Current account: Surplus on borrowed time? After a brief surplus stint in April 2025, Pakistan’s current account has slipped back into deficit — clocking... Updated 19 Jun, 2025 08:55am
Markets Pakistan’s current account posts $103mn deficit in May 2025 On YoY basis, C/A decreases 56% against $235 million deficit in same month last year Updated 17 Jun, 2025 06:54pm
Pakistan Pakistan’s current account posts $12mn surplus in April 2025 On YoY basis, C/A decreases 96% against $315 million surplus in same month last year Updated 16 May, 2025 09:58pm
Markets Pakistan’s current account to remain positive for full fiscal year 2024-25, says Aurangzeb Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has projected that Pakistan’s balance of current account will remain in surplus... Updated 30 Apr, 2025 10:38pm
BR Research The silent dollar squeeze The current account is in surplus, with no delays in import L/Cs and profit/dividend repatriation payments. Yet, the... Published 29 Apr, 2025 03:07am
BR Research Remittance boom drives record surplus The current account posted its highest monthly surplus of $1,195 million in March (the previous high was $981 mn in... Updated 21 Apr, 2025 07:40am
Markets Pakistan posts record $1.2bn current account surplus in March 2025 On YoY basis, C/A increases 230% against $363 million surplus in same month last year Updated 17 Apr, 2025 07:11pm
Pakistan Fitch upgrades Pakistan rating to ‘B-’ Upgrade reflects increased confidence that Pakistan will sustain its recent progress Updated 15 Apr, 2025 09:29pm
Pakistan Pakistan’s remittances surge 37% YoY in March, cross $4bn mark for first time Experts warn that the momentum may not be sustained Updated 14 Apr, 2025 02:12pm
BR Research Pakistan’s CA: A fragile balance The current account was nearly balanced in February, posting a deficit of only $12 million compared to a deficit of... Published 19 Mar, 2025 07:06am
Markets Pakistan’s current account improves but remains negative in February 2025 Country posts a deficit of $12mn in February, against $399mn deficit recorded in January 2025 Updated 18 Mar, 2025 12:09am
BR Research CA: Deficit strikes back! The current account surplus streak ended after three consecutive months, as it posted a deficit of $420 million in... Published 20 Feb, 2025 08:45am
Markets Pakistan registers massive $582mn current account surplus in December 2024 This is fifth consecutive month of current account surplus Updated 17 Jan, 2025 09:04pm
BR Research SBP – the silent stabilizer The star economic performer in the last two years is the State Bank of Pakistan. The central bank’s foreign reserves... Published 10 Jan, 2025 07:47am
Opinion Imbalanced balance of payments There has been celebration about the surplus of USD 944 million from July to November 2024 in the current account... Updated 24 Dec, 2024 07:38am
BR Research Comfortable in surplus The current account surplus streak continues for the fourth consecutive month in November, and the surplus in... Published 18 Dec, 2024 09:13am
BR Research Current account roundup 4MFY25: surpluses galore! The current account posted a surplus of $349 million in October, and the 4MFY25 surplus stands at $218 million.... Published 19 Nov, 2024 08:50am
Markets Pakistan records $349mn current account surplus in October 2024 This is the third consecutive month in which Pakistan's current account has posted surplus Updated 18 Nov, 2024 10:27pm
Markets Pakistan’s remittance inflow at $3.05bn in October 2024, up 24% year-on-year Amount also 7% higher when compared with $2.86 billion in September 2024 Updated 08 Nov, 2024 10:02pm
Markets Higher than market consensus: SBP reduces key policy rate by 250bps, takes it to 15% Most analysts had expected cut of 200bps Updated 04 Nov, 2024 09:53pm
BR Research Steady slide: SBP’s next move awaits The monetary policy is due on Monday (4th November). The pulse of the Chundrigar road is a 200-bps cut to a 15.5... Published 30 Oct, 2024 09:28am
BR Research ‘Cash and Code’ driving recovery As expected, the current account is nearly balanced in the first quarter of the fiscal year. The story is... Published 22 Oct, 2024 06:51am
Pakistan IMF-backed reform agenda to accelerate Pakistan’s economic growth in FY25: ADB In its Asian Development Outlook, Manila-based lender sees Pakistan's growth to grow by moderate 2.8% in FY25 Updated 25 Sep, 2024 10:52pm
Markets KSE-100 retreats after briefly hitting record high of 82,000 Led by index-heavy stocks, benchmark index gains nearly 1.24% to settle at 81,459.29 Updated 19 Sep, 2024 09:00pm
BR Research Current account roundup: 2MFY25 In August, the current account posted a marginal surplus of $75 million. The deficit for the July-August period... Published 19 Sep, 2024 08:42am
Pakistan Pakistan’s current account posts surplus of $75mn in August 2024 Development comes on back of massive increase in remittance inflows Updated 18 Sep, 2024 10:31pm
Pakistan Pakistan’s current account posts deficit of $162mn in July 2024 Deficit lower on a monthly basis, but 'higher than expectations due to wider trade deficit reported by SBP' Updated 19 Aug, 2024 09:06pm
Markets SBP reduces key policy rate by 100bps, takes it to 19.5% Majority analysts expected cut, it was the quantum of reduction that had them divided Updated 29 Jul, 2024 07:42pm
Markets Majority expect reduction in key policy rate in upcoming MPC meeting, AHL survey finds Brokerage house sees 100bps cut in meeting reportedly set to be held on July 29 (Monday) Updated 22 Jul, 2024 10:56pm
BR Research Current account FY24: historic but in a good way? The current account posted the lowest deficit in thirteen years in FY24. The toll could have been a surplus if the... Published 22 Jul, 2024 08:27am