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Sugar crisis

EDITORIAL: Public Accounts Committee (PAC) under the chairmanship of Junaid Akbar, a Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf...

Published 02 Aug, 2025 06:09am

Growth target missed: Economic Survey

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Monday said inflation has significantly declined from 29 percent ...

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 07:30am

Policy issues in EFF programme — I

Pakistan’s Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme with International Monetary Fund (IMF), which as per one of its...

Updated 06 Jun, 2025 05:28am

Pakistan

IMF, govt to continue FY26 budget discussions ‘over the coming days’

Discussions also covered ongoing energy sector reforms, says IMF

Updated 24 May, 2025 10:26pm

IMF dismisses misconceptions about lending to Pakistan

WASHINGTON: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Director of Communications, Julie Kozack, firmly responded to an...

Updated 24 May, 2025 10:42am

IMF has helped Pakistan stabilise economy: Zardari

ISLAMABAD: A delegation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Jihad Azour, Friday, met with President...

Updated 24 May, 2025 10:43am

Agreed EFF conditions: Any deviation could affect future reviews

ISLAMABAD: Any deviation from the established programme conditions would impact future reviews under the Pakistan...

Updated 24 May, 2025 10:46am

Pakistan

Pakistan ‘met all targets’, received board consensus for fund release: IMF

IMF says its funding intended to resolve balance of payments issues and not for general budgetary spending

Updated 23 May, 2025 09:49pm

Reflections on recently-released country report by IMF

The recently released International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s, or simply the ‘Fund’s’) country report,...

Updated 23 May, 2025 07:45am

Forex reserves exceed $16bn mark on IMF tranche

KARACHI: Pakistan’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves rose by $1.034 billion during the last week, supported...

Published 23 May, 2025 06:12am

Pakistan

IMF delegation meets PM Shehbaz as Islamabad prepares Budget FY26

Fund to continue support Pakistan's economic reforms

Updated 22 May, 2025 10:53pm

The June 2025 budget will be Aurangzeb’s moment

Finance minister Aurangzeb’s debut budget last June was written on an emergency-ward clipboard. He walked into...

Updated 20 May, 2025 08:09am

IMF projects Pakistan’s external debt to rise to $126.731bn by FY26

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected increase in Pakistan’s external debt to reach...

Updated 19 May, 2025 09:54am

IMF sets 11 new structural benchmarks for Pakistan under $7bn EFF

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has set eleven new structural benchmarks (SBs) for the ongoing $7...

Updated 19 May, 2025 09:52am

IMF projects Pakistan’s external financing needs at $19.316bn

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected Pakistan’s gross external financing needs at $19.316...

Updated 19 May, 2025 09:47am

The IMF speaks with a forked tongue

Uploading the first review report on the International Mone-tary Fund (IMF) website on the weekend (Saturday), eight...

Published 19 May, 2025 06:15am

Pakistan

Pakistan receives second tranche of $1.02bn from IMF, confirms SBP

Inflows will be reflected in SBP's liquid reserves to be released on May 16, 2025

Updated 14 May, 2025 10:18pm

India faces embarrassment as IMF approves $1bn tranche

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board on Friday completed the first review under the...

Published 10 May, 2025 06:08am

Pakistan

IMF Executive Board approves $1bn loan tranche for Pakistan

Board also approves $1.4 billion under Resilience and Sustainability Facility

Updated 11 May, 2025 10:03pm

IMF board meeting: First review, $1.3bn new deal on the table today

ISLAMABAD: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is scheduled to meet on Friday (May 9) to...

Updated 09 May, 2025 02:31pm

Problems with IMF projections—II

The previous article had highlighted the problems with the macroeconomic projections by the IMF in the Staff Report...

Updated 19 Nov, 2024 06:59am

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz briefed on IMF talks, reviews economic situation

The Ministry of Finance briefed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif regarding the ongoing talks with the International...

