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IMF

LSMI: growth engine revving low

EDITORIAL: The latest data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) for Large Scale Manufacturing Index...

Published 17 Mar, 2023 06:15am

Pakistan

IMF asking for materialisation of commitment from ‘friendly countries’: Ishaq Dar

Finance minister says there will be 'no compromise' on Pakistan's nuclear and missile programmes

Updated 16 Mar, 2023 08:36pm

Markets

Rupee regains its footing, settles at 282.42 against US dollar

Currency appreciates 0.15% in inter-bank market

Updated 16 Mar, 2023 07:28pm

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 16 Mar, 2023 06:01am

Editorials

Bank borrowing

EDITORIAL: Bank deposits grew by 15 percent in one year to 22.92 trillion rupees in February 2023 compared to 19.91...

Published 16 Mar, 2023 06:01am

PM seeks to clear the air about default, elections

Says his party would participate in elections as per whatever the ECP decides

Updated 16 Mar, 2023 09:45am

Pakistan

Pakistan's ex finance chief Miftah warns against any kind of debt restructuring

Difficult task to get China and the West to sit on one table for such an endeavour, he says

Updated 16 Mar, 2023 09:46am

World

IMF says staff made 'very good progress' in talks about new loan for Ukraine

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday said its staff made "very good progress" in talks with...

Published 15 Mar, 2023 11:35pm

Pakistan

General elections to take place 'on time' in August or September: PM Shehbaz

Says assembly elections in Punjab, KP 'will have consequences'

Updated 15 Mar, 2023 09:51pm

World

Strike grips Sri Lanka as unions protest IMF bailout

COLOMBO: Bankrupt Sri Lanka’s hospitals were crippled and transport disrupted on Wednesday as trade unions protested...

Updated 15 Mar, 2023 08:08pm

Markets

3rd successive decline: rupee closes at 282.85 against US dollar

Currency registers a depreciation of 0.20% in inter-bank market

Updated 15 Mar, 2023 08:11pm

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 15 Mar, 2023 06:01am

Business & Finance

FPCCI proposes more regional trade to ease economic crisis

KARACHI: President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Irfan Iqbal Sheikh has...

Published 15 Mar, 2023 06:01am

Editorials

Ever more elusive IMF tranche?

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in a short statement shared by the Media Wing of the Prime Minister’s...

Published 15 Mar, 2023 06:01am

Staff-level deal with IMF ‘within a few days’: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said the staff-level agreement with the International Monetary...

Updated 15 Mar, 2023 08:51am

ADB Mission says IMF’s 9/10th review should stay on track

ISLAMABAD: While noting sluggish progress on two prior policy actions, an Asian Development Bank (ADB) Mission has...

Updated 15 Mar, 2023 09:18am

PL on HSD to go up by Rs5/litre

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is most likely to increase the petroleum levy (PL) on high-speed diesel (HSD) by...

Updated 15 Mar, 2023 08:50am

World

Sri Lanka president says no side arrangements with any creditor

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will not make side arrangements with any of its bilateral or commercial creditors to reduce the...

Published 14 Mar, 2023 08:43pm

World

IMF sees Senegal 2023 growth lower than expected, lowers 2022 GDP estimate

DAKAR: Growth in Senegal’s economy is expected to accelerate in 2023 but still come in lower than expected, IMF...

Published 14 Mar, 2023 06:11pm

Business & Finance

Lotte Chemical temporarily shuts operations, citing raw material shortage

Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited (LOTCHEM), engaged in the manufacturing and sale of Pure Terephthalic Acid (PTA), on...

Updated 14 Mar, 2023 05:35pm

Markets

IMF sets stage to disburse new round of $5.3bn to Argentina

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund said Monday it has reached an agreement with the government of Argentina...

Published 14 Mar, 2023 01:08pm

BR Research

IMF: agreement in sight?

It has been more than four weeks since the IMF staff concluded its technical talks for the pending 9th review. Yet,...

Published 14 Mar, 2023 09:16am

US help to be sought for clinching IMF bailout

ISLAMABAD: The government has reportedly decided to seek the United States' role in reaching a staff-level deal with...

Updated 14 Mar, 2023 09:18am

Markets

Rupee fails to sustain gains, settles at 281.61 against US dollar

Currency records depreciation of 0.3% in inter-bank market

Updated 13 Mar, 2023 10:23pm

Business & Finance

Country can avoid IMF only through higher exports, tax collections: Miftah

KARACHI: Former Federal Finance Minister Miftah Ismail on Sunday said that in order to avoid International Monetary...

Updated 13 Mar, 2023 09:12am

Opinion

Debt relief for developing countries

Many developing and low-income countries are under debt distress, and a few of which are also facing food crisis as...

Published 13 Mar, 2023 06:15am

World

IMF says it's monitoring implications for financial stability from SVB collapse

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Sunday it was monitoring potential implications for...

Published 13 Mar, 2023 12:06am

World

UAE withdraws bid for 2026 World Bank-IMF meetings in favour of Qatar

DOHA: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has withdrawn its bid to host the 2026 World Bank and International Monetary...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 08:24pm

Business & Finance

Budget deficit: PIAF calls for controlling govt expenditure, high cost of debt servicing

LAHORE: The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Association Front (PIAF) has called for keeping check on government...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Opinion

Shape up or ship out!

For the past few months, there has been significant concern and consternation over the possibility of a Pakistani...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 23	278.40
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 23	278.10
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 23	154.75
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 23	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 23	1.24
Euro to USD / Apr 23	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 23	5070.55
India Sensex / Apr 23	73738.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 23	37552.16
Nasdaq / Apr 23	15696.64
Hang Seng / Apr 23	16828.93
FTSE 100 / Apr 23	8044.81
Dow Jones / Apr 23	38503.69
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 23	18137.65

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 23	83.54
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 23	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 23	213220
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 23	2323.25
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 23	81.72
Petrol/Litre / Apr 24	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 24 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 24 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 24 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 24 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 24 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 24 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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