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9th IMF review: Framework yet to be finalized

IMF and Finance Division have yet to agree on starting date for negotiations

Updated 11 Nov, 2022 09:27am

Opinion

Dar’s charm wearing off?

It appears that Finance Minister’s charm is wearing off, but not before fooling the people and even the markets...

Published 27 Oct, 2022 05:54am

Growth to slow to around 2pc: World Bank

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has projected Pakistan’s GDP growth to slow from 6 percent in the fiscal year 2022 to...

Updated 07 Oct, 2022 09:37am

MoF seeks implementation status of EFF commitments

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Finance (MoF) has sought update from all the Ministries on the status of the communicated...

Updated 04 Oct, 2022 09:37am

Business & Finance

PIDE issues research report on 23rd IMF programme

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) issued a research report regarding 23rd International...

Published 26 Sep, 2022 07:15am

Editorials

‘Second disaster’

EDITORIAL: It’s not at all surprising, even if it is monumentally tragic, that the World Health Organisation (WHO)...

Updated 25 Sep, 2022 06:24am

Jul-Aug CAD shrinks 19pc YoY

KARACHI: The country’s current account deficit shrank by 19 percent during the first two months of this fiscal year...

Updated 22 Sep, 2022 09:29am

SFD confirms one-year extension of $3bn deposit

KARACHI: The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) on Sunday confirmed the rollover of $3 billion deposits with Pakistan...

Updated 19 Sep, 2022 09:25am

Pakistan

IMF to support Pakistan's flood relief, reconstruction efforts 'under current programme'

IMF Resident Representative to Pakistan says will work with others in the international community to support, under the current programme, the authorities’ relief and reconstruction efforts, while ensuring sustainable policies and macroeconomic stability

Updated 18 Sep, 2022 09:20pm

Business & Finance

SBP reserves increase by $1.103bn to $8.799bn

KARACHI: The total liquid foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan increased by $1.103 billion ...

Published 09 Sep, 2022 06:58am

Markets

PKR remains largely stable

KARACHI: The rupee remained largely stable during the previous week, gaining 0.8% against the US dollar as the ...

Published 05 Sep, 2022 07:10am

Opinion

Understanding the IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) made no mention of the devastating floods in Pakistan in its press release...

Published 05 Sep, 2022 06:04am

Business & Finance

Govt taking steps for enhancing SOEs’ governance, transparency

ISLAMABAD: Higher growth, investment, and job creation will crucially depend on addressing long-standing structural...

Published 03 Sep, 2022 04:25am

IMF acknowledges progress on AML/CFT regime

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has acknowledged Pakistan’s progress on Anti-Money Laundering and...

Published 03 Sep, 2022 04:25am

Gas prices: govt fails to honour pledge

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has missed its pledge to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to increase the...

Updated 03 Sep, 2022 11:24am

Opinion

IMF, floods & economy

“Pakistan’s economy has been buffeted by adverse external conditions, due to spillovers from the war in Ukraine,...

Published 02 Sep, 2022 06:00am

Business & Finance

SBP’s reserves fall by $113m to $7.697bn

KARACHI: The total liquid foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) decreased by $113...

Published 02 Sep, 2022 06:00am

Opinion

Elephant in the courtroom

The devastation from the floods has taken the shine off the resumption of the IMF (International Monetary Fund)...

Published 01 Sep, 2022 05:50am

Foreign funded projects: More funds will be sought from donors: Aisha

ISLAMABAD: The government will seek additional funds from donors for the Foreign Funded Projects (FFPs) which...

Updated 01 Sep, 2022 09:32am

Business & Finance

$1.16bn IMF tranche received

KARACHI: Pakistan on Wednesday night received much awaited foreign inflows amounted to $1.16 billion from...

Updated 01 Sep, 2022 09:32am

Markets

SBP says it has received proceeds of $1.16bn after IMF board approval

Funds will facilitate the realization of other planned inflows from multilateral and bilateral sources, the central bank says

Published 31 Aug, 2022 11:43pm

BR Research

Déjà vu

After months of painstaking measures and waiting, the resumption (and extension) of the IMF’s EFF program has sent...

Published 31 Aug, 2022 08:42am

Editorials

EFF revival OK but IMF being unsympathetic

EDITORIAL: As expected the board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved the 1.17 billion dollar tranche...

Published 31 Aug, 2022 06:27am

IMF revives EFF amid nasty govt-PTI clatter

Pakistan will receive around $1.177 billion, which will bring total disbursements under the programme to about $4.2 billion

Updated 30 Aug, 2022 09:49am

Editorials

Outlook characterised by grim uncertainties

EDITORIAL: As per reports, the Update and Outlook August 2022, compiled by the finance division, Pakistan’s...

Published 30 Aug, 2022 06:21am

Pakistan

IMF Board approves revival of Pakistan's Extended Fund Facility, says Miftah Ismail

Finance minister says Pakistan should now be getting the tranche of $1.17bn

Updated 29 Aug, 2022 09:40pm

Editorials

Opinion

Bailouts and national security

Pakistan eagerly await for the IMF to release $1.17 billion that the nation needs to prevent the economy from...

Published 21 Aug, 2022 05:16am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 20	278.30
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 20	278.10
USD to Japanese Yen / May 20	155.76
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
Petrol/Litre / May 20	273.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 20	80.09
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 20	214678
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 20	2436.84
Diesel/Litre / May 20	274.08

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 20 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 20 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 20 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 20 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 20 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 20 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 20 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 20 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 20 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 20 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 20 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 20 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 20 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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