Inter-Bank Market: Rupee stable against dollar
Last month, the rupee strengthened after Saudi Arabia agreed on a $6-billion assistance package for Pakistan
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KARACHI:
The rupee remained stable against the dollar at Rs133.89/Rs134.08 in the inter-bank market on Monday compared with Friday’s close of Rs133.89/Rs134.08, according to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). Last month, the rupee strengthened after Saudi Arabia agreed on a $6-billion assistance package for Pakistan. Earlier in October, a slump in the value of the rupee came after the government decided to knock at the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) door to avoid default on import payments and debt repayments. This was the fifth round of massive depreciation of the Pakistani currency since December 2017.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 20th, 2018.
The rupee remained stable against the dollar at Rs133.89/Rs134.08 in the inter-bank market on Monday compared with Friday’s close of Rs133.89/Rs134.08, according to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). Last month, the rupee strengthened after Saudi Arabia agreed on a $6-billion assistance package for Pakistan. Earlier in October, a slump in the value of the rupee came after the government decided to knock at the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) door to avoid default on import payments and debt repayments. This was the fifth round of massive depreciation of the Pakistani currency since December 2017.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 20th, 2018.