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IMF bailout

The blind spot in every IMF bailout

Published 25 May, 2026 06:37pm

Consider the chain of events that unfolds when missiles are fired near the Strait of Hormuz. Within hours,...

Ex-finance minister says Gilgit-Baltistan tourism can free Pakistan from IMF bailouts

Updated 25 Oct, 2025 11:13pm

Former finance minister Asad Umar has proposed investing in Gilgit-Baltistan’s tourism sector to generate revenue...

‘No hiccups’: finance ministry reaffirms commitment to IMF programme, refutes speculation

Updated 04 Dec, 2024 10:05pm

Statement comes after report that Pakistan was facing some issues with IMF programme over meeting some conditions

Sri Lanka kicks off much-delayed $12.5bn bond deal

Published 28 Nov, 2024 07:26am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka said Tuesday it would honour a deal secured by its predecessor to restructure $12.55 billion in...

PM Shehbaz briefed on IMF talks, reviews economic situation

Updated 18 Nov, 2024 11:07pm

The Ministry of Finance briefed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif regarding the ongoing talks with the International...

Pakistan discusses $7bn bailout reform agenda with IMF in unusual talks

Updated 17 Nov, 2024 11:18pm

Reforms in taxation, energy sector, privatisation of loss-making SOEs and public finance came under discussion, finance minister says

IMF team holds ‘unusual’ talks over $7bn bailout

Published 13 Nov, 2024 06:33am

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund’s Pakistan mission chief Nathan Porter on Tuesday opened unusual talks...

IMF EB dithering over whether to sanction bailout?

Updated 10 Sep, 2024 09:18am

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has not yet included Pakistan on the agenda of its executive board...

Aurangzeb says Pakistan has secured debt rollover commitments from China, Saudi Arabia and UAE

Updated 06 Aug, 2024 10:25pm

Development gives boost to economy that awaits Executive Board approval from the IMF ahead of $7-billion bailout

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

SBP reduces key policy rate by 100bps, takes it to 19.5%

Updated 29 Jul, 2024 07:42pm

Majority analysts expected cut, it was the quantum of reduction that had them divided

Positivity prevails at PSX, KSE-100 gains over 400 points

Updated 24 Jul, 2024 08:42pm

Rate cut expectations boost sentiment

Doing the right thing the wrong way

Updated 24 Jul, 2024 07:53am

EDITORIAL: Why go through the trouble of dissolving Pak-PWD (Pakistan Public Works Department) – on the orders of...

Fault lies within: to fix the economy, look inward

Published 17 Jul, 2024 10:43pm

There weren’t much high hopes when Finance Minister Mohammed Aurangzeb started delivering his budget speech on June...

New IMF programme to improve Pakistan’s funding prospects: Moody’s

Updated 16 Jul, 2024 09:38pm

Credit rating agency, however, warns govt’s ability to sustain reform implementation will be key to continually unlock financing over three-year duration

Market cheers IMF bailout, KSE-100 gains over 1,200 points

Updated 15 Jul, 2024 10:36pm

Investors see staff-level agreement with lender as massive positive for struggling economy

Taxing Pakistan’s agriculture sector: IMF push ‘a move in the right direction’

Updated 13 Jul, 2024 10:15pm

Islamabad will be required to complete a number of conditions as it moves ahead with $7-billion EFF; reforms will include bringing retail, export, and agriculture sectors properly into taxation system

Key policy points/reforms stressed by IMF in new staff-level agreement

Published 13 Jul, 2024 11:19am

In a major development, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reached a Staff-Level Agreement (SLA) with Pakistan...

IMF, Pakistan reach staff-level agreement on $7bn Extended Fund Facility

Updated 13 Jul, 2024 10:15pm

The new 37-month programme is now subject to approval by the lender's Executive Board

‘They don’t care about us’

Updated 10 Jul, 2024 12:25pm

The IMF deal is very likely on the cards. The lender of last resort is stuck with Pakistan irrespective of the...

Up to 200 units of consumption: PM Shehbaz announces Rs50bn power subsidy for 25mn households

Updated 09 Jul, 2024 09:32pm

Says time has come for 'elite to make sacrifices'

KSE-100 closes with 106-point gain after briefly crossing 81,000

Updated 09 Jul, 2024 10:38pm

Equities at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) maintained their upward trajectory, as the benchmark KSE-100 Index...

