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The burden of govt debt

The government debt outstanding is the debt that is to be serviced out of the Federal Consolidated Fund plus the ...

Updated 13 May, 2025 07:37am

Pakistan govt’s debt stock soars to Rs73.6trn by March-end

Rising domestic borrowings fueled by fiscal deficit financing push the debt burden up

Updated 13 May, 2025 09:32am

Business & Finance

Global debt hits record of over $324trn: IIF

NEW YORK: Global debt rose by around $7.5 trillion in the first three months of the year to hit a record high of ...

Published 07 May, 2025 06:06am

Growth in Pakistan may stay broadly unchanged: IMF

ISLAMABAD: Growth for Pakistan is expected to remain broadly unchanged in fiscal year 2025, reflecting a 0.6...

Updated 02 May, 2025 02:20pm

World

Saudi Arabia, Qatar to settle Syria’s World Bank debt

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and Qatar announced on Sunday that they would settle Syria’s debt to the World Bank totalling...

Published 27 Apr, 2025 09:16pm

World

IMF says tariff pressures to push global public debt past pandemic levels

WASHINGTON: Economic pressures from steep new U.S. tariffs will push global public debt above pandemic-era levels to...

Published 23 Apr, 2025 06:46pm

Fitch upgrades Pakistan’s forex IDR to ‘B-’

ISLAMABAD: Fitch Ratings has upgraded Pakistan’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to “B-” from...

Updated 16 Apr, 2025 09:23am

Rs1.275trn loan to tackle circular debt: CPPA-G likely to sign term sheets with 18 banks

Entire plan already approved by the Task Force on Power

Updated 16 Apr, 2025 02:29pm

Opinion

Evolution of public debt

Pakistan today is one of the Asian countries with a relatively high level of public debt in relation to the GDP. As...

Published 15 Apr, 2025 05:54am

Markets

Pakistan receives record $4.1bn in remittances in March, says SBP governor

Central bank revises remittance forecast to $38bn for FY25

Updated 14 Apr, 2025 11:02pm

Business & Finance

UN trade chief urges US to spare poorest countries

UNITED NATIONS: The top UN trade official on Thursday urged the United States to spare the poorest countries “the...

Published 12 Apr, 2025 05:40am

Business & Finance

‘More steps needed to ensure long-term economic stability’

KARACHI: President of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry, President of ECO Chamber of Commerce...

Published 11 Apr, 2025 06:12am

Opinion

Issues in provision of adequate level of climate finance

The World Bank Group (WBG) in its 2023 released ‘Pakistan – Country climate and development report’ pointed ...

Updated 04 Apr, 2025 06:25am

Jul 1 ‘24 to Mar 14 ’25: Govt borrowing for budgetary support plunges 66pc

KARACHI: The federal government’s borrowing for budgetary support from the domestic banking system has dropped...

Updated 03 Apr, 2025 09:05am

Business & Finance

Kuwait issues new law for return to int’l debt market

DUBAI/CAIRO: Kuwait issued a long-awaited law on Wednesday to regulate public borrowing as the country prepares for ...

Published 28 Mar, 2025 07:55am

First review of $7bn EFF, and new $1.3bn RSF arrangement: SLA reached; IMF praises performance

Government can unlock the $1.3billion under a new climate resilience loan programme spanning 28 months

Updated 27 Mar, 2025 03:13pm

Opinion

Pakistan in dire need of reforms

The economic situation in Pakistan remains complex, with fluctuating growth rates, high prices of commodities, and...

Published 21 Mar, 2025 06:45am

Incumbent KP govt hasn’t taken any loan, says Gandapur

PESHAWAR: KP Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Ali Amin Khan Gandapur has said that over last one year, the...

Updated 17 Mar, 2025 09:46am

Opinion

Existential threats and Neoliberalism — II

During the hey days of the Covid pandemic, and especially post Covid pandemic there was lot of talk of world...

Updated 15 Mar, 2025 07:38pm

Opinion

Existential threats and Neoliberalism—I

The climate change crisis is fast-unfolding, and unlike what was thought at the time of the ‘Paris Agreement’ on...

Updated 08 Mar, 2025 12:38pm

Jul-Jan govt debt up 4.65pc to Rs72.12trn

KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt stock surged by over Rs 3 trillion during the first seven months of the...

Updated 07 Mar, 2025 02:33pm

IMF benchmarks on track, progressing as per plan: PD

ISLAMABAD: The Power Division has claimed that all benchmarks agreed upon with the International Monetary Fund...

Updated 04 Mar, 2025 02:36pm

Opinion

Climate change, Resilience and Sustainability Facility, and beyond

On their webpage, titled ‘Resilience, environment, and climate change’ the United Nations Development Programme...

