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Kuwait issues new law for return to int’l debt market

DUBAI/CAIRO: Kuwait issued a long-awaited law on Wednesday to regulate public borrowing as the country prepares for ...

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First review of $7bn EFF, and new $1.3bn RSF arrangement: SLA reached; IMF praises performance

Government can unlock the $1.3billion under a new climate resilience loan programme spanning 28 months

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Opinion

Pakistan in dire need of reforms

The economic situation in Pakistan remains complex, with fluctuating growth rates, high prices of commodities, and...

Published 21 Mar, 2025 06:45am

Incumbent KP govt hasn’t taken any loan, says Gandapur

PESHAWAR: KP Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Ali Amin Khan Gandapur has said that over last one year, the...

Updated 17 Mar, 2025 09:46am

Opinion

Existential threats and Neoliberalism — II

During the hey days of the Covid pandemic, and especially post Covid pandemic there was lot of talk of world...

Updated 15 Mar, 2025 07:38pm

Jul-Jan govt debt up 4.65pc to Rs72.12trn

KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt stock surged by over Rs 3 trillion during the first seven months of the...

Updated 07 Mar, 2025 02:33pm

Opinion

Existential threats and Neoliberalism—I

The climate change crisis is fast-unfolding, and unlike what was thought at the time of the ‘Paris Agreement’ on...

Updated 08 Mar, 2025 12:38pm

IMF benchmarks on track, progressing as per plan: PD

ISLAMABAD: The Power Division has claimed that all benchmarks agreed upon with the International Monetary Fund...

Updated 04 Mar, 2025 02:36pm

Opinion

Climate change, Resilience and Sustainability Facility, and beyond

On their webpage, titled ‘Resilience, environment, and climate change’ the United Nations Development Programme...

Updated 28 Feb, 2025 11:56pm

Business & Finance

Zahid terms foreign debt ‘biggest’ challenge

KARACHI: The Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, the President of the Pakistan Businessmen and...

Published 26 Feb, 2025 07:35am

Opinion

Workers’ remittances: a pivotal role in Pakistan’s economy

Over the past five decades, Pakistan’s workers’ remittances (WRs) have surged from US$0.14 billion in 1970 to...

Published 21 Feb, 2025 06:49am

Opinion

Beyond inflation: the hidden risks in Pakistan’s economic recovery

Pakistan’s economy is addicted to debt. Lavish government spending, recklessly financed through borrowing has...

Published 20 Feb, 2025 07:05am

Business & Finance

Punjab witnesses 1.5pc decline in govt debt in 3 months

LAHORE: Punjab’s total government debt saw a decline of Rs 24.8 billion in the second quarter of the current ...

Published 19 Feb, 2025 06:21am

Business & Finance

Debt stock soars to Rs71.6trn by Dec-end

KARACHI: The federal government’s total debt stock soared to Rs 71.6 trillion by the end of December 2024, driven...

Published 15 Feb, 2025 05:54am

Opinion

IMF’s 2024 Article IV report, and debate on inflation—I

‘Annex VI. From boom-bust to stabilization: monetary policy and business cycles in Pakistan’ published in the...

Updated 14 Feb, 2025 06:41am

Business & Finance

Forex reserves fall below $16bn on debt payoffs

KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves fell below the $16 billion mark, primarily due to...

Published 14 Feb, 2025 06:17am

Editorials

Assessment of economy by Fitch

EDITORIAL: In its latest report, Fitch, one of the three major international rating agencies, has maintained that...

Updated 11 Feb, 2025 07:11am

Business & Finance

IMF funding rests on reforms progress: Fitch

ISLAMABAD: Progress on difficult structural reforms will be the key to upcoming International Monetary Fund (IMF)...

Published 08 Feb, 2025 06:30am

Opinion

The upside of IMF engagement

While the economists and critics of the country widely debate the downside of the IMF (International Monetary Fund)...

Updated 08 Feb, 2025 07:10am

Business & Finance

‘Lower markup rate can help stimulate necessary economic growth’

FAISALABAD: A single-digit markup rate is imperative to stimulate necessary economic growth, increase borrowing, and...

Published 04 Feb, 2025 08:20am

Editorials

Debt and poverty

EDITORIAL: Surely, neither the government nor the people needed yet another research report to tell them that...

