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Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's currency values in terms of Special...

Published 29 May, 2024 06:05am

Beijing asks Islamabad to launch another ‘Zarb-e-Azb’

ISLAMABAD: Beijing has reportedly asked Islamabad to launch another Zarb-e-Azb against terrorists including...

Updated 29 May, 2024 08:54am

Opinion

Big financing risks

The IMF Staff Mission has left Pakistan after a series of meetings on the next Fund Programme in the form of an...

Updated 28 May, 2024 05:54am

US iterates support to reform plan

ISLAMABAD: United States Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome on Monday highlighted Washington’s ongoing support for...

Updated 28 May, 2024 09:20am

Editorials

Phenomenal rise in domestic borrowing

EDITORIAL: The government borrowed up to 77 percent domestically to finance its fiscal deficit in the first six...

Updated 28 May, 2024 05:52am

Opinion

Budget projections for FY25

There is overwhelming evidence that approval of the budget for next fiscal year, reportedly to be presented to...

Updated 27 May, 2024 06:33am

Opinion

The long and winding road to revitalising investment

Pakistan’s investment-to-GDP ratio is at its lowest in fifty years, despite promises of tens of billions in ...

Updated 27 May, 2024 06:54am

Editorials

IMF programme: there is need for design audit

EDITORIAL: Multilaterals, including the International Monetary Fund (IMF), have developed independent audit...

Updated 27 May, 2024 06:29am

Business & Finance

Real estate sector: Property dealers oppose further taxation

LAHORE: Reacting to the hint dropped by the government that it may levy more taxes on the real estate sector on the...

Published 27 May, 2024 05:52am

Public assets: Ministry seeks data to share it with IMF

Says IMF has recommended actions on an issue that the data on public assets was inconsistent and not easily centralised

Updated 27 May, 2024 11:43am

Previous flawed decisions hampering improvement in power sector?

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s power sector has shown little, if any, sign of improvement in decades due to the...

Updated 27 May, 2024 09:23am

PM, PPP team take stock of situation

ISLAMABAD: As the federal government is set to present the budget for fiscal year 2024-25, Prime Minister Shehbaz...

Updated 27 May, 2024 09:13am

Opinion

Pakistan’s energy sector: Growing burden of circular debt

As a result of the alleged corruption and ineptitude of the power bureaucracy in the country, the cost of dealing...

Published 26 May, 2024 02:56am

Govt decides to do away with subsidised gas for fertilizer industry

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to do away with subsidised gas to the fertiliser industry for urea as...

Updated 26 May, 2024 09:09am

Opinion

‘A normal country does not need IMF programme but...’

Professor Adnan Khan, Chief Economist at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) of the UK in a...

Updated 25 May, 2024 07:01am

Markets

Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's currency values in terms of Special...

Published 25 May, 2024 06:33am

Editorials

The solar net metering debate

EDITORIAL: Recent weeks have seen much confusion prevail with respect to the government’s existing solar net...

Published 25 May, 2024 06:33am

Business & Finance

IMF’s EFF: Notable progress made towards reaching SLA

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Pakistani authorities made significant progress towards...

Published 25 May, 2024 05:32am

Country borrows $7.142bn during Jul-Apr

ISLAMABAD: The country borrowed $7.142 billion from multiple financing sources during the first 10 months...

Updated 25 May, 2024 08:29pm

Pakistan

IMF, Pakistan make ‘significant progress’ towards staff-level agreement, lender says

Pakistan's reform programme also broadly outlined in statement

Updated 24 May, 2024 03:04pm

Markets

Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's currency values in terms of Special...

Published 24 May, 2024 06:27am

Nepra questions 25pc proposed hike in ‘PPP’

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Thursday raised questions on the proposed...

Updated 24 May, 2024 02:29pm

Opinion

Primary surplus, fiscal deficit, over-board austerity policy, and existential threats

International Monetary Fund (IMF) wishes government to have primary surplus, which means that before paying interest...

Updated 27 May, 2024 07:12pm

Business & Finance

Lebanon’s reforms insufficient for recovery, IMF says

Lebanon’s economic reforms are insufficient to help lift the country out of its economic crisis, the International...

Published 23 May, 2024 11:23am

BR Research

Imported cotton demand: a threat managed?

Earlier this month, the IMF came under fire for projecting a significantly exaggerated forecast of Pakistan’s trade...

Updated 23 May, 2024 05:53pm

Opinion

IMF and Pakistan’s defence budget

According to a Business Recorder news item, Pakistan’s defense budget for next fiscal year has been projected by...

Published 23 May, 2024 05:16am

Markets

Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's currency values in terms of Special...

Published 23 May, 2024 05:16am

Business & Finance

Successful completion of 9-month SBA: Aurangzeb briefs Canadian envoy

ISLAMABAD: Canadian High Commissioner to Pakistan Leslie Scanlon called on Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue...

Published 23 May, 2024 05:16am

Markets

Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's currency values in terms of Special...

Published 22 May, 2024 05:54am

Opinion

Cotton production: India moves forward, Pakistan falls behind

Currently, Pakistan is facing economic challenges. Although the present government is implementing positive measures...

Updated 22 May, 2024 06:19am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 27	278.43
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 27	278.23
USD to Japanese Yen / May 28	157.24
USD to Swiss Franc / May 28	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 28	1.28
Euro to USD / May 28	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 28	5306.04
India Sensex / May 28	75170.45
Tokyo Nikkei / May 28	38790.40
Nasdaq / May 28	17019.88
Hang Seng / May 28	18612.70
FTSE 100 / May 28	8254.18
Dow Jones / May 28	38852.86
Germany DAX 30 / May 28	18677.87

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 27	19935
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 28	80.12
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 28	206018
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 28	2358.18
Cotton US¢/pound / May 28	78.80
Petrol/Litre / May 29	273.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 29 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 29 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 29 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 29 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 29 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 29 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 29 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 29 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 29 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 29 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 29 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 29 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 29 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 29 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 29 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 29 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

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

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