Updated 28 Feb, 2025 11:56pm

Business & Finance

Zahid terms foreign debt ‘biggest’ challenge

KARACHI: The Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, the President of the Pakistan Businessmen and...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 07:35am

Opinion

Workers’ remittances: a pivotal role in Pakistan’s economy

Over the past five decades, Pakistan’s workers’ remittances (WRs) have surged from US$0.14 billion in 1970 to...

Published 21 Feb, 2025 06:49am

Opinion

Beyond inflation: the hidden risks in Pakistan’s economic recovery

Pakistan’s economy is addicted to debt. Lavish government spending, recklessly financed through borrowing has...

Published 20 Feb, 2025 07:05am

Business & Finance

Punjab witnesses 1.5pc decline in govt debt in 3 months

LAHORE: Punjab’s total government debt saw a decline of Rs 24.8 billion in the second quarter of the current ...

Published 19 Feb, 2025 06:21am

Business & Finance

Debt stock soars to Rs71.6trn by Dec-end

KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt stock soared to Rs 71.6 trillion by the end of December 2024, driven...

Published 15 Feb, 2025 05:54am

Business & Finance

Forex reserves fall below $16bn on debt payoffs

KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves fell below the $16 billion mark, primarily due to...

Published 14 Feb, 2025 06:17am

Opinion

IMF’s 2024 Article IV report, and debate on inflation—I

‘Annex VI. From boom-bust to stabilization: monetary policy and business cycles in Pakistan’ published in the...

Updated 14 Feb, 2025 06:41am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 15	281.68
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 15	281.43
USD to Japanese Yen / May 15	145.80
USD to Swiss Franc / May 15	0.84
Pound Sterling to USD / May 15	1.33
Euro to USD / May 15	1.12
UK LIBOR % / May 14	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 14	5,892.58
Nasdaq / May 14	19,146.81
Dow Jones / May 14	42,051.06
India Sensex / May 15	80,937.53
Tokyo Nikkei / May 15	37,755.51
Hang Seng / May 15	23,453.16
FTSE 100 / May 15	8,561.58
Germany DAX 30 / May 15	23,462.44
France CAC40 / May 15	7,814.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 14	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 14	293,124
Petrol/Litre / May 15	252.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 15	60.66
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 15	3,162.99
Diesel/Litre / May 15	256.64
Cotton US¢/pound / May 15	65.21

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Cres.Star Ins. / May 15 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	3.02 ▲ 0.41 (15.71%)
Parmount Sp. / May 15 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	3.70 ▲ 0.46 (14.2%)
Ghani Chemworld / May 15 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	9.14 ▲ 1 (12.29%)
S.G.Power / May 15 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	8.65 ▲ 0.94 (12.19%)
Premier Insurance / May 15 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	5.83 ▲ 0.63 (12.12%)
Dewan Mushtaq / May 15 Dewan Mushtaq Textile Mills Limited(DMTM)	9.83 ▲ 1 (11.33%)
Hala Enterprise / May 15 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	13.26 ▲ 1.21 (10.04%)
P.T.C.L. / May 15 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	22.06 ▲ 2.01 (10.02%)
Flying Cement / May 15 Flying Cement Company Limited(FLYNG)	49.46 ▲ 4.5 (10.01%)
Octopus Digital / May 15 Octopus Digital Limited(OCTOPUS)	52.09 ▲ 4.74 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Olympia Mills / May 15 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	50.47 ▼ -5.06 (-9.11%)
Hussain Industries / May 15 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	26.65 ▼ -2.64 (-9.01%)
Apna Microfin. / May 15 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	10.04 ▼ -0.91 (-8.31%)
Askari Life Assur. / May 15 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	4.63 ▼ -0.35 (-7.03%)
Imperial Limited / May 15 Imperial Limited(IML)	16.52 ▼ -1.23 (-6.93%)
B. F. Mod. / May 15 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	8.73 ▼ -0.61 (-6.53%)
Punjab Oil / May 15 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	186.82 ▼ -11.54 (-5.82%)
Equity Modaraba / May 15 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	2.85 ▼ -0.16 (-5.32%)
Pakgen Power / May 15 Pakgen Power Limited(PKGP)	114.14 ▼ -6.39 (-5.3%)
Ashfaq Textile / May 15 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	12.34 ▼ -0.68 (-5.22%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Refinery / May 15 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	50,818,876 ▲ 2.68
Cnergyico PK / May 15 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	47,570,881 ▲ 0.48
K-Electric Ltd. / May 15 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	40,246,546 ▲ 0.16
Kohinoor Spining / May 15 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	32,888,417 ▲ 0.18
At-Tahur Ltd. / May 15 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	29,667,657 ▲ 4.48
Sui South Gas / May 15 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	25,344,612 ▲ 0.91
Waves Corporation / May 15 Waves Corporation Limited(WAVES)	21,773,148 ▲ 0.29
Pak Petroleum / May 15 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	16,962,449 ▲ 3.34
B.O.Punjab / May 15 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,957,410 ▲ 0.15
WorldCall Telecom / May 15 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,572,822 ▲ 0.03

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