Taxes: Aurangzeb for breaking IMF bailout cycle

Updated 08 Jul, 2024 12:17pm

It's about time we get real, ball is in our court to provide bankable and investable projects, says finance minister on attracting foreign investment

Arif Habib Limited now expects KSE-100 to hit 109,000 by June 2025

Updated 04 Jul, 2024 08:53pm

Propelled by optimism over inking a “new longer and larger” programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and...

Pakistan has met all requirements for IMF bailout deal, finance official says

Updated 03 Jul, 2024 04:41pm

Malik says no major issues left to address as Pakistan seeks over $6bn bailout

We understand the pain, will provide relief to salaried class at first opportunity we get: Aurangzeb

Updated 01 Jul, 2024 07:03pm

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has said that the government will provide relief to the salaried class at the...

Pakistan’s headline inflation increases pace, clocks in at 12.6% in June 2024

Updated 01 Jul, 2024 07:03pm

Average CPI inflation reading in FY24 clocks in at 23.4%

Positive sentiment at PSX amid anticipation of new IMF programme

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 30	277.31
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 30	277.11
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 1	158.32
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 1	0.84
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 1	1.32
Euro to USD / Oct 1	1.13
SOFR % / Sep 29	3.88

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 30	7,651.54
Nasdaq / Sep 30	26,861.06
Hang Seng / Sep 30	24,613.27
Dow Jones / Sep 30	50,906.05
India Sensex / Oct 1	71,770.30
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 1	68,956.72
FTSE 100 / Oct 1	10,413.82
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 1	24,851.64
France CAC40 / Oct 1	7,827.14

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Oct 1	387.40
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 1	92.53
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 1	18,480
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 1	376,059
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 1	4,162.20
Diesel/Litre / Oct 1	400.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 1	78.41

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dewan Motors / Oct 1 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	17.49 ▲ 1.59 (10%)
Ellcot Spinning / Oct 1 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	196.28 ▲ 17.84 (10%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Oct 1 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	286.94 ▲ 26.09 (10%)
Fazal Cloth / Oct 1 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	280.46 ▲ 25.5 (10%)
Mandviwala / Oct 1 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	84.78 ▲ 7.71 (10%)
Popular Islamic / Oct 1 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	65.60 ▲ 5.96 (9.99%)
Arctic Textile / Oct 1 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	57.29 ▲ 5.17 (9.92%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	15.68 ▲ 1.41 (9.88%)
Lse Spac-I Ltd. / Oct 1 Lse Spac-I Limited(SPAC1)	22.36 ▲ 1.95 (9.55%)
Asim Textile / Oct 1 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	124.56 ▲ 10.6 (9.3%)

Stock	Price
EFU Life Assr / Oct 1 EFU Life Assurance Limited(EFUL)	125 ▼ -39.01 (-23.79%)
Ashfaq Textile / Oct 1 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	45.51 ▼ -5.06 (-10.01%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Oct 1 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	44.03 ▼ -4.89 (-10%)
Pakistan Credit Rating Agency / Oct 1 The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Ltd(GEMPACRA)	43.67 ▼ -4.85 (-10%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	26.14 ▼ -2.9 (-9.99%)
East West Ins. / Oct 1 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	59.25 ▼ -6.37 (-9.71%)
Asia Ins. / Oct 1 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	32.42 ▼ -3.43 (-9.57%)
Karam Ceramics / Oct 1 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	156.18 ▼ -15.27 (-8.91%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Oct 1 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	29.62 ▼ -2.87 (-8.83%)
Apna Microfin. / Oct 1 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	18.07 ▼ -1.73 (-8.74%)

Stock	Volume
Kohinoor Spinning / Oct 1 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	93,751,754 ▲ 0.11
F. Nat.Equities / Oct 1 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	38,616,570 ▲ 0.09
Cnergyico PK / Oct 1 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	26,026,242 ▼ -0.14
Pak Int.Bulk / Oct 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	25,714,456 ▲ 0.03
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	22,551,198 ▼ -2.9
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Oct 1 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	19,722,398 ▲ 0
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 1 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	17,323,432 ▼ -0.03
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,315,970 ▼ -0.01
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	16,558,025 ▲ 1.41
Pak Refinery / Oct 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,113,756 ▼ -1.8

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