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PKR plummets to all-time low of 255 against USD (268.3 Now!)

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Pakistani currency nosedived by Rs24.11 (or 9.45%) to an all-time low at Rs255 against the US dollar in the interbank market at around 1 pm on Thursday.

The latest fall comes as the government ended its control over the rupee-dollar exchange rate as part of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) condition.

The local currency had closed at Rs230.89 against the greenback a day earlier, according to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). However, the rupee devaluation helped the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) rise by 1,200 points during the day.

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Financial experts have projected that the domestic currency may lose to Rs250-260 against the greenback ahead of the resumption of IMF’s $7 billion loan programme.

Earlier, the Fund had asked the government to let the market forces (mostly commercial banks) determine the exchange rate. This was among four major conditions to resume the stalled IMF programme.

The rupee had remained under government control since Ishaq Dar took charge as the finance minister in late September 2022. At that time, Dar had said that the fair value of the rupee stands in the range of Rs180-200/USD.

The finance minister also believed market forces had artificially undervalued local currency to Rs240/USD first time in July 2022 and the second time in September 2022.

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Accordingly, the central bank conducted a probe against banks and found 13 banks guilty. Earlier this month, the SBP said that it will take action against the banks in the coming days.

Meanwhile, on Wednesday, Pakistan assured the United States that it remained committed to the IMF programme, as the country’s reserves slipped to just half a month of import cover after making a fresh debt repayment of $500 million.

The IMF has asked Pakistan to implement a market-based exchange rate, lift restrictions on imports, increase taxes and electricity prices. However, so far, the government has not yet taken any of these measures and is waiting for a formal engagement with the global lender before kicking in these actions.

Pakistan made a payment of $500 million to a Chinese commercial bank that has now pulled down the reserves to a level that cannot be described as comfortable by any standards.


Update: 268.3 now

Rupee freefalls to 268.3 against USD in interbank market​

 
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The latest fall comes as the government ended its control over the rupee-dollar exchange rate as part of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) condition.

IMF is right. The government should never have control over something that should be left to the market forces to determine so that no political meddling is possible. Let PKR value float and let it go where it does. That is the only correct and enduring solution.
 
IMF is right. The government should never have control over something that should be left to the market forces to determine so that no political meddling is possible. Let PKR value float and let it go where it does. That is the only correct and enduring solution.
aap toh nikal liye

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Mind explaining what was the issue?

I have mentioned it on PDF in detail many times. Many here know about it. Briefly, I was betrayed by the government reneging on promised support by Nawaz Sharif in a previous economic crisis very similar to the current one, and I did not let that stop my studies. And here we are. :D
 
Is this really market driven or, new cap determined by the wise ones ?
 
Is this really market driven or, new cap determined by the wise ones ?
From https://www.dawn.com/news/1733705/pkr-plummets-record-961pc-in-interbank-after-price-cap-lifted
I see two statements:
The Pakistani rupee plunged to a record low of Rs255.43 against the dollar in the interbank market on Thursday, sliding Rs24.54 or 9.61 per cent from yesterday’s close, after the removal of an unofficial price cap on the exchange rate.
and
Separately, the PKR was being traded at Rs255 per dollar — also a record low — in the open market around 11:40am, according to data from the Forex Association of Pakistan.
So, somehow two numbers exist, though the difference is miniscule and may be attributed to snapshots at different times.

But the line that is more interesting is:
However, there were no sellers, only people looking to buy the greenback at the moment, he added.
That may mean people are hoarding dollars and are running away from depreciating PKR.
 
تقریب سے خطاب کرتے ہوئے جنرل صاحب نے زور دے کر کہا کہ وہ گارنٹی دیتے ہیں کہ پاکستان کبھی سری لنکا نہیں بنے گا۔ حاضرین میں سے کسی نے پوچھا کہ آپ یہ بات وثوق سے کیسے کہہ سکتے ہیں؟ جنرل صاب نے جواب دیا: کیونکہ ہماری عوام سری لنکا جتنی غیرتمند نہیں۔
 
Congratulations to PDM and thier backers for this special achievement only from stunted PDM and thier minions.
 
تقریب سے خطاب کرتے ہوئے جنرل صاحب نے زور دے کر کہا کہ وہ گارنٹی دیتے ہیں کہ پاکستان کبھی سری لنکا نہیں بنے گا۔ حاضرین میں سے کسی نے پوچھا کہ آپ یہ بات وثوق سے کیسے کہہ سکتے ہیں؟ جنرل صاب نے جواب دیا: کیونکہ ہماری عوام سری لنکا جتنی غیرتمند نہیں۔
Browser translation:
‎Addressing the ceremony, the General emphasized that he guarantees that Pakistan will never become Sri Lanka. Someone in the audience asked, "How can you say this with certainty?" General Saab replied: "Because our people are not as proud as Sri Lanka.‎
Is this true?
 

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