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In late January, Pakistan lifted the artificial cap on its currency, causing the rupee to plunge 20% against the dollar in a few days. The government raised fuel prices by 16%. And the Pakistani central bank raised its interest rate by 100 basis points to battle the country's highest inflation in decades, expected to be as high as 26% in January.
The rupee was pegged to British Pound until 1982 when the government of General Zia-ul-Haq changed to a managed float. As a result, the rupee devalued by 38.5% between 1982–83 and 1987–88 and the cost of importing raw materials increased rapidly, causing pressure on Pakistani finances and damaging much of the industrial base.
The economy of Pakistan is categorized as a developing economy. It ranks as the 24th-largest based on GDP using purchasing power parity (PPP) and the 46th largest in terms of nominal GDP. With a population of 241.5 million people as of 2023, Pakistan's position at per capita income ranks 161st by GDP (nominal) and 138th by GDP (PPP) according ...
The 75-rupee banknote predominantly features the green color, accompanied by shades of white and yellow. [ 1 ] The green color symbolizes growth and development, reflecting Islamic identity of Pakistan. [ 1 ] The presence of white highlights the religious diversity within the country's population.
The spot exchange rate is the current exchange rate, while the forward exchange rate is an exchange rate that is quoted and traded today but for delivery and payment on a specific future date. In the retail currency exchange market, different buying and selling rates will be quoted by money dealers. Most trades are to or from the local currency.
As of June 2023, Total Public Debt and Liabilities of Pakistan is estimated to be about Rs. 62.881 trillion / US$223.86 billion which is 74.3 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) of Pakistan. [6] About Rs. 24.309 trillion (US$87.24 Billion as of June, 2024) is owed by the government to domestic creditors, and about Rs. 1.67 trillion s/$6 ...
24 Digital (Urdu: ٢۴ ڈیجیٹل) is an Urdu language current affairs news television channel based in Lahore, Pakistan, and launched in 2015. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The channel is owned by Mohsin Naqvi who is the founder of City News Group.
The latest meeting of the finance and policy committee heard the council initially targeted a reduction of 400 households among those claiming the discount for 2024/25, which would have saved the ...