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FD decides to hire ‘consultant external debt’

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has decided to hire ‘consultant external debt’ to carry out external debt portfolio...

Updated 19 Nov, 2024 08:55am

Macro-fiscal forecasts for budget: IMF asks govt to strengthen capacity of FD

Notes that current organisation of the Finance Division is relatively fragmented and presents an obstacle to achieving a more strategic approach to budgeting

Updated 16 Nov, 2024 09:08pm

Pakistan

Climate change: Previous financial pledges yet to materialise: PM

BAKU: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday sensitizing the global community on the risks posed by climate...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 06:33am

IMF briefed about recovery plan, local debt

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division on Wednesday apprised the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on debt, external...

Updated 14 Nov, 2024 09:22am

Forex reserves likely to reach $12bn mark: SBP

KARACHI: Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Jameel Ahmed has said that despite external debt servicing,...

Updated 09 Nov, 2024 09:05am

World

Developing nations: Slow growth, high debt taking heavy toll: UN

GENEVA: Poorer nations are increasingly struggling to navigate the sluggish global economy, the UN warned on ...

Published 30 Oct, 2024 06:32am

Editorials

Expenditure growth rate

EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its Fiscal Monitor report titled “Putting a Lid on Public Debt”...

Updated 28 Oct, 2024 08:25am

Editorials

IPPs: a slippery situation?

EDITORIAL: Negotiations with Independent Power Producers (IPPs) are progressing. Following the termination of...

Published 25 Oct, 2024 06:39am

IMF projects 2.1pc increase in govt expenditure

Projects an increase in net debt from 63.5 percent of the GDP in 2024 to 65.6 percent in 2025

Updated 24 Oct, 2024 04:58pm

Aurangzeb for social protection in IMF loans

WASHINGTON DC: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb attended the meeting of the Managing Director of the IMF with...

Updated 24 Oct, 2024 08:57am

Aurangzeb says debt reprofile talks with China encouraging

WASHINGTON: China’s response to Pakistan’s request to lengthen maturities for debt involved in the Belt and Road...

Updated 23 Oct, 2024 09:23am

Editorials

Domestic debt

EDITORIAL: The federal government has retired over one trillion rupees of domestic debt borrowed for budgetary...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 06:39am

Opinion

IMF: reputation at stake

A new report of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) disclosed that the lender has risked its reputation by...

Published 19 Oct, 2024 06:48am

Q1FY25: Govt pays off Rs1.2trn domestic debt

KARACHI: The federal government has successfully retired over one trillion rupees in domestic debt borrowed for...

Updated 17 Oct, 2024 03:33pm

Editorials

Govt debt hits ‘all time high’

EDITORIAL: The economy clearly seems on the mend. The IMF programme is under way, inflation has dropped...

Published 17 Oct, 2024 06:34am

Editorials

Stock market: what it means to be cautious

EDITORIAL: Pakistan Stock Market (PSX) is on a consistent rise. There are elements of re-rating of country risk by...

Published 15 Oct, 2024 06:47am

Power sector: Govt commits to IMF about drastic reforms

ISLAMABAD: The government has committed to the International Monetary fund (IMF) to revise terms of Power Purchase...

Updated 12 Oct, 2024 09:59pm

Business & Finance

Govt debt hits all-time high of Rs70.36trn by Aug-end

KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt stocks crossed Rs 70 trillion mark at the end of August 2024 primarily...

Updated 09 Oct, 2024 08:53am

CPEC power projects: All set to ink $16bn debt re-profiling pacts during Li’s visit

Government of Pakistan (GoP) has proposed debt reprofiling for CPEC projects under a win-win arrangement

Updated 08 Oct, 2024 01:20pm

Opinion

Transforming maturity profile of domestic debt

Inflation is falling rapidly, nearing a four-year low, with FY25 (July 2024–June 2025) average inflation expected...

Updated 07 Oct, 2024 08:22am

Business & Finance

SBP’s reserves hit 2-1/2-year high

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves have surpassed the $10 billion mark, reaching...

Published 04 Oct, 2024 06:46am

Opinion

Qarz ki pee pee kay mai…

That Islamic Republic of Pakistan is precariously close to borrowing limit is a fact. Debt has traditionally been...

Published 30 Sep, 2024 07:06am

World

France’s debt weighs heavier ahead of budget debate

PARIS: France’s vast public debt pile grew in the second quarter, official figures showed, as Prime Minister ...

Published 30 Sep, 2024 07:06am

Opinion

Poor reflection of economic history by policymakers

‘A World Bank study of 177 sovereign external and domestic debt defaults found that five years after successful...

Updated 27 Sep, 2024 08:14am

Govt securities: FD notifies new buyback programme

ISLAMABAD: The government has notified changes in existing buyback programme and enhanced its scope from existing...

Updated 27 Sep, 2024 09:14am

Business & Finance

China, UAE, Saudi Arabia: Pakistan wins additional financing assurances: IMF

WASHINGTON: Pakistan has received “significant financing assurances” from China, Saudi Arabia and the United ...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Opinion

We, ‘those’ people

Now I’m told that this ugly executive-judiciary fight threatens to unravel the sacrosanct “balance between...

Published 26 Sep, 2024 06:48am

Business & Finance

Global debt hits record $312trn: IIF

NEW YORK: Global debt hit a record high of $312 trillion at the end of the second quarter, driven by borrowing in ...

Published 26 Sep, 2024 06:48am

Business & Finance

OECD calls for higher property taxes to fight debt

PARIS: The OECD on Wednesday slightly raised its world economic growth forecast for 2024 but called for higher...

Published 26 Sep, 2024 06:48am

Editorials

IMF board meeting amid our debt dilemma

EDITORIAL: The IMF board’s meeting is likely to take place very soon, marking almost two-and-a-half months since...

Updated 23 Sep, 2024 07:28am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 21	278.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 21	277.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 21	154.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 21	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 21	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 21	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 20	5,917.11
Nasdaq / Nov 20	18,966.14
FTSE 100 / Nov 20	8,085.07
Dow Jones / Nov 20	43,408.47
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 20	19,004.78
France CAC40 / Nov 20	7,198.45
India Sensex / Nov 21	77,137.20
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 21	38,026.17

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 20	238,940
Petrol/Litre / Nov 21	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 21	69.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 21	17,785
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 21	2,662.71
Diesel/Litre / Nov 21	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	174,389,145 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	63,973,243 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 21 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	62,996,737 ▲ 0.00
Aisha Steel Mill / Nov 21 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	48,137,561 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	43,506,391 ▲ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Nov 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	40,852,960 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 21 Telecard Limited(TELE)	36,937,252 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,401,025 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,346,592 ▲ 0.00

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