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fiscal deficit

Positive fiscal outcome of 2025-26

Updated 18 Aug, 2026 05:28am

The information on fiscal operations in Pakistan in 2025-26 was released last week by the Federal Ministry of...

The missing half of Pakistan’s stabilization

Updated 17 Aug, 2026 06:58am

Pakistan has done the hard part. It has not done the necessary part. The consolidated fiscal deficit fell to 2.61...

S&P explains how Pakistan's rating can be improved

Updated 14 Aug, 2026 04:00pm

S&P Global Ratings upgraded Pakistan’s long-term sovereign credit rating to ‘B’ from ‘B-’ on July 22

Fiscal deficit falls to 22-year low in FY26

Updated 14 Aug, 2026 09:03am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s fiscal deficit fell to a 22-year low of 2.6 percent of GDP in fiscal year 2025-26, supported...

Pakistan’s fiscal deficit narrows to 22-year low of 2.6% of GDP in FY26: Schehzad

Published 13 Aug, 2026 01:08pm

Debt reduction reflects a fundamental strengthening of Pakistan’s fiscal position, says adviser

Petroleum products: Govt to restore Rs80/litre PL

Published 08 Aug, 2026 06:24am

ISLAMABAD: The government is set to gradually restore the petroleum levy (PL) on petrol and diesel to the budgeted...

Recovery on familiar terms

Updated 06 Aug, 2026 05:51am

EDITORIAL: The latest editions of the Planning and Finance Divisions’ Monthly Development and Economic updates...

India's April-June fiscal deficit at 18.2% of 2026/27 target

Published 31 Jul, 2026 04:42pm

Net tax receipts stood at 6.4 trillion Indian rupees, compared with 5.4 trillion Indian rupees a year ago

India willing to let fiscal deficit widen to 4.8% of GDP, Bloomberg News reports

Published 12 Jun, 2026 06:30pm

Higher crude prices and supply disruptions following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz hit India

Fiscal deficit puts illicit trade under spotlight

Published 08 Jun, 2026 02:29am

LAHORE: Pakistan’s widening fiscal deficit in the third quarter of FY 2025-26 has once again exposed deep structural...

Overcoming fiscal deficit

Published 05 Jun, 2026 05:48am

On June 10, 2026, the federal government will unveil budget for fiscal year (FY) 2026-27 amidst familiar warnings...

Pakistan projected to post 21-year low budget deficit in outgoing FY26

Updated 02 Jun, 2026 11:11pm

Budget deficit expected at 3.6% of GDP in FY26, against 5.4% of GDP in FY25

India weighs austerity steps, sees no immediate risk to FY27 deficit goal, sources say

Published 07 Apr, 2026 07:10pm

NEW DELHI: India sees no immediate risks to its fiscal deficit target for the financial year that began on April 1,...

Fiscal deficit contained at 6pc of GDP, NA told

Updated 31 Mar, 2026 08:58am

ISLAMABAD: The country’s federal fiscal deficit was contained at 6 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) against a...

India’s April-February fiscal deficit at 80% of 2025/26 target

Published 30 Mar, 2026 03:59pm

Net tax receipts at 21.5 trillion Indian rupees, up from 20.2 trillion rupees collected in the same period a year ago

Govt debt rises Rs641bn in first half of FY26: SBP

Updated 12 Feb, 2026 09:11am

KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt stocks rose by Rs641 billion during the first half of this fiscal year...

Aurangzeb informs US officials of declining fiscal deficit, improved C/A

Updated 12 Feb, 2026 09:06am

ISLAMABAD: John Mark Pommersheim, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, United...

Financing fiscal deficit and lending to private sector: ineffectiveness of monetary policy

Published 05 Feb, 2026 02:51am

The Monetary Policy Committee decided to keep the policy interest rate unchanged at 10.5 percent, marking an...

Pakistan’s budget deficit at 5.4% of GDP; primary surplus climbs to 2.4% in FY25

Updated 05 Aug, 2025 10:59pm

Pakistan’s budget deficit was recorded at Rs6.17 trillion, i.e. 5.4% of the GDP, during the fiscal year 2024-25,...

