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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

World

High debt could slow countries’ recoveries: IMF

NEW YORK: Debt accumulated by businesses and individuals worldwide could slow economic recoveries from the pandemic...

Published 18 Apr, 2022 08:22pm

Pakistan to restart talks with IMF

The dialogue is expected to focus on subsidies, amnesty and new conditions

Updated 18 Apr, 2022 10:24am

Business & Finance

Pakistan to 'continue close engagement' with IMF, World Bank: Miftah Ismail

PML-N leader, tipped to become finance chief, says Pakistan will pursue reforms that result in macroeconomic stability

Updated 16 Apr, 2022 09:24pm

Pakistan

Strategy to increase exports should be finalised: Mian Zahid

KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan and President of Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum...

Published 14 Apr, 2022 04:55am

$30bn financing needs in FY23: Miftah underscores need for ‘restarting’ IMF programme

ISLAMABAD: While ruling out any immediate respite in inflation, the government said it is important for the country...

Updated 13 Apr, 2022 10:34am

Editorials

Wheat target missed

EDITORIAL: Just days after the prime minister thundered, while counting his administration’s many achievements,...

Published 03 Apr, 2022 05:34am

Pakistan

Moody's sees no-confidence motion as 'credit negative' for Pakistan

Expects current account deficit to widen to 5-6% of GDP in fiscal 2022 compared with its previous forecast of 4%

Updated 31 Mar, 2022 03:39pm

Pakistan

7th review: negotiations with IMF going as planned, says Ministry of Finance

Says there is consensus that all end-December agreed targets have been achieved

Updated 24 Mar, 2022 06:32pm

Business & Finance

ADB mission to hold talks with finance minister

ISLAMABAD: An Asian Development Bank (ADB) Mission headed by the Bank’s Vice President (Operations-1), Shixin Chen...

Updated 10 Mar, 2022 11:56am

Pakistan

Pakistan confident of defending $1.5bn fuel subsidy at IMF review: finance ministry

We have that fiscal space to fund this money, says spokesperson

Published 04 Mar, 2022 07:57pm

Markets

IMF starts discussions in Ukraine for next tranche disbursement

KYIV: The mission of the International Monetary Fund is starting its work in Ukraine for the second review of the...

Published 23 Feb, 2022 11:34am

Opinion

IMF programme: Public finance targets

The IMF sixth review staff report published recently contains some ambitious targets for the public finances of the...

Published 22 Feb, 2022 04:43am

Pakistan

IMF programme aims to promote macroeconomic stability: official

KARACHI: Resident Representative of International Monetary Fund (IMF) to Pakistan Esther Perez Ruiz on Thursday said...

Updated 18 Feb, 2022 09:30am

Opinion

IMF programme: projections, targets

The IMF Staff Review Report on the sixth review of the on-going IMF program was released on the 4th of February...

Published 15 Feb, 2022 06:45am

Pakistan

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

IMF official urges ‘deep reforms’ to Tunisian economy

Business & Finance

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

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
S.G.Power / Feb 8 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	6.83 ▲ 0.93 (15.76%)
Premier Insurance / Feb 8 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	7.71 ▲ 1.00 (14.90%)
Kohinoor Power / Feb 8 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	4.58 ▲ 0.58 (14.50%)
Popular Islamic / Feb 8 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	8.40 ▲ 0.90 (12.00%)
Gammon Pak / Feb 8 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	6.45 ▲ 0.65 (11.21%)
First Prudential Mod. / Feb 8 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	1.64 ▲ 0.16 (10.81%)
Ghani Chemical Ind. (B) / Feb 8 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited. (B)(GCILB)	6.50 ▲ 0.63 (10.73%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Feb 8 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	11.33 ▲ 1.00 (9.68%)
Ghani Glo Hol / Feb 8 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	11.29 ▲ 0.95 (9.19%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Feb 8 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	12.10 ▲ 1.00 (9.01%)

Stock	Price
Data Textile / Feb 8 Data Textiles Limited(DATM)	4.92 ▲ -0.87 (-15.03%)
Universal Ins. / Feb 8 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	3.30 ▲ -0.50 (-13.16%)
Unicap Modaraba / Feb 8 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	1.68 ▲ -0.18 (-9.68%)
Service Textile / Feb 8 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	6.91 ▲ -0.69 (-9.08%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Feb 8 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	9 ▲ -0.78 (-7.98%)
Land Mark Spinning / Feb 8 Landmark Spinning Industries Limited(LMSM)	11.60 ▲ -1.00 (-7.94%)
Mod.Al-Mali / Feb 8 Modaraba Al-Mali(MODAM)	4.13 ▲ -0.34 (-7.61%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Feb 8 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	7 ▲ -0.57 (-7.53%)
Ellcot Spinning / Feb 8 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	128.58 ▲ -10.42 (-7.50%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Feb 8 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	267.33 ▲ -21.67 (-7.50%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Feb 8 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	63,994,329 ▼ 0.09
Pak Petroleum / Feb 8 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	31,774,289 ▲ -0.52
Oil & Gas Dev. / Feb 8 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	22,182,825 ▼ 1.19
Sui South Gas / Feb 8 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	16,127,166 ▲ -0.18
Sui North Gas / Feb 8 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	14,255,656 ▼ 0.05
Lotte Chemical / Feb 8 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	13,129,733 ▼ 1.18
K-Electric Ltd. / Feb 8 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	11,829,779 ▼ 0.01
Ghani Glo Hol / Feb 8 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	10,956,173 ▼ 0.95
TRG Pak Ltd / Feb 8 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	9,313,459 ▼ 2.59
Habib Bank / Feb 8 Habib Bank Limited(HBL)	8,576,564 ▼ 0.89

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Feb 8	272.17
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Feb 8	271.42
USD to Japanese Yen / Feb 8	131.22
USD to Swiss Franc / Feb 8	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Feb 8	1.21
Euro to USD / Feb 8	1.07
UK LIBOR % / Feb 7	4.56

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Feb 7	4164
Nasdaq / Feb 7	12113.79
Dow Jones / Feb 7	34156.69
India Sensex / Feb 8	60376.17
Tokyo Nikkei / Feb 8	27606.46
Hang Seng / Feb 8	21283.52
FTSE 100 / Feb 8	7910.31
Germany DAX 30 / Feb 8	15420.95
France CAC40 / Feb 8	7164.13

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Feb 7	22235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Feb 7	171468
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Feb 8	77.32
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Feb 8	1872.36
Cotton US¢/pound / Feb 8	84.94

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