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IMF has hit $100bn target of SDRs for vulnerable countries: Georgieva

PARIS: The International Monetary Fund has reached its target of making $100 billion in special drawing rights...

Published 22 Jun, 2023 06:58pm

World

IMF, World Bank under pressure to boost climate change financing

WASHINGTON: International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank officials are joining dozens of economic leaders for a...

Published 22 Jun, 2023 12:33pm

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 22 Jun, 2023 05:45am

US apprised of edgy IMF ambivalence

Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Ishaq Dar meets US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome

Updated 22 Jun, 2023 08:52am

Rs76.726bn approved to keep CDMP commitment with IMF

ISLAMABAD: The government has approved an amount of Rs 76.726 billion to maintain commitment of Circular Debt...

Updated 22 Jun, 2023 08:55am

BR Research

CAD roundup: 11MFY23

The current account posted a surplus for the third consecutive month – last three months (March to May) surplus...

Published 21 Jun, 2023 09:50am

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 21 Jun, 2023 06:34am

Pakistan

Dar apprises UK minister about IMF talks

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar held a virtual meeting with Andrew Mitchell, Britain’s Minister of...

Published 21 Jun, 2023 05:21am

July-May: Govt borrows $8.613bn from multiple sources

ISLAMABAD: The government has borrowed $8.613 billion from multiple financing sources including $900 million from...

Updated 21 Jun, 2023 08:58am

China came to rescue amid IMF dithering: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that China renewed Pakistan’s commercial and sovereign loans in...

Updated 21 Jun, 2023 08:58am

Business & Finance

Govt should establish cost accounting authority: PBIF

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

Published 21 Jun, 2023 05:21am

Business & Finance

Situation demands concrete planning to start upward growth trajectory: Experts

LAHORE: The current economic situation is difficult and demands a concrete planning to start an upward growth...

Published 21 Jun, 2023 05:21am

World

Macron’s Paris summit seeks new life for global finance agenda

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron hosts a summit on Thursday and Friday to pin down a roadmap for easing the...

Published 20 Jun, 2023 12:38pm

Opinion

FBR’s revenue target

The federal budget for 2023-24 was announced recently. There was the expectation that the fiscal efforts for ...

Published 20 Jun, 2023 03:16am

Editorials

The fault is not in our stars

EDITORIAL: Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar during the meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance...

Published 20 Jun, 2023 03:16am

Pakistan not on IMF board’s agenda

The current IMF programme of $6.5 billion is scheduled to end on June 30

Updated 20 Jun, 2023 12:26pm

Markets

IMF working on global central bank digital currency platform

RABAT: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is working on a platform for central bank digital currencies (CDBCs) to...

Published 19 Jun, 2023 05:53pm

Editorials

Budget doesn’t help govt broaden tax base

EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lamented the missed opportunity to broaden the tax base in the...

Published 19 Jun, 2023 07:08am

Opinion

IMF needs to soften its stance

The IMF Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva, in her interview to Deutsche Welle Asia had said that “My heart...

Published 19 Jun, 2023 06:55am

Business & Finance

Minister, FPCCI chief bring SMEs under sharper focus

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Industry and Production Makhdoom Syed Murtaza Mahmood on Sunday visited Federation of...

Published 19 Jun, 2023 06:55am

Business & Finance

BMP of FPCCI expresses its dismay at LSM slide

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP), has expressed its...

Published 19 Jun, 2023 06:55am

Business & Finance

Business community worried over relations with IMF: Mian Zahid

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

Published 18 Jun, 2023 06:07am

Expert says country would not default

Ashfaq Tola says govt has not introduced any tax amnesty scheme in the budget and that any ambiguity related to such a scheme would be resolved before the International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Updated 18 Jun, 2023 07:49pm

Opinion

Elusive IMF bailout: the end of the road?

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the country’s political situation are the two main issues that are...

Updated 17 Jun, 2023 07:10am

Opinion

Don’t take IMF seriously?

“Alice in wonderland” is an all time classic and one of my favourite books. It is about the story of a ...

Updated 17 Jun, 2023 07:08am

Editorials

Pakistan

In tit-for-tat response, Pakistan says FY24 budget ‘was never a part of IMF 9th review’

Govt says it is committed to IMF programme, wants to at least complete pending review

Updated 16 Jun, 2023 08:19pm

Opinion

Huge global economic policy challenges

‘The world is facing numerous extreme, interlinked challenges, including a climate emergency and growing economic...

Published 16 Jun, 2023 06:27am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 22	278.62
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 22	278.42
USD to Japanese Yen / May 22	156.32
USD to Swiss Franc / May 22	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 22	1.27
Euro to USD / May 22	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 21	5321.41
Nasdaq / May 21	16832.63
Dow Jones / May 21	39872.99
India Sensex / May 22	74007.26
Tokyo Nikkei / May 22	38615.77
Hang Seng / May 22	19241.22
FTSE 100 / May 22	8384.69
Germany DAX 30 / May 22	18694.36

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 21	213048
Petrol/Litre / May 22	273.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 22	79.26
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 22	19935
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 22	2413.48
Diesel/Litre / May 22	274.08

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 22 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 22 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 22 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 22 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 22 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 22 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 22 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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