MACRO-ECONOMIC CHALLENGES IMPACT SHELL PAKISTAN'S RESULTS.

The Board of Directors of Shell Pakistan Limited (SPL) announced financial results for the year ended December 31st, 2019. The company posted a loss after tax of PKR 1,485 million for 2019 compared to the loss of PKR 1,102 million in 2018.

The oil industry felt the impact of some of the continued macro-economic challenges faced by the country, primarily owing to the unprecedented devaluation of the rupee; declining fuels market; volatility in the international oil prices and increased minimum tax rates applicable, which has had a significant impact on SPLs financial results.

In 2019, the Pak Rupee further devalued against the US dollar by 11%. Although the Pak Rupee remained reasonably stable in...

To continue reading

Request your trial

VLEX uses login cookies to provide you with a better browsing experience. If you click on 'Accept' or continue browsing this site we consider that you accept our cookie policy. ACCEPT