Pakistan could default without an International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout as its financing options beyond June are uncertain, the credit ratings agency Moody’s Investor Service said on Tuesday. “We consider that Pakistan will meet its external payments for the remainder of this fiscal year ending in June,” Grace Lim, a sovereign analyst with the ratings company in Singapore, told Bloomberg, a
Amid continuous delays to the staff-level agreement with International Monetary Fund (IMF), the government on Tuesday said arrangements had been made to meet external obligations of $3.7 billion by end-June. In a statement, the Ministry of Finance said $3.7bn had to be repaid during the remaining period of the current fiscal year ending June 30. “This should not be any cause of concern as arran
After rallying for 13 sessions in a row, the Pakistan Stock Exchange on Monday came under selling pressure as bears took charge of the trading floor. Arif Habib Ltd said the benchmark index of the bourse lost 474.53 points in intraday trading owing to the negative news flow regarding the revival of the International Monetary Fund loan programme. The negative trigger created disappointment am
Oil prices rose on Monday as fears of a recession in the US, which drove prices down for three straight weeks for the first time since November, started receding. Brent crude futures were up 43 cents, or 0.6 per cent, at $75.73 a barrel at 06:24 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were up 45 cents, also 0.6pc, at $71.79 a barrel. “Oil’s rebound follows energy stocks’ comeback
The government has reversed the facility of temporary import of duty-free vehicles for overseas Pakistanis and restricted it only to foreign tourists. A series of amendments were made through a customs notification, SRO533, by amending rules for temporary import of vehicles. Over the last five years, 1000 vehicles entered Pakistan under the tourist facility, while only 900 were verified to h