The Pakistani rupee hit an all-time low versus the UAE dirham and the US dollar on Thursday and the market expects the South Asian currency to slide further. It plunged further and closed at 29.89 on the weekend. At 10:15 UTC, USD/PKR trades +0.5% at US$160.60. Close: ... offers a currency conversion from Pakistani rupee to United States ... the token climb as high as $41,440 and fall as low as $30,324. Filed on December 17, 2017 | Last updated on December 17, 2017 at 06.12 am. The pair settled on Monday just a few pips higher at 159.80. The sudden arrest of billionaire-politician Asif Zardari, a former President of Pakistan and Nawaz Sharif’s nephew Hamza Shahbaz Sharif has spread panic among the Pakistani elite. But former finance minister Asad Umar rejected this notion that the decline in the rupee's value on Thursday is linked to the IMF agreement. With the rupee touching a record low, the industry executives believe that it's high time for Pakistanis to remit funds now. It opened at a high of 142 rupees in the morning and the local currency further devalued by 2 rupees to 144 rupees. Click/tap here to subscribe to Khaleej Times news alerts on Telegram. Further Information Pakistani Rupee - US-Dollar. READ MORE, Dubai announces new Covid safety rules: Full list, UAE: Compulsory Covid tests expanded to include teachers, Coronavirus: UAE reports 3,566 Covid-19 cases, 4,051 recoveries, 7 deaths, Covid-19: Belgium to ban non-essential travel, Dubai fights Covid: New gym rules announced, Pakistani man killed during TikTok stunt on train track, Sheikh Mohammed praises Dubai Metro employee for his kindness, Missile or drone intercepted over Riyadh: Saudi TV, UAE's Covid vaccine success will help lift most restrictions, UAE Covid-19 vaccine: 87,720 residents vaccinated in a day, Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine in UAE: All you need to know. Pakistani Rupee the worst performer in a basket of 13 currencies in Asia. The Pakistani rupee has witnessed volatility during the last week, losing as much as four per cent of its value as the State Bank of Pakistan allowed the currency to depreciate in a controlled manner. Currently, compared to the past few weeks, the rupee has depreciated significantly and there is a surge in the remittances. The Pakistani rupee hit an all-time low versus the UAE dirham and the US dollar on Thursday and the market expects the South Asian currency to slide further. macro_adspot: ©2021 Galadari Printing and Publishing LLC. Pakistani rupee continued its appreciation against the US Dollar in the interbank market as it regained Rs. Considering Eid Al Fitr is around the corner, it is expected that the remittances from the UAE and other countries will increase substantially this month. All rights reserved. US Dollar to Pakistani Rupee currency converter. The rupee fell to … In the open market in Pakistan, the UAE dirham was being bought for 39.80 and sold for 40.40 versus the rupee on Thursday. Research house sees 13-17% depreciation and 1.25-percentage-point rise in rate. Yesterday's rate 160.22. macro_profile: , "Pakistani residents might be waiting for the rupee to hit 111-112 against the US dollar, as it has tested 110 on Thursday. All new KT app is available for download: Get the latest news around the world in your inbox, so you dont miss out on the action. 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"Pakistani residents might be waiting for the rupee to hit 111-112 against the US dollar, as it has tested 110 on Thursday. "Pakistani rupee has depreciated by nearly four per cent within a week. Click/tap here to subscribe to Khaleej Times news alerts on Telegram. Nothing to worry about it as it was expected from long time. On Thursday, the rupee managed to extend further gains against the dollar in both the currency markets, dealers said. Pakistan’s rupee is vying for the title of the world’s biggest loser this month, the victim of an apparent devaluation with more pain ahead. The rupee witnessed volatility once the news reports started appearing in the media that Pakistan's central bank would allow rupee devaluation in a sustained manner. LAHORE: The Pakistani Rupee (PKR) on Wednesday morning fell further in the early hours of trading at the interbank to another all-time low of Rs160.48/Rs160.73 against US Dollar (USD), an increase of Rs2.19, 3.45 per cent down, from its last close. macro_adspot: ©2021 Galadari Printing and Publishing LLC. According to the official figures, the UAE and other Gulf countries comprised of over 60 per cent of the country's $19.3 billion remittances during the last fiscal year. Considering political situation in the country, Rajiv Raipancholia, CEO, Orient Exchange, predicts further depreciation in the rupee over the next couple of weeks. The rupee has become the worst performing Asian currency because of being devalued for the 5th time in 7 months by the State Bank of Pakistan. Imran Khan’s PTI government has launched a draconian anti … CurrentRequestUnmodified: /pakistan-observes-nazia-hassans-death-anniversary Risk aversion amid persistent coronavirus fears sends Pakistan Rupee to all time low of 168.45; Rupee under pressure as companies’ close books for end of financial year; Safe haven US Dollar gains across the board, despite encouraging economic data; US Dollar Pakistani Rupee exchange rate (USD/PKR) on track to gain 3.3% across June, the largest monthly gain since March. Schemes are required to attract deposits and a climate needs to be created to boost the confidence of foreign investors