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Total debt stands at Rs71.3trn, Aurangzeb tells NA

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb has said Pakistan’s total debt is Rs71.3...

Updated 21 Jan, 2025 02:34pm

Business & Finance

LCCI says concerned at soaring govt borrowing

LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry has raised serious concern over the federal government’s...

Published 08 Jan, 2025 07:43am

Business & Finance

UAE rolls over $2bn debt, PM tells cabinet

ISLAMABAD: In a significant fiscal relief as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Tuesday said, the United Arab Emirates...

Published 08 Jan, 2025 06:26am

Business & Finance

Debt stocks hit Rs70.37trn mark by Nov-end

KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt stocks reached Rs 70.37 trillion mark by the end of November 2024,...

Updated 07 Jan, 2025 08:56am

Opinion

Strategies on wealth management in uncertain times

The Asset management groups, in a recent move, are racing to pivot into opaque but lucrative regimes of private...

Updated 31 Dec, 2024 07:13am

Tax cuts, debt reined in as Italy adopts 2025 budget

ROME: Italy’s parliament on Saturday approved the 2025 budget, aiming to both appease EU demands to lower the...

Updated 29 Dec, 2024 09:40am

Opinion

Fiscal crisis and reset

Pakistan’s fiscal system has long been under immense strain due to the mounting pressure of borrowing and the...

Published 27 Dec, 2024 06:27am

Business & Finance

Forex reserves drop by $261m

KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign reserves dropped by $261 million last week, primarily due to external...

Published 27 Dec, 2024 06:27am

Business & Finance

Sri Lanka’s bondholders sign off on $12.55bn debt overhaul

LONDON: Sri Lanka’s bondholders signed off on the government’s proposal to restructure its $12.55 billion of...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 06:37am

Editorials

Debt sustainability analysis

EDITORIAL: A debt sustainability analysis conducted by the Ministry of Finance concluded that its attainment will...

Updated 17 Dec, 2024 08:22am

Opinion

Pakistan’s economic outlook 2025: inflation, growth, & debt

Among macroeconomic indicators, primarily inflation has come down drastically over recent months, whereby consumer...

Updated 13 Dec, 2024 03:41pm

Opinion

The unseen costs of power sector mismanagement

The ongoing public discourse surrounding K-Electric’s PKR 68 billion claim for write-offs reveals an alarming gap...

Published 11 Dec, 2024 07:23am

Investment, growth and credit safety: Aurangzeb pledges robust insolvency regime

Emphasizes the government’s commitment to creating a conducive business environment

Updated 07 Dec, 2024 04:39pm

Opinion

A truly global economic policy needed

In an October 24 post by The Guardian, it highlighted the comments made by Kristalina Georgieva, the head of...

Updated 06 Dec, 2024 08:12am

Oct govt debt stock drops Rs456bn to Rs69.114trn MoM

KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt stock decreased by Rs 456 billion in October 2024, largely attributed...

Updated 05 Dec, 2024 02:51pm

Opinion

National security policy needs revisit

This is the second of a two-part series detailing the 2020 National Security Policy’s (NSP) ill-advised focus on...

Updated 02 Dec, 2024 07:24am

Adviser says cut in policy rate helped govt save Rs1.3trn

ISLAMABAD: Advisor to Finance Minister on Economic and Financial Reforms Khurram Schehzad, while painting a rosy...

Updated 26 Nov, 2024 09:10am

Opinion

Economic diplomacy is the way forward

This is the first of a two-part series detailing National Security Policy’s (NSP) foreign policy’s focus on...

Updated 25 Nov, 2024 08:03am

Editorials

Social unrest in times of economic discontent

EDITORIAL: International rating agency Moody’s has warned of the risk of social unrest in Pakistan due to the...

Updated 25 Nov, 2024 07:59am

World

Maldives starts work on debt-for-nature swap

BAKU: The Maldives is working on a debt-for-nature swap, the country’s environment minister said on Thursday, with...

Published 22 Nov, 2024 03:03am

Business & Finance

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

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 21	278.88
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 21	278.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 21	155.54
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 21	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 21	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 21	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 17	5,996.66
Nasdaq / Jan 17	19,630.20
Dow Jones / Jan 17	43,487.83
India Sensex / Jan 21	76,270.33
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 21	39,027.98
Hang Seng / Jan 21	20,098.89
FTSE 100 / Jan 21	8,529.98
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 21	20,988.55

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 20	18,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 20	242,541
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 21	77.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 21	2,724.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 21	68.02
Petrol/Litre / Jan 22	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Jan 21 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	9.60 ▲ 1.00 (11.63%)
Equity Modaraba / Jan 21 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.54 ▲ 0.34 (10.62%)
Waves Home Appliances / Jan 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	11.30 ▲ 1.03 (10.03%)
786 Invest Ltd / Jan 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	10.98 ▲ 1.00 (10.02%)
Globe Residency / Jan 21 Globe Residency REIT(GRR)	17.36 ▲ 1.58 (10.01%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 21 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	25.06 ▲ 2.28 (10.01%)
Olympia Mills / Jan 21 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	35.65 ▲ 3.24 (10.00%)
Pak Engineering / Jan 21 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	671.22 ▲ 61.02 (10.00%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Jan 21 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	108.90 ▲ 9.90 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Dewan Motors / Jan 21 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	45.21 ▼ -5.02 (-9.99%)
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 21 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	16.62 ▼ -1.62 (-8.88%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 21 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	64.32 ▼ -6.22 (-8.82%)
S.G.Power / Jan 21 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9 ▼ -0.81 (-8.26%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Jan 21 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	5.10 ▼ -0.43 (-7.78%)
Sanghar Sugar / Jan 21 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	23.05 ▼ -1.94 (-7.76%)
ZIL Limited / Jan 21 ZIL Limited(ZIL)	226.01 ▼ -18.99 (-7.75%)
Khyber Textile / Jan 21 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	526 ▼ -43.96 (-7.71%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jan 21 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	13 ▼ -1.03 (-7.34%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	111,866,059 ▲ 0.44
Bank Makramah / Jan 21 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	69,297,556 ▲ 0.05
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	64,182,488 ▼ -0.09
Lotte Chemical / Jan 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	59,473,543 ▼ -0.94
Fauji Cement / Jan 21 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	51,882,881 ▲ 0.34
Hascol Petrol / Jan 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	24,273,766 ▼ -0.39
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 21 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	23,353,008 ▼ -1.60
Dewan Motors / Jan 21 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	22,896,108 ▼ -5.02
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 21 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	21,890,802 ▼ -1.62

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