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Loan borrowers: Properties should be sold to repay IMF debt: JI chief

QUETTA: Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan (JIP) Ameer Sirajul Haq demanded the government that the properties and assets of...

Published 25 Sep, 2023 06:34am

Editorials

Durable solution

EDITORIAL: Yet another Pakistani prime minister hit the nail on the head – caretaker PM Kakar this time – as he...

Published 24 Sep, 2023 03:21am

Editorials

Household debt cycle

EDITORIAL: One of the enduring lessons of economic downturns is that they run households, especially middle- and...

Published 23 Sep, 2023 05:58am

Business & Finance

Debt piling up: Borrowing reliance surging to finance twin deficits: World Bank

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank on Friday said Pakistan’s economic model is unsuitable because the country’s borrowing...

Published 23 Sep, 2023 05:58am

Debt challenges facing 59 countries: PM urges world to find durable solution

Proper implementation of the development agenda is only possible with global and regional cooperation, he says

Updated 21 Sep, 2023 08:46am

Business & Finance

HSBC expands venture debt offering to early-stage startups in US

NEW YORK: HSBC said on Thursday it has expanded venture debt offering to early-stage startups through its US...

Published 28 Aug, 2023 06:27am

Opinion

Rethinking natural gas allocation and pricing: Challenges and path to sustainable solutions

The allocation and pricing of natural gas have been contentious issues in Pakistan, with the government historically...

Updated 24 Aug, 2023 06:53am

Editorials

The bane of debt bondage

EDITORIAL: As bonded labour, a modern form of slavery, remains widespread in this country, the National Commission...

Published 15 Aug, 2023 06:30am

Business & Finance

Forex reserves plunge $531m on debt servicing

KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves fell sharply by $ 531 million during last week due ...

Published 28 Jul, 2023 03:02am

Business & Finance

Fintech lenders tighten lending standards, bolstering debt financing

WASHINGTON: US financial technology companies are tightening their lending standards, a move that has bolstered ...

Published 24 Jul, 2023 06:11am

Business & Finance

India bond yields flat in early hours; state debt auction eyed

MUMBAI: Indian government bond yields were little changed in the early session on Tuesday ahead of a state debt...

Published 05 Jul, 2023 06:00am

Business & Finance

SBP chief says Pakistan not considering bilateral debt restructuring

KARACHI: Central bank governor said the country is not considering a bilateral debt restructuring, sources that...

Published 13 Jun, 2023 06:00am

Business & Finance

Budget FY2023-24

Present Economic Position of Pakistan In Pakistan we give undue importance to the annual budget and spend months...

Published 10 Jun, 2023 05:01am

Rs7.302trn will be spent on debt servicing

ISLAMABAD: The country will spend around Rs 7.302 trillion on debt servicing including interest payments and...

Published 10 Jun, 2023 04:49am

Pakistan

Punjab govt’s debt stock jumps to Rs1,652.2bn by end of March

LAHORE: The Punjab government’s debt stock, local and external, has jumped to Rs 1,652.2 billion by the end of...

Published 07 Jun, 2023 06:05am

Opinion

Budget strategy for FY2023-24

The budget for 2023-24 will be presented by the federal government in the Parliament in the next few days. There has...

Published 06 Jun, 2023 05:33am

Opinion

A catch-22 situation

Pakistan has got itself fully trapped in a catch-22 situation, which is an impossible predicament where you are...

Published 03 Jun, 2023 03:52am

World

Default wave imminent, will peak in 2024?

LONDON: A wave of debt defaults by companies in the United States and Europe is imminent, due in part to the fastest...

Published 01 Jun, 2023 03:34am

World

France in ‘close talks’ over debt rating

PARIS: France is in “very close talks” with debt rating agency Standard and Poor’s, Prime Minister Elisabeth...

Published 29 May, 2023 04:27am

Opinion

Debt trap—II

In Pakistan, however, industry/value addition is relegated to secondary position in reward to investment in real...

Published 28 May, 2023 03:34am

World

Scholz calls for EU debt reduction at trade union meet

BERLIN: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday backed calls for greater fiscal prudence, amid concerns that new...

Published 23 May, 2023 05:42pm

Country receives $15.4bn in financing during Jul-Apr

ISLAMABAD: The country received $15.4 billion in financing during the first 10 months (July-April) of the current...

Updated 21 May, 2023 03:24pm

World

China should play formal role in Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring: US official

COLOMBO: China should play a formal role in the common framework for creditor talks set up by India and the Paris...

Published 16 May, 2023 06:39pm

Govt debt stocks soar to record Rs57trn by Mar-end: SBP

KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt (domestic and external) surged to Rs 57 trillion by the end of March...

Updated 16 May, 2023 11:04am

Markets

Oil eases on lacklustre Chinese import data

HOUSTON: Oil prices fell on Tuesday, retreating from strong gains in the previous two sessions, due to lackluster...

