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current account deficit

Slow growth, rising inflation: SBP projects a double whammy for country

Says demand management measures and floods in 2022 have weighed heavily on the country’s growth outlook for FY23

Updated 20 May, 2023 07:23pm

Opinion

Causes of the rising inflation

The rate of inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), has been persistently rising since September...

Published 09 May, 2023 05:37am

Opinion

Critical economic challenges

Pakistan’s recent economic crisis, brewing since last few years, intensified in the last quarter of fiscal year...

Published 05 May, 2023 06:44am

Editorials

C/A surplus: little to celebrate?

EDITORIAL: The country registered a current account surplus of 654 million dollars for March 2023 — the first...

Updated 28 Apr, 2023 12:35am

Opinion

Contrasting trends

The economy is showing contrasting trends in different segments of activity. This is due to various factors like the...

Published 25 Apr, 2023 06:25am

Business & Finance

C/A posts $654m surplus in March

KARACHI: The country’s current account posted a surplus of $654 million in March after a gap of over two years...

Published 20 Apr, 2023 06:30am

Markets

Pakistan reports massive current account surplus of $654mn in March

This is the first surplus on a monthly basis since November 2020 when the pandemic brought global economy to a standstill

Updated 19 Apr, 2023 06:49pm

Markets

Charities’ plan to help raise $2bn from overseas Pakistanis put in ‘cold storage’ by ministry

In February, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar publicly gave his green signal to a reported plan by charitable...

Published 17 Apr, 2023 06:41am

Rating downgrades may have added to IMF’s concerns: Pasha

ISLAMABAD: For successful completion of the 9th review under the International Monetary Fund’s Extended Fund...

Updated 01 Apr, 2023 08:48am

Editorials

The macroeconomic mismanagement

EDITORIAL: There is mounting evidence of macroeconomic mismanagement coupled with a failure to proactively formulate...

Updated 29 Mar, 2023 07:07am

Business & Finance

Brazil reports lower than expected current account deficit in Feb

BRASILIA: Brazil posted a lower-than-expected current account deficit in February, showed central bank data on...

Published 28 Mar, 2023 06:21am

BR Research

Current account in forceful balance

The current account was almost hung in the balance last month. The outcome is not natural but forced through import...

Updated 21 Mar, 2023 11:52am

Business & Finance

Jul-Feb CA declines 68pc YoY

KARACHI: The country’s current account deficit narrowed by 68 percent during the first eight months of this fiscal...

Published 21 Mar, 2023 06:29am

Business & Finance

Budget deficit: PIAF calls for controlling govt expenditure, high cost of debt servicing

LAHORE: The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Association Front (PIAF) has called for keeping check on government...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Policy rate hiked by 300bps to 20pc to tame inflation

KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday increased the key...

Updated 03 Mar, 2023 08:53am

MPC to meet today

KARACHI: The emergent meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will be ...

Updated 02 Mar, 2023 09:13am

Editorials

No good news on the horizon

EDITORIAL: Moody’s Investors Service further downgraded Pakistan’s local and foreign currency issuer and senior...

Updated 02 Mar, 2023 06:44am

MoF says inflation likely to remain high in coming months

ISLAMABAD: Inflation is expected to remain high in the coming months around 28 to 30 percent consequent to uncertain...

Updated 01 Mar, 2023 09:06am

Editorials

The floundering economy

EDITORIAL: Current account deficit has declined 67 percent to 3.8 billion dollars (July-January 2022-23) against...

Published 27 Feb, 2023 06:17am

Opinion

Let’s tighten our belts for one year: all will be well

There comes a time in almost any life, when one has to tighten one’s belt and rein in one’s consumption, for the...

Updated 23 Feb, 2023 06:14am

BR Research

Current account manageable…

The current account deficit has reduced to $242 million in Jan-23- lowest in twenty-one months. The deficit is down...

Updated 21 Feb, 2023 11:34am

Business & Finance

Jul-Jan: C/A falls hugely on import curbs

KARACHI: The country’s current account deficit (CAD) sharply fell by 67 percent during the first seven months of...

Published 21 Feb, 2023 05:57am

Markets

KSE-100 falls over 1% owing to economic uncertainty

Stalemate over IMF programme, rumours of interest rate hike by SBP keep investors on sidelines

Published 20 Feb, 2023 06:59pm

Pakistan

Pakistan’s current account deficit shrinks 90% YoY to $0.24bn in January: SBP

Deficit during 7MFY23 reduces over 67%, clocks in at nearly $3.8bn

Updated 20 Feb, 2023 07:10pm

Opinion

Who has cost Pakistan more?

The blame game for the prevailing deep economic crisis continues with only one out of the three national parties,...

Published 20 Feb, 2023 06:26am

Markets

Govt projection of achieving $3bn current account surplus in FY23 ‘unrealistic’: PBC

The Ministry of Finance's prediction of achieving a surplus current account by the end of the ongoing fiscal year...

Published 06 Feb, 2023 03:22pm

BR Research

Markets

Current account deficit recorded at $0.4 billion in Dec 2022: SBP

Deficit for 6MFY23 stands at $3.67 billion, compared with $9.09 billion in the same period of the previous year

Published 18 Jan, 2023 09:23pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 18	278.62
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 18	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 18	154.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 18	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 18	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 18	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 17	5022.21
Nasdaq / Apr 17	15683.37
FTSE 100 / Apr 17	7847.99
Dow Jones / Apr 17	37735.31
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 17	17770.02
France CAC40 / Apr 17	7981.51
India Sensex / Apr 18	72965.85
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 18	38103.03

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 16	21735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 17	215964
Petrol/Litre / Apr 18	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 18	82.77
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 18	2374.98
Diesel/Litre / Apr 18	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 18 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 18 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 18 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 18 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 18 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 18 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 18 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 18 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 18 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 18 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 18 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 18 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 18 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 18 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 18 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 18 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 18 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 18 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 18 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 18 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 18 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 18 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 18 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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