US dollar smashes Pakistani rupee in interbank trading
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The US dollar has smashed Pakistani rupee and appreciated by Rs2.44 in the interbank trading on Monday, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
According to the State Bank of Pakistan, the US dollar surged against the local unit which was depreciated by 60 paisas during morning session, letting the greenback to be traded at Rs285.25.
But later, the US dollar slayed the local currency and gained Rs2.44 in its value against the Pakistani rupee and ended the day at Rs287.09.
Interbank closing #ExchangeRate for todayhttps://t.co/ubh1tFDBEu pic.twitter.com/bSZt3BFlqk
— SBP (@StateBank_Pak) April 10, 2023
On Friday, the last working day of the previous week, the Pakistani rupee tumbled by 23 paisas and settled the day's trade at PKR 284.65 per US dollar.
Interbank closing #ExchangeRate for todayhttps://t.co/r6LTZOnpye pic.twitter.com/AnyTdmlLeW
— SBP (@StateBank_Pak) April 7, 2023
The market is showing less confidence in the local unit owing to political uncertainty, delay in the IMF programme, and dwindling foreign reserves.
The hopes of the market further dampened following the news that Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has cancelled his US visit to attend the spring meetings of the IMF and the World Bank.
He initially planned to meet with the management of the International Monetary Fund during spring meetings to discuss and address obstacles hindering the progress of a staff-level agreement that would facilitate the resumption of a stalled bailout package.
Since January, the government has been in talks with the IMF to secure the release of $1.1bn from a $6.5bn bailout package agreed upon in 2019.
Pakistan’s forex reserves are also drying up.
The foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) decreased by $36.4 million to $4.2 billion during the week ended on March 31, 2023, according to the data released by the central bank on Thursday.
Total liquid foreign #reserves held by the country stood at US$ 9.76 billion as of March 31, 2023.
— SBP (@StateBank_Pak) April 7, 2023
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Reporter Ashraf Khan