Shahid Iqbal

The govt has recently increased the treasury bill rates to 15.99pc for all tenors ranging from three to 12 months. Updated 25 Sep, 2022 08:54am

KARACHI: The current account deficit decreased by $512 million on a monthly basis to $703m in August, which shows a... Published 23 Sep, 2022 07:09am

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan on Wednesday reported the US dollar’s closing price in the interbank market at... Published 22 Sep, 2022 06:57am

Dollar closed at Rs238.9 on Tuesday; govt has so far been unable to arrange dollars’ inflows to improve foreign exchange reserves. Updated 21 Sep, 2022 10:17am

SBP has amended regulations facilitate banks to enhance the flow of credits to the farm and non-farm sectors. Updated 20 Sep, 2022 09:53am

Sharp rupee devaluation is hampering trade with neighbours in local currencies. Updated 18 Sep, 2022 08:56am

“The average banks’ buying per week was around $2-4 million, which has now gone up to $12m on average,” says Ecap chairman. Updated 17 Sep, 2022 09:46am

While Pakistan has been advised to seek climate-based reparations, experts say there is no mechanism to do so at the moment. Updated 17 Sep, 2022 07:44am

The country needs much higher inflows of remittances in the current fiscal year as flash floods have devastated agriculture. Updated 14 Sep, 2022 09:19am

Currency experts fear drop in remittances Published 13 Sep, 2022 07:00am

Currency market in a state of flux as dollar surges to 228.19... Published 10 Sep, 2022 04:13am

The govt has been borrowing at a very high rate from banks during FY23. Updated 09 Sep, 2022 09:28am

Rate gap between interbank and open market widens... Published 07 Sep, 2022 07:39am

Reach $8.86bn with the inclusion of $1.16bn from the IMF. Updated 02 Sep, 2022 09:33am

KARACHI: The rupee appreciated slightly against the US dollar on Tuesday following the approval of a $1.1 billion... Published 31 Aug, 2022 07:11am

Outflow from T-bills in August was $0.92m. Updated 30 Aug, 2022 09:56am

The FDI in July fell by 43.3pc to $58.9m compared to $103.8m in the same month last year. Updated 28 Aug, 2022 09:11am

Specific targets of Rs140bn for production loans of wheat crop, Rs45bn for tractor financing set under budget for FY23, SBP says. Updated 27 Aug, 2022 09:45am

SBP reserves drop $87m to $7.8bn. Published 26 Aug, 2022 07:22am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account deficit (CAD) shrank 45 per cent month-on-month to $1.2 billion in July, the... Published 25 Aug, 2022 06:53am