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Concern shown over growing debt burden

Published 26 Jan, 2025 02:54am

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

MoM basis: Sept debt stocks drop Rs792bn on SBP profit

Updated 12 Nov, 2024 02:35pm

KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt stock fell sharply by Rs 792 billion in September 2024, following the...

Public debt soars to Rs39.7trn, NA told

Updated 17 May, 2024 12:39pm

ISLAMABAD: The external debt was recorded at $86.36 billion and domestic debt was recorded at Rs39.7 trillion of the...

Borrowing level of caretakers comparatively lower than PDM govt’s: MoF

Updated 23 Feb, 2024 08:54am

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has maintained that the domestic and external borrowings during the period of the...

Rising debt servicing emerges as hindrance: Projection of cut in C/A deficit subject to certain risks

Updated 01 Sep, 2023 09:11am

ISLAMABAD: The government projection of a reduction in the current account deficit to US$ 3.7 billion is subject to...

Govt debt stocks hit all-time high of Rs59trn

Updated 06 Jul, 2023 08:35am

KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt stocks rose to an all-time high level of Rs 59 trillion at the end of...

One burger combo, please!

Updated 12 Jun, 2023 07:08am

Finance minister Ishaq Dar has been regularly claiming two things: One, Pakistan won’t default on its external ...

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...

Govt debt stocks rise to Rs58.6trn

Updated 06 Jun, 2023 08:47am

KARACHI: The federal government’s borrowing from domestic and external resources rose by 22.5 percent during the...

A possible way forward–I

Published 03 Apr, 2023 06:36am

Pakistan today is perilously close to declaring its inability to settle its external debt obligations. Default. What...

Shape up or ship out!

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

For the past few months, there has been significant concern and consternation over the possibility of a Pakistani...

Debt, liabilities rise to historical-level of Rs63.9trn

Updated 17 Feb, 2023 08:48am

KARACHI: The country’s total debt and liabilities rose to a historical level of Rs 63.9 trillion at the end of the...

SBP’s reserves slip to $3bn

Updated 03 Feb, 2023 08:54am

KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves further fell by $711 million during last week due to...

Debt, inequality and austerity

Published 20 Jan, 2023 06:44am

‘In most western countries, inequality is rising, and social mobility has stalled. Our citizens are losing...

Fraught present, unknown future

Updated 20 Jan, 2023 02:33pm

EDITORIAL: The country is fast approaching a point of no return. If the economy is forced upon a default on its...

Economy: EAG underscores need for reforms

Updated 07 Jan, 2023 08:48am

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Advisory Group (EAG) has called for necessary reforms to transform Pakistan into a globally...

2023: Disappointments & hopes

Updated 30 Dec, 2022 06:45am

Year 2022 is bidding farewell to Pakistan leaving behind some unpleasant memories, natural disaster in the form of...

Ishaq Dar’s address: misplaced optimism?

Published 30 Dec, 2022 05:50am

EDITORIAL: Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar gave an impassioned virtual address to mark the first listing of the...

S&P cuts rating on weakening of several metrics

Updated 23 Dec, 2022 09:04am

Rating agency states that Pakistan’s already low foreign exchange reserves would remain under pressure throughout 2023

Forex reserves stand at $6.7bn

Published 16 Dec, 2022 07:31am

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) foreign exchange reserves did not record any major change during the...

Looming sovereign default rhetoric

Published 14 Dec, 2022 05:57am

Expectedly, the prime minister Shehbaz Sharif and his economic czar Ishaq Dar have squashed the talk or speculation...

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...

IMF programme: Govt remains committed, Dar tells Nong

Updated 07 Dec, 2022 09:53am

Finance minister says negotiations for ninth review are at an advanced state

Floods in Pakistan: Restructuring of external debts on soft terms needed: FPCCI

Published 24 Sep, 2022 03:49am

KARACHI: President FPCCI Irfan Iqbal Sheikh said that all bilateral and multilateral external debts of Pakistan need...

Economy: bleak scenario

Published 24 Jun, 2022 06:15am

Our current grim economic situation is a result of multiple factors—undoubtedly some decisions/inactions by the...

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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 15	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 15	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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