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IMF SBA

Rating agencies and Pakistan’s response

There are three major international credit rating agencies providing investors information about bond and debt...

Published 11 Sep, 2023 06:54am

Editorials

Economic update and outlook for Aug

EDITORIAL: The Economic Update and Outlook for August 2023 uploaded on the Finance Division website ended as always...

Published 11 Sep, 2023 06:32am

Editorials

Macroeconomic indicators

EDITORIAL: Four unexplained, albeit bafflingly un-synchronised, data was recently uploaded on the Pakistan Bureau of...

Published 05 Sep, 2023 06:22am

Markets

Petroleum levy at Rs60/litre: component-wise breakdown of petrol price in Pakistan

Price has increased 21% since August 1, 2023

Published 02 Sep, 2023 05:06pm

Shamshad highlights importance of reducing fiscal deficit

KARACHI: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Dr Shamshad Akhtar, Thursday reiterated the government’s...

Updated 01 Sep, 2023 09:16am

Editorials

Economy: caretakers indecisive or dilatory?

EDITORIAL: The federal caretaker cabinet meeting last Tuesday, reportedly (as no press release was issued or a press...

Published 31 Aug, 2023 06:00am

Opinion

Power bills: Retreating into realpolitik

It is increasingly clear that countrywide protests over hike in electricity tariffs have taken the caretaker...

Published 29 Aug, 2023 06:01am

Inflows improved in July: IMF SBA gives comfort level to multilaterals, bilaterals: MEA officials

ISLAMABAD: The staff level agreement on the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF)...

Updated 23 Aug, 2023 10:17am

Opinion

Economy needs stimulus

The economy is headed towards a deep recession. Only a well-targeted fiscal stimulus can avert the incoming crisis....

Published 18 Aug, 2023 06:13am

Opinion

Pakistan & Argentina: two economic scenarios

“On July 28, the Argentine authorities and IMF staff reached a staff-level agreement on the combined fifth and sixth...

Updated 18 Aug, 2023 06:17am

Editorials

The grimness of higher inflation

EDITORIAL: The governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Jameel Ahmed, while addressing the flag hoisting ceremony on...

Published 17 Aug, 2023 03:49am

Opinion

Path of maximum uncertainty

The market’s given a roaring farewell to the coalition government (up about 20pc since the SBA) but – write this...

Published 10 Aug, 2023 06:35am

PM acknowledges China’s role in crucial IMF SBA

Says IMF deal would not have been possible without China's support

Updated 10 Aug, 2023 09:57am

Updated CDMP as per SBA yet to be approved

ISLAMABAD: The pledge for the Cabinet to approve an updated Circular Debt Management Plan (CDMP) by end-July 2023 as...

Updated 09 Aug, 2023 09:16am

Editorials

Why the budget was changed

EDITORIAL: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar stated the obvious during his briefing to the National Assembly Standing...

Published 09 Aug, 2023 05:33am

Opinion

IMF programme targets

A typical IMF (International Monetary Fund) programme, including a Stand-by Facility, has a set of quantitative...

Published 08 Aug, 2023 06:37am

Opinion

LSM sector travails

Large-scale manufacturing (LSM) sector, as per data released by the Finance Division, registered negative 8.1 ...

Published 07 Aug, 2023 06:34am

Editorials

The mystery deepens

EDITORIAL: If there weren’t already enough confusion about the possible composition and tenure of the caretaker...

Published 05 Aug, 2023 06:00am

Editorials

MPS: Will IMF need to recalibrate its expectations?

EDITORIAL: In a surprise move, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) left the policy rate unchanged at 22 percent,...

Published 02 Aug, 2023 06:47am

Opinion

IMF’s SBF

The IMF Stand-By Facility (SBF) of $3 billion has been in operation for two weeks now. Already, there is a big...

Published 01 Aug, 2023 06:19am

Settlement of dues of IPPs/GPPs: FD seeks expenditure details of Rs601bn extended to PD

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has sought expenditure details of Rs 601 billion extended to the Power Division to...

Updated 01 Aug, 2023 09:13am

Opinion

Power sector remains Pakistan’s Achilles heel

The power sector continues to be a major source of concern with circular debt a high of 2.6 trillion rupees at...

Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am

Opinion

Restoring investor confidence key challenge

Taming the inflation monster is turning out to be a challenge at a time when many analysts were expecting the...

Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am

Opinion

‘Heat economic policy’

It is, indeed, important that Pakistan should continue to deal with its macroeconomic and growth challenges of the...

Published 28 Jul, 2023 03:03am

Pakistan

China’s EXIM Bank has rolled over $2.4bn loans, says Ishaq Dar

Pakistan will only make interest payments in both years, the finance minister adds

Updated 27 Jul, 2023 03:47pm

Policy continuation, forex financing a must for growth

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has stated that prudent and effective economic decisions, political and economic...

Updated 27 Jul, 2023 09:10am

Pakistan

PM again holds PTI govt responsible for economic mess

FAISALABAD: The government of Nawaz Sharif had laid down a strong foundation for the comprehensive socio economic ...

Published 25 Jul, 2023 06:20am

Opinion

Inward forex cash flows: from 2023-24 to 2027-28

The IMF (International Monetary Fund) issued ‘Request For Stand-By Arrangement’ in July 2023. The IMF has again...

Updated 25 Jul, 2023 07:01am

Business & Finance

OICCI praises PM for securing IMF SBA

KARACHI: Commenting on the IMF Board approval of IMF SBA for $3 billion for next nine months for Pakistan, OICCI...

Published 25 Jul, 2023 06:20am

Editorials

Tax proposals by the IMF

EDITORIAL: The $3 billion nine-month-long Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) approved by the International Monetary Fund...

Updated 25 Jul, 2023 06:49am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 17	278.30
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 17	278.10
USD to Japanese Yen / May 17	155.67
USD to Swiss Franc / May 17	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 17	1.27
Euro to USD / May 17	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 17	5303.27
India Sensex / May 17	73917.03
Tokyo Nikkei / May 17	38787.38
Nasdaq / May 17	16685.97
Hang Seng / May 17	19535.61
FTSE 100 / May 17	8420.26
Dow Jones / May 17	40003.59
Germany DAX 30 / May 17	18704.42

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 17	79.59
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 17	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 17	210562
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 17	2386.18
Cotton US¢/pound / May 17	76.29
Petrol/Litre / May 20	273.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 20 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 20 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 20 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 20 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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