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IMF progamme

‘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

External borrowing

Published 01 Dec, 2024 03:13am

EDITORIAL: Data released by the Economic Affairs Division indicates that foreign inflows for the first four months ...

Issues in reaching needed level of climate finance, and fast

Published 22 Nov, 2024 03:03am

The current, widely-practiced model of Neoliberalism, and within it over-board recourse to monetary and fiscal...

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

Sri Lanka needs to raise fiscal revenue to maintain stability, IMF says

Published 02 Aug, 2024 01:32pm

Sri Lanka must make further efforts to raise fiscal revenue if it is to maintain economic stability and restore debt...

Challenging gross financing requirements

Updated 02 Aug, 2024 06:17am

Pakistan is about to enter into an Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme with the International Monetary Fund...

Next IMF programme is not going to be easy

Updated 06 Nov, 2023 06:06am

The IMF review is ongoing, and it’s likely to sail through, as all the quantitative targets have been met. The...

Dr Shamshad reaffirms Pakistan’s commitment to working closely with IMF

Published 02 Nov, 2023 09:37pm

Statement from Finance Division comes as IMF Mission begins talks in Islamabad for review of $3 billion Stand-by-Arrangement

Open-market: rupee inches upward against US dollar

Updated 27 Oct, 2023 07:42pm

The Pakistani rupee registered marginal improvement against the US dollar in the open market on Friday, while the...

Inter-bank: rupee sees fifth consecutive decline against US dollar

Updated 27 Oct, 2023 07:41pm

Currency depreciates 0.17% on Friday

Goldman’s analysts say Pak rupee rally to be ‘short lived’: report

Updated 26 Oct, 2023 10:44pm

Analysts at Goldman Sachs Group Inc, a global investment bank and financial services company, have warned that gains...

The trainwreck that is PIA

Published 26 Oct, 2023 06:08am

EDITORIAL: It seems the time has come for the curtain to fall on PIA (Pakistan International Airlines) – the...

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’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

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves rise $533mn, stand at $4.07bn

Published 03 Jul, 2023 09:06pm

Increase comes on back of realisation of $300 million proceeds of government of Pakistan’s commercial loan

Moody’s, Fitch see lingering risks despite Pakistan-IMF deal: report

Published 03 Jul, 2023 08:16pm

Pakistan is staring at $25bn debt repayment in fiscal year 2023-24, and a widening current account deficit could pose problems

Component-wise breakdown of petrol price in Pakistan

Published 01 Jul, 2023 01:40pm

Government raises PDL to Rs55 per litre to fulfil key condition of IMF

SBP raises key policy rate by 100bps to 22% after ‘emergency meeting’

Updated 26 Jun, 2023 08:10pm

Cites upward revisions in taxes, duties and PDL in FY24 budget and lifting of import restrictions as factors that slightly deteriorate inflation outlook

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka to restructure domestic debt

Published 26 Jun, 2023 11:38am

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan authorities have declared a five-day closure of financial markets from Thursday ahead of a...

Rupee registers slight improvement, settles at 286.71

Updated 26 Jun, 2023 07:10pm

Currency appreciates 0.01% in inter-bank market

Pakistan stocks rally over IMF hope, KSE-100 up nearly 1,400 points

Updated 26 Jun, 2023 08:08pm

Share prices surge as passage of revised budget measures rekindles hope of IMF programme revival, removal of import restrictions also boosts sentiment

Govt revisits Budget FY24: A last-ditch effort to secure stalled IMF tranche

Updated 25 Jun, 2023 07:23pm

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar says changes in the budget made after PM Shehbaz's meeting with IMF MD

IMF’s criticism of Pakistan’s budget raises default odds: Bloomberg

Updated 19 Jun, 2023 08:07pm

If IMF aid doesn’t come this month, it expects growth to be much weaker in fiscal 2024 than the current forecast of 2.5%

Pakistan’s time being wasted, says Dar in reference to delay in IMF funding

Updated 15 Jun, 2023 10:25pm

Says global institutions want Pakistan to default like Sri Lanka and then enter negotiations

IMF comes down hard on Pakistan’s budget proposals

Updated 15 Jun, 2023 09:00am

Says draft misses opportunity to broaden tax base in progressive way
Criticises new tax amnesty scheme that runs against IMF programme’s conditionality/governance agenda, and creates a damaging precedent

Missed tax target

Published 03 Jun, 2023 03:52am

EDITORIAL: Bad news continues to flow in for the finance ministry as it turns out that FBR (Federal Board of ...

'Doomsday scenario past us': PM says 'sincere' efforts being made to address economic challenges

Published 29 May, 2023 10:23pm

Premier says Pakistan is working with friends and partners to bridge the financing gaps where needed

FY24: PBC urges govt to set ‘realistic’ tax target for FBR

Published 12 May, 2023 05:59am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Business Council (PBC) has asked the government to set a realistic tax target for the Federal...

IMF deal taking time due to delay in assurance from friendly nation: Ishaq Dar

Updated 08 Apr, 2023 09:14pm

Says he cancelled his US trip on the request of PM Shehbaz, will attend IMF-World Bank spring meetings virtually

Sri Lanka central bank holds rates to temper inflation

Published 04 Apr, 2023 05:21pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s central bank kept its interest rates unchanged on Tuesday in the face of stubbornly high...

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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
FTSE 100 / Sep 30	10,606
Dow Jones / Sep 30	50,906.05
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 30	25,199.19
France CAC40 / Sep 30	7,964.51
India Sensex / Oct 1	71,770.30
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 1	68,956.72

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 30	18,680
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 30	378,631
Petrol/Litre / Oct 1	387.54
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 1	92.53
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 1	4,162.20
Diesel/Litre / Oct 1	402.24
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 1	78.41

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	15.70 ▲ 1.43 (10.02%)
Arctic Textile / Oct 1 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	57.33 ▲ 5.21 (10%)
Asim Textile / Oct 1 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	125.36 ▲ 11.4 (10%)
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)	286.93 ▲ 26.08 (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%)
Premier Sugar / Oct 1 The Premier Sugar Mills(PMRS)	388.99 ▲ 33.18 (9.33%)

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 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)	59.60 ▼ -6.02 (-9.17%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Oct 1 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	29.62 ▼ -2.87 (-8.83%)
Imperial Limited / Oct 1 Imperial Limited(IML)	22.55 ▼ -2.14 (-8.67%)
Pakistan Credit Rating Agency / Oct 1 The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency Ltd(GEMPACRA)	45.01 ▼ -3.51 (-7.23%)
Dadex Eternit / Oct 1 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	140 ▼ -10.32 (-6.87%)
Agro Processors & Atmospheric / Oct 1 Agro Processors & Atmospheric Gases Ltd(SOYASUP)	28.70 ▼ -2.06 (-6.7%)
Fateh Sports / Oct 1 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	145 ▼ -10 (-6.45%)

Stock	Volume
Kohinoor Spinning / Oct 1 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	81,588,900 ▲ 0.42
First Punjab Modaraba / Oct 1 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	22,454,850 ▼ -2.9
Pak Int.Bulk / Oct 1 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	20,818,242 ▲ 0.02
Cnergyico PK / Oct 1 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	15,663,503 ▼ -0.14
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Oct 1 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	15,616,317 ▲ 0.03
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Oct 1 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	15,161,605 ▲ 1.43
Oilboy Energy / Oct 1 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11,168,306 ▲ 0.21
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 1 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	11,095,042 ▼ -0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Oct 1 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	10,914,305 ▲ 0.03
Pak Refinery / Oct 1 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	10,049,434 ▼ -1.42

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