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current account surplus

CA balance: comfortably numb

The comfort of the current account surplus continues, as despite growing imports and a monthly drop in remittances,...

Updated 19 May, 2025 08:08am

Business & Finance

April C/A posts $12m surplus

KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account remained in surplus in April 2025, posting a modest $12 million surplus ...

Published 17 May, 2025 06:05am

Markets

Pakistan’s current account to remain positive for full fiscal year 2024-25, says Aurangzeb

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has projected that Pakistan’s balance of current account will remain in surplus...

Updated 30 Apr, 2025 10:38pm

BR Research

Remittance boom drives record surplus

The current account posted its highest monthly surplus of $1,195 million in March (the previous high was $981 mn in...

Updated 21 Apr, 2025 07:40am

Opinion

Stabilized, but stagnant: the recovery illusion

Economic stabilization has been achieved: inflation is nosediving, interest rates have been cut in half, and the...

Updated 21 Apr, 2025 06:11am

Pakistan

C/A surplus: PM expresses satisfaction

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday expressed satisfaction over the country’s current account...

Published 18 Apr, 2025 07:44am

Business & Finance

March C/A posts $1.2bn surplus

KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account posted a record all-time high monthly surplus of $1.2 billion in March 2025,...

Published 18 Apr, 2025 05:52am

Markets

Stocks rebound on C/A surplus

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a sharp rebound on Thursday, driven by renewed investor...

Published 18 Apr, 2025 05:52am

Markets

Pakistan posts record $1.2bn current account surplus in March 2025

On YoY basis, C/A increases 230% against $363 million surplus in same month last year

Updated 17 Apr, 2025 07:11pm

BR Research

Pakistan’s CA: A fragile balance

The current account was nearly balanced in February, posting a deficit of only $12 million compared to a deficit of...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 07:06am

Business & Finance

Jul-Feb FY25: C/A posts $691m surplus on healthy remittance inflows

KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account showed significant improvement, recording a $0.7 billion surplus in the first...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 05:33am

BR Research

Should the IMF give Pakistan a clean bill of health?

The KSE-100 index has surged by 1,400 points. The finance minister radiates confidence. The prime minister has...

Published 07 Mar, 2025 07:11am

Editorials

Export-led growth: first and last option

EDITORIAL: The country’s current account (C/A) posted a deficit of US$420 million in January 2025 after three...

Published 24 Feb, 2025 06:49am

BR Research

CA: Deficit strikes back!

The current account surplus streak ended after three consecutive months, as it posted a deficit of $420 million in...

Published 20 Feb, 2025 08:45am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s economic stability improves, but IMF & structural reforms crucial: Fitch

Securing sufficient external financing remains a challenge, rating agency says

Updated 07 Feb, 2025 09:55pm

BR Research

Is SBP under pressure, or sandbagging expectations?

A monetary policy committee that took 14 months to double the policy rate between 2022 and 2023, has managed to cut...

Published 28 Jan, 2025 07:54am

BR Research

Trade woes, remittance flows: 1HFY25 in focus

The first half of the fiscal year presented a favorable macroeconomic picture, primarily due to falling inflation...

Published 20 Jan, 2025 09:20am

Business & Finance

PM welcomes C/A surplus

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday welcomed the current account surplus posted for the third...

Published 18 Jan, 2025 05:45am

Business & Finance

Rise in exports, remittances in H1 causes C/A surplus

KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account posted a surplus of over $1 billion in the first half (July-December) of the...

Published 18 Jan, 2025 05:45am

Markets

Pakistan registers massive $582mn current account surplus in December 2024

This is fifth consecutive month of current account surplus

Updated 17 Jan, 2025 09:04pm

BR Research

Comfortable in surplus

The current account surplus streak continues for the fourth consecutive month in November, and the surplus in...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 09:13am

Business & Finance

PM satisfied with CA surplus

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday expressed satisfaction over the country’s attainment of a...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 08:18am

Business & Finance

Nov CA surplus hits 10-year peak

KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account recorded a 10-year high monthly surplus of $729 million in November 2024,...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 06:37am

LSM negativity falls to 0.19pc: C/A surplus drops to $98m in Q1

Finance Division in its monthly economic update and outlook for October says economy has demonstrated sustained recovery during first quarter of fiscal year 2025

Updated 31 Oct, 2024 03:06pm

Business & Finance

Sept CA posts $119m surplus

KARACHI: Pakistan’s external account continues to show positive momentum, recording a second consecutive current...

