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IMF bailout programme

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

Pakistan

Pakistan’s accelerated access to capital markets: Alvarez & Marsal team outlines steps

Alvarez & Marsal team has outlined steps for Pakistan to chart an accelerated path to international capital...

Updated 22 Oct, 2024 11:29pm

Markets

IMF flags risks to Pakistan’s repayment capacity

In staff report, lender says risks, notably from high public debt and gross financing needs, low gross reserves and sociopolitical factors, could jeopardise policy implementation and erode repayment capacity and debt sustainability

Updated 11 Oct, 2024 10:31pm

Pakistan

Aurangzeb says ‘DNA’ of Pakistan’s economy needs fundamental reform for IMF deal to be last one

Finance Minister says govt will keep going back to the same sectors for taxes unless it reforms system

Updated 29 Sep, 2024 09:55pm

Pakistan

Key priorities highlighted by IMF for Pakistan’s $7bn Extended Fund Facility

In a key development, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board approved Pakistan’s 37-month Extended...

Published 28 Sep, 2024 05:25pm

Pakistan

Pakistan receives first tranche of $1.03bn from IMF, says SBP

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday said that it has received the first tranche of Special Drawing Rights...

Updated 27 Sep, 2024 09:36pm

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz engages World Bank, IMF leaders on Pakistan’s economic reforms

Expresses appreciation for IMF's technical assistance and capacity-building programs

Updated 27 Sep, 2024 11:33pm

Business & Finance

Govt braces for ‘transitional pain’

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said Thursday it would have to go through “transitional pain” after the International...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Pakistan

Pakistan not on IMF agenda till Sept 18, no word on external financing yet

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has not yet included Pakistan on the agenda of its Executive Board calendar...

Updated 09 Sep, 2024 10:36pm

Perspectives

Mini budget in offing?: increase tax collection by respecting taxpayers

With each passing month, the government’s target to collect Rs12.97 trillion as Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR)...

Updated 07 Sep, 2024 02:26pm

Opinion

The wait-and-wait novelty

So, another week has passed and there’s still no update about the fate of the IMF bailout programme – except ...

Published 05 Sep, 2024 06:19am

Pakistan

IMF, Pakistan make ‘significant progress’ towards staff-level agreement, lender says

Pakistan's reform programme also broadly outlined in statement

Updated 24 May, 2024 03:04pm

Pakistan

Pakistan, IMF mission begin discussions on further engagement

In a key development, Pakistan government and the visiting International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission began on Monday...

Published 13 May, 2024 09:55pm

Markets

Pakistan plans to issue green Sukuk bonds by December: Aurangzeb

Bonds will be utilised to finance sustainable development projects, finance minister says

Updated 10 May, 2024 10:56pm

Markets

Aurangzeb hopes PIA privatisation is finalised by July

Finance minister says IMF mission expected to arrive in Pakistan in the next seven to ten days

Updated 06 May, 2024 09:49pm

Markets

KSE-100 gains over 1% as bullish trend continues

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) maintained its bullish trend as the benchmark KSE-100 Index gained over 1% during...

Updated 06 May, 2024 09:34pm

Editorials

Cost of IMF’s bailouts

EDITORIAL: It is instructive that statements like former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi’s latest nugget, that...

Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am

Markets

‘Difficult, but necessary’: analysts weigh in on future with IMF

Believe tougher measures are likely to follow as Pakistan moves to 'successor medium-term Fund-supported programme'

Updated 20 Mar, 2024 10:17pm

Markets

Positive trend continues at PSX as Pakistan, IMF reach staff-level agreement

Stocks at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) maintained their bullish trend on Wednesday after the Pakistani...

Updated 20 Mar, 2024 10:20pm

Pakistan

Pakistan, IMF reach staff-level agreement on final review of $3bn SBA

Subject to IMF board approval, Pakistan will have access to around $1.1bn

Updated 20 Mar, 2024 10:07pm

Economic indicators, other related matters: IMF team takes stock

Discusses Pakistan’s overall macro-economic indicators and efforts on fiscal consolidation

Updated 15 Mar, 2024 09:59am

Pakistan

2nd review under IMF’s Stand-By Arrangement: discussions on structural reforms, energy sector held

Pakistan Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb discussed structural reforms and energy sector viability in a meeting...

