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Malawi’s IMF programme ends after only $35 million disbursed

BLANTYRE: Malawi’s $175 million loan programme from the International Monetary Fund has been terminated after no...

Published 15 May, 2025 03:00pm

Markets

KSE-100 Index gains over 1% to close all-time high

Benchmark index settles at 119,962 for first time in history

Updated 15 May, 2025 04:49pm

BR Research

OICCI’s budget proposals — balancing reform with reality

The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI), representing over 200 of the largest foreign...

Published 15 May, 2025 05:42am

Markets

Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's currency values in terms of Special...

Published 15 May, 2025 05:42am

Meeting scheduled for 15-16th: PD to brief IMF on CDMP, subsidy and carbon levy law

ISLAMABAD: The Power Division is all set to brief the International Monetary Fund (IMF) virtually on circular debt...

Updated 15 May, 2025 08:47am

Business & Finance

Over $1bn received from IMF

KARACHI: Pakistan has successfully received over $1 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as the second...

Published 15 May, 2025 05:42am

Editorials

Export-led growth

EDITORIAL: Minister of Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb presented an outdated growth model under considerable threat since...

Updated 15 May, 2025 08:04am

Hike in prices of petrol, diesel likely

Govt expected to approve an increase of over Rs 4 per litre in the price of petrol

Updated 15 May, 2025 02:46pm

PM Shehbaz sets up panel for petroleum sector reforms

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted a high-level committee on implementation of reforms in the...

Updated 15 May, 2025 08:46am

Markets

Pakistan receives second tranche of $1.02bn from IMF, confirms SBP

Inflows will be reflected in SBP's liquid reserves to be released on May 16, 2025

Updated 14 May, 2025 10:18pm

Business & Finance

IMF cuts Angola’s 2025 growth forecast to 2.4% on emerging risks

NAIROBI: The International Monetary Fund has cut Angola’s preliminary growth outlook for 2025 to 2.4% from an...

Published 14 May, 2025 11:30am

Markets

KSE-100 closes flat as late-session selling erases intra-day gains

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed mixed trading on Wednesday, as its benchmark KSE-100 Index swayed in...

Updated 14 May, 2025 10:44pm

Opinion

Dissecting Uraan Pakistan—I

Since 90s Pakistan witnessed flood of Plans, Visions, Development Frameworks and Reform agendas by multilaterals,...

Published 14 May, 2025 07:01am

Business & Finance

Export-led growth is only way forward for Pakistan: Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, on Tuesday said export-led growth ...

Updated 14 May, 2025 07:07am

IMF talks begin today

Discussions will focus on budgetary framework, including proposed revenue targets and expenditure estimates

Updated 14 May, 2025 09:22am

Targeted power subsidies under BISP: Roadmap submitted to IMF, World Bank

ISLAMABAD: The government has reportedly submitted a roadmap to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World...

Updated 14 May, 2025 09:51am

Markets

Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's currency values in terms of Special...

Published 14 May, 2025 05:56am

Opinion

The burden of govt debt

The government debt outstanding is the debt that is to be serviced out of the Federal Consolidated Fund plus the ...

Updated 13 May, 2025 07:37am

Editorials

The IMF nod, and after

EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) approval of USD 2.4 billion in financing for Pakistan...

Published 13 May, 2025 06:15am

Pakistan

Conflict with India won’t have large fiscal impact, says Aurangzeb

Finance minister says no need for new economic assessment

Published 12 May, 2025 11:12pm

Markets

KSE-100 surges over 10,000 points on India-Pakistan ceasefire, IMF approval

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) staged a strong comeback on Monday, driven by a “convergence of positive...

Updated 12 May, 2025 07:54pm

Opinion

The cost of war

Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif stated on 28 April, six days after the 22 April Pahalgam terror attack that...

Updated 12 May, 2025 07:23am

IMF targets: ECC orders Rs50bn reallocation from PSDP to PD

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Updated 12 May, 2025 02:24pm

Markets

More depreciation

KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee depreciated further against the US dollar in the inter-bank market as it lost Re0.65 or...

Published 12 May, 2025 05:51am

Editorials

Dangerous escalation

EDITORIAL: The cycle of hostility between India and Pakistan, triggered by Indian strikes inside Pakistani territory...

Published 10 May, 2025 06:08am

Markets

Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's currency values in terms of Special...

