Rupee dips to all-time low against US dollar
The local unit fell Rs8.78, or 3.02%, against the dollar on Thursday trading at 299 in the interbank market at 1:17pm.It should be noted that the dollar bonds due 2031 fell to the lowest since November on Thursday and were indicated at 33.10 cents on the dollar.The new rate is just Re1 away from the much-anticipated rate of Rs300 per dollar.The rupee depreciation has piled up foreign debt without taking new external loans, making imports further expensive for Pakistan, which faced a six-decade high inflation reading at 36.4% in April 2023.Financial pundits believe that the rupee has been depreciating due to political and social unrest caused after the arrest of the PTI chief.Moreover, the dollar demand supply gap has also widened as the exporters have stopped selling US currency on speculations that rupee would depreciated further versus the greenback. On the other hand, importers are seen rushing to buy dollars.
SuchTV, 11 May, 2023
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