so that there can be more foreign investments," he added. Pakistan Further rupee fall, interest rate hike expected ; Further rupee fall, interest rate hike expected. Meanwhile, according to Forex Association of Pakistan, the buying and selling rates of dollar in the open market were […] The rupee has been under pressure due to shortage of the US currency in Pakistani forex markets. On December 11, the rupee suddenly jumped from 28.8 against dirham to 29.25 in a single day. Reaching six and a half month high of 158.9 against the US dollar, Pakistani rupee on Monday became Asia's third best performing currency, The News reported. Malik said that factors which will drive the rupee will be trade, inflation, employment, interest rates, growth rate and geopolitical conditions. Current USD to PKR exchange rate equal to 160.30 Rupees per 1 US Dollar. Analysts have predicted that the rupee will continue to weaken in the second-half of 2018. KLM halts long-haul flights due to new Covid-19... Video: Biden begins inauguration, vowing... Trump lifts tariffs on aluminium imports from UAE. The rupee continued its declining trend as the dollar ascends and rupee dropped to an all-time low of 148 to the US dollar in the inter-bank market on Thursday. The rupee is likely to fall to Rs175-Rs180 levels by the end of this year, market experts believe. The rupee has dived down by 30% percent and analysts predict that it will continue to devalue in the second half of October 2018 as well. USD TO PKR FORECAST. Reaching at the historic level of Rupees 128.75 per dollar this week, Pakistani rupee has fallen down to almost 21% relative to the US Dollar, from December 8 to up till now. And also irrespective of the currency rate, expatriates need to send money home for their family's maintenance. But it later recovered and settled at 147.5 on Thursday. In respect of remittances, Ahamed said that bthe volume has not gone up on account of the recent rupee slide. "It looks more on the weaker side," Raipancholia had earlier said. There are approximately 1.3 million Pakistanis residing in the UAE, who contributed 8.7 per cent - or Dh3.76 billion - of Dh43.3 billion remittances during Q3 2017. Report ISLAMABAD: The exchange rate of Pakistani rupee weakened by 06 paisas against the US dollar in the interbank trading on Monday and closed at Rs160.37 as compared to the previous day’s closing of 160.31. The market is expecting that the rupee could depreciate further against the greenback due to an agreement reached between Islamabad and the International Monetary Fund on a $6 billion bailout package. We do not have foreign reserves to save the Rupee. “Pakistan’s debt securities offer comparatively higher profits. The Pakistani currency shed 10 rupees in inter-bank trading by Friday afternoon after it was traded at 134 rupees on Thursday. The persistent drop in the rupee is seen as a boon for expatriate Pakistanis as they will be able to remit more funds. Analysts predict the dollar to go further up before settling somewhere around Rs130. "The main reason for today's fall was that State Bank of Pakistan had left rupee to market forces. "I think the rupee might move around 6-7 per cent, allowing it to reach a high of 112 against the dollar. Pakistan rupee falls to record low against US dollar on Wednesday prompting Prime Minister Imran Khan to form a special committee to check further devaluation of currency. He further stated that this fall … its sharply declining value against the US Dollar. During PTI’s 10-month rein the Pakistani rupee has fallen 27.80 per cent. KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee continued to fall to record lows on Friday, after the government agreed in principle to a $6 billion loan from the … Rajiv Raipancholia, CEO pof Orient Exchange, had told Khaleej Times earlier that rupee can depreciate to 40 against the dirham in 2019. Close: ... offers a currency conversion from Pakistani rupee to Saudi riyal ... the token climb as high as $41,440 and fall as low as $30,324. USD TO PKR TODAY. Hence they should take advantage and send more money home," says Promoth Manghat, CEO of UAE Exchange. Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday set up a committee under advisor to the PM on finance Dr Hafeez Sheikh to rein in rupee devaluation and capital flight from the country. ... IMF or China? The Pakistani rupee plunged again last week to 157 in a spasm of panic selling in local foreign exchange markets. "Yes, this is the right time to send money as going forward, the State Bank of Pakistan may intervene and make the rupee stable, if not, then there will be a further deficit in the balance of payments," Malik said. Alongside this devaluation, the government of Pakistan might resort to some regulatory steps to plug the 'hawala' route, as they cannot condone directions from international regulatory bodies.". Explaining further, Khan said, "It will impact the Pakistani Rupee and when Rupee starts to fall, we do not know how much it will fall. The UAE Central Bank's data for the third-quarter of 2017 showed that the UAE-based Pakistanis remitted more year-on-year. The country aims to increase remittances to $30 billion by introducing a host of measures including more benefits for recipients and opening of a mandatory bank account for overseas Pakistanis in the country. F.P. Daily forecast for USD to PKR in tables. Today's range: 160.10-160.72. All of its 270 weekly long-haul flights to the Netherlands from... READ MORE, "It’s a new day in America," Biden wrote on Twitter before