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IMF and Pakistan

Jul-Nov FY25: Foreign borrowing, including $1.03bn from IMF, falls YoY

ISLAMABAD: The country borrowed $2.667 billion from multiple financing sources during the first five months...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 06:33am

Power Div asked to review base load requirements

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed Power Division to comprehensively review the base load power...

Published 24 Dec, 2024 06:33am

Opinion

IMF and provincial governments

Three provincial chief ministers from three competing political parties – Punjab (PML-N), Sindh (PPP) and Khyber...

Updated 23 Dec, 2024 08:25am

Opinion

Power sector: Achilles’ heel

According to media reports, Minister for Power, Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari, has sought personal interventions ...

Updated 23 Dec, 2024 08:30am

Positive GDP growth rate unlikely?

Dr Hafeez Pasha says this is due to negative growth in the large-scale manufacturing industries and a decline in major agriculture crops

Updated 23 Dec, 2024 10:51am

Opinion

Power sector: role of WB, ADB, IMF

Once again the World Bank (WB) is reported to be currently working with the government to invite private sector...

Updated 21 Dec, 2024 07:32am

Editorials

MPS: further cut in key interest rate

EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) reduced the policy rate by 200 basis points to 13 percent during...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 07:11am

Ogra recommends significant hike in gas prices

ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has recommended a significant hike in gas prices for both gas...

Updated 18 Dec, 2024 08:56am

Pakistan

Govt’s interest payments to decrease by Rs1.5tn in FY25 as policy rate comes down: SBP chief

State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Jameel Ahmad has said the decline in key policy rate will help the government...

Updated 17 Dec, 2024 09:04pm

Business & Finance

‘IMF exit strategy in place’: Aurangzeb updates PBC on twin deficits progress

KARACHI: Federal Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb briefed the members of Pakistan Business Council (PBC)...

Updated 17 Dec, 2024 02:53pm

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

Lack of awareness of IMF conditions

Pakistan’s private sector elite in industry and the farm sectors, major non-institutional recipients of budgeted...

Updated 16 Dec, 2024 07:42am

44pc increase in revenue collection: KP has outclassed other provinces: CM

PESHAWAR: KP Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has claimed that despite challenges, his government has outclassed...

Updated 16 Dec, 2024 02:38pm

Captive power plants: Govt talking with IMF, others to avoid closure

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Petroleum Musadik Malik said the government is having negotiations with the...

Updated 14 Dec, 2024 11:34am

Opinion

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

This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed “Pakistan’s economic outlook 2025: inflation, growth, & debt”...

Published 14 Dec, 2024 06:46am

Opinion

Less than modest economic recovery?

International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme under the Extended Fund Facility rolled out this September has spurred...

Updated 14 Dec, 2024 08:32am

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

Editorials

Blaming IMF for inflation!

EDITORIAL: In response to a query from a member of the Treasury benches, Tahira Aurangzeb, the Ministry of Finance...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 07:27am

NFC award: govt official says IMF has attached no conditions

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing committee on Finance and Revenue, while observing increasing distortions in resources...

Updated 12 Dec, 2024 09:40am

Editorials

Rising remittance flows

EDITORIAL: Remittances surged by 34 percent year-on-year to 14.76 billion dollars July-November 2024 against 11...

Updated 12 Dec, 2024 08:03am

Editorials

Inflation declines, but where’s feel-good factor?

EDITORIAL: Sensitive Price Index (SPI) for the week ending 5 December 2024 was 3.57 percent year on year, a massive...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 06:31am

Business & Finance

Jul-Nov FY25: Remittances surge 34pc to $14.76bn YoY

KARACHI/ISLAMABAD: Inflows of home remittances witnessed a significant 34 percent increase during the first five...

Published 10 Dec, 2024 06:13am

Business & Finance

Amir Hayat ends tenure as PIA Holding Company CEO

Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Muhammad Amir Hayat is no longer the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of PIA Holding Company...

Updated 09 Dec, 2024 10:13pm

Opinion

Unravelling of the Textile Sector

Pakistan’s textile industry, a key component of the economy and a full-spectrum value chain, is unravelling under...

Updated 09 Dec, 2024 08:21am

Opinion

Poor FBR performance

The monthly Economic Update and Outlook was uploaded on the Finance Division website on 28 November 2024 with the ...

Updated 09 Dec, 2024 08:11am

Opinion

Electricity tariffs: full cost recovery model no longer sustainable

In the energy sector, nothing seems to be working to increase consumption on the grid. The concept of full cost...

Updated 09 Dec, 2024 08:13am

Pakistan

Mediation key to resolving debt, insolvency disputes: Justice Mansoor

ISLAMABAD: Justice Mansoor Ali Shah Saturday highlighted the pivotal role that mediation can play in resolving...

Published 08 Dec, 2024 02:56am

Editorials

Pakistan’s semiconductor policy

EDITORIAL: Recently, drafting of a “Semiconductor Policy and Action Plan” by the Ministry of Information...

Published 08 Dec, 2024 02:56am

Opinion

All is not well at the economic front

The Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb reaffirmed this Wednesday at the ‘International...

Updated 07 Dec, 2024 08:50am

Editorials

Pledge to IMF reforms

EDITORIAL: Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, during a recent briefing to the National Assembly Standing...

Updated 07 Dec, 2024 08:47am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 23	278.69
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 23	278.43
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 23	157.10
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 23	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 23	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 23	5,974.07
India Sensex / Dec 23	78,540.17
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 23	39,055.35
Nasdaq / Dec 23	19,764.89
Hang Seng / Dec 23	20,105.38
FTSE 100 / Dec 23	8,102.72
Dow Jones / Dec 23	42,906.95
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,848.77

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 23	69.60
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 23	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 23	241,087.80
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 23	2,617.29
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 23	69.11
Petrol/Litre / Dec 24	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 23 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.15 ▲ 1.00 (19.42%)
Dewan Sugar / Dec 23 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	6.60 ▲ 1.00 (17.86%)
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	6.83 ▲ 0.92 (15.57%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Dec 23 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	9.50 ▲ 0.95 (11.11%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Dec 23 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.75 ▲ 0.36 (10.62%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Dec 23 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	4.72 ▲ 0.45 (10.54%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Dec 23 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	10.55 ▲ 1.00 (10.47%)
Dawood Equities / Dec 23 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	10.63 ▲ 1.00 (10.38%)
HBL Invest Fund / Dec 23 HBL Investment Fund(HIFA)	4.15 ▲ 0.39 (10.37%)

Stock	Price
Sindh Abadgar / Dec 23 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	36.60 ▼ -4.07 (-10.01%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 23 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	40.87 ▼ -4.54 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 23 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	37.72 ▼ -4.19 (-10.00%)
Asia Ins. / Dec 23 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	13.96 ▼ -1.55 (-9.99%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 23 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	42.01 ▼ -4.58 (-9.83%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Dec 23 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	14.01 ▼ -1.33 (-8.67%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 23 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	6 ▼ -0.54 (-8.26%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 23 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.46 ▼ -0.93 (-8.17%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Dec 23 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	8.45 ▼ -0.65 (-7.14%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	99,942,750 ▲ 0.14
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,327,753 ▲ 0.92
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 23 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,280,462 ▲ 0.19
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	40,644,312 ▲ 0.37
Sui South Gas / Dec 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,619,788 ▲ 0.76
Pak Elektron / Dec 23 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	38,585,180 ▲ 1.96
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 23 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	35,015,764 ▲ 1.32
P.T.C.L. / Dec 23 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	33,026,526 ▲ 2.58
B.O.Punjab / Dec 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	29,495,012 ▲ 0.26

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