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external financing

Developing countries: Pakistan demands debt relief, financing access

Published 18 May, 2026 05:40am

NEW YORK: Pakistan’s UN ambassador warned on Sunday that the ongoing US-Iran war and its resulting energy supply...

Pakistan’s next economic test

Updated 17 May, 2026 07:07am

Pakistan’s economic policy discourse over the past year has been dominated by the imperative of stabilisation — and...

Lessons from the Emirates shock

Updated 13 Apr, 2026 08:25am

Pakistan’s UAE exposure is being read too narrowly. The immediate focus has been on the $3.5 billion repayment to...

The fixed-rate trap

Published 08 Apr, 2026 06:34am

The government’s cash needs never end. External financing is thinner, repayment obligations are still arriving, and...

What options does Pakistan have to pay off $3.5bn UAE loan?

Published 07 Apr, 2026 12:57pm

Total liquid foreign reserves held by the country stood at $21.8 billion as of 27 March 2026

Growing risks of external financing

Updated 17 Mar, 2026 06:45am

The Ministry of Economic Affairs, Economic Affair Division has released recently the Monthly Disbursement Report of...

IMF, govt to continue talks on EFF review

Published 13 Mar, 2026 06:12am

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) team and the Pakistani authorities will continue discussions on the...

OPINION: Inflow of external financing

Updated 09 Dec, 2025 07:20am

Pakistan continues to face extraordinary pressure to ensure large and sustained inflows of external financing. The...

External financing in FY2025-26

Updated 03 Jun, 2025 06:43am

One of the key indicators in the federal budget is the projected level of external financing to partly finance the...

IMF projects Pakistan’s external financing needs at $19.316bn

Updated 19 May, 2025 09:47am

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected Pakistan’s gross external financing needs at $19.316...

IMF flags risks to Pakistan’s repayment capacity

Updated 11 Oct, 2024 10:31pm

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

Talks with IMF going well, PM tells Cabinet

Updated 13 Sep, 2024 09:26am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has assured his Cabinet colleagues that recent negotiations with the...

Still awaiting IMF board’s approval

Published 05 Sep, 2024 06:19am

EDITORIAL: Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb in a televised speech on Tuesday claimed yet again that the 7...

$7bn EFF Programme: Aurangzeb expects on-time IMF approval

Updated 04 Sep, 2024 09:16am

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board’s approval of $7 billion Extended Fund Facility...

Pakistan in ‘advanced stage’ to get external financing assurances, says Aurangzeb

Updated 03 Sep, 2024 09:45pm

Finance minister hopeful of getting IMF Executive Board approval on time

The external financial commitments

Updated 29 Aug, 2024 10:37am

EDITORIAL: Governor State Bank of Pakistan Jameel Ahmad, in an interview with a foreign news agency, stated that...

Fitch upgrades Pakistan rating to ‘CCC+’

Updated 29 Jul, 2024 07:43pm

Upgrade reflects greater certainty over continued availability of external funding, says credit rating agency

Post-floods resilience: World Bank approves $535mn for two projects in Pakistan

Updated 21 Jun, 2024 11:30pm

Lender says additional financing will build on on-going efforts to equip Pakistan’s social protection system with policy and delivery system foundations necessary for more effective and rapid responses to future crises

Budget 2024-25: Pakistan eyes over $20bn in external financing

Published 12 Jun, 2024 10:20pm

Authorities in Islamabad have budgeted Rs5.685 trillion or over $20.3 billion to be acquired through external...

Gross external financing needs: IMF lowers projection to $21.044bn

Updated 11 May, 2024 08:41am

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered the projection of Pakistan’s gross external financing...

External financing needs: IMF lowers projection to 7.1pc of GDP

Updated 21 Jan, 2024 09:35am

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered the projection of Pakistan’s gross external financing...

Arif Habib Limited expects KSE-100 to hit 81,000 by December 2024

Updated 04 Dec, 2023 07:26pm

Fuelled by new-found optimism amid improved economic indicators, the Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) benchmark...

Flood devastation: World Bank approves $213mn for Balochistan

Updated 26 May, 2023 04:27pm

Board of Executive Directors approves financing to improve livelihoods and essential services, enhance risk protection in communities affected by 2022 floods

External financing requirements for deal remain unchanged: IMF

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 3	278.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 3	278.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 3	161.34
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 3	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 3	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 3	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 3	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 2	7,483.24
Nasdaq / Jul 2	25,832.67
Dow Jones / Jul 2	52,900.07
India Sensex / Jul 3	77,938.16
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 3	69,243.68
Hang Seng / Jul 3	23,310.80
FTSE 100 / Jul 3	10,679.03
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 3	25,779.31
France CAC40 / Jul 3	8,508.07

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 2	17,780
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 3	68.69
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 3	378,031
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 3	4,176.94
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 3	77.12
Petrol/Litre / Jul 4	299.50
Diesel/Litre / Jul 4	311.47

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dewan Sugar / Jul 3 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	7.98 ▲ 0.96 (13.68%)
Ansari Sug. / Jul 3 Ansari Sugar Mills Limited(ANSM)	31.30 ▲ 2.85 (10.02%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 3 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	29.88 ▲ 2.72 (10.01%)
Quantum Data Tech. / Jul 3 Quantum Data Technologies Limited(QTECH)	51.87 ▲ 4.72 (10.01%)
Mughal Energy / Jul 3 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	24.73 ▲ 2.25 (10.01%)
Fateh Ind. / Jul 3 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	293.11 ▲ 26.65 (10%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 3 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	179.23 ▲ 16.29 (10%)
IbrahimFibres / Jul 3 Ibrahim Fibres Limited(IBFL)	271.37 ▲ 24.67 (10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 3 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	106.67 ▲ 9.7 (10%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jul 3 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	114.95 ▲ 10.45 (10%)

Stock	Price
First Fid. Leasing / Jul 3 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	24.03 ▼ -2.67 (-10%)
Chashma / Jul 3 Chashma Sugar Mills Limited(CHAS)	132.21 ▼ -14.24 (-9.72%)
UBLPakistanETF / Jul 3 UBLPakistan Enterprise ETF(UBLPETF)	30.75 ▼ -2.72 (-8.13%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Jul 3 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	219.97 ▼ -14.2 (-6.06%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jul 3 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	35.31 ▼ -2.06 (-5.51%)
Sitara Chemical / Jul 3 Sitara Chemical Industries Limited(SITC)	811.04 ▼ -46.47 (-5.42%)
Gammon Pak / Jul 3 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	19.76 ▼ -1.13 (-5.41%)
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Jul 3 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	13.25 ▼ -0.75 (-5.36%)
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 3 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	16.79 ▼ -0.89 (-5.03%)
Next Capital / Jul 3 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	13.11 ▼ -0.69 (-5%)

Stock	Volume
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 3 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	72,948,993 ▼ -0.04
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 3 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	48,406,341 ▼ -0.89
TPL Properties / Jul 3 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	34,286,380 ▲ 0.41
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jul 3 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	27,424,496 ▲ 2.43
Secure Logistics-Trax Group / Jul 3 Secure Logistics-Trax Group Limited(SLGL)	26,707,486 ▲ 0.23
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 3 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	25,865,871 ▲ 0
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 3 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	21,845,437 ▲ 0.11
Lotte Chemical / Jul 3 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	21,059,671 ▲ 0.91
Pak Reinsurance / Jul 3 Pakistan Reinsurance Company Limited(PAKRI)	18,996,584 ▲ 0.39
P.T.C.L. / Jul 3 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	16,650,708 ▲ 1.65

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