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Purpose of IMF programme is to promote macroeconomic stability in Pakistan: Ruiz

LAHORE: “The purpose of the IMF programme is to promote macro-economic stability in Pakistan. The fiscal policy ...

Published 09 Feb, 2022 05:46am

Business & Finance

FBR rejects news item

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has categorically denied the insinuation made in the story published ...

Published 09 Feb, 2022 05:46am

Opinion

Tail-end of IMF programme: some likely scenarios

With the successful sixth review board meeting of the IMF held on Feb 2, the uncertainty surrounding it has ended ...

Published 08 Feb, 2022 06:10am

Editorials

The IMF tranche

EDITORIAL: As expected the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) Board of Directors approved the release of the...

Published 07 Feb, 2022 05:22am

Markets

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves fall $463mn, stand at $15.73bn

Decrease due to external debt and other payments, says central bank

Published 03 Feb, 2022 09:33pm

Business & Finance

IMF official urges ‘deep reforms’ to Tunisian economy

TUNIS: Tunisia’s crisis-stricken economy needs “deep reforms” such as slashing its vast public wage bill, the...

Published 17 Jan, 2022 07:06am

Sri Lanka seeks new China loan

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka ruled out an IMF bailout on Wednesday and planned more loans, including from China, to address ...

Updated 13 Jan, 2022 09:28am

Only Rs2bn impact on the common man: Tarin says IMF programme ‘vital for economy’

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin on Thursday said that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme is...

Updated 31 Dec, 2021 10:18am

Pakistan

IMF programme: PML-N accuses PM of telling a ‘lie’

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Secretary Information, Marriyum Aurangzeb, has asked Prime...

Published 29 Dec, 2021 06:57am

Opinion

Emerging risks

The prospects for the economy of Pakistan are shrouded by growing uncertainty and risk factors, due to developments...

Updated 28 Dec, 2021 09:39am

Editorials

IMF conditionalities

EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) as well as other multilaterals has come under considerable ...

Published 21 Dec, 2021 04:14am

BR Research

PSDP: not so fast?

Latest numbers have somewhat chastened earlier fiscal signals of turbo-charged development spending this fiscal....

Published 11 Nov, 2021 07:20am

Opinion

Status of the IMF programme

There continues to be a hiatus in the finalization of the sixth review of the IMF Extended Fund Facility to ...

Updated 09 Nov, 2021 10:23am

Perspectives

Pakistan largely meeting IMF’S quantitative and indicative structural targets

Revival of IMF programme will strengthen rupee and bring much-needed stability in external account

Published 04 Nov, 2021 08:05pm

Markets

PSX stays bullish: BRIndex100 ends flat

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed higher on the last trading day of the week following expectations over...

Published 30 Oct, 2021 04:37am

Editorials

Saudi support and IMF programme

EDITORIAL: The success of the three-day visit of Prime Minister Imran Khan to Saudi Arabia must be gauged by the...

Published 28 Oct, 2021 04:06am

BR Research

Money games!

There is clear change of heart in the money market. SBP increased the policy rate by 25 bps on 20th September, but...

Published 13 Oct, 2021 07:25am

World Bank estimates Pakistan's external debt stocks at $108.53bn

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has estimated Pakistan's total external debt stocks at $108.530 billion by end 2020...

Updated 12 Oct, 2021 10:17am

Opinion

A fragile BoP

The figures on the balance of payments (BoP) of Pakistan for the first two months of 2021-22 have been released...

Updated 28 Sep, 2021 11:16am

Opinion

Economy: a new strategy

Is the persistently high rate of inflation, particularly the Sensitive Price Index (SPI) which constitutes 51...

Published 06 Sep, 2021 06:14am

BR Research

Reining the fiscal deficit in

The fiscal performance in FY21 remained largely in line with expectations – the consolidated deficit stood at 7.1...

Published 30 Aug, 2021 07:25am

Pakistan

IMF ‘carefully watching’ Afghanistan, too soon to predict spillover to Pakistan

Taliban tightened their grip on Afghanistan on Friday, wresting control of its second and third biggest cities

Published 13 Aug, 2021 07:38pm

Global liquidity booster: Pakistan to get 'unconditional' $2.77bn

This amount would be transferred in the SBP account on August 23
This support is unconditional and there is no cost involved
Finance minister says money being provided by the IMF would be used in consultation in a way that no distortion is created in the economy

Updated 13 Aug, 2021 10:31am

Pakistan

PML-N to issue paper on PTI ‘bungling’: Marriyum

ISLAMABAD: The opposition party, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) said, on Wednesday that it was going to issue ...

Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Reforms in FBR: PM explains govt strategy

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Monday said the government is trying to bring about reforms in the Federal ...

Updated 03 Aug, 2021 09:55am

Platform for devolved system: NEC and CCI need to be strengthened: Umar

ISLAMABAD: The National Economic Council (NEC) and the Council of Common Interests (CCI) need to be strengthened for...

Updated 11 Jul, 2021 01:12pm

BR Research

An interview with Asad Umar, Federal Minister for Planning, Development, & Special Initiatives

“PTI will not leave behind an economic crisis on external front” Asad Umar may recently be most known for his...

Published 09 Jul, 2021 07:52am

BR Research

Quarterly tariff adjustment: Non-event

Nepra okay-ed the government’s request to delay the quarterly tariff adjustments pertaining to 4QFY20 and 1HFY21....

Published 06 Jul, 2021 08:25am

BR Research

Petroleum Levy reaches ground zero

The news channels continued the tried and tested “petrol bomb” headlines, when in fact 1.8 percent increase in...

Published 02 Jul, 2021 07:30am

Budget described as ‘hope for all tiers of society’

ISLAMABAD: While terming the budget for the next fiscal year as hope for all the tiers of society, Finance Minister...

Updated 26 Jun, 2021 01:11pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 15	278.43
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 15	278.23
USD to Japanese Yen / May 15	156.28
USD to Swiss Franc / May 15	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 15	1.26
Euro to USD / May 15	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 14	5246.68
Nasdaq / May 14	16511.18
Hang Seng / May 14	19073.71
Dow Jones / May 14	39558.11
India Sensex / May 15	73025.23
Tokyo Nikkei / May 15	38385.73
FTSE 100 / May 15	8467.99
Germany DAX 30 / May 15	18796.11

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / May 15	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 15	78.55
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 15	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 15	209191
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 15	2361.55
Diesel/Litre / May 15	281.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 15 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 15 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 15 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 15 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 15 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 15 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 15 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 15 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 15 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 15 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 15 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 15 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 15 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 15 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 15 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 15 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 15 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 15 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

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

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