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Pakistan IMF programme

Pakistan’s trade imbalance expected to grow, analysts say

Published 08 Dec, 2025 04:07pm

Most concerning trend surge in automobile imports, which more than doubled to $1.4 billion during 4MFY26, an analyst says

Aurangzeb says Pakistan has secured debt rollover commitments from China, Saudi Arabia and UAE

Updated 06 Aug, 2024 10:25pm

Development gives boost to economy that awaits Executive Board approval from the IMF ahead of $7-billion bailout

Fitch upgrades Pakistan rating to ‘CCC+’

Updated 29 Jul, 2024 07:43pm

Upgrade reflects greater certainty over continued availability of external funding, says credit rating agency

SBP reduces key policy rate by 100bps, takes it to 19.5%

Updated 29 Jul, 2024 07:42pm

Majority analysts expected cut, it was the quantum of reduction that had them divided

SBP widely seen cutting key policy rate on Monday

Updated 26 Jul, 2024 10:30pm

Only one analyst out of 14 predicts rates would be held at 20.5%; the rest forecast a cut

Fault lies within: to fix the economy, look inward

Published 17 Jul, 2024 10:43pm

There weren’t much high hopes when Finance Minister Mohammed Aurangzeb started delivering his budget speech on June...

New IMF programme to improve Pakistan’s funding prospects: Moody’s

Updated 16 Jul, 2024 09:38pm

Credit rating agency, however, warns govt’s ability to sustain reform implementation will be key to continually unlock financing over three-year duration

Market cheers IMF bailout, KSE-100 gains over 1,200 points

Updated 15 Jul, 2024 10:36pm

Investors see staff-level agreement with lender as massive positive for struggling economy

Now is the time to act speedily, says PM Shehbaz after IMF agreement

Updated 13 Jul, 2024 10:16pm

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday that following the staff level agreement (SLA) with the International...

Taxing Pakistan’s agriculture sector: IMF push ‘a move in the right direction’

Updated 13 Jul, 2024 10:15pm

Islamabad will be required to complete a number of conditions as it moves ahead with $7-billion EFF; reforms will include bringing retail, export, and agriculture sectors properly into taxation system

Key policy points/reforms stressed by IMF in new staff-level agreement

Published 13 Jul, 2024 11:19am

In a major development, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reached a Staff-Level Agreement (SLA) with Pakistan...

IMF, Pakistan reach staff-level agreement on $7bn Extended Fund Facility

Updated 13 Jul, 2024 10:15pm

The new 37-month programme is now subject to approval by the lender's Executive Board

‘They don’t care about us’

Updated 10 Jul, 2024 12:25pm

The IMF deal is very likely on the cards. The lender of last resort is stuck with Pakistan irrespective of the...

Up to 200 units of consumption: PM Shehbaz announces Rs50bn power subsidy for 25mn households

Updated 09 Jul, 2024 09:32pm

Says time has come for 'elite to make sacrifices'

KSE-100 closes with 106-point gain after briefly crossing 81,000

Updated 09 Jul, 2024 10:38pm

Equities at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) maintained their upward trajectory, as the benchmark KSE-100 Index...

Arif Habib Limited now expects KSE-100 to hit 109,000 by June 2025

Updated 04 Jul, 2024 08:53pm

Propelled by optimism over inking a “new longer and larger” programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and...

We understand the pain, will provide relief to salaried class at first opportunity we get: Aurangzeb

Updated 01 Jul, 2024 07:03pm

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has said that the government will provide relief to the salaried class at the...

KSE-100’s record run: PSX world’s best-performing market in FY24, outlook stays positive

Updated 29 Jun, 2024 02:35pm

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) emerged as the best performing equity market in the world during fiscal year...

Pakistan’s remittances to recover and grow in 2024, 2025: World Bank

Updated 27 Jun, 2024 08:13pm

Remittance flows in Pakistan to hit $30 billion in 2025, says global body in report

Budget 2024-25: Pakistan eyes over $20bn in external financing

Development comes a couple of days ahead of budget announcement

Pakistan’s budget on Wednesday will aim to set stage for IMF bailout, say analysts

Updated 10 Jun, 2024 07:16pm

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s coalition government is expected to lay out ambitious fiscal targets in the 2024/2025...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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