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Govt debt stocks rise to Rs69.9trn

KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt stocks rose to Rs 69.6 trillion mark at the end of July 2024 primarily...

Updated 06 Sep, 2024 08:56am

Opinion

Stability versus general well-being

Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb since he took oath ten days less than six months on 12 March 2024 has...

Updated 02 Sep, 2024 07:16am

MoF, SBP inform Senate panel: Govt borrowed from IMF at 5.09pc interest rate in 2023

Senate Standing Committee on Economic Affairs seeks details of utilisation of the loan

Updated 23 Aug, 2024 11:28am

Opinion

Thank you and congratulations, Pakistan

What does it say about any person at the helm of Pakistan’s fiscal affairs when the Business Confidence Survey –...

Updated 16 Aug, 2024 10:57am

Opinion

Challenging gross financing requirements

Pakistan is about to enter into an Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme with the International Monetary Fund...

Updated 02 Aug, 2024 06:17am

Far behind $17.619bn annual target: $9.811bn borrowed from multiple financing sources in FY24

If IMF and UAE inflows are added, total inflows would reach $13.804 billion during fiscal year 2023-24 against target of $17.619 billion

Updated 27 Jul, 2024 10:11pm

Opinion

The way forward

Sale of state-owned entities (SOEs) and not resuscitating the non-operational Pakistan Steel Mills is the mantra of...

Updated 22 Jul, 2024 07:11am

Opinion

IMF programme, debt re-profiling, and debt restructuring

Pakistan is facing a huge challenge in terms of debt distress. Secondly, the country is stuck in a low economic...

Updated 19 Jul, 2024 07:06am

Opinion

An IMF budget or not?

Several prominent federal ministers publicly stated that the taxation measures approved by parliament on 28 June ...

Updated 08 Jul, 2024 08:43am

Markets

FY24: PSX emerges as top performer with 95pc annual return in $ terms

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange performed exceptionally well and emerged as the top performing stock market with ...

Published 29 Jun, 2024 06:40am

Petrol, HSD and HOBC: Govt amends raise in PL to Rs70 against Rs60 limit

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has amended the increase in petroleum levy to Rs70 per litre on petrol and...

Updated 29 Jun, 2024 03:00pm

Govt proposes increase in PL rate

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has proposed an increase in petroleum levy to Rs 80 per litre on petrol and diesel...

Updated 13 Jun, 2024 09:47am

Rs30bn sell-off income target set

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has set a budgeted target of collecting Rs30 billion through privatisation...

Updated 13 Jun, 2024 09:33am

No sacred cows, everyone has to contribute to economy: Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb Tuesday forewarned that there are no sacred cows and everyone has to...

Updated 12 Jun, 2024 09:32am

Perspectives

Sovereign and strategic: looking at a budget beyond the IMF

Recently, Pakistan’s coffers were replenished with the final tranche from the IMF’s Stand-by Agreement (SBA),...

Published 04 Jun, 2024 08:00am

Business & Finance

Successful completion of 9-month SBA: Aurangzeb briefs Canadian envoy

ISLAMABAD: Canadian High Commissioner to Pakistan Leslie Scanlon called on Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue...

Published 23 May, 2024 05:16am

Opinion

Flawed IMF programme design

The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) analysis and prescriptions in the second and final review document...

Updated 20 May, 2024 06:19am

Editorials

State of the economy

EDITORIAL: The government reduced prices of petroleum and products significantly effective 16 May till the end of...

Updated 20 May, 2024 06:12am

Talks with IMF on next phase of engagement this week

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission is meeting with the Pakistani authorities this week to...

Updated 18 May, 2024 04:58pm

H1FY24: Driven by agri sector, real GDP grew 1.7pc: SBP

Macroeconomic conditions improve during first half of fiscal year 2024

Updated 15 May, 2024 09:24am

Govt, IMF team start discussions

ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan on Monday kick-started the discussions on further engagement with the...

Updated 14 May, 2024 09:38am

There will be no new fuel subsidy or cross-subsidy schemes: Govt makes firm pledge to IMF

Assures IMF that it will refrain from netting out cross-arrears without proper due diligence and ex-ante independent auditing

Updated 12 May, 2024 01:30pm

Pakistan

‘Independents’ won more seats than any other group: IMF

ISLAMABAD: The ‘independents’ associated with former prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf ...

Published 11 May, 2024 06:22am

SBA: performance against end-Dec benchmarks satisfactory

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani authorities’ overall performance against end-December quantitative performance criteria...

Updated 11 May, 2024 01:43pm

Gross external financing needs: IMF lowers projection to $21.044bn

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered the projection of Pakistan’s gross external financing...

Updated 11 May, 2024 08:41am

Downside risks ‘exceptionally high’: IMF

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated that the risks to debt sustainability remain acute given...

Updated 11 May, 2024 09:46am

Business & Finance

Plan presented to IMF: Rs1,080bn collection through PL

ISLAMABAD: The Government of Pakistan has presented a plan to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the...

Published 11 May, 2024 06:22am

IMF for taking agreed contingency revenue measures

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged the Pakistani authorities to take agreed contingency...

Updated 11 May, 2024 08:10pm

Pakistan

Downside risks for Pakistan remain exceptionally high, says IMF

While new government has indicated its intention to continue SBA’s policies, political uncertainty remains significant, Fund says

Published 11 May, 2024 12:54am

Business & Finance

Renewal of GSP Plus status to Pakistan: Aurangzeb praises French govt support

ISLAMABAD: The Ambassador of France to Pakistan Nicholas Galey, called on Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator...

Published 09 May, 2024 03:11am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 6	278.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 6	278.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 6	142.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 6	0.84
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 6	1.31
Euro to USD / Sep 6	1.11

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 6	5,408.42
India Sensex / Sep 6	81,183.93
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 6	36,391.47
Nasdaq / Sep 6	16,690.83
Hang Seng / Sep 6	17,444.30
FTSE 100 / Sep 6	8,181.47
Dow Jones / Sep 6	40,345.41
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 6	18,301.90

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 6	67.67
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 6	227,970.30
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 6	2,497.41
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 6	67.88
Petrol/Litre / Sep 7	259.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 7	18,535

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Sep 7 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Sep 7 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Sep 7 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Sep 7 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Sep 7 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Sep 7 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Sep 7 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Sep 7 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Sep 7 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Sep 7 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Sep 7 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Sep 7 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Sep 7 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Sep 7 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Sep 7 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Sep 7 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Sep 7 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Sep 7 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Sep 7 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Sep 7 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Sep 7 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Sep 7 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Sep 7 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Sep 7 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Sep 7 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 7 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Sep 7 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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