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Jul-Aug period: Borrowing from multiple financing sources stands at $3.206bn

ISLAMABAD: The country borrowed $3.206 billion from multiple financing sources during the first two months...

Updated 27 Sep, 2023 10:31am

Business & Finance

Country receives $4.4bn from WB, ADB in FY2022-23

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan received $ 4.4 billion from the World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB) in the fiscal year...

Published 28 Jul, 2023 03:02am

Fiscal year 2022-23: Govt borrows $10.84bn from multiple sources

Economic Affairs Division data shows that country borrowed $2.206 billion from foreign commercial banks during the fiscal year 2022-23

Updated 22 Jul, 2023 11:58am

July-May: Govt borrows $8.613bn from multiple sources

ISLAMABAD: The government has borrowed $8.613 billion from multiple financing sources including $900 million from...

Updated 21 Jun, 2023 08:58am

$7bn Chinese, Saudi deposits: Rs402bn paid as cost of rollovers

Economic Affairs Division, sources say, requested ECC to accord approval for provision of Technical Supplementary Grant

Updated 14 Jun, 2023 10:23am

Pakistan

Sherry optimistic of IPSG assistant in ‘securing commitments’ for projects

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman, Thursday, expressed hope that International Partners Support...

Published 26 May, 2023 06:48am

Geneva climate moot: There’s ‘full clarity’ about $10.9bn foreign aid pledges: minister

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Economic Affairs on Thursday announced that there is now almost complete clarity...

Updated 26 May, 2023 08:44am

Business & Finance

Jul-Dec: Govt inks $3.9bn new loan agreements

ISLAMABAD: The government has signed new loan agreements worth $3.904 billion with development partners during the...

Published 10 May, 2023 06:03am

Jul-Mar 2022-23: Govt borrowing declines 39.18pc to $7.76bn YoY

Economic Affairs Division data shows that the country has not received foreign assistance from China for the sixth consecutive month in March

Updated 20 Apr, 2023 01:10pm

Closing dates of two CASA-1000 financial agreements extended

ISLAMABAD: The International Development Association has extended closing dates of two financing agreements of...

Updated 10 Apr, 2023 08:31am

Pakistan

Pakistan signs $240mn loan agreement with Saudi Fund for Development for KP dam

Mohmand Multipurpose Dam Project will enhance water and food security, and improve the standard of living for people living in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province: SFD

Updated 07 Apr, 2023 05:56pm

$7.407bn borrowed from multiple financing sources in 8 months

ISLAMABAD: The government has borrowed $7.407 billion from multiple financing sources, including $900 million from...

Updated 21 Mar, 2023 09:00am

Projects worth billions of dollars: AIIB voices concern over undue delay

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has reportedly expressed concerns on undue delay in...

Updated 18 Mar, 2023 09:13am

Foreign assistance: $20.073bn undisbursed balance as of end Sept 2022: EAD

ISLAMABAD: The foreign economic assistance of $20.073 billion was undisbursed balance as of end September 2022, says...

Updated 10 Mar, 2023 08:39am

Jul-Jan: $6.134bn borrowed from multiple sources

ISLAMABAD: The government has borrowed $6.134 billion from multiple financing sources including $1.166 billion from...

Updated 03 Mar, 2023 08:52am

CASA-1000: WB, USAID withdraw funding

ISLAMABAD: The Central Asia-South Asia-1000 (CASA-1000) is reportedly facing a delay of two years as the World Bank...

Updated 20 Feb, 2023 08:51am

EAD allowed to sign debt rescheduling deal with Russia

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has allowed Economic Affairs Division (EAD) to sign debt...

Updated 16 Feb, 2023 08:55am

Deal signed with SFD to finance oil derivatives worth $1bn

ISLAMABAD: The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) and Pakistan, on Thursday, signed a new agreement to finance oil...

Updated 13 Jan, 2023 08:47am

Markets

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia ink $1bn agreement to finance oil derivatives

The Ministry of Economic Affairs on Thursday signed an agreement with the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD), a Saudi...