Updated 14 Mar, 2024 10:25pm

Pakistan

Second review of SBA with IMF to begin from March 14: Ministry of Finance

Pakistan has met all Structural Benchmarks, Qualitative Performance Criteria and Indicative Targets for successful completion of the IMF review, says ministry

Updated 13 Mar, 2024 10:40pm

Pakistan

Muhammad Aurangzeb takes over as finance minister as speculation ends

On his arrival at ministry, former HBL CEO was welcomed by Secretary Finance and senior officials

Updated 11 Mar, 2024 10:29pm

Opinion

Pakistan’s addiction to borrowed money

Father of the Nation Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah in his speech at Ziarat, Balochistan, in 1948 stated that:...

Published 09 Mar, 2024 04:59am

Markets

Brokerage house AHL expects KSE-100 to provide upside of 24% in FY24

AHL says KSE-100 could power past 56,000 level by June 2024

Updated 15 Jul, 2023 11:52pm

Pakistan

IMF ‘seeks assurances’ from Pakistan’s political parties on commitment to new SBA

IMF official says lender's staff in process of meeting representatives from PML-N, PTI, PPP

Updated 07 Jul, 2023 05:37pm

Pakistan

IMF programme to ‘reform and restructure’ Pakistan’s economy: PM Shehbaz

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Friday that the recently-announced International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme...

Updated 07 Jul, 2023 03:36pm

Markets

Rupee strengthens marginally, settles at 277.04 against US dollar

Currency appreciates 0.13% in inter-bank market on Thursday

Updated 06 Jul, 2023 06:47pm

Pakistan

IMF’s Executive Board meeting on Pakistan set for July 12

The Fund is set to discuss a nine-month stand-by arrangement for Pakistan as the previous Extended Fund Facility expired on June 30

Updated 06 Jul, 2023 09:55am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 30	278.58
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 30	278.43
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 30	157.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 30	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 30	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 30	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 27	5,970.84
Nasdaq / Dec 27	19,238.48
Dow Jones / Dec 27	42,992.21
India Sensex / Dec 30	78,209.98
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 30	39,894.54
Hang Seng / Dec 30	20,041.42
FTSE 100 / Dec 30	8,116.01
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 30	19,935.78

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 27	234,225
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 28	17,785
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 30	70.32
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 30	2,612.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 30	68.60
Petrol/Litre / Dec 31	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Cnergyico PK / Dec 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	7.52 ▲ 1.00 (15.34%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 30 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	8.99 ▲ 1.00 (12.52%)
Abdullah Shah / Dec 30 Abdullah Shah Ghazi Sugar Mills Limited(AGSML)	7.20 ▲ 0.79 (12.32%)
Dost Steels Ltd. / Dec 30 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	6.70 ▲ 0.72 (12.04%)
Telecard Limited / Dec 30 Telecard Limited(TELE)	9.63 ▲ 1.00 (11.59%)
Media Times Ltd / Dec 30 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.40 ▲ 0.24 (11.11%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Dec 30 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	10.03 ▲ 1.00 (11.07%)
B.O.Punjab / Dec 30 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	10.48 ▲ 1.00 (10.55%)
Idrees Tex. / Dec 30 Idrees Textile Mills Limited(IDRT)	14.27 ▲ 1.30 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
National Silk / Dec 30 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	49.90 ▼ -5.54 (-9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 30 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36 ▼ -3.99 (-9.98%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 30 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	28.50 ▼ -2.56 (-8.24%)
Shahzad Tex. / Dec 30 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	27.50 ▼ -2.37 (-7.93%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Dec 30 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	38.50 ▼ -3.21 (-7.70%)
Dewan Textile / Dec 30 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	6.90 ▼ -0.56 (-7.51%)
Engro Poly(Pref / Dec 30 Engro Poly(Pref)(EPCLPS)	11.10 ▼ -0.90 (-7.50%)
Habib Sugar / Dec 30 Habib Sugar Mills Limited(HABSM)	79 ▼ -5.26 (-6.24%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Dec 30 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	14.35 ▼ -0.90 (-5.90%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Dec 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	125,453,825 ▲ 1.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 30 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	104,428,605 ▲ 0.32
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	96,647,456 ▲ 0.13
B.O.Punjab / Dec 30 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	84,168,029 ▲ 1.00
Silk Bank Ltd / Dec 30 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	48,777,302 ▲ 0.08
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 30 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	45,290,268 ▲ 0.19
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 30 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	40,065,544 ▼ -3.15
Pak Elektron / Dec 30 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	36,275,641 ▲ 4.05
Hascol Petrol / Dec 30 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	34,627,314 ▼ -0.09

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