Tag: Currency

Dollar reserves decrease to $17.028 billion

The country’s liquid foreign exchange reserves, that have been showing a week long downward trend, shrank to $17.028 billion. Compared with last week’s $17.146...

Pakistan, Turkey sign currency swap deal

Pakistan and Turkish central banks on Tuesday signed a bilateral Currency Swap Arrangement (CSA) at a ceremony held in Istanbul in the presence of...

Pakistan, Turkey sign currency swap agreement

President Asif Ali Zardari and Turkish President Abdullah Gul on Wednesday witnessed the signing of the currency swap agreement between the two countries. President Zardari...

PM extends old design note of Rs 500 for next year

Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has approved the date of exchange of old design note of Rs.500 for further one year. On the request...

Devil is in the detail?

One didn’t have to wait too long for a small dose of rationality after last week’s landmark euro-summit sweet-talked a two per cent uptick...

High on fanfare, low on substance

Last week’s recommended longs for emerging and commodity currencies in intra-day, guerilla trading before risk faded proved right on the money, even if cable...

US must stand up to China: Clinton

The United States has a right to be "standing up" against China to prevent Beijing from taking unfair advantage through its currency policy, US...

China says ‘firmly opposes’ US Senate currency bill

China said Tuesday it "firmly opposed" a US Senate bill aimed at punishing Beijing for its alleged currency manipulation, which is expected to make...

One step forward, two steps back

Last week’s short-lived euphoria over German and Finnish go-ahead on the ESFS position, and the euro trend it prompted, is typical of the one...

The inevitable fall of euro and the EU

Those who are hoping for a more optimistic outlook of the global economic future should probably not read on. According to a report released...

Zardari for expediting currency swap deals, floating bonds

Faced with a difficult situation of squeeze in foreign inflows from donors due to the poor economic performance and the rising infrastructure demand to...

The unfulfilled case for a new reserve currency

Calls for reforming the global financial system appear easier than any attempt to do so. It has faced terrible consequences. In the wake of...

Global currency outlook and Pakistan’s position

Post US debt rating downgrade, the Federal Reserve Committee decided to keep the federal fund rate at 0 to 0.25 per cent. It anticipates...

US loses AAA rating, China calls for new stable global reserve...

The United States lost its top-tier AAA credit rating from Standard & Poor’s on Friday, hours after investors alarmed by the euro zone debt...

Sudan to circulate new currency this month

Sudan's central bank said on Saturday it would begin circulating a new currency this month after South Sudan said it planned to create a...

Zardari proposes Pak-Iran currency swap

President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday proposed a currency swap agreement between Pakistan and Iran to further strengthen bilateral trade and economic ties between...

Strengthening dollar rings alarm bells in currency markets

An appreciating US dollar in the international money market after Osama’s death is seems to play a role in the so far stable currency...