Rupee weakens against dollar
Cumulatively, the rupee has lost 31.8% of its value in the last 13 months
Cumulatively, the rupee has lost 31.8% of its value in the last 13 months. PHOTO: FILE
KARACHI:
The rupee weakened against the dollar at Rs138.69/Rs139.06 in the inter-bank market on Wednesday compared with Tuesday’s close of Rs138.64/Rs139.02, according to the SBP. In Nov 2018, the rupee fell to an all-time low at Rs144 against the dollar in intra-day trading before recovering to Rs139.05 in the sixth round of devaluation since December 2017. Cumulatively, the rupee has lost 31.8% of its value in the last 13 months. In October 2018, a slump in the value of the rupee came after the government decided to knock at IMF’s door to avoid default on import payments.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 17th, 2019.
The rupee weakened against the dollar at Rs138.69/Rs139.06 in the inter-bank market on Wednesday compared with Tuesday’s close of Rs138.64/Rs139.02, according to the SBP. In Nov 2018, the rupee fell to an all-time low at Rs144 against the dollar in intra-day trading before recovering to Rs139.05 in the sixth round of devaluation since December 2017. Cumulatively, the rupee has lost 31.8% of its value in the last 13 months. In October 2018, a slump in the value of the rupee came after the government decided to knock at IMF’s door to avoid default on import payments.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 17th, 2019.