Trends - finance ministry - Business Recorder

finance ministry

Ministry seeks Rs1.6trn PSDP: FY26 budget on June 2

ISLAMABAD: The federal government Thursday announced that federal budget for fiscal year 2025-26 will be presented...

Updated 09 May, 2025 03:20pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan bonds gyrate

LONDON/KARACHI: Pakistan’s international bonds rose on Wednesday after India launched strikes on the country. The...

Published 08 May, 2025 06:21am

Financial system remains stable, secure: MoF

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry Wednesday convened an emergency meeting to assess the current financial landscape,...

Updated 08 May, 2025 09:39am

Markets

China to impose tariffs of 34% on all US goods from April 10

BEIJING: China’s finance ministry said on Friday it will impose additional tariffs of 34% on all US goods from April...

Updated 04 Apr, 2025 04:07pm

PSDP: PM wants fund allocation to high impact projects

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives...

Updated 03 Apr, 2025 09:26am

Pakistan

Climate change threatens economic sustainability, says Aurangzeb

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Friday termed climate change as an “existential threat” that could undermine...

Updated 21 Mar, 2025 05:21pm

Editorials

External assistance inflows

EDITORIAL: In its monthly report on foreign assistance inflows, the Economic Affairs Division (EAD) revealed that ...

Published 21 Mar, 2025 06:34am

Development schemes in Punjab: Govt to approve Rs430m TSG

ISLAMABAD: The government is to approve a Technical Supplementary Grant (TSG) of Rs 430 million through Ministry of...

Updated 21 Mar, 2025 02:51pm

From SBP to EXIM Bank: ECC to clear Rs330bn LTFF portfolio transfer

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet is to approve phasing out of the SPB’s Long Term...

Updated 21 Mar, 2025 09:25am

SLA delay: Trust deficit cited as possible cause

ISLAMABAD: The delay in reaching a staff level agreement under the International Monetary Fund’s ongoing Extended...

Updated 18 Mar, 2025 09:29am

TDS claims of KE & KWSC: MoF seeks report from PD on mediation pact overhaul

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance has sought progress report from the Power Division on amendments to mediation...

Updated 15 Mar, 2025 02:28pm

Power sector: resolution of circular debt in sight

Government and commercial banks reportedly inching towards a viable deal on Rs 1.23 trillion loan to resolve power sector circular debt

Updated 15 Mar, 2025 02:56pm

Talks on first review of $7bn loan programme with IMF conclude

IMF staff to finalise its recommendations for Executive Board’s review, according to sources

Updated 15 Mar, 2025 02:24pm

Dual nationals on top SBP slots: MoF faces resistance to proposed appointments

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry is reportedly facing resistance from some Cabinet members regarding the proposed...

Updated 09 Mar, 2025 12:47pm

PM happy over continuous decrease in inflation

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed satisfaction on Monday over the continuous decrease in inflation...

Updated 04 Mar, 2025 09:10am

Talks begin on first review of EFF program

Nine-member IMF mission led by Nathan Porter meets government economic team led by Secretary Finance

Updated 04 Mar, 2025 09:34am

Opinion

TPO: A test of reform

Pakistan’s taxation and trade enforcement systems remain highly inefficient. The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has...

Updated 04 Mar, 2025 06:58am

Electricity tariffs rebasing plan shelved

ISLAMABAD: The government has shelved its plan to rebase electricity tariffs from January 1 each year, instead of...

Updated 03 Mar, 2025 04:12pm

Opinion

IMF programme & our vulnerabilities

Pakistan’s economy has been perpetually struggling through recurrent turbulent phases, facing severe fiscal and...

Published 28 Feb, 2025 07:01am

Govt raises Rs2.25trn through Sukuk auctions since Dec 2023

Trading volumes in secondary market increasing gradually as market participants become familiar with system

Updated 27 Feb, 2025 02:18pm

First review of $7bn EFF programme: Protracted IMF-govt talks likely

Nine-member IMF mission led by Nathan Porter to stay in the country for around two weeks in March

Updated 26 Feb, 2025 02:34pm

Opposition to power arrears at-source deductions: KP govt’s summary gets no response from PD

ISLAMABAD: The Power Division has reportedly not responded to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government’s summary...

Updated 26 Feb, 2025 09:21am

Remittances by banks: Special rules for packing and dispatch revised

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Finance has revised special rules for packing and dispatch of remittances by the banks....

