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current account balance

SBP governor urges banks to embrace digital transformation

Published 09 Jul, 2026 05:04am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s banking industry must embrace digital transformation and expand lending to agriculture, small...

IMF’s EFF & RSF: SLA clears path for USD4.5bn disbursements

Updated 29 Mar, 2026 05:53am

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) team and the Pakistani authorities have reached a staff-level...

C/A deficit could widen to 5pc of GDP on ME crisis

Updated 28 Mar, 2026 08:30am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves are likely to come under mounting pressure as the ongoing Middle...

Current account wavers amid weak exports

Updated 19 Feb, 2026 09:24am

The current account keeps on oscillating between monthly marginal surpluses and deficits, as it posted a surplus of...

Remittance boost: C/A back to surplus in Jan

Published 18 Feb, 2026 05:55am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account returned to surplus in January 2026, supported by higher inflows of workers’...

Pakistan posts $121mn current account surplus in January

Published 17 Feb, 2026 10:57pm

7MFY26 deficit widens to $1.07 billion

Current account surplus

Updated 27 Oct, 2025 05:40am

EDITORIAL: Pakistan registered a current account surplus in September 2025 on the back of higher remittance inflows...

Impact on growth, inflation, C/A by flooding: IMF paints likely grim scenario

Updated 22 Oct, 2025 05:34pm

Projects an increase in exports of goods and services from USD 40.7 billion in 2025 to USD 42.1 billion in 2026

The SBP annual report

Published 21 Oct, 2025 06:11am

EDITORIAL: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) annual report for FY25 encapsulates the significant improvements in ...

Pakistan’s current account posts $110mn surplus in September 2025

Updated 20 Oct, 2025 08:33pm

C/A records a deficit of $594 million in 1QFY26

Post-floods: Pakistan’s central bank warns of rising inflation, widening twin deficits in FY26

Updated 16 Oct, 2025 10:49pm

Country's economic growth to remain around 3.25% in FY26, State Bank of Pakistan says in its annual report

USD11bn discrepancy in data: PRAL reports incomplete import data to PBS

Updated 16 Oct, 2025 09:43am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Revenue Automation Limited (PRAL) - a subsidiary of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) reported...

IMF projects 3.6pc growth vs 4.2pc govt target

Updated 15 Oct, 2025 09:23am

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected Pakistan’s GDP growth rate at 3.6 percent during ...

Revised trade data: SBP sees no major impact on C/A statistics

Updated 07 Oct, 2025 09:18am

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced the revisions in trade data, however no major changes is...

Rupee valuation is 259.6/1 USD after adjusting CAB of FY25: Tola

Published 29 Jul, 2025 07:28am

LAHORE: Renowned tax expert Ashfaq Yousuf Tola said on Monday the value of PKR is 259.6/USD after adjusting the...

KSA oil facility, rollover of time deposits keep things afloat

Updated 23 Jul, 2025 07:53am

ISLAMABAD: The resumption of Saudi Oil facility and rollover of time deposits by China and Saudi Arabia kept the...

The balance of payments

Published 22 Jul, 2025 06:40am

The balance of payments figures of Pakistan for the full year, 2024-25, were released a few days ago by the SBP....

Twin surpluses: external gains may not last

Updated 21 Jul, 2025 08:45am

The current account posted a surplus of $2.1 billion (0.5 percent of GDP) in FY25, compared to a deficit of $2.1...

C/A posts surplus of over $2bn after 14 years

Published 19 Jul, 2025 06:12am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account balance recorded a surplus of over 2 billion dollars in the last fiscal year...

Pakistan’s current account posts $103mn deficit in May 2025

Updated 17 Jun, 2025 06:54pm

On YoY basis, C/A decreases 56% against $235 million deficit in same month last year

Development comes on back of massive increase in remittance inflows
This is the second successive month in which Pakistan's current account has posted surplus

Consumer confidence still reeling

Published 11 Oct, 2024 09:27am

The policymakers are sounding more confident today than they have been in a long time. From inflation to policy...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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