Updated 18 Nov, 2024 11:07pm

Pakistan

Pakistan discusses $7bn bailout reform agenda with IMF in unusual talks

Reforms in taxation, energy sector, privatisation of loss-making SOEs and public finance came under discussion, finance minister says

Updated 17 Nov, 2024 11:18pm

Markets

New record: KSE-100 settles above 94,000 amid buying momentum

Experts say positive macroeconomic indicators including lower interest rates and controlled trade deficits providing positive momentum to stock market

Updated 14 Nov, 2024 10:59pm

Pakistan

Pakistan’s bilateral partners to continue rollovers during IMF programme: SBP governor

ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Jameel Ahmad told analysts on Monday that bilateral partner...

Updated 04 Nov, 2024 08:41pm

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 19	281.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 19	281.27
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 19	147.95
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 19	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 19	1.35
Euro to USD / Sep 19	1.17
UK LIBOR % / Sep 19	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 19	6,664.36
India Sensex / Sep 19	82,626.23
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 19	45,045.81
Nasdaq / Sep 19	22,631.48
Hang Seng / Sep 19	26,545.10
FTSE 100 / Sep 19	9,216.67
Dow Jones / Sep 19	46,315.27
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 19	23,639.41
France CAC40 / Sep 19	7,853.59

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 19	63.68
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 19	15,580
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 19	332,218
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 19	3,685.30
Cotton US¢/pound / Sep 19	66.29
Petrol/Litre / Sep 23	264.61
Diesel/Litre / Sep 23	272.77

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Cres.Star Ins. / Sep 19 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	6.37 ▲ 1 (18.62%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Sep 19 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	7.35 ▲ 0.77 (11.7%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Sep 19 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	10.18 ▲ 1 (10.89%)
B.O.Punjab / Sep 19 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	26.27 ▲ 2.39 (10.01%)
Metro Steel / Sep 19 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	18.68 ▲ 1.7 (10.01%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Sep 19 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	48.13 ▲ 4.38 (10.01%)
Tariq Corporation / Sep 19 Tariq Corporation Limited(TCORP)	18.91 ▲ 1.72 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Sep 19 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	61.78 ▲ 5.62 (10.01%)
Calcorp Ltd / Sep 19 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	45.94 ▲ 4.18 (10.01%)
Beco Steel Ltd / Sep 19 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	28.92 ▲ 2.63 (10%)

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Sep 19 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	5.35 ▼ -0.63 (-10.54%)
Idrees Tex. / Sep 19 Idrees Textile Mills Limited(IDRT)	26.46 ▼ -2.94 (-10%)
J.K.Spinning / Sep 19 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	247.10 ▼ -27.46 (-10%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Sep 19 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	33.80 ▼ -3.75 (-9.99%)
F. Nat.Equities / Sep 19 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	8.55 ▼ -0.91 (-9.62%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Sep 19 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	6.25 ▼ -0.62 (-9.02%)
Universal Ins. / Sep 19 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	32.50 ▼ -3.21 (-8.99%)
Reliance Weaving / Sep 19 Reliance Weaving Mills Limited(REWM)	105.19 ▼ -9.18 (-8.03%)
Olympia Mills / Sep 19 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36.50 ▼ -3.05 (-7.71%)
Wasl Mobility Mod. / Sep 19 Wasl Mobility Modaraba(WASL)	6.09 ▼ -0.5 (-7.59%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Sep 19 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	169,773,055 ▼ -0.34
B.O.Punjab / Sep 19 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	165,854,902 ▲ 2.39
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	162,011,397 ▼ -0.11
Pak Int.Bulk / Sep 19 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	135,091,867 ▲ 0.51
K-Electric Ltd. / Sep 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	94,275,609 ▲ 0.02
Bank Makramah / Sep 19 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	89,879,525 ▲ 0.65
P.T.C.L. / Sep 19 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	77,889,542 ▲ 1.6
Fauji Foods Ltd / Sep 19 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	74,618,668 ▲ 0.09
Telecard Limited / Sep 19 Telecard Limited(TELE)	66,954,977 ▼ -0.23
Kohinoor Spinning / Sep 19 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	58,032,740 ▼ -0.21

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