which their number reached 5.77 million.
Regarding the situation of loans, Khurram Shahzad said that the total loans decreased by 714 billion rupees to 86 trillion rupees compared to June. In the same period, internal debt decreased by 684 billion rupees to 58.8 trillion rupees, while external debt remained at the level of 98.2 billion dollars.
