The government raised Rs64 billion through the auction of market treasury bills on Tuesday against the target of Rs480bn. The State Bank of Pakistan reported that the cut-off yields were reduced by up to 15 basis points. The three-month T-bills noted a decline of 6bps to 20.44 per cent. The benchmark six-month tenor noted no change in the cut-off yield while the 12-month paper witnessed a de
Pakistan’s road to securing high credit ratings will depend on whether the elections this week will bring about a government that can push for tough reforms, according to S&P Global Ratings. Almost all top rating agencies have downgraded the country’s ratings due to prolonged political and economic crisis. The economic situation has apparently improved, but the uncertainty over fair elections r
Services’ exports in December 2023 contracted year-on-year for the second consecutive month during the current fiscal year, according to data compiled by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. The services exports shrank 6.93 per cent to $726.94 million in December from $781.09m in the corresponding month last year. Contrary to this, merchandise exports reversed the trend and increased in Januar
Conceding to the key demands of the private sector oil refineries, the Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE) on Tuesday approved amendments to the Brownfield Refineries’ Policy to ensure the upgrade of the existing refineries within six years capable of producing Euro-V petrol and diesel, with minimal production of low-quality fuel like furnace oil. The meeting presided over by Minister for Petrol
In order to meet the IMF’s mid-February deadline, the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) made significant concessions to the gas utilities — SNGPL and SSGC — to extract another Rs100 billion from consumers over the next four months through an increase of 9 to 35 per cent in tariffs. The decision comes as part of the government’s commitment to the International Monetary Fund, promising to