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IMF

Miftah announces to remove import restrictions, but with a caveat

Says removal of ban is a requirement of the international community
Stresses that imposing regulatory duty will ensure imports do not rise at a fast pace

Updated 18 Aug, 2022 08:02pm

Markets

Rupee settles with marginal drop against US dollar

Closes at 214.95 in inter-bank market on Thursday

Updated 18 Aug, 2022 09:04pm

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 18 Aug, 2022 05:27am

Editorials

Petrol price increase

EDITORIAL: The government, unexpectedly, raised the price of motor spirit (MS) by 6.72 rupee per litre to 233.91...

Published 18 Aug, 2022 05:26am

Pakistan

IMF says Executive Board meeting set for August 29

Will meet for combined seventh and eight review under the Extended Fund Facility

Updated 17 Aug, 2022 11:18pm

BR Research

Stability within chaos?

The economic narrative abroad – ranging from ‘we are in a recession’ to ‘no, we are not’– seems to be...

Published 17 Aug, 2022 09:09am

Pakistan

Marri highlights govt’s approach to challenge of poverty

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Shazia Atta Marri on Tuesday said that there ...

Published 17 Aug, 2022 06:07am

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 17 Aug, 2022 06:07am

Business & Finance

PM determined to enhance exports for better GDP growth: SAPM

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Effective Governance, Dr Muhammad Jahanzeb Khan has said that...

Published 17 Aug, 2022 06:07am

Miftah says takes ownership of ‘all’ difficult decisions

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail Tuesday said he takes ownership of all the difficult decisions taken by...

Updated 17 Aug, 2022 09:34am

Pakistan

Miftah hopeful over IMF board meeting on August 29

In press conference, finance minister says letter of intent will be sent back to IMF today
Defends hike in price of petrol, says no new taxes imposed

Updated 16 Aug, 2022 05:36pm

Markets

Rupee registers marginal appreciation against US dollar

Closes at 213.9 in inter-bank market
This is rupee's 11th successive gain against the dollar

Updated 16 Aug, 2022 08:26pm

Opinion

Soaring public debt

The latest estimate of the stock of public debt of Pakistan by the SBP (State Bank of Pakistan) as of end-March 2022...

Published 16 Aug, 2022 03:59am

Editorials

The quest for a charter of economy

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in his independence day address once again raised the topic of ‘charter ...

Published 16 Aug, 2022 03:59am

Debt and liabilities hit historic high of Rs59.6trn

KARACHI: Pakistan’s total debt and liabilities (domestic and external) continued to grow and reached the historic...

Updated 16 Aug, 2022 09:57am

Markets

KSE-100 rises 1.78% on positive news flow, volume surges to nearly 542mn

Rupee appreciation, decline in bond yields, renewal of Saudi investment in Pakistan help index register 764-point gain

Updated 15 Aug, 2022 05:50pm

Markets

10th successive gain: Rupee closes near 214 against US dollar

Currency has made major strides since July 28 when it registered its all-time low of 239.94

Updated 15 Aug, 2022 05:20pm

Opinion

Economy: the muddling of fact and fiction

The strengthening of the stock market and the rupee - from a high of over 240 on 30 July 2014 to less than 214 this...

Published 15 Aug, 2022 05:41am

Opinion

An illusion of recovery?

A sense of economic recovery is being created which in fact may be artificial. Many within the PDM (Pakistan...

Published 15 Aug, 2022 05:41am

PSX witnesses positive trend

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange witnessed positive trend during the outgoing three-day week ended on August 12, ...

Updated 15 Aug, 2022 01:35pm

Editorials

Economy must have clear precedence

EDITORIAL: The ongoing political impasse is a negation of what the country needs urgently to bring the economy...

Published 15 Aug, 2022 05:41am

Editorials

Independence Day thoughts

EDITORIAL: It’s that time of the year again when the nation takes stock of its journey as a one-of-a-kind Muslim...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 05:46am

Pakistan

Saudi Arabia plans to renew $3bn deposit in assistance to Pakistan: report

Also intends to provide $100mn a month for 10 months in petroleum products that would be granted as additional support

Updated 14 Aug, 2022 09:43am

Editorials

IMF says no room for subsidies: end of story

EDITORIAL: Providing regionally competitive energy by providing subsidy to the exporting sectors was always a...

Published 13 Aug, 2022 05:21am

World

Ukrainian adviser says new, $5bn IMF loan would reassure other creditors

KYIV: Securing a new $5 billion loan from the IMF would help assure Ukraine's other creditors that the war-torn...

Published 13 Aug, 2022 12:08am

Markets

KSE-100 posts 614-point gain, edges close to 42,900

Registers increase of 1.45% on positive triggers

Updated 12 Aug, 2022 07:12pm

Business & Finance

Upcoming monetary policy: majority polled expect no change in key interest rate

Poll conducted by Topline Securities says 56% of participants saw status quo prevailing in announcement scheduled for August 22

Updated 13 Aug, 2022 11:54am

Pakistan

Extended Fund Facility: Pakistan receives Letter of Intent from IMF

Board meeting expected at the end of August

Updated 12 Aug, 2022 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 12 Aug, 2022 05:44am

Opinion

Need for fresh SDR allocation

Last August, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) issued enhanced special drawing rights (SDRs) allocation to the...

Published 12 Aug, 2022 05:44am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 31	278.42
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 31	278.22
USD to Japanese Yen / May 31	157.31
USD to Swiss Franc / May 31	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / May 31	1.27
Euro to USD / May 31	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 31	5277.51
India Sensex / May 31	73961.31
Tokyo Nikkei / May 31	38487.90
Nasdaq / May 31	16735.02
Hang Seng / May 31	18079.61
FTSE 100 / May 31	8275.38
Dow Jones / May 31	38686.32
Germany DAX 30 / May 31	18497.94

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 31	76.99
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 31	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 31	207219
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 31	2327.33
Cotton US¢/pound / May 31	75.11
Petrol/Litre / Jun 2	268.36

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jun 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jun 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jun 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jun 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jun 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jun 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jun 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jun 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jun 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Jun 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Jun 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Jun 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Jun 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Jun 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Jun 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Jun 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Jun 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Jun 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Jun 2 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Jun 2 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Jun 2 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Jun 2 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Jun 2 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Jun 2 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 2 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 2 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Jun 2 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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