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EDITORIAL: The Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb’s attendance at the International Monetary Fund...

Published 30 Oct, 2024 06:32am

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

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

‘Reform’ package more important than size of next programme, says IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) urged Pakistani authorities to accelerate the pace of reforms, as the country...

Updated 19 Apr, 2024 10:13pm

IMF says ready to support, stresses need for reform

IMF's Middle East and Central Asia director says it is important to accelerate the reforms, double down on the structure of reforms in order to provide Pakistan with its full potential of growth

Updated 19 Apr, 2024 09:29am

Markets

Saudi economy edging closer to reducing dependence on oil: IMF official

DUBAI: Government-led reforms and the growth of private investment in new sectors will help support non-oil economic...

Published 03 May, 2023 11:28am

Markets

IMF’s Azour says Pakistan at ‘critical juncture’, calls for ‘decisive action’

Pakistan is at a “critical juncture” and requires “decisive actions” to stabilise its economy, said Jihad Azour,...

Updated 15 Apr, 2023 08:40pm

Editorials

IMF bailout in sight: misplaced optimism?

EDITORIAL: A statement issued by the Ministry of Finance has revealed that the economic team led by Finance Minister...

Updated 14 Apr, 2023 06:49am

Dar, others participate in IMF/WB meetings thru Zoom platform

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar attended IMF/ World Bank Spring meetings through Zoom from Islamabad with a...

Updated 13 Apr, 2023 08:42am

Editorials

Foot-dragging on the pending IMF review

EDITORIAL: The market is unambiguously sending signals to the government to take appropriate measures to deal with...

Published 29 Dec, 2022 05:59am

Business & Finance

MENA, Central Asia economies show resilience but global headwinds loom: IMF

DUBAI: Economic activity in the Middle East and Central Asia was resilient with recovery continuing in 2022 but the...

Published 31 Oct, 2022 12:07pm

Business & Finance

Dar meets key officials: floods devastation, relief efforts remain top agenda

Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Ishaq Dar met top government officials of the United States and United...

Published 15 Oct, 2022 11:31am

IMF censures ‘untargeted’ subsidy schemes

Says Fund will be fielding a mission in November

Updated 15 Oct, 2022 09:52am

Pakistan

IMF mission to visit Pakistan in November

IMF is encouraging Pakistan to move from an untargeted subsidy that is a waste of resources, says Fund's official

Updated 14 Oct, 2022 11:19pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 26	278.42
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 26	278.27
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 24	157.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 24	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 24	1.04

Stock	Volume
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,848.77
S&P 500 / Dec 24	6,040.04
Nasdaq / Dec 24	20,031.13
Hang Seng / Dec 24	20,098.29
FTSE 100 / Dec 24	8,136.99
Dow Jones / Dec 24	43,297.03
France CAC40 / Dec 24	7,282.69
India Sensex / Dec 26	78,475.29

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 24	70.10
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 24	240,487.70
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 24	2,616.87
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 24	68.78
Petrol/Litre / Dec 26	252.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 26	17,785

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 26 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.10 ▲ 1.00 (19.61%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 26 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	6.99 ▲ 1.00 (16.69%)
Next Capital / Dec 26 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	9.90 ▲ 1.00 (11.24%)
Askari Life Assur. / Dec 26 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	6.18 ▲ 0.58 (10.36%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Dec 26 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	15.81 ▲ 1.44 (10.02%)
Dewan Motors / Dec 26 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	42.21 ▲ 3.84 (10.01%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 26 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	99.06 ▲ 9.01 (10.01%)
Data Agro / Dec 26 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	132.83 ▲ 12.08 (10.00%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 26 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	51.25 ▲ 4.66 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Jauharabad Sug / Dec 26 Jauharabad Sugar Mills Limited(JSML)	23.10 ▼ -2.57 (-10.01%)
Mughal Energy / Dec 26 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	18.45 ▼ -2.05 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 26 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36.01 ▼ -3.99 (-9.98%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Dec 26 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	12.25 ▼ -1.22 (-9.06%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 26 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	24 ▼ -2.33 (-8.85%)
Equity Modaraba / Dec 26 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3 ▼ -0.29 (-8.81%)
Ellcot Spinning / Dec 26 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	100 ▼ -9.34 (-8.54%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 26 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	650 ▼ -60.29 (-8.49%)
LSE Capital / Dec 26 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	5.90 ▼ -0.51 (-7.96%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	127,408,831 ▼ -0.07
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	83,683,995 ▲ 1.40
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	46,753,277 ▲ 6.41
Sui South Gas / Dec 26 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,559,500 ▼ -1.60
Cnergyico PK / Dec 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	33,367,944 ▼ -0.19
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	30,254,338 ▼ -0.19
B.O.Punjab / Dec 26 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	27,789,673 ▼ -0.01
Hascol Petrol / Dec 26 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	27,155,152 ▲ 0.24
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 26 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	26,980,436 ▲ 0.17

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