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IMF calls for reduced govt intervention, energy reforms in Pakistan’s economy

Washington-based lender's mission led by Nathan Porter states conclusion of a staff visit to Pakistan from November 12 to 15, 2024

Updated 16 Nov, 2024 04:30pm

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

Business & Finance

PBF urges govt for urgent steps towards economic reforms

KARACHI: The Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) has urged the government to take immediate steps towards economic reforms...

Published 06 Nov, 2024 05:46am

Reform package prioritises fiscal sustainability: IMF

Says projections are showing that Pakistan's economy will grow at 2.4 percent this year

Updated 26 Oct, 2024 09:33am

IMF briefed about array of reforms

WASHINGTON: Pakistani delegation comprising Secretary Finance Imdad Ullah Bosal and Governor State Bank of Pakistan...

Updated 23 Oct, 2024 09:25am

Markets

Stay the course on reforms, IMF urges Pakistan

Remarks come as Pakistan delegation meets Middle East and Central Asia Department (MCD) Director Jihad Azour on sidelines of IMF, World Bank annual meetings in Washington

Updated 22 Oct, 2024 10:53pm

Opinion

SCO, IMF & reforms

Hosting the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Islamabad by Pakistan on October 15-16, 2024 was a ...

Published 18 Oct, 2024 06:38am

IMF spells out threats to reform momentum

Says political economy considerations and pressures from vested interests could delay or weaken the reform momentum and put at risk still-brittle stability

Updated 12 Oct, 2024 09:53pm

Opinion

The ‘last’ IMF programme?

Nathan Porter, director of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) mission for Pakistan, in a recent interview...

Updated 05 Oct, 2024 07:51am

Markets

Aurangzeb calls for ‘leveraging’ economic gains to ensure permanent stability

Finance Minister Mohammed Aurangzeb called for “leveraging” Pakistan’s improving economic position to achieve...

Updated 02 Oct, 2024 10:15pm

Pakistan

Pakistan’s economy on a sound path, says IMF chief after Executive Board approval

Kristalina Georgieva congratulates people of Pakistan for moving forward with home-defined, country-owned reforms

Updated 26 Sep, 2024 10:16pm

PM says people have endorsed ‘sound economic policies’

LONDON: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday said that the public had rejected the politics of chaos and instead...

Updated 23 Sep, 2024 08:45am

PM approves FBR’s home-grown makeover

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Friday approved the Federal Board of Revenue’s homegrown transformation...

Updated 21 Sep, 2024 04:50pm

Markets

FBR’s digitisation, improved enforcement vital for economic reforms: PM Shehbaz

Enhanced tax receipts will upgrade service delivery, social sector, prime minister says

Updated 20 Sep, 2024 10:48pm

Business & Finance

Zardari, ADB President discuss economic recovery and reforms

ISLAMABAD: Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari met to...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 06:37am

New IMF programme going to be the last one if reforms put in place: Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has said the new International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme would be...

Updated 10 Sep, 2024 08:50am

PM expresses satisfaction over drop in inflation rate

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed satisfaction over the drop of inflation rate to single digit...

Updated 03 Sep, 2024 09:45am

Business & Finance

No plans to shut down Utility Stores Corporation: Rana Tanveer

Minister for Industries and Production says various options being considered for restructuring of USC

Published 02 Sep, 2024 09:46pm

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz says govt working on comprehensive plan for reforms in various sectors

Premier says power sector, agriculture, digitalisation of FBR, commerce and trade are the key focuses of the reform plan

Updated 20 Aug, 2024 10:53pm

Ease of doing business, investment: PM approves reform programme

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Thursday approved the launch of the largest reform programme of ease of...

Updated 09 Aug, 2024 09:22am

Reform steps yielding results: PM

BEIJING: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said the reform measures taken by his government had already...

Updated 07 Jun, 2024 09:04am

Blome reaffirms support to reform programme

ISLAMABAD: The United States on Friday reaffirmed its support for Pakistan’s ongoing economic reforms and expanding...

Updated 01 Jun, 2024 03:51pm

Opinion

Fundamental reforms for survival

Pakistan is persistently confronting economic challenges, the resolution of which hinge on IMF’s new programme,...

Published 17 May, 2024 05:50am

Pakistan

Meeting discusses role, reforms of Planning Commission

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal presided over a high-level...

Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am

Pakistan

US encourages Pakistan to prioritise, expand economic reforms

WASHINGTON: US State Department principal deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel while briefing the newsmen in Washington...

Published 20 Apr, 2024 04:18am

Business & Finance

JP Morgan seminar: Aurangzeb outlines three key reform areas

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Muhammad Aurangzeb, on Wednesday said the government is...

Published 18 Apr, 2024 03:24am

Pakistan

Minister for expeditiously advancing economic reforms agenda

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar, on Monday, assured government’s ...

Published 26 Mar, 2024 04:20am

Govt to take tough economic measures to steer country out of crisis: PM Shehbaz

Pakistan

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
Dow Jones / Nov 20	43,408.47
India Sensex / Nov 21	77,137.20
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 21	38,026.17
Hang Seng / Nov 21	19,620.49
FTSE 100 / Nov 21	8,069.57
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 21	18,942.65

Item	Value
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 10 Grams PKR / Nov 21	238,340
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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