Updated 12 Jan, 2023 07:48pm

Forex reserves to be propelled by ‘friends’: Dar

PTI’s ‘White Paper’ censured

Updated 05 Jan, 2023 08:58am

$15.722bn newpacts signed: Country received $16.974bn foreign assistance: EAD

ISLAMABAD: The country received foreign assistance of $16.974 billion while it signed new agreements worth $15.722...

Updated 29 Dec, 2022 08:48am

External sources: Jul-Nov govt borrowing rises to $5.114bn from $4.699bn YoY

ISLAMABAD: The government has borrowed $5.114 billion from multiple financing sources, including $1.166 billion from...

Updated 20 Dec, 2022 09:38am

Markets

NTDC signs €43.76m loan for construction of Chakwal Grid Station

LAHORE: The National Transmission & Despatch Company (NTDC) has inked a 43.76 million Euro loan agreement with...

Published 17 Dec, 2022 07:07am

Flood recovery efforts: Five financing pacts worth $775m inked with ADB

ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Thursday signed five financing agreements...

Updated 16 Dec, 2022 09:30am

Flood relief activities: ‘Pakistan has received $738.53m foreign aid so far’

This is around 22 percent against total commitment of $3.4 billion from multilateral and bilateral partners

Updated 02 Dec, 2022 12:34pm

Business & Finance

Annual report on foreign assistance: Debt can be productive if used for creating assets: EAD

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Affairs Division (EAD) stressed that a prudent external debt management strategy coupled ...

Published 30 Nov, 2022 05:53am

Business & Finance

Government borrows $4.25bn during Jul-Oct period

This is higher when compared to $3.898 billion borrowed during the same period of last fiscal year

Updated 19 Nov, 2022 11:42pm

Business & Finance

ADB provides Pakistan $100mn to improve KPK healthcare sector

Funds will be used to modernise infrastructure and equipment as well as improve human resources planning and medicine supply chain management

Updated 04 Nov, 2022 07:48pm

CASA-1000: Alternate options being explored to resume work

ISLAMABAD: The contract of remaining work on CASA-1000 in Afghanistan is likely to be awarded on the basis of...

Updated 31 Oct, 2022 10:23am

Release of $1.5bn by ADB confirmed

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar Wednesday maintained that Asian Development Bank (ADB) disbursed $1.5 billion...

Updated 27 Oct, 2022 10:55am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 4 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.45 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 4 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	510.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 4 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 4 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 4 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 4 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	72 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 4 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	338 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 4 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 4 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	7.53 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Oct 4 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	85.75 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 4 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.45 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 4 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	510.11 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 4 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 4 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 4 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 4 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	72 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 4 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	338 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 4 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 4 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	7.53 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Oct 4 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	85.75 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 4 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	60,699,742 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Oct 4 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	19,001,237 ▲ 0.00
Oil & Gas Dev. / Oct 4 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	9,902,658 ▲ 0.00
Unity Foods Ltd / Oct 4 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	8,538,353 ▲ 0.00
Bankislami Pak. / Oct 4 BankIslami Pakistan Limited(BIPL)	6,620,348 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 4 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	6,049,235 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Oct 4 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	5,287,550 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Oct 4 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	4,971,746 ▲ 0.00
Shell Pakistan / Oct 4 Shell Pakistan Limited(SHEL)	4,181,253 ▲ 0.00
Citi Pharma Ltd / Oct 4 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	3,645,729 ▲ 0.00

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	149.26
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 % / Oct 3	5.44

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 3	4229.45
India Sensex / Oct 3	65512.10
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 3	30636.50
Nasdaq / Oct 3	13059.47
Hang Seng / Oct 3	17196.07
FTSE 100 / Oct 3	7470.16
Dow Jones / Oct 3	33002.38
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 3	15085.21
France CAC40 / Oct 3	6997.05

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 3	89.19
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 3	18235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 3	172410
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 3	1821.11
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 3	87.32

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