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

Remarks come as Pakistanis vote to elect future govt on Thursday

Updated 08 Feb, 2024 11:23pm

Business & Finance

IMF debt dilemma looms after election: ex-SBP governor

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

Published 19 Jan, 2024 05:37am

Pakistan

Developing countries: Baqir for measures to monitor pledges of donors

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

Published 23 Jun, 2023 06:00am

Business & Finance

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

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

Updated 29 Dec, 2022 12:02am

Business & Finance

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

Will focus on improving global frameworks for resolving sovereign debt crises

Published 13 Sep, 2022 11:38am

Opinion

The politics of economics!

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

Published 09 May, 2022 05:39am

Miftah, others hold talks with key global bond investors

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

Updated 27 Apr, 2022 11:24am

Pakistan

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

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

Published 24 Apr, 2022 06:47am

Business & Finance

PYMA says higher interest rates to increase cost of industries considerably

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

Published 14 Apr, 2022 04:55am

Pakistan

SBP governor confident recent measures will help market sentiment

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

Updated 09 Apr, 2022 07:43pm

Markets

Spot rate unchanged as dullness persists on cotton market

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

Published 05 Apr, 2022 05:38am

Business & Finance

PYMA exhorts SBP to help arrest rupee’s slide

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

Published 03 Apr, 2022 05:34am

Opinion

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

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

Published 12 Mar, 2022 04:08am

Business & Finance

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

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

Updated 12 Mar, 2022 11:34am

Pakistan

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

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

Updated 03 Mar, 2022 10:56am

Pakistan

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

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

Updated 20 Jan, 2022 06:21pm

Markets

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

State Bank of Pakistan governor lauds country's performance

Updated 12 Jan, 2022 04:27pm

Pakistan can ride out rising external account pressures: Baqir

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

Published 12 Jan, 2022 04:25am

Pakistan

SBP governor believes Pakistan can ride out rising external account pressures

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

Updated 11 Jan, 2022 09:37pm

Markets

Dr Reza Baqir responds to criticism during NA panel hearing

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

Published 10 Jan, 2022 04:20pm

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: This guy cannot respond to criticism

“You know it just isn’t fair that everyone – politicians, economists who have held a portfolio in previous...

Published 01 Jan, 2022 04:07am

Pakistan

Tarin takes oath as federal minister for finance

ISLAMABAD: Shaukat Tarin was sworn in as Federal Minister for Finance on Monday after becoming senator from...

Published 28 Dec, 2021 03:54am

‘Mera Pakistan Mera Ghar’ PM touts housing initiative

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

Updated 25 Dec, 2021 03:02pm

Opinion

Broken record policy

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

Published 23 Dec, 2021 04:23am

Agri credit disbursement: SBP sets Rs1.7trn target

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

Updated 21 Dec, 2021 09:57am

Markets

SBP to take a 'pause' after string of interest-rate hikes, says Dr Reza Baqir

Central bank governor says will first look at the effects of the tightening that we have already done

Updated 17 Dec, 2021 02:34pm

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: We give our judgement on everything

“How would you define prima donna?” “Depends?” “Hey I am asking for a standard definition not a value...

Published 16 Dec, 2021 04:00am

Policy rate now soars to 9.75pc

KARACHI: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced to further increase...

Updated 15 Dec, 2021 10:00am

Pakistan

SBP Governor appointed IFSB Council chairman

KARACHI: Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Dr Reza Baqir has been appointed as the Chairman of the Council of...

Published 11 Dec, 2021 04:12am

Business & Finance

13th IFSB Public Lecture Series: SBP governor calls for developing robust cyber security protocols

KARACHI: The Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB), Malaysia organized the 13th Public Lecture Series on the theme...

Published 10 Dec, 2021 04:29am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 20	278.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 20	278.30
USD to Japanese Yen / May 20	156.25
USD to Swiss Franc / May 20	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 20	1.27
Euro to USD / May 20	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 17	5303.27
India Sensex / May 17	73917.03
Nasdaq / May 17	16685.97
Dow Jones / May 17	40003.59
Tokyo Nikkei / May 20	39197.34
Hang Seng / May 20	19650.18
FTSE 100 / May 20	8442.03
Germany DAX 30 / May 20	18754.68

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 17	19935
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 20	79.65
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 20	214678
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 20	2430.25
Cotton US¢/pound / May 20	76.03
Petrol/Litre / May 21	273.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

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

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