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IMF programme

IMF launches Ukraine loan review that could unlock $1.67 billion

Published 09 Nov, 2026 05:39pm

Ukraine seeks vital IMF funding to close a significant financial gap and stabilize its war-struggling economy

SDPI conference: Naveed Qamar warns of another IMF programme

Published 06 Nov, 2026 05:47am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan may move into another International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme after the current arrangement...

Another reprieve, not yet stabilization

Updated 23 Oct, 2026 06:16am

Pakistan joined the IMF in 1950. Since then it has entered 25 formal lending arrangements, plus a separate emergency...

FM Aurangzeb vows continued reforms under IMF programme

Published 13 Oct, 2026 06:46pm

Aurangzeb outlines debt management measures to lower financing costs, extend maturities and reduce rollover risks

IMF programme: fourth review—II

Updated 06 Oct, 2026 06:51am

The first part of the article was published last week prior to the arrival of Staff Mission to Pakistan for the...

Pakistan must earn growth

Updated 05 Oct, 2026 06:33am

Pakistan’s fiscal numbers are better than targeted. In the first quarter of the fiscal year, the Federal Board of...

Pakistan, IMF and politics behind the numbers

Published 01 Oct, 2026 09:43pm

Pakistan’s relationship with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is decades old. Pakistan joined the IMF in 1950...

Ongoing IMF review

Updated 01 Oct, 2026 07:22am

EDITORIAL: Reports on the discussions between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) team and the government indicate...

Experts call for curbing illicit trade

Published 30 Sep, 2026 05:49am

LAHORE: As Pakistan engages with an International Monetary Fund mission over revenue targets and fiscal discipline...

‘IMF programme is a whole-of-govt, not a finance division programme’

Published 23 Sep, 2026 06:05am

ISLAMABAD: The IMF programme is a whole-of-government programme, not a Finance Division programme: The...

September power bills: Adjustment pains a plenty

Updated 09 Sep, 2026 07:15am

September 2026 electricity bills are poised to be the highest in two years, across categories, as various...

Unfair concessions: why high-end auto relief harms Pakistan’s economic goals

Updated 07 Aug, 2026 07:33am

At a time when Pakistan is pushing through painful economic reforms under its current IMF programme, a stark policy...

Fiscal stability achieved, but where is the growth engine?

Published 17 Jul, 2026 05:46am

After years of firefighting, Pakistan’s economic managers finally have something they have not had in a long time:...

An upcoming food shock?

Updated 05 Jun, 2026 07:37am

The May inflation print should have been comforting, at least at first glance. Headline CPI rose by 11.7 percent...

What does IMF want from Pakistan's upcoming budget?

Published 01 Jun, 2026 05:20pm

Pakistan’s ongoing engagement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is shaping many of the economic policies...

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,...

FDI: still waiting for a turn

Updated 22 May, 2026 08:14am

It has been ages since foreign direct investment brought genuinely good news for Pakistan. Every now and then, a...

Centre pushes provinces to boost own-source revenues

Published 19 May, 2026 06:02am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has urged provincial administrations to enhance their own-source revenues,...

IMF’s USD1.2bn tranche

Updated 12 May, 2026 07:04am

EDITORIAL: On 9 May, the Board of Directors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved the staff level...

Reforming Pakistan’s tax policy

Published 09 May, 2026 05:51am

A system at odds with growth Pakistan’s tax system is increasingly at odds with the country’s core economic...

IMF Board to review EFF, RSF on May 8

Updated 29 Apr, 2026 09:28am

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board is scheduled to consider Pakistan’s third review...

IMF’s Executive Board to discuss Pakistan on May 8

Updated 28 Apr, 2026 05:02pm

The board is set to deliberate final approval for the release of the next $1.21 billion tranche

Resilient economy or back to the begging bowl?

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 14	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 14	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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