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It’s mostly fiscal

Published 02 Nov, 2026 05:01am

Criticism of International Mon etary Fund (IMF) prescriptions are long-standing - levelled by Nobel laureates...

Aurangzeb meets Alvarez & Marsal delegation

Published 31 Mar, 2026 05:24am

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, on Monday held a meeting with Dr...

Economists call for steps to incentivise manufacturing sector

Published 27 Nov, 2025 06:02am

ISLAMABAD: Leading economists of the country urged the government to take measures to incentivise the manufacturing...

Pakistan bonds gyrate

Published 08 May, 2025 06:21am

LONDON/KARACHI: Pakistan’s international bonds rose on Wednesday after India launched strikes on the country. The...

Pakistan’s accelerated access to capital markets: Alvarez & Marsal team outlines steps

Updated 22 Oct, 2024 11:29pm

Alvarez & Marsal team has outlined steps for Pakistan to chart an accelerated path to international capital...

Negotiating new IMF deal, controlling inflation: Dr Reza Baqir highlights challenges for new govt

Updated 08 Feb, 2024 11:23pm

Remarks come as Pakistanis vote to elect future govt on Thursday

IMF debt dilemma looms after election: ex-SBP governor

Published 19 Jan, 2024 05:37am

LONDON: The International Monetary Fund faces tough choices on how to deal with Pakistan after the February election...

Developing countries: Baqir for measures to monitor pledges of donors

Published 23 Jun, 2023 06:00am

ISLAMABAD: Former governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Reza Baqir has stressed the need for concrete measures to ...

Interest rate in 2022: climbing the hill as Pakistan's macroeconomic concerns bite

Updated 29 Dec, 2022 12:02am

Policy rate rose from 9.75% in January to a multi-decade high of 16% in November

Former SBP governor Dr Reza Baqir appointed Senior Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School

Published 13 Sep, 2022 11:38am

Will focus on improving global frameworks for resolving sovereign debt crises

The politics of economics!

Published 09 May, 2022 05:39am

Continuity in economic policies is considered critical in providing a sustained conducive environment for private...

Miftah, others hold talks with key global bond investors

Updated 27 Apr, 2022 11:24am

Finance minister underlines need for prudent and responsible fiscal policy while supporting the poor and those hardest-hit by the rising global inflation

Marriyum says govt has not yet decided to remove incumbent SBP governor

Published 24 Apr, 2022 06:47am

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb Saturday said the government has not yet...

PYMA says higher interest rates to increase cost of industries considerably

Published 14 Apr, 2022 04:55am

KARACHI: Saqib Naseem, chairman of Pakistan Yarn Merchants Association (PYMA), and Muhammad Junaid Teli, Vice...

SBP governor confident recent measures will help market sentiment

Updated 09 Apr, 2022 07:43pm

Says falling foreign exchange reserves concerning, but central bank has moved to arrest deterioration

Spot rate unchanged as dullness persists on cotton market

Published 05 Apr, 2022 05:38am

LAHORE: The local cotton market on Monday remained dull while the trading volume remained low. Cotton Analyst...

PYMA exhorts SBP to help arrest rupee’s slide

Published 03 Apr, 2022 05:34am

KARACHI: Expressing deep concern over the sharp rise in the value of dollar, chairman of the Pakistan Yarn Merchants...

Minimum wage: Can it even fulfil nutritional requirements of a family?

Published 12 Mar, 2022 04:08am

There’s a debate going on at the national level on minimum wage. Prime Minister Imran Khan has been seen ...

Low-cost housing scheme loans: Baqir urges employers to cash in on opportunity to benefit their employees

Updated 12 Mar, 2022 11:34am

LAHORE: State Bank of Pakistan Governor Dr Reza Baqir said on Friday that the employers should avail low cost ...

Creating viable finance mechanisms: Baqir underscores need for reaching out to unserved areas of Balochistan, KP

Updated 03 Mar, 2022 10:56am

ISLAMABAD: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Reza Baqir said Wednesday that a viable mechanism should be chalked...

Majority expects status quo in State Bank's upcoming MPC meeting

Updated 20 Jan, 2022 06:21pm

Meeting is scheduled to be held on January 24
SBP has raised the interest rate in its three previous MPC meetings by a cumulative 275 basis points

Despite Covid, Pakistan’s economic fundamentals remained stable, says Baqir

Updated 12 Jan, 2022 04:27pm

State Bank of Pakistan governor lauds country's performance

Pakistan can ride out rising external account pressures: Baqir

Published 12 Jan, 2022 04:25am

ISLAMABAD: Central bank chief Dr Reza Baqir believes the country has the capacity and financial cushion to ride out...

SBP governor believes Pakistan can ride out rising external account pressures

Updated 11 Jan, 2022 09:37pm

Dr Reza Baqir says country just has to get through it until this commodity supercycle ceases

Dr Reza Baqir responds to criticism during NA panel hearing

Published 10 Jan, 2022 04:20pm

Says he is not the first central bank governor to have worked for the IMF

PM Imran says project will uplift the economy as it will give a boom to construction activities in the country

Broken record policy

Published 23 Dec, 2021 04:23am

State Bank Governor Dr Reza Baqir must know something that a lot of other people do not. Not experts, analysts,...

Agri credit disbursement: SBP sets Rs1.7trn target

Updated 21 Dec, 2021 09:57am

SBP Governor chairs annual meeting of the Agricultural Credit Advisory Committee (ACAC) in Multan

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 15	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 15	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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