Published 10 May, 2023 06:03am

Business & Finance

Republican debt-limit plan would cut US jobs, slow growth, economist tells Senate panel

WASHINGTON: A Republican plan to cut federal spending in exchange for lifting the US government’s debt ceiling...

Published 08 May, 2023 06:40am

Opinion

Election time-frame announcement only solution

The IMF (International Monetary Fund) programme is still in limbo. The pending SLA (staff-level agreement) is ...

Published 01 May, 2023 03:28am

World

‘Room for improvement’ in global debt restructuring: Yellen

WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Tuesday there remains “considerable room for improvement” in...

Published 11 Apr, 2023 08:54pm

Pakistan

IMF agreement to be inked soon, reiterates Dar in National Assembly

Finance minister tables bill in parliament seeking approval for election funds
Says national and provincial elections should be held at the same time, under a caretaker setup

Updated 10 Apr, 2023 07:16pm

Business & Finance

Revlon cleared to exit bankruptcy with $2.7bn debt reduction deal

NEW YORK: A US judge on Monday approved Revlon Inc’s reorganization plan, allowing the cosmetics maker to cut $2.7...

Published 10 Apr, 2023 06:45am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
SME Leasing Ltd / Oct 3 SME Leasing Limited(SLL)	2.24 ▲ 0.47 (26.55%)
Hala Enterprise / Oct 3 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	8.99 ▲ 1.00 (12.52%)
Habib Ins. / Oct 3 Habib Insurance Company Limited(HICL)	5.05 ▲ 0.54 (11.97%)
Merit Packaging / Oct 3 Merit Packaging Limited(MERIT)	7.94 ▲ 0.69 (9.52%)
Masood Textile / Oct 3 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	41.82 ▲ 2.92 (7.51%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Oct 3 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	17.20 ▲ 1.20 (7.50%)
K.S.B.Pumps / Oct 3 KSB Pumps Company Limited(KSBP)	99.13 ▲ 6.92 (7.50%)
Pak Hotels / Oct 3 Pakistan Hotels Developers Limited(PHDL)	297.04 ▲ 20.72 (7.50%)
United Dist. / Oct 3 United Distributors Pakistan Limited(UDPL)	33.99 ▲ 2.31 (7.29%)
JS Investments / Oct 3 JS Investments Limited(JSIL)	15 ▲ 1.00 (7.14%)

Stock	Price
Punjab Mod / Oct 3 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	1.60 ▼ -0.19 (-10.61%)
Next Capital / Oct 3 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	4.25 ▼ -0.44 (-9.38%)
Unicap Modaraba / Oct 3 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	1.36 ▼ -0.12 (-8.11%)
Mehmood Tex / Oct 3 Mehmood Textile Mills Limited(MEHT)	518 ▼ -42.00 (-7.50%)
Janana D Mal / Oct 3 Janana De Malucho Textile Mills Limited(JDMT)	44.83 ▼ -3.63 (-7.49%)
J.A.Textile / Oct 3 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	51.05 ▼ -4.13 (-7.48%)
Bank of Khyber / Oct 3 The Bank of Khyber(BOK)	10.21 ▼ -0.79 (-7.18%)
Ghani Value Glas / Oct 3 Ghani Value Glass Limited(GVGL)	32.66 ▼ -2.29 (-6.55%)
Hussain Industries / Oct 3 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	15.60 ▼ -1.05 (-6.31%)
Idrees Tex. / Oct 3 Idrees Textile Mills Limited(IDRT)	15 ▼ -1.01 (-6.31%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 3 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	55,256,674 ▲ 0.02
Cnergyico PK / Oct 3 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	17,096,921 ▲ 0.08
Oil & Gas Dev. / Oct 3 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	17,023,821 ▲ 0.09
Pak Petroleum / Oct 3 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	6,591,768 ▼ -0.27
Unity Foods Ltd / Oct 3 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	5,573,225 ▲ 0.28
First Prudential Mod. / Oct 3 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	5,527,500 ▼ -0.07
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 3 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	4,938,456 ▲ 0.08
Bankislami Pak. / Oct 3 BankIslami Pakistan Limited(BIPL)	4,793,413 ▼ -0.05
Sui North Gas / Oct 3 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	4,588,557 ▲ 0.03
Fauji Foods Ltd / Oct 3 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	4,571,818 ▲ 0.12

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 3	286.04
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 3	285.64
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 3	149.79
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 3	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 3	1.21
Euro to USD / Oct 3	1.05
UK LIBOR % / Sep 28	5.43

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 2	4288.39
India Sensex / Oct 2	65828.41
Nasdaq / Oct 2	13307.77
Dow Jones / Oct 2	33433.35
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 3	31237.94
Hang Seng / Oct 3	17295.97
FTSE 100 / Oct 3	7509.27
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 3	15210.01
France CAC40 / Oct 3	7048.41

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 2	18235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 2	173610
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 3	88.49
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 3	1827.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 3	87.52

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