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debt repayments

Heavy debt repayments: Forex reserves drop by over USD1bn

Published 17 Jul, 2026 06:42am

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) foreign exchange reserves fell by more than USD 1 billion in the first...

Pakistan repaid $1.3bn Eurobond on schedule, says Khurram Schehzad

Published 07 Apr, 2026 06:54pm

Country also meets $126.125mn in coupon obligations on other Eurobond issuances

Rethinking the fiscal compact

Updated 04 Mar, 2026 08:50am

EDITORIAL: The federal government’s steadily diminishing fiscal space, the persistent failure of the provinces to...

Country needs more and more FDI

Published 23 Jan, 2026 05:48am

It is heartening to note that Nestle has announced that it will invest an additional USD60million in Pakistan and...

Pakistan repays $500mn Eurobond on time: Ministry of Finance

Updated 01 Oct, 2025 10:38pm

In a key development, Pakistan has successfully repaid its $500 million Eurobond that matured on September 30, 2025,...

Finance ministry claims surge contained: public debt swells to Rs80.5trn in FY25

Updated 01 Oct, 2025 08:49am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s total public debt swelled by 13 percent to Rs80.5 trillion in fiscal year 2025, though the...

SBP’s reserves drop over $2bn in a week on major debt repayments

Updated 27 Jun, 2025 09:21am

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves saw a sharp decline of over $2.6 billion in a single...

Excessive govt expenditure

Published 28 Jun, 2024 06:15am

EDITORIAL: If there were any doubts about whether the ruling elite realise the seriousness of the economic crisis...

Approaching an ‘augmented’ IMF programme

Published 16 Feb, 2024 06:02am

What is likely to happen if the country goes into another International Monetary Fund (IMF, or simply the ...

Pakistan ‘is bankrupt’ and ‘sinking deeper every year’: Atif Mian

Updated 12 Feb, 2024 10:18pm

Atif Mian, a noted Pakistani-American economist and currently a professor of Economics, Public Policy, and Finance...

Forex reserves fall by $165m

Published 10 Feb, 2024 05:48am

KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign reserves fell by $ 165 million during the last week due to external...

Forex reserves decline $79m

Published 02 Feb, 2024 05:20am

KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign reserves fell by $79 million during the last week. According to State...

SBP’s reserves fall by $136m

Published 22 Dec, 2023 05:22am

KARACHI: The total liquid foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) decreased by $136...

Nov C/A posts $9m first monthly surplus after June

Updated 19 Dec, 2023 10:01am

KARACHI: After posting deficits for four consecutive months, the country’s current account improved significantly...

Federal institutions: Rs80bn set aside for debt repayment

Updated 31 Oct, 2023 09:14am

LAHORE: In the Punjab’s budget for the next four months, out of the estimated budget of Rs 2076.2 billion, an amount...

Certain tax policies discourage investment in tradable sector: World Bank

Updated 04 Oct, 2023 09:15am

ISLAMABAD: Certain tax policies in Pakistan discourage investment in the tradable sector, and certain investment...

Jul-Mar FY23: New loan pacts worth $7.228bn signed with development partners: EAD

Updated 22 Aug, 2023 09:27am

ISLAMABAD: A prudent external debt management strategy coupled with strong institutional arrangements is necessary...

165m people fell into poverty in 3 years of crisis: UN

Published 15 Jul, 2023 06:08am

UNITED NATIONS: The Covid-19 pandemic, the cost-of-living crisis and the war in Ukraine have pushed 165 million...

IMF deal to support macroeconomic stability: Moody’s

Updated 04 Jul, 2023 09:06am

ISLAMABAD: Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) Monday said that Pakistan’s new deal with the International Monetary...

Multilateral debt country’s biggest problem: Pasha

Published 16 Jun, 2023 07:08am

ISLAMABAD: Former Finance Minister Dr Hafiz Pasha Thursday said Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves are 16 ...

Foreign loans, debt servicing: Repayment revised upward by MoEA

Updated 07 Jun, 2023 08:55am

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Economic Affairs has revised upward by Rs402 billion repayment of short-term foreign loan...

Debt repayments constituting a major challenge, moot told

Published 17 May, 2023 06:22am

KARACHI: During the CFO Conference 2023, organised by Professional Accountants in Business (PAIB) Committee of the...

May-June period: Country faces $3.7bn debt repayments: Fitch

Published 06 May, 2023 06:23am

WASHINGTON: As the government struggles to secure a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Fitch ...

IMF: delay deadliest form of denial?

Updated 18 Mar, 2023 06:50am

EDITORIAL: The IMF (International Monetary Fund) Staff-Level Agreement (SLA) is still awaited. State Bank of...

Forex reserves fall below $3bn on debt repayments

Updated 10 Feb, 2023 08:54am

KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves further shrunk by $202 million during the last ...

Country needs to repay $3bn debt in five months: SBP

Updated 24 Jan, 2023 08:52am

KARACHI: Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Jameel Ahmad has said that Pakistan is out of default as major...

Pakistan may dodge default in next 6 months: Bloomberg

Updated 10 Jan, 2023 08:54am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is likely to dodge default in the next six months, but its troubles are not over, stated...

IMF policy needs a serious rethink

Published 16 Dec, 2022 05:58am

The first major jolt to the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) thinking regarding pursuing austerity policy...

FX reserves may rise in H2FY23: All debt repayments on track, says SBP governor

Updated 09 Dec, 2022 09:30am

KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Jameel Ahmad Thursday said all debt repayments are on track and the...

Pakistan's debt repayment situation completely under control: SBP governor

Updated 08 Dec, 2022 10:59pm

During SBP's podcast, Jameel Ahmad says all upcoming obligations will be met on schedule, reserves' position to improve in second half of ongoing fiscal year

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 14	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 14	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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