Updated 20 Feb, 2025 09:26am

Pakistan

IMF delegation meets CJP Afridi on ‘Finance Division’s request’

International Monetary Fund team in Pakistan to conduct Governance and Corruption Diagnostic Assessment under country’s 2024 Extended Fund Facility programme

Updated 11 Feb, 2025 10:38pm

Pakistan

Govt hikes petrol price by Rs3.47, HSD’s by Rs2.61 per litre

New prices come into effect from January 16, 2025

Published 15 Jan, 2025 11:26pm

Business & Finance

Dec CPI inflation clocks in at 4.1pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index-based inflation clocked in at 4.1 per cent on year-on-year basis in December ...

Updated 02 Jan, 2025 08:04am

In meeting with IMF’s new representative, Aurangzeb reaffirms commitment to loan programme

Markets

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 16	281.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 16	281.50
USD to Japanese Yen / May 16	145.21
USD to Swiss Franc / May 16	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / May 16	1.33
Euro to USD / May 16	1.12
UK LIBOR % / May 14	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 15	5,916.93
Nasdaq / May 15	19,112.32
Dow Jones / May 15	42,322.75
India Sensex / May 16	82,241.91
Tokyo Nikkei / May 16	37,762.61
Hang Seng / May 16	23,345.94
FTSE 100 / May 16	8,686.51
Germany DAX 30 / May 16	23,854.97
France CAC40 / May 16	7,901.67

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 15	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 15	287,379
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 16	61.55
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 16	3,224.61
Cotton US¢/pound / May 16	65.53
Petrol/Litre / May 17	252.63
Diesel/Litre / May 17	254.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Equity Modaraba / May 16 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.45 ▲ 0.6 (21.05%)
Pak. P.V.C. / May 16 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	8.40 ▲ 1 (13.51%)
First Capital Equities / May 16 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	4.50 ▲ 0.52 (13.07%)
Dewan Mushtaq / May 16 Dewan Mushtaq Textile Mills Limited(DMTM)	10.83 ▲ 1 (10.17%)
AN Textile Mills / May 16 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	13.06 ▲ 1.19 (10.03%)
Sitara Peroxide / May 16 Sitara Peroxide Limited(SPL)	13.73 ▲ 1.25 (10.02%)
Fast Cables / May 16 Fast Cables Limited(FCL)	24.16 ▲ 2.2 (10.02%)
Pak Synthetics / May 16 Pakistan Synthetics Limited(PSYL)	62.34 ▲ 5.67 (10.01%)
Bawany Air Products / May 16 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	44.17 ▲ 4.02 (10.01%)
Kohinoor Mills / May 16 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	32.09 ▲ 2.92 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Parmount Sp. / May 16 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	3.16 ▼ -0.54 (-14.59%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / May 16 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	7.14 ▼ -0.97 (-11.96%)
TPL Life Insur. / May 16 TPL Life Insurance Limited(TPLL)	47.57 ▼ -5.27 (-9.97%)
Apna Microfin. / May 16 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	9.05 ▼ -0.99 (-9.86%)
Crescent Cotton / May 16 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	48.20 ▼ -5.26 (-9.84%)
Ellcot Spinning / May 16 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	101.65 ▼ -10.54 (-9.39%)
East West Ins. / May 16 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	52 ▼ -5.29 (-9.23%)
Shams Textile / May 16 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	24.30 ▼ -2.43 (-9.09%)
B. F. Mod. / May 16 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	7.95 ▼ -0.78 (-8.93%)
Olympia Mills / May 16 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	46.20 ▼ -4.27 (-8.46%)

Stock	Volume
At-Tahur Ltd. / May 16 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	44,317,984 ▲ 0.21
Cnergyico PK / May 16 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	32,148,988 ▼ -0.18
Lotte Chemical / May 16 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	28,049,504 ▲ 1.31
Pak Refinery / May 16 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	24,229,848 ▼ -0.52
K-Electric Ltd. / May 16 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,507,342 ▼ -0.04
Pak Elektron / May 16 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	18,144,829 ▼ -1.47
WorldCall Telecom / May 16 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,543,964 ▼ -0.02
Fauji Foods Ltd / May 16 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	15,849,609 ▲ 0.05
P.T.C.L. / May 16 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,650,899 ▲ 0.64
Sui South Gas / May 16 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	14,606,631 ▼ -1.2

Markets →

Budget 2024-25: income tax calculator for FY25

finance ministry

Most Popular