Pakistan Rupee Continues to Slide
The rupee climbs up one paisa against dollar on Monday after hitting its lowest during the weekend. Dealers said that 1-dollar was bought for 86.20 rupee and sold for 86.24 rupee. State Bank of Pakistan announced in its weekly statement that foreign exchange reserves rose to a record 16.7 billion dollars in the week ending [...]
Despite Missing Deadlines, Pakistan Gets $1.13 Billion IMF Loan
The International Monetary Fund announced Friday that it will release $1.13 billion aid package for Pakistan despite country’s failure to meet conditions specified in loan agreement. Pakistan had requested for a waiver for its inability to meet quarterly budget deficit target and net government borrowing limits from the State Bank of Pakistan. Murilo Portugal, IMF’s [...]
Pakistan Rupee Gains Vs US Dollar: Traders Plan to Short
Pakistan rupee gained esteem against US dollar but lost ground to the Euro Wednesday. Forex traders in Karachi Thursday plan to hold a short position on the US dollars with expectations that it will decline further. Buy rate for dollars in the interbank market today were Rs. 85.00 and sell rates were Rs.85.05. In both [...]
Pakistan Stops Financing Crude Oil Imports
As of yesterday State Bank of Pakistan will not sell foreign exchange to banks for financing the crude oil imports. SBP had given banks a full working week to get prepared for securing funding from the international market.
Ibrahim Sajid Malick is a Pakistani-American writer, technologist, and social entrepreneur. He has been writing on Pakistani society and politics since 1986. He has held several media, communications, and technology positions for organizations large and small. Mr. Malick graduated from New School for Social Research with a master’s degree in anthropology. He holds several technology and management certifications. He works for a leading technology firm and blogs at www.ibrahimsajidmalick.com