Published 22 Oct, 2024 06:33am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s current account posts surplus of $491mn in April 2024

Overall, during 10 months of ongoing fiscal year, current account balance stands at deficit of $202mn

Updated 17 May, 2024 07:43pm

Markets

7th straight status quo: SBP holds key interest rate at 22%

Upcoming budgetary measures may have implications for the near-term inflation outlook, Monetary Policy Committee says in press release

Updated 29 Apr, 2024 09:53pm

Editorials

C/A surplus

EDITORIAL: The current account registered surplus for March 2024 of 619 million dollars against 537 million dollars...

Published 26 Apr, 2024 04:15am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s current account posts surplus of $619mn in March

Monthly surplus highest after nine years, and the third highest in Pakistan's history

Updated 22 Apr, 2024 10:23pm

BR Research

Current account roundup: 8MFY24

The practice of having near zero current account balance continues. In February 2024, the current account posted a...

Published 21 Mar, 2024 08:56am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 21	282
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 21	281.75
USD to Japanese Yen / May 21	143.89
USD to Swiss Franc / May 21	0.82
Pound Sterling to USD / May 21	1.34
Euro to USD / May 21	1.13
UK LIBOR % / May 20	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 20	5,940.46
Nasdaq / May 20	19,142.71
Dow Jones / May 20	42,677.24
India Sensex / May 21	81,537.89
Tokyo Nikkei / May 21	37,298.98
Hang Seng / May 21	23,796.63
FTSE 100 / May 21	8,781.18
Germany DAX 30 / May 21	24,049.38
France CAC40 / May 21	7,915.98

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 20	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 20	293,895
Petrol/Litre / May 21	252.63
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 21	62.76
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 21	3,313.39
Diesel/Litre / May 21	254.64
Cotton US¢/pound / May 21	65.93

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / May 21 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	1.27 ▲ 0.2 (18.69%)
Parmount Sp. / May 21 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	3.75 ▲ 0.45 (13.64%)
Khalid Siraj / May 21 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	8.50 ▲ 1 (13.33%)
Apna Microfin. / May 21 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	8.79 ▲ 1 (12.84%)
Sally Textile / May 21 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	9.15 ▲ 1 (12.27%)
Jubilee Spinning / May 21 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	9.35 ▲ 1 (11.98%)
Saif Textile / May 21 Saif Textile Mills Limited(SAIF)	10.91 ▲ 1 (10.09%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / May 21 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	11.28 ▲ 1.03 (10.05%)
AKD Securities / May 21 AKD Securities Limited(AKDSL)	21.51 ▲ 1.96 (10.03%)
IGI Life Ins / May 21 IGI Life Insurance Limited(IGIL)	17.24 ▲ 1.57 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp.Pref. / May 21 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	7.12 ▼ -0.99 (-12.21%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / May 21 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	40.05 ▼ -4.45 (-10%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / May 21 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	16.12 ▼ -1.66 (-9.34%)
Shadman Cotton / May 21 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	29.55 ▼ -2.35 (-7.37%)
Sanghar Sugar / May 21 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	52.43 ▼ -3.82 (-6.79%)
Sardar Chemical / May 21 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	30.12 ▼ -2.18 (-6.75%)
Bawany Air Products / May 21 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	46.57 ▼ -3.04 (-6.13%)
Noon Sugar / May 21 Noon Sugar Mills Limited(NONS)	80.55 ▼ -5.01 (-5.86%)
AL-Ghazi Tractors / May 21 Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited(AGTL)	431 ▼ -25.81 (-5.65%)
Jubile Life InsXD / May 21 Jubilee Life Insurance Company Limited(JLICL)	131.21 ▼ -7.68 (-5.53%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / May 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	86,790,355 ▲ 0.28
Kohinoor Spining / May 21 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	35,470,911 ▲ 0.31
WorldCall Telecom / May 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	30,276,780 ▲ 0.04
Cnergyico PK / May 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	26,737,521 ▲ 0.18
Pak Refinery / May 21 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	23,228,800 ▲ 1.68
At-Tahur Ltd. / May 21 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	15,589,319 ▼ -0.68
Cres.Star Ins. / May 21 Crescent Star Insurance Limited(CSIL)	15,148,740 ▼ -0.06
Gul Ahmed / May 21 Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited(GATM)	13,884,457 ▲ 0.78
Waves Home Appliances / May 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	11,783,393 ▲ 0.23
TPL Properties / May 21 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	11,773,814 ▲ 0.47

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