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PARTLY FACETIOUS: PML-N supremo never ever learns from his mistakes

“So one folly over another.” “Hey you know the PML-N supremo never ever learns from his past mistakes. Hey...

Published 20 Jul, 2023 03:12am

Business & Finance

Dar tells ADB team: Govt committed to completing IMF SBA

ISLAMABAD: A delegation of Asian Development Bank (ADB) led by Country Director Young Ye, called on Federal Minister...

Updated 20 Jul, 2023 09:30am

Business & Finance

Detailed report on SBA: IMF accuses energy sector of causing fiscal haemorrhage

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has portrayed the energy (power and gas) sector as the major cause...

Published 19 Jul, 2023 03:21am

No more tax amenities, exemptions: 10 structural benchmarks set for SBA

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has set 10 structural benchmarks (SBs) for stand-by arrangement...

Updated 19 Jul, 2023 09:54am

LoI to IMF: govt pledges fiscal discipline

Says it will restrain non-priority spending including through energy sector measures aimed at credibly containing energy sector subsidies, the public wage bill, and pensions

Updated 19 Jul, 2023 09:56am

Business & Finance

IMF stresses implementation of agreed policies

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated that Pakistan’s economic challenges are complex and...

Published 19 Jul, 2023 03:21am

Business & Finance

IMF stresses market-determined exchange rate

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated that the reliance on administrative measures to manage...

Published 19 Jul, 2023 03:21am

Editorials

Same old (tax) story

EDITORIAL: With the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) greenlighted by the IMF (International Monetary Fund), after such a...

Published 19 Jul, 2023 03:21am

Editorials

Give with one hand and take away with the other

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, while addressing the distribution ceremony of the Prime Minister’s Youth...

Published 18 Jul, 2023 05:51am

Opinion

Economic policy consensus: It’s not always a good thing

There are two sides to a coin as they are to any argument – be it the result of informed debate and subsequent...

Published 17 Jul, 2023 03:47am

Opinion

No significant investment can be attracted without meaningful reforms

IMF’s (International Monetary Fund’s) SBA (Stand-By Arrangement) was a surprise for almost everyone, including...

Published 17 Jul, 2023 03:47am

Opinion

‘Tax targets versus tax gap’

This is apropos a Business Recorder two-part op-ed ‘Tax targets versus tax gap’ carried by the newspaper on...

Published 17 Jul, 2023 03:47am

Opinion

Pakistan’s lifeline restored by IMF

Pakistan and IMF (International Monetary Fund) have reached a $3 billion Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) to help the...

Updated 16 Jul, 2023 06:37am

Markets

Brokerage house AHL expects KSE-100 to provide upside of 24% in FY24

AHL says KSE-100 could power past 56,000 level by June 2024

Updated 15 Jul, 2023 11:52pm

Opinion

Pakistan and IMF

This is apropos an exclusive Business Recorder news item carried by the newspaper on its front page yesterday....

Published 15 Jul, 2023 06:08am

Opinion

Euphoria must not give way to despair

The nation is in a state of euphoria since it successfully clinched an International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) $3...

Updated 15 Jul, 2023 06:31am

Economic stability: SBA to anchor govt’s instant efforts: IMF

ISLAMABAD: Resolving Pakistan’s structural challenges will likely require continued reforms over the medium term to...

Updated 15 Jul, 2023 05:17pm

PM reassures IMF chief: Govt won’t tolerate iota of violation of deal

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif holds telephonic conversation with MD IMF Kristalina Georgieva

Updated 15 Jul, 2023 02:24pm

Business & Finance

LCCI hails approval of $3bn SBA by IMF board

LAHORE: President of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) Kashif Anwar on Thursday lauded the...

Published 14 Jul, 2023 06:22am

Business & Finance

IMF’s SBA approval gives relief to business community: FPCCI

KARACHI: Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, President FPCCI, has apprised that Pakistan’s business, industry and trade community...

Published 14 Jul, 2023 06:22am

Caretaker setup will be in place next month: IMF SBA to PM represents greater cause for rejoicing

PM says his coalition government successfully managed to put the country in the right direction in the shortest period despite challenges

Updated 14 Jul, 2023 10:04am

First tranche of SBA: IMF transfers $1.2bn to SBP account: Dar

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has transferred $1.2 billion to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) —...

Updated 14 Jul, 2023 09:14am

UN chief helped Pakistan secure IMF deal

ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Manuel de Oliveira Guterres, played a key role in the...

Updated 14 Jul, 2023 11:16am

Steps to broaden tax base: FY24 budget advances primary surplus of 0.4pc of GDP: IMF

ISLAMABAD: The fiscal year 2024 budget advances a primary surplus of around 0.4 percent of GDP by taking some steps...

Updated 14 Jul, 2023 09:27am

Opinion

Finally, the IMF board approves bailout

It is indeed heartening to note that the Executive Board of International Monetary Fund (IMF) has accorded its...

Published 13 Jul, 2023 04:50am

Expectedly, IMF board approves $3bn 9-mth SBA

The Board’s approval allows for immediate disbursement of about US$1.2 billion

Updated 13 Jul, 2023 10:05am

Editorials

Import payments and dollar reserves

EDITORIAL: The secretary, Ministry of Industries and Production, while testifying before the relevant Senate ...

Updated 13 Jul, 2023 05:11am

Editorials

IMF’s SBA begins to pay dividends--so soon

EDITORIAL: The 29 June 2023 staff-level agreement (SLA) on the 3 billion dollar nine-month Stand-By Arrangement ...

Published 12 Jul, 2023 06:39am

Saudi deposits land just prior to key event

Pakistan receives deposits of $2 billion from Saudi Arabia

Updated 12 Jul, 2023 08:54am

IMF Board scheduled to consider $3bn SBA today

IMF, according to media reports, has reportedly accepted $8.2 billion financing gap plan presented by the Ministry of Finance

Updated 12 Jul, 2023 10:13am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 3	278.23
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 3	278.03
USD to Japanese Yen / May 3	152.98
USD to Swiss Franc / May 3	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 3	1.26
Euro to USD / May 3	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 1	5018.39
Nasdaq / May 1	15605.48
Dow Jones / May 1	37903.29
Tokyo Nikkei / May 2	38236.07
FTSE 100 / May 2	8149.68
Germany DAX 30 / May 2	17906.01
France CAC40 / May 2	7916.49
India Sensex / May 3	74412.88

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 2	20000
Petrol/Litre / May 3	288.49
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 3	79.12
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 3	205418
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 3	2308.69
Diesel/Litre / May 3	281.96

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 3 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 3 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 3 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 3 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 3 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 3 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 3 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 3 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 3 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 3 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 3 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 3 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 3 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 3 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 3 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 3 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 3 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 3 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 3 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 3 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 3 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 3 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 3 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 3 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 3 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 3 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 3 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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