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ASEAN faces Myanmar dilemma as some members pursue closer ties

Published 13 Nov, 2026 01:48pm

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim pledged in October to work towards Myanmar’s reintegration into the bloc

Corporate debt issuance reaches Rs291bn in Jan-Sept 2026: Finance Division

Published 30 Oct, 2026 07:18pm

Pakistan’s corporate debt issuances reached Rs291 billion during January-September 2026, as the government pushes...

Pakistan on the global stage: What has changed? — II

Published 25 Oct, 2026 02:25am

The same evolution is visible in sovereign credit. Pakistan’s major ratings are now all back within the broader B...

Improvement in macroeconomic buffers

Updated 22 Oct, 2026 06:54am

EDITORIAL: A statement issued by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) quoted Governor Jameel Ahmed as stating that...

UNHCR appoints Noriko as new Representative in Pakistan

Published 20 Oct, 2026 05:10am

ISLAMABAD: UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has appointed Ms. Noriko Takagi, as its new Representative in Pakistan, who...

IMF chief flags ‘optimism’, ‘worry’ after Bangkok meetings

Published 18 Oct, 2026 04:53am

BANGKOK: International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva said on Saturday this year’s Annual Meetings with...

Macroeconomy & external buffers improve, SBP governor tells investors

Published 18 Oct, 2026 04:53am

KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Jameel Ahmad has told foreign investors that Pakistan’s macroeconomic...

Aurangzeb takes up investment & digital finance with ME banks

Updated 18 Oct, 2026 10:14am

BANGKOK: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, Saturday discussed host of financial...

Attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure 'worrying' for Pakistan’s economic outlook: finance minister

Published 17 Oct, 2026 04:15pm

Says Pakistan has enough energy supplies until November

Delegates walked out of IMF steering committee meeting when Russian official spoke, sources say

Published 17 Oct, 2026 01:18pm

Nearly a dozen nations walked out of an IMF meeting as Russia's finance minister spoke, signaling ongoing global discord over the Ukraine conflict

IMF members call for more support amid war shocks, 'advanced intelligence' risks

Updated 17 Oct, 2026 01:47pm

IMF members stress supporting nations with sustainable debt and reforms, facing financial challenges amid global unrest

Pakistan to chair IMF, World Bank boards of governors after 74 years

Published 17 Oct, 2026 06:24am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has been named to head the Boards of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the...

Aurangzeb eyes Fitch’s BB rating

Published 17 Oct, 2026 04:52am

BANGKOK: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb and the Governor of the State Bank of...

Pakistan discusses reforms with MSCI, Deutsche Bank

Published 16 Oct, 2026 03:13pm

Discussions focused on MSCI’s classification criteria and foreign investors’ concerns

Pakistan to chair World Bank, IMF Boards in 2027

Updated 16 Oct, 2026 02:56pm

Pakistan returns to the chairmanship for the first time since 1953

Finance minister interacts with World Bank President Ajay Banga in Bangkok

Published 16 Oct, 2026 09:58am

The occasion provided an opportunity for informal interaction

World Bank's Banga sets goal of quintupling critical minerals financing in five years

Published 16 Oct, 2026 08:04am

Banga revealed the new goal in prepared remarks to a plenary session at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok

Bank of England's Bailey says second-round inflation pressures look subdued so far

Updated 16 Oct, 2026 11:54am

The IIF meetings are taking place on the ⁠sidelines of the annual meetings of the ⁠IMF and World Bank

Pakistan, ADB reinforce development partnership

Says external shocks had weighed on economic activity during final quarter of FY26

Pakistan, Islamic Development Bank advance $5.6bn cooperation in infrastructure development

Updated 15 Oct, 2026 08:03pm

Economic Affairs minister emphasises concessional resources must be deployed efficiently

Pakistan seeks Alibaba cooperation for cashless economy, SME exports

Published 15 Oct, 2026 02:34pm

Discussions covered digital payments, a cashless economy and transparent delivery of social protection payments and targeted subsidies

Aurangzeb meets Moody's, seeks stronger sovereign rating

Published 15 Oct, 2026 12:43pm

The finance minister outlined efforts to replace costly, short-term debt with longer-maturity financing without increasing the external debt stock

Aurangzeb meets IMF chief, briefs investors on Pakistan’s economy

Published 15 Oct, 2026 09:51am

Finance minister outlined efforts to diversify international financing and replace costly borrowing without increasing the external debt stock

IMF warns of slowing Asian growth, spillover from rising yields

Published 15 Oct, 2026 08:25am

The IMF said it now expects Asia's economy to grow 4.8% in 2026 and 4.4% in 2027, higher than projections made in April but still slowing from a 5.0% expansion in 2025

UK finance minister calls for tighter Russian shipping sanctions

Published 15 Oct, 2026 08:18am

Britain ⁠has imposed a series of sanctions on shipping and related services that it believes Russia uses to fund and equip its war on Ukraine

IMF growth projection

Updated 15 Oct, 2026 06:45am

EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its report titled World Economic Outlook released during the...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 14	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 14	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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