The Pakistani rupee continued to flex its muscles against the US dollar in interbank on Monday, taking its winning streak to 23 sessions, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
According to the data provided by the State Bank, the local currency was up by 0.37% and closed at Rs281.65, up by Rs1.04 in the interbank market.
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On Friday last, the Pakistani rupee had ended the week at Rs282.69 against the US dollar in the interbank. During the last week the rupee had gained 1.8% in five sessions and closed at its highest level since July.
At the same time, the gap with rates in the open market narrowed to negligible levels, meeting a key condition of the programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The increase has come on the back of administrative measures including a crackdown on dollar smuggling and structural reforms in the Exchange Companies’ sector.
Meanwhile, during the previous week, the Ministry of Finance had asked all ministries to implement all the IMF directives as the first review under the Standby Arrangement (SBA) becomes due.
Reporter Ashraf Khan