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Navigating IMF’s flawed mindset: lessons from 2008 financial crisis

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has long been regarded as a key player in the global financial landscape,...

Published 12 Mar, 2024 04:28am

Opinion

Outlook for BoP

The balance of payments (BoP) statistics released by the State Bank of Pakistan for the period July 2023 to January...

Published 27 Feb, 2024 03:06am

Editorials

Economic turmoil could worsen

EDITORIAL: Moody’s Investor Services’ warning that a timely announcement of the election results is crucial for...

Published 13 Feb, 2024 05:59am

Jul-Nov FDI jumps 8.1pc to $656.1m YoY

Net foreign direct investment during same period of previous fiscal year amounted to $606.9 million

Updated 04 Jan, 2024 09:40am

Ministry announces improvement in BoP

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce announced achievements in trade sector with a year-on-year balance of payments...

Updated 27 Dec, 2023 09:27am

Opinion

Unusual balance of payments

The data on the balance of payments in the first four months of 2023-24 has been released recently by the SBP (State...

Updated 28 Nov, 2023 05:22am

Opinion

Export or perish

The fundamental problem of our economy is that balance of payments crises and a perpetual risk of default have ...

Updated 20 Nov, 2023 07:16am

Opinion

Development of Special Technology Zones

Software development and IT-enabled services (ITeS) for data centres, technical service/call centres, and telecom...

Updated 08 Nov, 2023 06:30am

Opinion

Value of PKR

There have been unusual developments in the value of the rupee (PKR) during the last seven weeks. From a trend in ...

Updated 24 Oct, 2023 05:50am

Opinion

Managing the BoP

The balance of payments (BoP) figures for the full-year, 2022-23, have just been released by the SBP. They reflect...

Updated 25 Jul, 2023 06:52am

Dar says 9th IMF review ‘will be done’

The programme expires on June 30

Updated 28 Jun, 2023 08:58am

APTMA seeks resumption of RCET scheme

ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has sought resumption of gas and electricity at...

Updated 22 Jun, 2023 08:53am

Opinion

Beyond the needle and thread: Women’s empowerment through textile exports

Women hold up half the sky, but whether they are compensated for this effort in Pakistan remains questionable. As of...

Updated 07 Jun, 2023 06:42am

ECC approves Rs1.146bn through TSG for trade missions

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved Rs.1.146 billion through technical...

Updated 22 May, 2023 09:07am

Pakistan needs significantly more financing for successful bailout review: IMF

WASHINGTON: Pakistan needs significant additional financing for a successful completion of the long-stalled ninth...

Updated 12 May, 2023 12:29pm

Budget plans: new IMF hurdle leaves govt in limbo

KARACHI: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is preparing to discuss Pakistan’s budget plans for the coming...

Updated 05 May, 2023 08:54am

Opinion

Contrasting trends

The economy is showing contrasting trends in different segments of activity. This is due to various factors like the...

Published 25 Apr, 2023 06:25am

Business & Finance

SBP chief speaks to global investors, fund managers

KARACHI: Governor SBP Jameel Ahmad met key international investors and fund managers in an event organized by...

Published 15 Apr, 2023 06:19am

Friendly delay ‘last hurdle’ to IMF bailout

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar says several countries had made commitments to support Pakistan during previous International Monetary Fund reviews

Updated 17 Mar, 2023 09:18am

Opinion

Monetary-fiscal history of Latin America: lessons for Pakistan

Pakistan today suffers from significant macroeconomic instability, high inflation, a currency crisis and a risk of a...

Published 06 Mar, 2023 06:43am

Opinion

State of the economy

The first six months of 2022-23 have witnessed considerable uncertainty about country’s economic prospects. ...

Published 31 Jan, 2023 06:01am

Oil purchases from Russia: Payments will be in currencies of ‘friendly’ states

Russia’s energy minister says both sides have drafted an agreement to sort out issues like transportation, insurance, payments and loadings

Updated 21 Jan, 2023 08:58am

Business & Finance

APTMA squashes industry closure rumours

KARACHI: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has strongly rejected the fake reports regarding the closure...

Published 27 Dec, 2022 06:07am

Business & Finance

Textile value chain: APTMA demands restoration of ‘zero rating’

KARACHI: All Pakistan Textile Association (APTMA) has urged the federal government for immediate restoration of...

Updated 08 Dec, 2022 09:11am

Business & Finance

Remittances may drop by 7.4pc to $29bn: World Bank

ISLAMABAD: Remittances are expected to drop by 7.4 percent to $29 billion in 2022 from $31 billion in 2021, as loss...

Updated 02 Dec, 2022 10:21am

Opinion

Imbalanced balance of payments

There has been appreciation of the success achieved in bringing down the current account deficit in the external...

Published 29 Nov, 2022 06:36am

Opinion

Emerging economic stability

The balance of payments (BOP) for the first quarter Jul-Sep is encouraging for the stability of the economy. There...

Published 26 Oct, 2022 05:52am

Opinion

Old wine in old bottles

Reports indicate that Ishaq Dar’s selling point in being reappointed as the country’s finance minister for the...

Published 03 Oct, 2022 06:16am

Opinion

Emerging economic trends

We have nearly full data for the first two months of the fiscal year. The level of expenditures, tax collections,...

Published 28 Sep, 2022 05:51am

Opinion

FY2022-23: Balance of payments

The continuing turmoil in the forex market is a bewildering experience with no parallel in the country’s history....

Published 21 Sep, 2022 05:57am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 18	278.62
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 18	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 18	154.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 18	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 18	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 18	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 17	5022.21
Nasdaq / Apr 17	15683.37
Dow Jones / Apr 17	37735.31
India Sensex / Apr 18	72965.85
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 18	38103.03
Hang Seng / Apr 18	16452.30
FTSE 100 / Apr 18	7883.62
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 18	17795.41

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 16	21735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 17	215964
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 18	82.77
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 18	2374.98
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 18	81.50
Petrol/Litre / Apr 19	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 19 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 19 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 19 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 19 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 19 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 19 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 19 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 19 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 19 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 19 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 19 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 19 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 19 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 19 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 19 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 19 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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