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IMF bailout programme

Stay the course on reforms, IMF urges Pakistan

Updated 22 Oct, 2024 10:53pm

Remarks come as Pakistan delegation meets Middle East and Central Asia Department (MCD) Director Jihad Azour on sidelines of IMF, World Bank annual meetings in Washington

Pakistan’s accelerated access to capital markets: Alvarez & Marsal team outlines steps

Updated 22 Oct, 2024 11:29pm

Alvarez & Marsal team has outlined steps for Pakistan to chart an accelerated path to international capital...

IMF flags risks to Pakistan’s repayment capacity

Updated 11 Oct, 2024 10:31pm

In staff report, lender says risks, notably from high public debt and gross financing needs, low gross reserves and sociopolitical factors, could jeopardise policy implementation and erode repayment capacity and debt sustainability

Aurangzeb says ‘DNA’ of Pakistan’s economy needs fundamental reform for IMF deal to be last one

Updated 29 Sep, 2024 09:55pm

Finance Minister says govt will keep going back to the same sectors for taxes unless it reforms system

Key priorities highlighted by IMF for Pakistan’s $7bn Extended Fund Facility

Published 28 Sep, 2024 05:25pm

In a key development, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board approved Pakistan’s 37-month Extended...

Pakistan receives first tranche of $1.03bn from IMF, says SBP

Updated 27 Sep, 2024 09:36pm

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday said that it has received the first tranche of Special Drawing Rights...

PM Shehbaz engages World Bank, IMF leaders on Pakistan’s economic reforms

Updated 27 Sep, 2024 11:33pm

Expresses appreciation for IMF's technical assistance and capacity-building programs

Govt braces for ‘transitional pain’

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said Thursday it would have to go through “transitional pain” after the International...

Pakistan not on IMF agenda till Sept 18, no word on external financing yet

Updated 09 Sep, 2024 10:36pm

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has not yet included Pakistan on the agenda of its Executive Board calendar...

Mini budget in offing?: increase tax collection by respecting taxpayers

Updated 07 Sep, 2024 02:26pm

With each passing month, the government’s target to collect Rs12.97 trillion as Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR)...

The wait-and-wait novelty

Published 05 Sep, 2024 06:19am

So, another week has passed and there’s still no update about the fate of the IMF bailout programme – except ...

IMF, Pakistan make ‘significant progress’ towards staff-level agreement, lender says

Updated 24 May, 2024 03:04pm

Pakistan's reform programme also broadly outlined in statement

Pakistan, IMF mission begin discussions on further engagement

Published 13 May, 2024 09:55pm

In a key development, Pakistan government and the visiting International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission began on Monday...

Pakistan plans to issue green Sukuk bonds by December: Aurangzeb

Updated 10 May, 2024 10:56pm

Bonds will be utilised to finance sustainable development projects, finance minister says

Aurangzeb hopes PIA privatisation is finalised by July

Updated 06 May, 2024 09:49pm

Finance minister says IMF mission expected to arrive in Pakistan in the next seven to ten days

KSE-100 gains over 1% as bullish trend continues

Updated 06 May, 2024 09:34pm

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) maintained its bullish trend as the benchmark KSE-100 Index gained over 1% during...

Cost of IMF’s bailouts

Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am

EDITORIAL: It is instructive that statements like former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi’s latest nugget, that...

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

Updated 20 Mar, 2024 10:17pm

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

Positive trend continues at PSX as Pakistan, IMF reach staff-level agreement

Updated 20 Mar, 2024 10:20pm

Stocks at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) maintained their bullish trend on Wednesday after the Pakistani...

Pakistan, IMF reach staff-level agreement on final review of $3bn SBA

Updated 20 Mar, 2024 10:07pm

Subject to IMF board approval, Pakistan will have access to around $1.1bn

Economic indicators, other related matters: IMF team takes stock

Updated 15 Mar, 2024 09:59am

Discusses Pakistan’s overall macro-economic indicators and efforts on fiscal consolidation

2nd review under IMF’s Stand-By Arrangement: discussions on structural reforms, energy sector held

Updated 14 Mar, 2024 10:25pm

Pakistan Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb discussed structural reforms and energy sector viability in a meeting...

Second review of SBA with IMF to begin from March 14: Ministry of Finance

Updated 13 Mar, 2024 10:40pm

Pakistan has met all Structural Benchmarks, Qualitative Performance Criteria and Indicative Targets for successful completion of the IMF review, says ministry

Muhammad Aurangzeb takes over as finance minister as speculation ends

Updated 11 Mar, 2024 10:29pm

On his arrival at ministry, former HBL CEO was welcomed by Secretary Finance and senior officials

Pakistan’s addiction to borrowed money

Published 09 Mar, 2024 04:59am

Father of the Nation Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah in his speech at Ziarat, Balochistan, in 1948 stated that:...

