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current account deficit

Pakistan’s quiet jobs crisis

Published 22 Jun, 2026 05:36am

Pakistan’s economic stabilization has come largely through contractionary policy: tighter spending, higher interest...

Savings target set at 14.3pc of GDP

Updated 06 Jun, 2026 09:21am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has set the national savings target at 14.3 percent of GDP for the fiscal year...

From crisis management to real reform

Updated 04 Jun, 2026 06:52am

Pakistan has once again reached a moment of macroeconomic respite. Programme targets have been met, reserves are...

IMF macroeconomic projections for FY27

Published 26 May, 2026 04:53am

This is the second article on the IMF Mac roeconomic Proj ections for 2026-27 as contained in the IMF Staff Mission...

Rising global oil prices push April C/A into deficit

Published 19 May, 2026 06:02am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account swung back into deficit in April as a sharp rise in imports, driven largely by...

Impact of the ME War

Updated 05 May, 2026 06:45am

A recent very useful presentation by the Policy Research Institute of Market Economy (PRIME) to the National...

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

Updated 19 Mar, 2026 06:36am

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, while chairing a Cabinet meeting, reassured the country that stock of...

C/A posts record surplus in Feb

Published 17 Mar, 2026 05:57am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account continued to perform well and posted a record surplus in February 2026, mainly...

APTMA urges Jam to take steps to safeguard export sector

Published 05 Mar, 2026 05:31am

ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has urged Commerce Minister Jam Kamal to take...

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’...

SBP revises GDP growth upward up to 4.75%

Updated 27 Jan, 2026 03:50pm

SBP’s FX reserves expected to reach $20.2bn by end of December 2026

Dec C/A moves back into deficit

Published 20 Jan, 2026 06:04am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account moved back into deficit in December 2025 after posting a surplus in November...

BR RESEARCH: Food imports push Current Account back into deficit

Updated 20 Jan, 2026 09:07am

The current account posted a deficit of $1.2 billion in 1HFY26 as compared to a surplus of $957 million in the same...

Pakistan’s current account posts $244mn deficit in December 2025

Updated 19 Jan, 2026 11:28pm

Deficit follows surplus of $98 million in November 2025 and a surplus of $454 million in December 2024

Pakistan’s GDP growth expected to stay at 3%: World Bank

Updated 14 Jan, 2026 08:47am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s GDP growth is projected to remain at 3 percent in fiscal year 2025–26 before rising to 3.4...

India’s current account deficit moderates in Sept quarter as trade gap narrows

Published 01 Dec, 2025 05:44pm

MUMBAI: India’s current account deficit moderated in the July-to-September quarter on the back of a lower...

EDITORIAL: Current account deficit

Updated 19 Nov, 2025 07:30am

The government’s claim that it has loosened monetary policy has had little positive effect in view of the fact that it is double the average of our regional competitors

Pakistan’s current account deficit soars 256% on surging import bill

Updated 18 Nov, 2025 09:26am

Current account records deficit of $733 million during July to October FY26

BR RESEARCH: Current account: Stability holding, risks building

Updated 18 Nov, 2025 08:05am

The current account has slipped back into deficit—coming in at $112 million in October, compared to a surplus of...

Pakistan’s current account posts $112mn deficit in October 2025

Updated 17 Nov, 2025 10:22pm

Deficit follows a surplus of $83 million in September 2025 and a surplus of $296 million in October 2024

SBP purchased US dollars worth $7.15bn in 12 months ending July 2025: report

Published 28 Oct, 2025 09:58pm

KARACHI: Pakistan’s central bank slowed down the purchase of US dollars to five-month low at $189 million from the...

Fragile balance of payments

Updated 28 Oct, 2025 06:36am

The figures on the balance of payments for Pakistan for the first quarter of 2025-26 have been released recently by...

Jul-Aug FY26: Pakistan’s current account deficit widens 45pc to USD624m

Updated 19 Sep, 2025 09:00am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s external account has come under renewed pressure as rising imports, driven by a pickup in...

Pakistan’s current account posts $245mn deficit in August

Updated 18 Sep, 2025 10:46pm

In 2MFY26, Pakistan’s C/A posted a deficit of $624mn

Inflation expected to stay within 5-7 percent target for FY2025-26

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 10	278.25
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 10	278.05
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 10	161.68
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 10	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 10	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 10	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 11	3.58

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 10	7,575.39
India Sensex / Jul 10	77,569.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 10	68,557.73
Nasdaq / Jul 10	26,281.61
Hang Seng / Jul 10	24,175.12
FTSE 100 / Jul 10	10,497.29
Dow Jones / Jul 10	52,637.01
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 10	25,067.09
France CAC40 / Jul 10	8,338.97

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 10	71.41
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 10	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 10	370,744
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 10	4,119.93
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 10	81.54
Petrol/Litre / Jul 12	310.71
Diesel/Litre / Jul 12	323.30

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 10 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	10.24 ▲ 1 (10.82%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 10 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	10.55 ▲ 1 (10.47%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 10 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	2.02 ▲ 0.19 (10.38%)
Service Textile / Jul 10 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	57.71 ▲ 5.25 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 10 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	41.33 ▲ 3.76 (10.01%)
J.A.Textile / Jul 10 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	38.01 ▲ 3.46 (10.01%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 10 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	2,081.55 ▲ 189.23 (10%)
Saif Textile / Jul 10 Saif Textile Mills Limited(SAIF)	52.35 ▲ 4.76 (10%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jul 10 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	105.39 ▲ 9.58 (10%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 10 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	28.06 ▲ 2.55 (10%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 10 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	4.79 ▼ -0.81 (-14.46%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 10 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	21.56 ▼ -2.4 (-10.02%)
Premier Insurance / Jul 10 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	12.59 ▼ -1.4 (-10.01%)
AN Textile Mills / Jul 10 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	59.51 ▼ -6.61 (-10%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 10 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	229.11 ▼ -25.46 (-10%)
Hala Enterprise / Jul 10 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	30.54 ▼ -3.39 (-9.99%)
Next Capital / Jul 10 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	17.33 ▼ -1.74 (-9.12%)
Cordoba Logistics / Jul 10 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	17.39 ▼ -1.68 (-8.81%)
Mehmood Tex / Jul 10 Mehmood Textile Mills Limited(MEHT)	207.26 ▼ -18.81 (-8.32%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jul 10 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	10.27 ▼ -0.91 (-8.14%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 10 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	151,747,897 ▲ 0.29
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 10 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	67,529,983 ▲ 0.16
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	51,758,332 ▲ 0
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 10 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	38,321,177 ▲ 0.19
Pak Refinery / Jul 10 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	34,731,942 ▲ 0.22
LSE Capital / Jul 10 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	33,568,457 ▼ -0.43
Lotte Chemical / Jul 10 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	33,037,004 ▲ 1.03
Sitara Petroleum Service / Jul 10 Sitara Petroleum Service Limited(SPSL)	32,760,970 ▲ 0.77
Blue-Ex Ltd / Jul 10 Blue-Ex Limited(BLUEX)	27,441,043 ▲ 0.51
Bank Al-Falah / Jul 10 Bank Alfalah Limited(BAFL)	18,753,121 ▼ -0.13

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