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IMF programme

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

Pakistan

Finance Ministry’s rejoinder to Miftah Ismail’s remarks

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Finance on Sunday said that International Monetary Fund (IMF) program is intact and a new...

Published 21 Jun, 2021 03:43am

2021-22: WB projects 2pc GDP growth

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has projected Pakistan’s GDP growth rate at 2 percent for 2021-22, saying that poverty ...

Published 18 Jun, 2021 04:16am

Opinion

'New' Washington Consensus

The good news is the new budgetary proposals attempt to detach the national economy from the regressive...

Published 16 Jun, 2021 03:39am

Opinion

IMF programme implementation

With the likely passage of the budget for FY22, the Pakistan economy not only enters the second innings of the PTI...

Published 15 Jun, 2021 03:30am

Editorials

The Budget

EDITORIAL: Arguably, there exist two serious flaws in the Pakistan's economy that are primarily responsible for the...

Published 12 Jun, 2021 05:04am

FY22, FY23: Economic team unveils gameplan

ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday said the revenue collection would be increased by 20 percent every year to ...

Published 04 Jun, 2021 05:06am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Nearly 4pc GDP growth no joke

“So why in the world doesn’t the opposition put up or shut up? A 3.94 percent growth rate during a pandemic year...

Published 03 Jun, 2021 04:13am

BR Research

Permanent liquidity shortage?

The State bank of Pakistan (SBP) like any other central bank manages daily liquidity in the market through open...

Published 02 Jun, 2021 07:30am

Reza says growth shows success of SBP stimulus

KARACHI: The governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Dr Reza Baqir, has said that revised growth forecast of 4 ...

Published 02 Jun, 2021 04:29am

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	275.30
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Feb 8	273.30
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	60663.79
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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