Brokerage house AHL expects KSE-100 to provide upside of 24% in FY24

Updated 15 Jul, 2023 11:52pm

AHL says KSE-100 could power past 56,000 level by June 2024

IMF ‘seeks assurances’ from Pakistan’s political parties on commitment to new SBA

Updated 07 Jul, 2023 05:37pm

IMF official says lender's staff in process of meeting representatives from PML-N, PTI, PPP

IMF programme to ‘reform and restructure’ Pakistan’s economy: PM Shehbaz

Updated 07 Jul, 2023 03:36pm

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Friday that the recently-announced International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme...

Rupee strengthens marginally, settles at 277.04 against US dollar

Updated 06 Jul, 2023 06:47pm

Currency appreciates 0.13% in inter-bank market on Thursday

IMF’s Executive Board meeting on Pakistan set for July 12

Updated 06 Jul, 2023 09:55am

The Fund is set to discuss a nine-month stand-by arrangement for Pakistan as the previous Extended Fund Facility expired on June 30

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 1	277.30
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 1	277.10
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 2	157.82
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 2	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 2	1.32
Euro to USD / Oct 2	1.12
SOFR % / Sep 30	3.90

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 1	7,666.45
India Sensex / Oct 1	71,909.70
Nasdaq / Oct 1	26,871.60
Dow Jones / Oct 1	50,926.56
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 2	68,326.72
Hang Seng / Oct 2	24,012.97
FTSE 100 / Oct 2	10,443.98
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 2	24,999.92
France CAC40 / Oct 2	7,858.85

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 1	18,480
Petrol/Litre / Oct 2	390.66
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 2	92.52
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 2	377,774
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 2	4,189.29
Diesel/Litre / Oct 2	399.34
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 2	77.51

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dewan Sugar / Oct 2 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	7.21 ▲ 1 (16.1%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Oct 2 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	12.38 ▲ 1.13 (10.04%)
Apna Microfin. / Oct 2 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	19.88 ▲ 1.81 (10.02%)
Dandot Cement / Oct 2 Dandot Cement Company Limited(DNCC)	19.87 ▲ 1.81 (10.02%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 2 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	17.25 ▲ 1.57 (10.01%)
Arpak Int. / Oct 2 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	141.82 ▲ 12.89 (10%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Oct 2 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	315.63 ▲ 28.69 (10%)
Mandviwala / Oct 2 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	93.26 ▲ 8.48 (10%)
Noon Sugar / Oct 2 Noon Sugar Mills Limited(NONS)	87 ▲ 7.91 (10%)
Popular Islamic / Oct 2 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	72.16 ▲ 6.56 (10%)

Stock	Price
F.Credit & Inv / Oct 2 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	35.70 ▼ -3.97 (-10.01%)
Ashfaq Textile / Oct 2 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	40.96 ▼ -4.55 (-10%)
Asim Textile / Oct 2 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	112.10 ▼ -12.46 (-10%)
Buxly Paints / Oct 2 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	418.57 ▼ -46.51 (-10%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Oct 2 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	39.63 ▼ -4.4 (-9.99%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 2 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	23.53 ▼ -2.61 (-9.98%)
Dadex Eternit / Oct 2 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	130.10 ▼ -14.08 (-9.77%)
Mughal Energy / Oct 2 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	37.25 ▼ -3.84 (-9.35%)
Sindh Modaraba / Oct 2 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	33.10 ▼ -3.23 (-8.89%)
Barkat Frisian Agro / Oct 2 Barkat Frisian Agro Limited(BFAGRO)	28.50 ▼ -2.72 (-8.71%)

Stock	Volume
F. Nat.Equities / Oct 2 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	41,237,338 ▲ 0.01
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 2 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	37,879,624 ▲ 0
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 2 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	29,509,030 ▲ 1.57
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 2 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	28,164,214 ▼ -2.61
Kohinoor Spinning / Oct 2 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	25,036,855 ▼ -0.26
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 2 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	23,301,678 ▼ -0.09
Pak Int.Bulk / Oct 2 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	22,009,408 ▼ -0.48
Cnergyico PK / Oct 2 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	20,747,669 ▼ -0.23
Pak Refinery / Oct 2 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	17,775,295 ▼ -0.33
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Oct 2 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	12,225,150 ▼ -0.09

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