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IMF and Pakistan

Attacks on the NFC Award

There have recently been some attacks on the 7th NFC award relating to the distribution of federal tax revenues...

Updated 26 Mar, 2024 04:41am

Opinion

IMF and the power tariff

Showing traditional annoyance, IMF in the talks at Islamabad was reported to have required the GoP to assure ...

Updated 26 Mar, 2024 04:47am

Business & Finance

A productive visit to Karachi: Jam holds talks with key economic, trade bodies

KARACHI: Federal Minister for Commerce, Jam Kamal Khan, recently concluded a comprehensive and fruitful visit to...

Published 26 Mar, 2024 04:20am

10 Discos seek Rs2.765trn tariff adjustment

Requested adjustments are on account of O&M costs, currency depreciation, Return on Rate base, Gross Margin, less; other income, net margin and Prior Year Adjustment

Updated 26 Mar, 2024 12:36pm

PTI says economic situation does warrant IMF programme

ISLAMABAD: Terming the new International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme as “highly critical” as it involves all the...

Updated 26 Mar, 2024 09:43am

Markets

Oil, gas stocks drive positive momentum at PSX

Benchmark KSE-100 settles at 65,525.65

Updated 25 Mar, 2024 10:07pm

Markets

Rupee remains largely stable against US dollar

Currency settles at 278.13 level against the US dollar in inter-bank market

Updated 25 Mar, 2024 06:30pm

Opinion

‘Q-Block’ needs to reinvent itself?

Pakistan’s economy has entered the stabilisation phase after going through an extremely turbulent period. However,...

Published 25 Mar, 2024 06:06am

Opinion

Pakistan and IMF

The second and final review of the nine-month Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF)...

Published 25 Mar, 2024 06:05am

Spring BoG meetings of World Bank, IMF: Finance minister to lead delegation

ISLAMABAD: The Spring meetings 2024 of the Board of Governors of the World Bank Group and International Monetary...

Updated 25 Mar, 2024 11:10am

Property market crisis: China needs to ‘reinvent itself’: IMF MD

BEIJING: China needs to “reinvent itself” with economic policies to speed resolution of its property market crisis...

Updated 25 Mar, 2024 08:56am

Opinion

Aurangzeb has his work cut out for him

In understanding the nation’s economy, there’s a clear distinction between an economist serving as the finance...

Published 24 Mar, 2024 03:02am

Pakistan

Self-reliance urged to end borrowing spree

KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, Mian Zahid Hussain said that taking a new long-term loan from...

Published 24 Mar, 2024 03:02am

Opinion

It’s IMF way or the highway?

Announcing the staff-level agreement on the successful completion of the 23rd short-term facility, the IMF...

Published 23 Mar, 2024 05:41am

IMF, govt to hold talks on EFF next month: minister

Finance minister says they have expressed strong interests in an Extended Fund Facility with the IMF, but the quantum is not clear yet,Aurangzeb

Updated 23 Mar, 2024 09:20pm

SLA: IMF waiting for release of March data?

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) may be waiting for the release of March 2024 macroeconomic data...

Updated 23 Mar, 2024 09:18pm

Pakistan

To boost reserves, Pakistan to tap China for $300mn Panda Bonds: report

In interview with Bloomberg, finance minister Aurangzeb says option should have been explored 'some time back'

Updated 22 Mar, 2024 10:24pm

Editorials

The quest for another IMF programme

EDITORIAL: First things first, prime minister Shehbaz Sharif has clearly stated that the country needs another...

Published 22 Mar, 2024 04:57am

Business & Finance

‘Missing trader fraud arrangements’: IMF underscores need for amending STA

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recommended amendments to the Sales Tax Act, 1990 to check...

Published 22 Mar, 2024 04:57am

SIFC apex body vows to take ‘tough’ decisions

Underscores the need to continue a consensual approach under SIFC to navigate the myriad of challenges being faced by the country

Updated 22 Mar, 2024 09:50am

Jul-Feb 2023-24: $6.678bn borrowed from multiple sources

ISLAMABAD: The country borrowed $ 6.678 billion from multiple financing sources during the first eight months...

Updated 22 Mar, 2024 08:33am

IMF agreement implementation: PD revises gas supply priorities

Removes captive power plants from its list of prioritised sectors, revises tariff upwards from Rs 1100 to Rs 2750 per mmbtu

Updated 22 Mar, 2024 04:05pm

Business & Finance

Uniform excise duty rates on cigarette makers: IMF’s recommendations welcomed

ISLAMABAD: Capital Calling, an Islamabad-based think tank, Friday welcomed the recommendation of the International...

Published 21 Mar, 2024 05:22am

Country needs ‘another’ IMF programme: PM

Says rising electricity and gas theft, low tax-to-GDP ratio and rapid increase in expenditure need to be dealt with seriously

Updated 21 Mar, 2024 09:54am

IMF says will disburse final SBA tranche

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Pakistan have reached a staff-level agreement on the second and...

Updated 21 Mar, 2024 08:41am

Dealings with local consumers: IMF for GST registration of online digital platforms

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recommended sales tax registration of online digital platforms...

Updated 21 Mar, 2024 08:44am

Discos’ petitions for 2024-25: IMF asks PD to continue tariff rebasing on time

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked Power Division to continue tariff rebasing on time for...

Updated 21 Mar, 2024 09:58am

Editorials

An amendment in the works?

EDITORIAL: The declared election outcome notwithstanding recounting of votes since, appears to be veering towards a...

Published 21 Mar, 2024 05:22am

Editorials

‘Decisive action’

EDITORIAL: The new government must have already found out that it has no time to settle in, especially when it comes...

Published 21 Mar, 2024 05:22am

Markets

‘Difficult, but necessary’: analysts weigh in on future with IMF

Believe tougher measures are likely to follow as Pakistan moves to 'successor medium-term Fund-supported programme'

Updated 20 Mar, 2024 10:17pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 24	278.59
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 24	278.39
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 24	155.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 24	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 24	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 24	5070.63
India Sensex / Apr 24	73852.94
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 24	38460.08
Nasdaq / Apr 24	15712.75
Hang Seng / Apr 24	17201.27
FTSE 100 / Apr 24	8040.38
Dow Jones / Apr 24	38460.92
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 24	18088.70

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 23	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 23	213220
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 24	82.83
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 24	2318.17
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 24	81.01
Petrol/Litre / Apr 25	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 25 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 25 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 25 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 25 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 25 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 25 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 25 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 25 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 25 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 25 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 25 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 25 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 25 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 25 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 25 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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