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Excessive govt expenditure

EDITORIAL: If there were any doubts about whether the ruling elite realise the seriousness of the economic crisis...

Published 28 Jun, 2024 06:15am

Opinion

Approaching an ‘augmented’ IMF programme

What is likely to happen if the country goes into another International Monetary Fund (IMF, or simply the ...

Published 16 Feb, 2024 06:02am

Pakistan

Pakistan ‘is bankrupt’ and ‘sinking deeper every year’: Atif Mian

Atif Mian, a noted Pakistani-American economist and currently a professor of Economics, Public Policy, and Finance...

Updated 12 Feb, 2024 10:18pm

Business & Finance

Forex reserves fall by $165m

KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign reserves fell by $ 165 million during the last week due to external...

Published 10 Feb, 2024 05:48am

Business & Finance

Forex reserves decline $79m

KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign reserves fell by $79 million during the last week. According to State...

Published 02 Feb, 2024 05:20am

Business & Finance

SBP’s reserves fall by $136m

KARACHI: The total liquid foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) decreased by $136...

Published 22 Dec, 2023 05:22am

Nov C/A posts $9m first monthly surplus after June

KARACHI: After posting deficits for four consecutive months, the country’s current account improved significantly...

Updated 19 Dec, 2023 10:01am

Federal institutions: Rs80bn set aside for debt repayment

LAHORE: In the Punjab’s budget for the next four months, out of the estimated budget of Rs 2076.2 billion, an amount...

Updated 31 Oct, 2023 09:14am

Certain tax policies discourage investment in tradable sector: World Bank

ISLAMABAD: Certain tax policies in Pakistan discourage investment in the tradable sector, and certain investment...

Updated 04 Oct, 2023 09:15am

Jul-Mar FY23: New loan pacts worth $7.228bn signed with development partners: EAD

ISLAMABAD: A prudent external debt management strategy coupled with strong institutional arrangements is necessary...

Updated 22 Aug, 2023 09:27am

World

165m people fell into poverty in 3 years of crisis: UN

UNITED NATIONS: The Covid-19 pandemic, the cost-of-living crisis and the war in Ukraine have pushed 165 million...

Published 15 Jul, 2023 06:08am

IMF deal to support macroeconomic stability: Moody’s

ISLAMABAD: Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) Monday said that Pakistan’s new deal with the International Monetary...

Updated 04 Jul, 2023 09:06am

Business & Finance

Multilateral debt country’s biggest problem: Pasha

ISLAMABAD: Former Finance Minister Dr Hafiz Pasha Thursday said Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves are 16 ...

Published 16 Jun, 2023 07:08am

Foreign loans, debt servicing: Repayment revised upward by MoEA

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Economic Affairs has revised upward by Rs402 billion repayment of short-term foreign loan...

Updated 07 Jun, 2023 08:55am

Business & Finance

Debt repayments constituting a major challenge, moot told

KARACHI: During the CFO Conference 2023, organised by Professional Accountants in Business (PAIB) Committee of the...

Published 17 May, 2023 06:22am

Business & Finance

May-June period: Country faces $3.7bn debt repayments: Fitch

WASHINGTON: As the government struggles to secure a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Fitch ...

Published 06 May, 2023 06:23am

Editorials

IMF: delay deadliest form of denial?

EDITORIAL: The IMF (International Monetary Fund) Staff-Level Agreement (SLA) is still awaited. State Bank of...

Updated 18 Mar, 2023 06:50am

Forex reserves fall below $3bn on debt repayments

KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves further shrunk by $202 million during the last ...

Updated 10 Feb, 2023 08:54am

Country needs to repay $3bn debt in five months: SBP

KARACHI: Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Jameel Ahmad has said that Pakistan is out of default as major...

Updated 24 Jan, 2023 08:52am

Pakistan may dodge default in next 6 months: Bloomberg

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is likely to dodge default in the next six months, but its troubles are not over, stated...

Updated 10 Jan, 2023 08:54am

Opinion

IMF policy needs a serious rethink

The first major jolt to the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) thinking regarding pursuing austerity policy...

Published 16 Dec, 2022 05:58am

FX reserves may rise in H2FY23: All debt repayments on track, says SBP governor

KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Jameel Ahmad Thursday said all debt repayments are on track and the...

Updated 09 Dec, 2022 09:30am

Markets

Pakistan's debt repayment situation completely under control: SBP governor

During SBP's podcast, Jameel Ahmad says all upcoming obligations will be met on schedule, reserves' position to improve in second half of ongoing fiscal year

Updated 08 Dec, 2022 10:59pm

Business & Finance

BMP supports UN stance on Pakistan’s debt burden

LAHORE :The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) has fully backed...

Published 26 Sep, 2022 06:07am

FT cites a purported UN policy memo: Pakistan should suspend debt repayments

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan should suspend international debt repayments and restructure loans with creditors after recent...

Updated 24 Sep, 2022 10:12am

Pakistan

Pakistan will 'absolutely not' default on debt despite floods: Miftah Ismail

Finance minister says credit default risk has gone up, bond prices have fallen, but within 15 to 20 days, the market will normalise

Published 18 Sep, 2022 10:05pm

Opinion

Floods, food & debt crises, and 77th UNGA session

The United Nations General Assembly’s (UNGA’s) 77th Session from September 13-27 comes at a very crucial time ...

Published 16 Sep, 2022 06:04am

Perspectives

We may not default, but this crisis exposes how vulnerable we are

Default occurs when you are unable to pay what is coming due (on debt) after all usual trade and services’ ...

Published 01 Aug, 2022 01:19pm

Business & Finance

BMP assails govt for not keeping check on Forex market

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) has denounced the...

Published 29 Jul, 2022 06:14am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 15	277.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 15	277.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 15	154.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 15	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 15	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 15	1.05

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Nov 14	77,580.31
S&P 500 / Nov 15	5,870.62
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 15	38,642.91
Nasdaq / Nov 15	18,680.12
Hang Seng / Nov 15	19,426.34
FTSE 100 / Nov 15	8,063.61
Dow Jones / Nov 15	43,444.99
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 15	19,210.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 15	67.02
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 15	233,371.60
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 15	2,563.25
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 15	68.91
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 16	18,085
Petrol/Litre / Nov 17	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.33 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.73 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	56.65 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,008.83 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.43 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.33 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.73 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	56.65 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,008.83 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.43 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	77,999,077 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 17 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	70,721,702 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	55,501,231 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	36,884,955 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 17 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	36,294,630 ▲ 0.00
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Nov 17 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	32,226,742 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Nov 17 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,018,611 ▲ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / Nov 17 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	22,405,457 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 17 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	21,319,898 ▲ 0.00

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