the... READ MORE, UAE joins Argentina, Australia, Canada and Mexico, which have also... READ MORE, The Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi and the Consulate General of India in ... READ MORE, Those who have already received the first dose and are awaiting their ... READ MORE, The employee had helped a Dubai-based journalist as her Metro card... READ MORE, UAE set to be biggest beneficiary of rapid vaccination rollout, say... READ MORE, More than 24.2 million tests have been carried out. Meanwhile, global gold prices further went down by 39 dollars to $1,915 per ounce. It is predicted by the experts that Pakistani currency will further devalue due to the IMF bailout.. Rajiv Raipancholia, CEO Orient Exchange said, “Today, the rupee was trading at 133.10 against the dollar, or 36.23 against the dirham, during early morning hours. The rupee fell to 39.48 versus the UAE dirham on Thursday  compared to 38.5 on Wednesday, according to xe.com. The authorities in Pakistan are doing all that they can to plug the illegal money transfer setup. The domestic currency has reached 2.3% to Rs156.38 to the US dollar compared to the financial year 2019’s ending at Rs160.05 following the minute increase in the prevailing account shortfall and foreign currency assets. But at the same time we see some speculation among customers that it will go down even further," adds Raipancholia. In its manifesto, one issue that BJP had strongly criticised UPA for, was the free fall of Rupee i.e. Change for today +0.08 Rupees, +0.05%. All rights reserved. Filed on May 18, 2019 | Last updated on May 18, 2019 at 10.46 am. "Now is a good time for Pakistani expats to start sending money home, it will get them more rupees per Dirham. macro_profile: , He attributed the current volatility in the rupee to the imbalanced imports and exports. It further weakened by roughly Rs7 from Wednesday close of 141.4 in early hours of trade at the inter-bank. Further Information Pakistani Rupee - Saudi Riyal. Though it increased inflationary pressure in the country, at the same time, it has also given an immense opportunity for overseas Pakistanis to cash in on the declining value of their currency by remitting more. 2021/01/21. In the intra-banking market, the rupee had fallen to an all-time low of 148 against the dollar on Thursday compared to 141.5 on Wednesday. Yes, Pakistani Rupee will decline further this year and will be stable at PKR 200 to a US DOLLAR. Raging Bull: Sensex crosses 50,000, global cues,... Oil slips on surprise rise in US crude stocks. All this would further deteriorate the financial condition of Pakistan. (WebDesk) - The Pakistani rupee has experienced a worst fall ever against US dollar. Agencies. But the rates today are good and I will take advantage of it even though analysts say the rupee will fall further," said Indian expat Pratap Singh. People need securities and commodities to invest part of their savings to avoid the impact of high inflation. macro_action: article, However, the foreign selling may increase and the rupee will fall further if the world fails to contain the virus, which has spread to around 100 countries. The gains of last the 5,000 points in Sensex has come in just 32... READ MORE, Brent crude futures similarly dropped 26 cents, or 0.5 per cent, to... READ MORE, The Biden administration is expected to push through a nearly $2... READ MORE, I frequently give business tips to the youth in my entrepreneurship... READ MORE, Those who have already received the first dose and are awaiting their ... READ MORE, The employee had helped a Dubai-based journalist as her Metro card... READ MORE, UAE set to be biggest beneficiary of rapid vaccination rollout, say... READ MORE, More than 24.2 million tests have been carried out. Adeeb Ahamed, managing director, Lulu Exchange, noted that the rupee slid gradually from 105 to 110 against the US dollar during the week. "The concentration needs to evolve around current account balance by promoting exports and reducing imports. This is at the top end of the daily trading range. The fall reflects the IMF's condition for a "market-based exchange rate mechanism. Imadul Malik, general manager, Al Ghurair International Exchange, says overseas Pakistanis should remit more funds as the rupee has depreciated to the lowest in most recent times. CurrentRequestUnmodified: /article/20120414/ARTICLE/304149893/1036 Pakistan's stock market also declined on Friday, with the benchmark KSE 100 index down 2.4 percent by 0615 GMT. In the event of further slide from here, the high value tickets might go up and we expect a spurt in remittances.". We expect the depreciation to continue for some more time, but the pace could be slower. All new KT app is available for download: Get the latest news around the world in your inbox, so you dont miss out on the action. Who will bailout Pakistan - … However, they also forecast further depreciation of the rupee, but that may not be as steep as it was witnessed during the last week. We have witnessed a sudden growth in remittances to Pakistan as expatriates want to take advantage of the favourable rate. Remittances from overseas Pakistani reached $17.87 billion in first 10 months (July to April) of the 2018-19 fiscal year, a growth of 8.45 per cent compared with $16.48 billion received during the same period in the preceding year. No one Can stop Further free fall of Pakistani Rupee Vs US Dollar and Economy ... How the Rupee fall against US Dollar will affect You? 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