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Revival of IMF programme eyed: Budget to have steps to promote fiscal austerity, stabilisation: experts

KARACHI: Pakistan is eyeing revival of an IMF programme and it is likely that the upcoming budget will have measures...

Published 08 Jun, 2022 08:30am

BR Research

Petroleum pricing: don’t delay the inevitable

Petroleum pricing is once again in focus. The “tough” call apparently did not last beyond four days. There were...

Published 03 Jun, 2022 08:28am

Pakistan

President summons National Assembly session on June 6

Federal budget for fiscal year 2022-23 will be presented in the session on June 10

Updated 01 Jun, 2022 06:02pm

Business & Finance

First half of June: Govt decides to keep prices of petroleum products unchanged

Price of petrol will remain Rs179.86 per litre while the price of high-speed diesel will stay at Rs174.15 per litre

Published 31 May, 2022 10:53pm

Opinion

The country needs IMF programme

It increasingly appears that the incumbent government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are going to ink the...

Published 31 May, 2022 05:11am

Markets

PSX stays bullish

KARACHI: A bullish trend continued on Pakistan Stock Exchange Monday on the back of investor expectations over...

Published 31 May, 2022 05:11am

Markets

Stocks jump after govt scraps fuel price freeze

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange on Friday witnessed a long-awaited bull run after the government finally announced...

Published 28 May, 2022 05:11am

Editorials

Reducing fuel and electricity consumption

EDITORIAL: It’s about time the government seriously considered reduced working days and other ways of rationing...

Published 28 May, 2022 05:11am

Business & Finance

Secondary market yields fall: SBP again conducts long-duration OMO

KARACHI: After a gap of 3-months, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) again conducted a 63-day OMO (Open Market Operations)...

Updated 28 May, 2022 02:51pm

Pakistan

Govt announces increase in petrol price by Rs30

Finance Minister says decision taken to ensure the revival of the IMF programme

Published 26 May, 2022 10:00pm

Markets

SBP's reserves fall another $75mn, now stand at $10.09bn

Total liquid foreign reserves stood at $16.15 billion as of May 20

Published 26 May, 2022 08:55pm

Stalled IMF programme: Govt fails to successfully persuade IMF

ISLAMABAD: The talks between Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the 7th review under the $6...

Updated 26 May, 2022 10:02am

Markets

IMF to continue ‘close engagement with Pakistan’ as Doha talks conclude without programme revival

Washington-based lender says deviations from the policies agreed in the last review require urgency of concrete policy actions
Fuel and power subsidies remain issue

Published 25 May, 2022 10:48pm

Pakistan

Budget, energy subsidies main topics being discussed with IMF: Dr Murtaza Syed

SBP's acting governor says progress in talks has been made, but it is normal for 'these things to take time'

Published 24 May, 2022 08:09pm

Opinion

Controlling inflation, financing deficits — II

Moreover, the government should even think of immediately quitting the IMF programme. If the Fund does not ...

Published 17 May, 2022 05:39am

Two ADB executive directors due today

ISLAMABAD: Two Executive Directors of Asian Development Bank (ADB), Dr Wan Farisan Bin Wan Sulaiman (representing...

Updated 14 May, 2022 09:47am

Markets

Fourth successive fall: KSE-100 slips below 45,000 as market seeks IMF clarity

Key benchmark index has now fallen in 9 out of 10 previous sessions

Updated 06 May, 2022 09:58pm

Opinion

Economy: PTI govt versus PML-N govt

The latest data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on the balance of payments showcases the significant...

Updated 02 May, 2022 06:14am

Opinion

The cost of IMF programme

Pakistan has been a prolonged user of International Monetary Fund (IMF) resources since the decade starting 1990,...

Published 29 Apr, 2022 05:43am

Business & Finance

Experts predict hike in inflation as Pakistan agrees to roll back fuel subsidy

Inflation could rise from 12% to over 15%, says analyst, as Islamabad looks to revive IMF programme

Updated 26 Apr, 2022 06:07pm

Govt seeks increase in size, duration of IMF programme

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has sought an increase in the size and duration of its $6 billion International Monetary Fund...

Updated 26 Apr, 2022 10:06am

Opinion

Moving forward

Political uncertainty comes at a time when the macro numbers are beginning to deteriorate. This could pose serious...

Published 26 Apr, 2022 05:20am

Markets

PSX: bulls stage comeback

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange Monday witnessed a bullish trend on the back of clarity on the IMF programme where...

Published 26 Apr, 2022 05:20am

Opinion

Pakistani finance ministers!

Pakistan’s economy has reached an impasse yet again and perhaps this played as much of a role in de-seating Imran...

Updated 25 Apr, 2022 11:39pm

Stalled IMF programme: Revival now very much in sight

The IMF expresses support to Pakistan delegation

Updated 25 Apr, 2022 09:54am

Opinion

How to solve the debt crisis

A previous article (Real clear economics, BR, 24 Mar 2022) pointed out that governments of Pakistan have borrowed ...

Updated 22 Apr, 2022 06:20pm

Business & Finance

Miftah departs for Washington to hold talks with IMF

Says he wants to put back on track the IMF program that PTI 'derailed'

Updated 21 Apr, 2022 02:23pm

Pakistan

Analysts praise foreign policy, economic- orientation of govt

LAHORE: Praising the incumbent government for attaching due importance to economy and the regional connectivity,...

Published 20 Apr, 2022 05:12am

Business & Finance

PBC calls for revival of stalled IMF programme

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Business Council (PBC) has submitted proposals to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to deal with...

Published 20 Apr, 2022 05:12am

World

One dead after police fire on protesters in Sri Lanka amid bailout talks with IMF

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan police fired live ammunition to scatter protesters on Tuesday, killing one person and injuring a...

Published 19 Apr, 2022 09:26pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 26	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 26	278.20
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 26	153.77
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 26	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 26	1.29
Euro to USD / Jul 26	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 25	5,399.22
Nasdaq / Jul 25	17,181.72
Dow Jones / Jul 25	39,935.07
India Sensex / Jul 26	80,709.64
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 26	37,865.35
Hang Seng / Jul 26	17,058.55
FTSE 100 / Jul 26	8,255.78
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 26	18,346.62

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 26	78.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 26	17,035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 26	215,621
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 26	2,374.19
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 26	68.62
Petrol/Litre / Jul 27	275.60

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jul 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jul 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jul 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jul 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jul 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jul 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jul 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jul 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jul 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jul 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jul 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jul 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jul 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jul 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jul 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jul 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Jul 27 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Jul 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Jul 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Jul 27 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Jul 27 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Jul 27 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Jul 27 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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