The dollar appreciated by Rs1.90 to Rs279.80 against the rupee in the interbank market on Monday. The State Bank reported the closing price of dollar at Rs279.80 compared to Rs277.90 in the last session held on July 7, indicating that the impact of a staff-level agreement with the IMF is losing its influence on currency markets helping the greenback appreciate in both interbank and open markets
Fitch Ratings on Monday upgraded Pakistan’s long-term foreign currency issuer default rating (IDR) to ‘CCC’ from ‘CCC-’ reflecting reduced external financing risks with improved external liquidity and funding conditions following recent staff-level agreement (SLA) with the IMF on a nine-month Stand-by Arrangement (SBA) in June. “We expect the SLA to be approved by the IMF board in July, catalys
The Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCoP) on Monday allowed the Privatization Commission to proceed to complete privatisation of Services International Hotel and House Building Finance Corporation (HBFC). A meeting of the CCoP, chaired by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, deferred a summary presented by the Privatisation Commission on the privatisation of PIA-owned Roosevelt Hotel in New York and
Pakistan could attract an investment of $40 billion to $50bn in the years ahead and could grow its food exports to Gulf states within two years, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Monday. Addressing a seminar on agriculture and food security, he termed agriculture the backbone of the country, saying that farmers worked hard to provide food to millions of people. He said that the Green Pak
Perturbed over falling prices, growers have asked the government’s to activate Trading Corporation of Pakistan to start cotton buying at support price to save them from financial losses. The federal government in March promised growers an intervention of support price of Rs8,500 per maund of raw cotton (phutti) on the advice of the textile industry, which had been pinched last year by the poor