India’s April-June fiscal deficit at 17.9% of full-year target

Published 31 Jul, 2025 05:28pm

NEW DELHI: India’s fiscal deficit for April-June was 2.8 trillion rupees ($31.96 billion) or 17.9% of the estimate...

Fiscal deficit: FD fails to synchronize data

Updated 29 Jul, 2025 08:45am

ISLAMABAD: The monthly “Economic update and outlook July 2025” failed to synchronize fiscal deficit data in its...

ADB approves $800mn public finance program for Pakistan

Updated 03 Jun, 2025 07:03pm

Programme designed to help Pakistan build long-term fiscal resilience, stability, says Asian Development Bank

Indian FY25 fiscal deficit slightly above target

Published 30 May, 2025 05:28pm

MUMBAI: Fiscal deficit for 2024-25 was 100.5% of the fiscal year target, data released on Friday showed. In...

Sustainability, institutional reform, and stimulus

Published 10 Jan, 2025 03:51am

What causes macroeconomic instability? Main determinants that come to mind are elevated levels of inflation, fiscal...

Govt debt hits all-time high of Rs70.36trn by Aug-end

Updated 09 Oct, 2024 08:53am

KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt stocks crossed Rs 70 trillion mark at the end of August 2024 primarily...

FY2025 to FY29: External debt maturity estimated to be over $100bn

Updated 20 Sep, 2024 12:08pm

Friendly countries to rollover $12.7 billion in the current fiscal year

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 29	277.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 29	277.12
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 30	157.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 30	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 30	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 30	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 28	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 29	7,670.84
Nasdaq / Sep 29	26,797.54
Dow Jones / Sep 29	51,349.92
India Sensex / Sep 30	72,729.39
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 30	66,728.56
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,534.37
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,714.17
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,546.29
France CAC40 / Sep 30	8,055.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 29	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 29	374,945
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 30	89.69
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 30	4,309.98
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 30	79.18
Petrol/Litre / Oct 1	387.54
Diesel/Litre / Oct 1	402.24

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Colony Tex.Mills Ltd / Sep 30 Colony Textile Mills Limited(CTM)	7.26 ▲ 1 (15.97%)
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	5.73 ▲ 0.77 (15.52%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Sep 30 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Sep 30 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	16.57 ▲ 1.51 (10.03%)
Sindh Modaraba / Sep 30 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.28 ▲ 3.03 (10.02%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Sep 30 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	26.38 ▲ 2.4 (10.01%)
Asim Textile / Sep 30 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	113.96 ▲ 10.36 (10%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 30 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	150.32 ▲ 13.67 (10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 30 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	29.04 ▲ 2.64 (10%)
Oilboy Energy / Sep 30 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	18.59 ▲ 1.69 (10%)

Stock	Price
Ashfaq Textile / Sep 30 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	50.57 ▼ -5.62 (-10%)
Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS) / Sep 30 Ghani Chemworld Limited(PRS)(GCWLPRS)	118.83 ▼ -13.16 (-9.97%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Sep 30 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	11.25 ▼ -1.15 (-9.27%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Sep 30 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	918.13 ▼ -92.07 (-9.11%)
Pakistan Services / Sep 30 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,019.63 ▼ -99.15 (-8.86%)
Mandviwala / Sep 30 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	77.07 ▼ -7.14 (-8.48%)
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	23.41 ▼ -1.84 (-7.29%)
D.M. Corporation / Sep 30 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	165.33 ▼ -11.63 (-6.57%)
Cordoba Logistics / Sep 30 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	28.32 ▼ -1.94 (-6.41%)
EMCO Industries / Sep 30 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	32.10 ▼ -1.93 (-5.67%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 30 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	73,446,994 ▲ 0.11
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 30 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,387,095 ▲ 0.77
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Sep 30 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	50,882,891 ▼ -0.09
Cnergyico PK / Sep 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	28,308,841 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 30 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	21,823,804 ▲ 1.27
Arif Habib Corp / Sep 30 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	17,873,579 ▲ 0.1
Pak Refinery / Sep 30 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,817,038 ▲ 0.45
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,431,935 ▼ -0.01
S.G.Power / Sep 30 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	16,575,953 ▼ -1.84
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 30 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	14,238,200 ▲ 0

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