Published 01 Feb, 2025 06:30am

Gas market: private sector likely to help reduce circular debt

Special Investment Facilitation Council facilitates the energy sector to allow private sector gas companies to contribute Rs 71 billion reduction in circular debt annually

Updated 28 Jan, 2025 03:09pm

Editorials

One-billion-dollar commercial loan

EDITORIAL: Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum held annually...

Published 28 Jan, 2025 06:45am

Editorials

Debt burden

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif while performing the ground-breaking ceremony of the first Daanish School...

Published 27 Jan, 2025 05:50am

Opinion

Bureaucracy in the age of AI: A paradigm shift

We live in an era of immense technological and fiscal challenges, where the convergence of artificial intelligence...

Updated 24 Jan, 2025 07:43am

Business & Finance

Aurangzeb lists steps to ease debt burden

DAVOS: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Wednesday said achieving sustainable development is Pakistan’s top...

Published 23 Jan, 2025 06:14am

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

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 28	281.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 28	279.71
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 28	149.88
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 28	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 28	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 28	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 27	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 28	5,580.94
India Sensex / Mar 28	77,414.92
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 28	37,120.33
Nasdaq / Mar 28	17,322.99
Hang Seng / Mar 28	23,426.60
FTSE 100 / Mar 28	8,658.85
Dow Jones / Mar 28	41,583.90
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 28	22,461.52
France CAC40 / Mar 28	7,916.08

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 27	275,205
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 28	69.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 28	17,085
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 28	3,117.20
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 28	66.90
Petrol/Litre / Mar 29	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 29	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Mughal Iron & Steel (R) / Mar 27 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (R)(MUGHALR2)	4.01 ▲ 1 (33.22%)
Parmount Sp. / Mar 27 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	4.10 ▲ 0.59 (16.81%)
Shaheen Ins. / Mar 27 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	7.50 ▲ 0.97 (14.85%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 27 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	15.02 ▲ 1.37 (10.04%)
Diamond Ind. / Mar 27 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	33.83 ▲ 3.08 (10.02%)
Sardar Chemical / Mar 27 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	35.95 ▲ 3.27 (10.01%)
J.K.Spinning / Mar 27 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	69.58 ▲ 6.33 (10.01%)
Data Agro / Mar 27 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	106.28 ▲ 9.66 (10%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Mar 27 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	121.88 ▲ 11.08 (10%)
Allawasaya Tex / Mar 27 Allawasaya Tex. & Finishing Mills Ltd(AWTX)	1,429.95 ▲ 130 (10%)

Stock	Price
Arif Habib Corp / Mar 27 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	11.60 ▼ -98.09 (-89.42%)
Elahi Cot. / Mar 27 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	135.93 ▼ -15.1 (-10%)
Khalid Siraj / Mar 27 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	8.03 ▼ -0.87 (-9.78%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Mar 27 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	874.01 ▼ -93.68 (-9.68%)
Saritow Spinning / Mar 27 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	18.90 ▼ -1.75 (-8.47%)
Cordoba Logistics / Mar 27 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	12.61 ▼ -1.15 (-8.36%)
Sally Textile / Mar 27 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	11.01 ▼ -0.99 (-8.25%)
Masood Textile / Mar 27 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	49.06 ▼ -4.27 (-8.01%)
Universal Ins. / Mar 27 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.57 ▼ -0.73 (-7.09%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Mar 27 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	42 ▼ -3.1 (-6.87%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Mar 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	45,325,056 ▲ 0.31
Pak Elektron / Mar 27 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	29,179,304 ▲ 0.67
P.S.O. / Mar 27 Pakistan State Oil Company Limited(PSO)	26,879,128 ▲ 1.58
Arif Habib Corp / Mar 27 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	20,499,919 ▼ -98.09
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,191,931 ▼ -0.03
B.O.Punjab / Mar 27 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,148,304 ▼ -0.2
Pak Petroleum / Mar 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	15,934,134 ▼ -1.85
Engro Fert. / Mar 27 Engro Fertilizers Limited(EFERT)	14,419,464 ▲ 0.5
Fauji Cement / Mar 27 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	14,194,696 ▲ 0.53
Maple Leaf Cement / Mar 27 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	11,282,647 ▲ 0.09

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