Currency: Rupee loses ground against dollar
Overnight rates in the money market remained flat at 6.50%.
KARACHI:
The rupee ended weaker at 104.75/104.82 against the dollar compared to Monday’s close of 104.66/104.76. Heavy debt repayments to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have been putting a dent in the central bank’s reserves, which have declined by nearly 20% in the current fiscal year, putting pressure on the rupee. The last IMF repayment of $393 million was made on August 26 2013. Overseas Pakistanis sent home a record $13.920 billion in the previous fiscal year (July 2012-June 2013), showing a growth of 5.56% or $733.64 million compared with $13.187 billion a year earlier. Monthly average of remittances for July-May this fiscal year came to $1.160 billion compared to $1.097 billion in the same period a year ago. Overnight rates in the money market remained flat at 6.50%.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 11th, 2013.
The rupee ended weaker at 104.75/104.82 against the dollar compared to Monday’s close of 104.66/104.76. Heavy debt repayments to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have been putting a dent in the central bank’s reserves, which have declined by nearly 20% in the current fiscal year, putting pressure on the rupee. The last IMF repayment of $393 million was made on August 26 2013. Overseas Pakistanis sent home a record $13.920 billion in the previous fiscal year (July 2012-June 2013), showing a growth of 5.56% or $733.64 million compared with $13.187 billion a year earlier. Monthly average of remittances for July-May this fiscal year came to $1.160 billion compared to $1.097 billion in the same period a year ago. Overnight rates in the money market remained flat at 6.50%.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 11th, 2013.