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IMF programmes

IMF programmes’ progress report: some reflections—II

Updated 07 Jun, 2026 06:14am

At the same time, the ‘IMF Country Report No. 26/101’ should have included disaggregated data with regard to urban...

Unexpected repayment of $3.5 billion UAE loan puts pressure on Pakistani economy

Published 07 Apr, 2026 03:34pm

A $1.3bn Eurobond maturing before the end of this fiscal adds to pressure on Pakistan's external position

Shortfall in FBR revenues

Published 07 Apr, 2026 02:22am

The shortfall in FBR revenues has emerged as the Achilles’ heel of the IMF Programme. There is need to study the...

Outlook for the economy

Updated 31 Mar, 2026 07:37am

Three quarters of the financial year of 2025-26 have just come to an end. There is need to assess the performance of...

Business leaders welcome IMF-Pakistan agreement

Published 28 Mar, 2026 01:43pm

Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry president terms the agreement a vital step toward sustaining macroeconomic stability

Stability without growth: IMF programmes and policy challenges for Pakistan

Updated 23 Mar, 2026 05:44am

The decision to enter another IMF arrangement has been a subject of persistent debate in Pakistan. Pakistan has been...

OPINION: IMF programme review

Updated 03 Feb, 2026 09:24am

The IMF Staff Mission is arriving shortly in Pakistan to undertake the third review of the Extended Facility to...

OPINION: IMF and WB conditionalities, and domestic policy—III

Updated 30 Jan, 2026 08:40am

While Pakistan has been following structural adjustment policies under IMF programmes quite frequently since around...

IMF’s report on governance and corruption: limited and naïve—II

Updated 12 Dec, 2025 06:57pm

The GCD report does not address this extractive policy design, these efforts to preserve and perpetuate this capital...

Aurangzeb sees staff deal on $1.2bn IMF payout this week

Updated 14 Oct, 2025 10:36pm

IMF mission left Pakistan last week without signing staff level agreement on 2nd review of Washington-based lender's $7bn Extended Fund Facility and first one on its $1.4bn Resilience and Sustainability Facility agreed in 2024

Aurangzeb, IMF’s Jihad Azour review EFF progress; stresses need for macroeconomic discipline

Updated 14 Oct, 2025 10:37pm

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb met with Jihad Azour, Director of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Middle...

Details of IMF programmes reviewed

Updated 14 Oct, 2025 09:27am

Official says Pakistan’s external debt and liabilities reach USD 92.2 billion till August 31

IMF projects Pakistan’s GDP growth at 3.6% for FY26, below govt target of 4.2%

Updated 29 Jul, 2025 11:04pm

Fund upgrades Pakistan GDP growth estimates for FY25 by 0.1% to 2.7%

S&P Global upgrades Pakistan’s credit rating to ‘B-’ from ‘CCC+’; outlook stable

Updated 24 Jul, 2025 06:53pm

Pakistan's finances, reserves stabilised by IMF support, rating agency says

Govt presents ‘compelling evidence’ of Pakistan’s economic recovery to Moody’s

Updated 15 Jul, 2025 07:10pm

Discussions with US on preferential tariff access making encouraging headway, says Aurangzeb

IMF lauds Pakistan’s ‘strong’ economic reform progress

Published 13 Jul, 2025 08:40pm

Binici says growth in Pakistan expected to strengthen in 2025 and beyond

Pakistan’s debt quagmire, IMF dependence, and Budget FY2025-26

Updated 09 Jul, 2025 08:17am

With a total public debt of over PKR 76 trillion (roughly $267 billion), or nearly 65% of total income (i.e., GDP),...

Fragility not recognized

Updated 14 Jun, 2025 08:02am

The history of Pakistan’s economy can be aptly summarised in three words: fragility not recognised. That since...

Urgent need for deep economic policy thinking

Updated 30 Apr, 2025 10:34pm

China in the 1980s was quite similar to Pakistan in terms of economic orientation – mainly an agriculture sector,...

IMF signals support, says PM as Pakistan pursues cost-cutting

Updated 12 Feb, 2025 10:23pm

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Wednesday said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has responded positively to...

IMF lauds Pakistan’s economic efforts, says Aurangzeb ahead of upcoming review

Updated 12 Feb, 2025 08:10pm

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Wednesday said the government received “very positive” feedback from the...

PM Shehbaz, IMF’s Georgieva discuss ongoing programme

Updated 12 Feb, 2025 10:21pm

Washington-based lender reiterates continued support for Pakistan’s reform agenda, read a statement

IMF delegation meets CJP Afridi on ‘Finance Division’s request’

Updated 11 Feb, 2025 10:38pm

International Monetary Fund team in Pakistan to conduct Governance and Corruption Diagnostic Assessment under country’s 2024 Extended Fund Facility programme

Pakistan says IMF mission will visit to assess governance, corruption risks

Updated 09 Feb, 2025 11:45pm

Finance ministry says IMF report will recommend actions for addressing corruption vulnerabilities and strengthening integrity

Aurangzeb confident as Pakistan awaits IMF review

Updated 03 Feb, 2025 11:15pm

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has expressed confidence in government progress toward meeting the International...

Taxation measure: reluctant Sindh approves Agricultural Income Tax Bill 2025

Updated 03 Feb, 2025 11:14pm

Livestock sector, however, remains excluded from agri income tax

Finance minister says slabs need re-think, but commitment cannot be made

Pakistan ‘moving in the right direction,’ Aurangzeb asserts at WEF

Updated 22 Jan, 2025 10:16pm

Finance minister says govt focused on reducing expenditures, debt servicing volume

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 20	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 20	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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