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Nosediving tax-to-GDP ratio

EDITORIAL: It’s a bit rich of the FBR (Federal Board of Revenue) to claim an improvement in the country’s tax-to-GDP...

Published 10 Nov, 2024 02:51am

Govt will go for privatisation of PIA again: Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb, while admitting trust and credibility deficit with the...

Updated 09 Nov, 2024 07:11pm

Editorials

Captive power phase-out: the show must go on

EDITORIAL: Only a few weeks into the latest International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme, the Prime Minister has been...

Updated 09 Nov, 2024 08:21am

BR Research

EFF progress review: don’t let them off the hook!

As the political government gears up to revert the economy back onto a growth path, the IMF mission is set to arrive...

Published 08 Nov, 2024 09:00am

IMF team to check progress on EFF shortly

IMF staff to visit Pakistan on November 11

Updated 07 Nov, 2024 03:26pm

Editorials

Celebrating the fiscal surplus

EDITORIAL: The government, especially the finance ministry, can’t seem to trumpet the first fiscal surplus in 24...

Published 05 Nov, 2024 03:30am

Editorials

Wheat support price dilemma

EDITORIAL: Why is the government so paralysed, without rhyme or reason, when it comes to taking a position about...

Published 02 Nov, 2024 06:15am

Editorials

Challenge of poverty reduction

EDITORIAL: It turns out that poverty reduction remains a formidable challenge despite all the recent macroeconomic...

Published 27 Oct, 2024 02:44am

Editorials

Social sectors and BISP

EDITORIAL: The constant refrain in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) document titled “Pakistan: 2024 Article ...

Updated 23 Oct, 2024 07:13am

IMF briefed about array of reforms

WASHINGTON: Pakistani delegation comprising Secretary Finance Imdad Ullah Bosal and Governor State Bank of Pakistan...

Updated 23 Oct, 2024 09:25am

Opinion

Performance targets in IMF programme

The newly approved IMF Programme in the form of a 37-month Extended Fund Facility can be considered as perhaps the...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 06:33am

IMF conditionalities: PM-led NEDB may become redundant

ISLAMABAD: The government’s National Export Development Board (NEDB) headed by the Prime Minister may become...

Updated 22 Oct, 2024 08:44am

Opinion

IMF programme: lack of ingenuity?

The narrative led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb is that the economy has...

Updated 21 Oct, 2024 07:07am

Opinion

SCO, IMF & reforms

Hosting the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Islamabad by Pakistan on October 15-16, 2024 was a ...

Published 18 Oct, 2024 06:38am

Global energy price variations pose risks: SBP projects 2.5-3.5pc growth

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has said that uncertainty on the economic front has reduced and...

Updated 18 Oct, 2024 09:38am

First review of IMF commitments: MoF evaluates progress across ministries concerned

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry is reportedly taking stock of progress from the concerned ministries for first...

Updated 18 Oct, 2024 02:54pm

Editorials

IMF’s reputational risks

EDITORIAL: In documents uploaded on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) website in the early hours of this Friday...

Updated 16 Oct, 2024 08:36am

Opinion

Macroeconomic projections of IMF, WB

There have been two very recent sets of macroeconomic projections for Pakistan. The first is in the IMF Staff Report...

Published 15 Oct, 2024 06:47am

BR Research

Remittances to the rescue

The significance of worker remittances can be seen from the fact that over $8 billion came into the country in the...

Published 14 Oct, 2024 09:19am

Editorials

Rise in home remittances

EDITORIAL: The State Bank of Pakistan website revealed a 39 percent rise in remittance inflows for the first quarter...

Published 14 Oct, 2024 07:00am

Opinion

Dated IMF staff report

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) uploaded documents early 11 October Pakistan time, nearly thirteen weeks after...

Updated 14 Oct, 2024 07:33am

IMF concerned at low investment in social sector

Fund warns underinvestment perpetuating poverty and widening inequality across country

Updated 13 Oct, 2024 03:15pm

Govt commits to IMF: Policy rate to go up if inflation rises

IMF suggests gradually adjusting the tariff structure while implementing direct cash transfers through the Benazir Income Support Programme to protect vulnerable households

Updated 12 Oct, 2024 09:35pm

Markets

IMF flags risks to Pakistan’s repayment capacity

In staff report, lender says risks, notably from high public debt and gross financing needs, low gross reserves and sociopolitical factors, could jeopardise policy implementation and erode repayment capacity and debt sustainability

Updated 11 Oct, 2024 10:31pm

IMF official supports reforms in public sector

Says Pakistan has managed to revive economic and financial stability over the past fiscal year

Updated 11 Oct, 2024 02:27pm

Aurangzeb tells foreign investors: ‘Govt focused on ensuring structural reforms’

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb has said the government is focused on...

Updated 09 Oct, 2024 08:50am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 8	277.83
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 8	277.63
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 8	152.64
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 8	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 8	1.29
Euro to USD / Nov 8	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 8	5,995.54
India Sensex / Nov 8	79,486.32
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 8	39,500.37
Nasdaq / Nov 8	19,286.78
Hang Seng / Nov 8	20,728.19
FTSE 100 / Nov 8	8,072.39
Dow Jones / Nov 8	43,988.99
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 8	19,215.48

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 8	70.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 8	18,285
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 8	244,002.80
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 8	2,684.77
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 8	70.98
Petrol/Litre / Nov 11	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 11 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 11 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 11 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 11 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 11 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 11 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 11 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 11 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 11 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 11 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 11 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 11 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 11 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 11 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 11 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 11 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 11 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 11 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Nov 11 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 11 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Nov 11 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Nov 11 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Nov 11 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Nov 11 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 11 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 11 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 11 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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