Published 10 May, 2025 06:08am

Business & Finance

India faces embarrassment as IMF approves $1bn tranche

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board on Friday completed the first review under the...

Published 10 May, 2025 06:08am

Markets

Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's currency values in terms of Special...

Published 09 May, 2025 06:02am

IMF board meeting: First review, $1.3bn new deal on the table today

ISLAMABAD: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is scheduled to meet on Friday (May 9) to...

Updated 09 May, 2025 02:31pm

Business & Finance

India to put forward position on Pakistan’s loans at next IMF board meet

NEW DELHI: India’s executive director at the International Monetary Fund will put forward the country’s position at...

Published 08 May, 2025 07:00pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 15	281.68
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 15	281.43
USD to Japanese Yen / May 15	145.80
USD to Swiss Franc / May 15	0.84
Pound Sterling to USD / May 15	1.33
Euro to USD / May 15	1.12
UK LIBOR % / May 14	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 14	5,892.58
Nasdaq / May 14	19,146.81
Dow Jones / May 14	42,051.06
India Sensex / May 15	80,937.53
Tokyo Nikkei / May 15	37,755.51
Hang Seng / May 15	23,453.16
FTSE 100 / May 15	8,561.58
Germany DAX 30 / May 15	23,462.44
France CAC40 / May 15	7,814.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 14	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 14	293,124
Petrol/Litre / May 15	252.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 15	60.66
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 15	3,162.99
Diesel/Litre / May 15	256.64
Cotton US¢/pound / May 15	65.21

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Cres.Star Ins. / May 15 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	3.02 ▲ 0.41 (15.71%)
Parmount Sp. / May 15 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	3.70 ▲ 0.46 (14.2%)
Ghani Chemworld / May 15 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	9.14 ▲ 1 (12.29%)
S.G.Power / May 15 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	8.65 ▲ 0.94 (12.19%)
Premier Insurance / May 15 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	5.83 ▲ 0.63 (12.12%)
Dewan Mushtaq / May 15 Dewan Mushtaq Textile Mills Limited(DMTM)	9.83 ▲ 1 (11.33%)
Hala Enterprise / May 15 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	13.26 ▲ 1.21 (10.04%)
P.T.C.L. / May 15 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	22.06 ▲ 2.01 (10.02%)
Flying Cement / May 15 Flying Cement Company Limited(FLYNG)	49.46 ▲ 4.5 (10.01%)
Octopus Digital / May 15 Octopus Digital Limited(OCTOPUS)	52.09 ▲ 4.74 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Olympia Mills / May 15 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	50.47 ▼ -5.06 (-9.11%)
Hussain Industries / May 15 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	26.65 ▼ -2.64 (-9.01%)
Apna Microfin. / May 15 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	10.04 ▼ -0.91 (-8.31%)
Askari Life Assur. / May 15 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	4.63 ▼ -0.35 (-7.03%)
Imperial Limited / May 15 Imperial Limited(IML)	16.52 ▼ -1.23 (-6.93%)
B. F. Mod. / May 15 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	8.73 ▼ -0.61 (-6.53%)
Punjab Oil / May 15 Punjab Oil Mills Limited(POML)	186.82 ▼ -11.54 (-5.82%)
Equity Modaraba / May 15 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	2.85 ▼ -0.16 (-5.32%)
Pakgen Power / May 15 Pakgen Power Limited(PKGP)	114.14 ▼ -6.39 (-5.3%)
Ashfaq Textile / May 15 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	12.34 ▼ -0.68 (-5.22%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Refinery / May 15 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	50,818,876 ▲ 2.68
Cnergyico PK / May 15 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	47,570,881 ▲ 0.48
K-Electric Ltd. / May 15 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	40,246,546 ▲ 0.16
Kohinoor Spining / May 15 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	32,888,417 ▲ 0.18
At-Tahur Ltd. / May 15 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	29,667,657 ▲ 4.48
Sui South Gas / May 15 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	25,344,612 ▲ 0.91
Waves Corporation / May 15 Waves Corporation Limited(WAVES)	21,773,148 ▲ 0.29
Pak Petroleum / May 15 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	16,962,449 ▲ 3.34
B.O.Punjab / May 15 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,957,410 ▲ 0.15
WorldCall Telecom / May 15 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,572,822 ▲ 0.03

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