In a significant move aimed at recognizing and rewarding the dedication and service of officers within the Inland Revenue Service (IRS), the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) issued Notification No. 2864-IR-I/2021 on Friday, announcing the promotion of several officers from BS-19 to BS-20.
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FBR notifies promotion of Customs officers to BS-20
In a move to recognize and reward the dedicated service of officers within the Pakistan Customs Service (PCS), the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) issued Notification on Friday, announcing the promotion of several officers from BS-19 to BS-20 on a regular basis with immediate effect.
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Promotion of senior Customs officers to BS-21
In a significant development, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) announced on Friday the promotion of distinguished officers from the Pakistan Customs Service (PCS) from BS-20 to BS-21 on a regular basis, effective immediately.
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Pakistan’s import cover reduces to two months
KARACHI: Pakistan’s import cover has been reduced to two months with a reduction in official foreign exchange reserves of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to $16.01 billion.
The import cover was 3.3 months in August 2021, according to analysts at Topline Securities.
According to the data released by the SBP, its official reserves were declined by $244 million to $16.01 billion by the week ended November 26, 2021, as compared with $16.254 billion a week ago.
The foreign exchange reserves of the country reduced by $275 million to $22.499 billion by the week ended November 26, 2021, as compared with $22.774 billion by the week ended November 19, 2021.
The foreign exchange reserves held by commercial banks also declined by $31 million to $6.489 billion by the week ended November 26, 2021 as compared with $6.52 billion a week ago.
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Pakistan stock exchange crashes; ends down 4.71%
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) faced a severe downturn on Thursday, with the benchmark KSE-100 index plummeting by 2,135 points in response to unfavorable reports on the fiscal front.
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Dollar makes new record high of Rs176.42 to Pak Rupee
KARACHI: The US dollar on Thursday recorded a record high of Rs176.42 against Pak Rupee (PKR) at the closing of the Interbank Foreign Exchange Market.
The rupee lost 94 paisas against the dollar from the previous day’s closing of Rs175.48 in the interbank foreign exchange market.
Previously, the rupee recorded an all-time low of Rs176.20 on November 29, 2021.
Currency experts said that higher imports and widening of trade deficit were the major reasons behind rupee deterioration.
During the first five months of the current fiscal year, exports and imports reached $12.4 billion and $33.1 billion, respectively. The trade deficit jumped up by 117 per cent YoY during the first five months of the current fiscal year to $20.8 billion.
The market was anticipating a recovery in the local unit after tightening of monetary policy stance by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and signing for a Saudi support package for Pakistan. However, all these positive outcomes have failed to support the local currency.
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Domestic oil sales surge by 18% in 5MFY22
KARACHI: The domestic oil sales have surged by 18 per cent to 9.6 million tons during first five months (July – November) of fiscal year 2021-2022 – 5MFY22 as compared with 8.16 million tons in the corresponding months of the last fiscal year.
Analysts at Arif Habib Limited said that double digit growth was witnessed in all categories; motor spirit, high speed diesel and furnace oil with off take undergoing a jump to 3.81 million tons, 3.74 million tons and 1.78 million tons (amid higher requirement from furnace oil based power plants), up by 11 per cent, 20 per cent and 29 per cent year on year (YoY) against 3.44 million tons, 3.12 million tons and 1.38 million tons in the same period of the last fiscal year, respectively.
Total petroleum and lubricant sales clocked-in at 1.75 million tons in November 2021, depicting an increase of 2 per cent YoY while down 12 per cent Month on Month (MoM) on account of significant decline in furnace oil volumes which clocked in at 0.18 million tons, down by 46 per cent MoM compared to 0.33 million tons in October 2021.
The decline in sales volumes has been attributed to power requirement in winter season which is usually lower compared to summer resulting in slowdown in dispatches and increase in prices of motor spirit (petrol) and high speed diesel.
On yearly basis, sales volumes witnessed a meager growth of two per cent YoY which was mainly led by sales growth in furnace oil and high speed diesel by three per cent and one per cent YoY, respectively.
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SBP issues KIBOR rates on December 01, 2021
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Wednesday issued the Karachi Interbank Offered Rates (KIBOR) as of December 01, 2021.
Following are the latest KIBOR rates:
Tenor BID OFFER 1 – Week 8.83 9.33 2 – Week 8.89 9.39 1 – Month 9.02 9.52 3 – Month 9.73 9.98 6 – Month 10.05 10.30 9 – Month 10.46 10.96 1 – Year 10.69 11.19 Source: State Bank of Pakistan -
Dollar eases to Rs175.48 at interbank closing
The Pakistani Rupee (PKR) strengthened against the US Dollar for the second consecutive day in the interbank foreign exchange market on Wednesday, closing at Rs175.48 per US Dollar, a recovery of 24 paisas from the previous day’s rate of Rs175.72.
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SBP customers’ exchange rates on December 01, 2021
Karachi, Pakistan – The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has published the exchange rates for December 01, 2021, providing a comprehensive overview based on the weighted average rates of commercial banks.
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