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8 pipeline projects: EAD seeks IsDB financing details

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Affairs Division (EAD) has sought compressive details of eight pipeline development projects...

Updated 06 Dec, 2024 02:49pm

Editorials

External borrowing

EDITORIAL: Data released by the Economic Affairs Division indicates that foreign inflows for the first four months ...

Published 01 Dec, 2024 03:13am

Budgeted $9bn time deposits: EAD says country gets no amount in Jul-Oct FY25

Government budgeted $3 billion time deposit for the last fiscal year 2023-24 including $2 billion from Saudi Arabia and one billion from UAE

Updated 28 Nov, 2024 02:38pm

Jul-Oct: $1.723bn borrowed from multiple sources

ISLAMABAD: The country borrowed $1.723 billion from multiple financing sources during the first four months...

Updated 27 Nov, 2024 03:59pm

Opinion

Earn instead of resorting to borrow

Recently, the National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance was informed that Pakistan needs $18.8 billion,...

Published 29 Oct, 2024 03:27am

PSDP 2024-25: Ministries’ Rs2.9trn request pruned to Rs1.1trn

Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal directs Economic Affairs Division to come up with a realistic demand of budget in consultation with respective ministries/divisions

Updated 25 Oct, 2024 03:18pm

Business & Finance

July-August: $714.74m borrowed from multiple sources

ISLAMABAD: The country borrowed $714.74 million from multiple financing sources during the first two months...

Updated 26 Sep, 2024 09:21am

Foreign-funded projects: EAD seeks Rs196bn more to cover rupee deficit

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Affairs Division has demanded additional Rs196 billion ($664 million) to address rupee cover...

Updated 19 Sep, 2024 09:04am

Business & Finance

EAD inks loan agreement with Exim Bank of South Korea

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Communications Abdul Aleem Khan said that Pakistan would obtain $20.635 billion loan...

Published 05 Sep, 2024 07:05am

Govt received 0.8pc of budgeted non-project aid in July: EAD

ISLAMABAD: The government received 0.8 percent of the total budgeted non-project (budget support) assistance by...

Updated 28 Aug, 2024 02:55pm

Perspectives

Fault lies within: to fix the economy, look inward

There weren’t much high hopes when Finance Minister Mohammed Aurangzeb started delivering his budget speech on June...

Published 17 Jul, 2024 10:43pm

Complaints about different projects: ADB decides to dispatch mission

Accountability Mission to visit Pakistan in September

Updated 15 Jul, 2024 04:14pm

Private sector’s participation in privatisation of Discos: World Bank agrees to extend financial support under NLTA

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank (WB) has agreed to extend financial support to the government to facilitate private sector...

Updated 08 Jul, 2024 09:20am

Opinion

Fixing fiscal imbalances

Though Pakistan’s fiscal imbalances have been persisting since its inception, yet no serious efforts are yet in ...

Updated 21 Jun, 2024 07:26am

Business & Finance

Jul-Mar borrowing stands at $6.899bn

ISLAMABAD: The country borrowed $6.899 billion from multiple financing sources during the first nine months...

Updated 24 Apr, 2024 09:00am

ADB approves $250m for two power transmission projects

ISLAMABAD: Asian Development Bank (ABD) is to extend financing of $ 250 million for two power sector transmission...

Updated 19 Mar, 2024 09:20am

EAD explains how borrowing can be productive

Pakistan signs new agreements worth $642 million as commitments

Updated 07 Mar, 2024 09:53am

Foreign-funded projects: EAD seeks budget/revised estimates

Economic Affairs Division holds meeting to review hydropower and transmission line projects which are reportedly facing rupee cover issues

Updated 22 Feb, 2024 09:54am

Transmission line: Govt seeks 13-month extension of World Bank loan closing date

ISLAMABAD: The government has sought a 13-month extension in the closing date of the World Bank loan to continue the...

Updated 01 Feb, 2024 09:21am

Editorials

Water: even big dams won’t be of much help

EDITORIAL: It seems no amount or manner of serious warnings can jolt relevant authorities into treating the...

Published 13 Jan, 2024 05:38am

Multiple financing sources: Jul-Oct borrowing down $0.408m to $3.847bn YoY: EAD

ISLAMABAD: The country borrowed $3.847 billion from multiple financing sources during the first four months...

Updated 18 Nov, 2023 10:08am

Editorials

Rational water pricing mechanism

EDITORIAL: The Special Investment Facilitation Council’s (SIFC’s) direction to the water resource ministry to...

Published 04 Nov, 2023 06:00am

Q1FY24: $3.527bn borrowed from multiple financing sources

Economic Affairs Division data shows the country received $320.92 million in September 2023

Updated 14 Oct, 2023 05:16pm

Business & Finance

Jul-Aug period: Borrowing from multiple financing sources stands at $3.206bn

ISLAMABAD: The country borrowed $3.206 billion from multiple financing sources during the first two months...

Updated 27 Sep, 2023 10:31am

Business & Finance

Country receives $4.4bn from WB, ADB in FY2022-23

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan received $ 4.4 billion from the World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB) in the fiscal year...

Published 28 Jul, 2023 03:02am

Fiscal year 2022-23: Govt borrows $10.84bn from multiple sources

Economic Affairs Division data shows that country borrowed $2.206 billion from foreign commercial banks during the fiscal year 2022-23

Updated 22 Jul, 2023 11:58am

July-May: Govt borrows $8.613bn from multiple sources

ISLAMABAD: The government has borrowed $8.613 billion from multiple financing sources including $900 million from...

Updated 21 Jun, 2023 08:58am

$7bn Chinese, Saudi deposits: Rs402bn paid as cost of rollovers

Economic Affairs Division, sources say, requested ECC to accord approval for provision of Technical Supplementary Grant

Updated 14 Jun, 2023 10:23am

Pakistan

Sherry optimistic of IPSG assistant in ‘securing commitments’ for projects

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman, Thursday, expressed hope that International Partners Support...

Published 26 May, 2023 06:48am

Geneva climate moot: There’s ‘full clarity’ about $10.9bn foreign aid pledges: minister

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Economic Affairs on Thursday announced that there is now almost complete clarity...

Updated 26 May, 2023 08:44am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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