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current account deficit

State of the economy: a mixed picture

Updated 19 Sep, 2026 05:30am

EDITORIAL: Recent data releases indicate a marked improvement in critical macroeconomic indicators that reinforce...

The C/A worries

Updated 24 Aug, 2026 04:05am

EDITORIAL: The current account (C/A) is slowly coming under pressure, as international petroleum prices remain...

Remittances keep current account in check

Updated 20 Aug, 2026 07:27am

Pakistan’s external account has started the new fiscal year on a manageable footing. The current account deficit...

Pakistan records current account deficit of $328mn in July 2026

Updated 18 Aug, 2026 09:34pm

C/A deficit narrows from $814mn in June 2026 and $529mn in July 2025

SBP projects 3.5-4.5pc GDP growth in FY2026-27

Updated 28 Jul, 2026 09:07am

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has projected an improvement in key macroeconomic indicators for the...

SBP holds key policy rate at 11.5pc

Updated 28 Jul, 2026 09:16am

KARACHI: Despite signs of improvement in Pakistan’s macroeconomic outlook, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)’s...

FY26 - A fragile external balance

Updated 20 Jul, 2026 07:48am

The current account posted a marginal deficit of USD139 million in FY26, compared to a surplus of USD1.8 billion in...

FY26 C/A posts USD139m deficit

Published 18 Jul, 2026 05:03am

KARACHI: Pakistan successfully met its FY26 current account target, with the deficit contained at USD 139 million,...

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

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...

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...

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

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

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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Petrol/Litre / Sep 30	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Diesel/Litre / Sep 30	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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