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Once IMF programme resumes: ADB to disburse over $1.5bn to support BoP

Govt had requested ADB in June to expedite disbursement of nearly $2 billion

Updated 06 Aug, 2022 09:31am

Editorials

Intervention to shore up the economy

EDITORIAL: COAS (Chief of Army Staff) General Bajwa’s phone call to US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman...

Published 02 Aug, 2022 05:36am

Editorials

IMF, Moody’s, Fitch: dire warnings

EDITORIAL: Moody’s report on Pakistan refers to the continuing protracted negotiations with the International...

Published 20 Jul, 2022 05:48am

Pakistan

IMF announces staff-level agreement with Pakistan

Subject to Board approval, about $1.177bn will become available
IMF says Pakistan plans to undertake comprehensive review of anti-corruption institutions (including the National Accountability Bureau) to enhance effectiveness in investigating and prosecuting corruption cases

Updated 14 Jul, 2022 10:13am

Opinion

SBP shocks but doesn’t surprise

Even those shocked by the SBP’s (State Bank of Pakistan’s) uber-hawkish posturing at the last MPC (Monetary...

Published 14 Jul, 2022 05:00am

Deal with IMF expected anytime

ISLAMABAD: The federal capital is rife with speculation that the staff-level agreement on the seventh review between...

Published 14 Jul, 2022 05:00am

Editorials

ECC addresses wheat shortage

EDITORIAL: It ought to be appreciated that, for once, the system has moved fast enough for the Economic Coordination...

Published 08 Jul, 2022 05:36am

Opinion

Overcoming economic woes

Governments around the world try to fulfil the responsibility of creating an environment where the state generates...

Published 01 Jul, 2022 06:13am

Pakistan

Inching closer: Pakistan receives combined IMF targets for 7th, 8th reviews

Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies (MEFP) for both reviews received, confirms finance minister Miftah Ismail

Updated 28 Jun, 2022 10:35am

Chinese loan to help stabilise falling reserves

KARACHI: The much-awaited Chinese inflows amounted $2.3 billion were received on Friday to boost the sliding foreign...

Updated 25 Jun, 2022 11:35am

Business & Finance

Forex reserves down $733m on debt servicing

KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves further declined by $733 million in a week due to...

Published 24 Jun, 2022 06:15am

Editorials

‘Grand dialogue’

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has, while addressing an inauguration ceremony of Indus Hospital in Lahore,...

Published 07 Jun, 2022 05:47am

Editorials

Oil industry’s desperate SOS call

EDITORIAL: The oil industry could not possibly have faced a bigger crisis at the moment than international banks...

Published 04 Jun, 2022 04:18am

Business & Finance

Sri Lanka seeking $3bn under IMF Extended Fund Facility

COLOMBO/LONDON: Sri Lanka is in talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to borrow at least $3 billion via...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 06:19am

Fate of 7th IMF EFF review dependent on FY23 budget composition

Technical level talks on the budget proposals will commence from today

Updated 31 May, 2022 10:07am

Opinion

Pakistan, IMF & SBP

The expected dividends of Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan’s maiden visit to the Gulf are still awaited....

Published 13 May, 2022 05:59am

Perspectives

IMF programme may be crucial, but Pakistan's economic woes run really deep

Amid commencement of talks between Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), there have been high hopes...

Updated 07 May, 2022 07:02pm

IMF’s 7th review of EFF on hold: ADB’s aide-memoire

ISLAMABAD: Concerned over former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s ‘Relief Package’, the International Monetary Fund (IMF)...

Updated 16 Apr, 2022 10:30am

EFF programme: 7th review to remain pending till formation of new govt: IMF

ISLAMABAD: The ongoing talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under seventh review of the Extended Fund...

Updated 05 Apr, 2022 10:05am

Business & Finance

7th review of EFF: IMF says will enquire over programme engagement with new govt

Says will engage on policies on macroeconomic stability with new administration in Pakistan

Published 04 Apr, 2022 08:17pm

Pakistan

PM’s relief package: IMF raises some more questions

Fund is said to have raised some more questions and sought reply from the Pakistani team about the financing of the package

Updated 19 Mar, 2022 09:55am

Opinion

‘One step forward, two steps back’

There you have it. The IMF (International Monetary Fund) poured cold water on the PM’s so-called relief package at...

Published 17 Mar, 2022 04:53am

Two-day virtual discussions with IMF begin today

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Pakistan would start two weeks long virtual discussions on 7th...

Updated 04 Mar, 2022 10:00am

Pakistan

Clarification

ISLAMABAD: Following the issuance of the IMF Staff report after the approval of 6th Review under the Extended Fund...

Published 09 Feb, 2022 05:46am

Pakistan

IMF board approves Pakistan's sixth review of Extended Fund Facility: Shaukat Tarin

Finance minister tweets development
Approval paves way for over $1-billion disbursement

Updated 02 Feb, 2022 11:16pm

Pakistan

Another date: IMF board to now meet on February 2 for Pakistan's sixth review

IMF website calendar had earlier shown discussion on January 28
However, delay in passage of the SBP (Amendment) Bill 2021 remains issue

Updated 26 Jan, 2022 09:50am

Opinion

In defence of IMF

The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) firmness on its prior conditions in relation to levy of taxes and...

Published 08 Jan, 2022 03:59am

6th Review of $6bn EFF: IMF board to take disbursement decision only after passage of bills

International Monetary Fund removes Pakistan’s agenda from the Executive Board calendar

Updated 08 Jan, 2022 09:28am

Opinion

A Pyrrhic victory if there was one

IMF’s ‘prior conditions’ have become the government’ biggest problem just when it is facing its toughest ...

Published 30 Dec, 2021 04:40am

Fitch foresees further hike in interest rate

ISLAMABAD: The Fitch Ratings agency has anticipated further interest-rate hike for Pakistan. The ratings agency in...

Updated 09 Dec, 2021 09:49am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 17	278.30
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 17	278.10
USD to Japanese Yen / May 17	155.67
USD to Swiss Franc / May 17	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 17	1.27
Euro to USD / May 17	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 17	5303.27
India Sensex / May 17	73917.03
Tokyo Nikkei / May 17	38787.38
Nasdaq / May 17	16685.97
Hang Seng / May 17	19535.61
FTSE 100 / May 17	8420.26
Dow Jones / May 17	40003.59
Germany DAX 30 / May 17	18704.42

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 17	79.59
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 17	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 17	210562
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 17	2386.18
Cotton US¢/pound / May 17	76.29
Petrol/Litre / May 20	273.10

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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