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IMF

Govt debt stocks hit all-time high of Rs59trn

KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt stocks rose to an all-time high level of Rs 59 trillion at the end of...

Updated 06 Jul, 2023 08:35am

Pakistan

IMF’s Executive Board meeting on Pakistan set for July 12

The Fund is set to discuss a nine-month stand-by arrangement for Pakistan as the previous Extended Fund Facility expired on June 30

Updated 06 Jul, 2023 09:55am

Markets

Rupee sustains losses, settles at 277.41 against US dollar

Currency depreciates 0.71% in inter-bank market
Trades between 278 and 281 in open market

Updated 05 Jul, 2023 09:32pm

BR Research

Inflation, food, and the Dar(k) magic

The finance ministry has finally discovered that laws of mathematics function in Pakistan exactly as they do...

Published 05 Jul, 2023 09:56am

Opinion

‘The more things change…’

This is apropos an op-ed ‘The more things change…’ carried by the newspaper yesterday. The writer, Rashed...

Published 05 Jul, 2023 06:00am

Opinion

Trade winds: On falling exports

The export figures for the eleven months of fiscal year 2022-23 are very disappointing. We had got used to export...

Published 05 Jul, 2023 06:00am

Markets

Currency values in terms of Special Drawing Rights

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), treasuries' department's currency values in terms of Special...

Published 05 Jul, 2023 06:00am

Liquidity risks remain high despite IMF deal: Moody’s

ISLAMABAD: The government’s liquidity risks remain high despite the International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff-level...

Updated 05 Jul, 2023 08:59am

Editorials

Inflation down MoM

EDITORIAL: Consumer Price Index (CPI) for June dropped by 8.6 percentage points compared to the month before – ...

Published 05 Jul, 2023 06:00am

Business & Finance

Challenges of inflation, external payments: SBP governor explains IMF SBA’s efficacy

KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Jameel Ahmad Tuesday said the country is facing two key challenges of...

Published 05 Jul, 2023 06:00am

Markets

Inter-bank market: rupee sees massive gain, up 3.83% against US dollar

Settles at 275.44, an increase of Rs10.55, which is the highest day-on-day recovery after May 12, 2023

Updated 04 Jul, 2023 07:00pm

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: A job badly done

“So what do you call someone who elicits spirited defense for a job extremely badly done?” “I am not sure, two...

Published 04 Jul, 2023 05:07am

Pakistan

Financial support from friendly countries: PM heaps praise on army chief

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has termed the $3 billion nine-month Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) with the...

Published 04 Jul, 2023 05:07am

Opinion

The more things change…

After a three weeks sojourn in the UK, returning to Pakistan was a case of an overdose of déjà vu. But I must not...

Updated 04 Jul, 2023 05:59am

Editorials

IMF: We have to pay the price we deserve to pay

EDITORIAL: While specific details of precisely what are the prior conditions that the government has agreed to in ...

Updated 04 Jul, 2023 05:45am

Business & Finance

IMF agreement to help govt achieve GDP growth target: PIAF

LAHORE: The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF) Chairman Faheemur Rehman Saigol on Monday said...

Published 04 Jul, 2023 05:07am

Govt’s LoI to IMF contains 9 major assurances

Pakistan assures that no new tax amnesty would be granted during the next nine months

Updated 04 Jul, 2023 09:52am

IMF deal to support macroeconomic stability: Moody’s

ISLAMABAD: Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) Monday said that Pakistan’s new deal with the International Monetary...

Updated 04 Jul, 2023 09:06am

Dar appreciates role of Chinese FIs

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Monday appreciated the Chinese support to Pakistan on multiple fronts, and...

Updated 04 Jul, 2023 09:12am

Business & Finance

HCCI hails IMF deal, underscores need for reform programme

HYDERABAD: President Hyderabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (HCCI) Adeel Siddiqui has said that agreement with...

Published 04 Jul, 2023 05:07am

Pakistan

Cabinet briefed about salient features of IMF deal

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet was briefed about the salient features of the $3 billion deal with International...

Updated 04 Jul, 2023 09:10am

Business & Finance

External debt: business community leader explains enormity of challenge

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

Published 04 Jul, 2023 05:07am

Markets

SBP-held foreign exchange reserves rise $533mn, stand at $4.07bn

Increase comes on back of realisation of $300 million proceeds of government of Pakistan’s commercial loan

Published 03 Jul, 2023 09:06pm

Pakistan

Moody’s, Fitch see lingering risks despite Pakistan-IMF deal: report

Pakistan is staring at $25bn debt repayment in fiscal year 2023-24, and a widening current account deficit could pose problems

Published 03 Jul, 2023 08:16pm

Markets

Pakistan dollar bonds extend rally fuelled by IMF deal

LONDON: Pakistan sovereign dollar-bonds rose as much as 1 cent on Monday, building on last week’s gains in the wake...

Updated 03 Jul, 2023 07:08pm

Business & Finance

PML-N leader says IMF deal to help strengthen economy

QUETTA: Senior central leader of Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) Chaudhry Naeem Karim on Sunday said that the ...

Published 03 Jul, 2023 06:30am

Opinion

Kicking the can

An IMF (International Monetary Fund) deal is finally done. This is good news as it has averted the growing concerns...

Updated 03 Jul, 2023 07:58am

PTI accused of seeking to scuttle IMF deal

Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reform Ahsan Iqbal says party crossed all limits in its hatred against state

Updated 03 Jul, 2023 09:03am

Business & Finance

PEW underscores need for implementing IMF ‘roadmap’ of reforms

ISLAMABAD: Dr Murtaza Mughal, President of Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) said on Sunday that after efforts Pakistan...

Published 03 Jul, 2023 06:04am

Editorials

Living up to our own track record

EDITORIAL: We have yet again failed to complete an IMF programme, which perhaps was the toughest one for the...

Published 03 Jul, 2023 06:04am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 7	278.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 7	278.12
USD to Japanese Yen / May 7	154.44
USD to Swiss Franc / May 7	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 7	1.26
Euro to USD / May 7	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 6	5180.74
Nasdaq / May 6	16349.25
Dow Jones / May 6	38852.27
India Sensex / May 7	73503.22
Tokyo Nikkei / May 7	38775.44
Hang Seng / May 7	18439.46
FTSE 100 / May 7	8295.53
Germany DAX 30 / May 7	18257.19

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 6	206190
Petrol/Litre / May 7	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 7	78.61
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 7	19935
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 7	2322.69
Diesel/Litre / May 7	281.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 7 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 7 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 7 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 7 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 7 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 7 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 7 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 7 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 7 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 7 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 7 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 7 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 7 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 7 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 7 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 7 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 7 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 7 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 7 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 7 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 7 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 7 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 7 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 7 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 7 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 7 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 7 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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