KARACHI
\nPakistani rupee lost ground against the US dollar in the inter-bank market for the second straight session on Tuesday with a depreciation of 17 paisas.
\nAccording to data released by the State Bank, the rupee lost around 0.06 percent in value against the dollar over the previous session\u2019s closing value. The data showed that the rupee lost Rs0.17 in value, slipping from last session\u2019s close of Rs278.12 to Rs278.29.
\nOverall, the rupee has improved by Rs10 against the greenback during the current fiscal year 2023-24. The local unit improved by Rs1.16 in March, Rs0.39 in February, Rs2.36 in January and Rs3.31 in December, while it shed Rs3.69 against the US dollar in November after gaining Rs6.26 (+2.23 percent) in the month of October.
\nMeanwhile, the local unit in the open market was quoted at 278.20 for buying and 280.20 for selling, according to data provided by different exchange companies. The rupee surged against the greenback by Re1 in March and February, Rs2 in January and Rs3.50 in December.
\nIn a related development, Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb has said that Pakistan needs to move forward with structural reforms to avoid another bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), stressing that a longer, larger program with the lender is required for execution of the agenda.
\nSpeaking at the Atlantic Council think tank on Monday, Aurangzeb, who is currently on a trip to Washington to attend the spring meetings organized by the IMF and World Bank, said Pakistan \u201cdoesn\u2019t need too many policy prescriptions.\u201d He further said, \u201cWe have known the what and whys, not for years but for decades \u2026 it\u2019s time for us to start moving with the execution of those policies.\u201d
\nLast month, Pakistani authorities reached a staff-level agreement on the second and final review of the $3 billion Stand-By Arrangement (SBA). The IMF Executive Board is expected to meet \u201cin late April\u201d where approval would pave the way for Pakistan to receive funds of around $1.1 billion (SDR 828 million) as its final tranche of the SBA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
KARACHI Pakistani rupee lost ground against the US dollar in the inter-bank market for the second straight session on Tuesday with a depreciation of 17 paisas. According to data released by the State Bank, the rupee lost around 0.06 percent in value against the dollar over the previous session\u2019s closing value. The data showed that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-400683","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-business"},"yoast_head":"\n