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PM launches Apna Ghar scheme for expats

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday launched Roshan Apna Ghar Programme of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP),...

Published 28 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Import of sugar, wheat approved by ECC

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved import of 200,000 MT ...

Updated 26 Aug, 2021 12:01pm

SBP chief informs MFPCB about monetary policy stance

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance and Revenue emphasised the importance of Monetary and Fiscal Policies Co-ordination...

Updated 26 Aug, 2021 12:18pm

PM says ‘Kamyab Jawan’ can be another ‘Ehsaas’

World Bank working on a number of projects in Pakistan and also interested in providing full support to social security projects, says its senior official

Updated 06 Aug, 2021 11:12am

Business & Finance

SBP announces digital cheques clearing, unified QR code for payments initiatives

Steps aimed at increasing usage of digital financial products and services, says central bank

Published 04 Aug, 2021 12:29pm

Business & Finance

Emergence of Covid-19 Delta variant a ‘serious concern’, says Baqir

The resurgence of Covid-19 cases and the emergence of the Delta variant in Pakistan has become a ‘serious...

Published 29 Jul, 2021 12:48pm

MPS today: Key policy rate may stay unchanged

KARACHI: The Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Dr Reza Baqir will unveil Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) on...

Published 27 Jul, 2021 02:43am

Business & Finance

Capital market reforms: Tarin directs formation of panel for CMAC ToRs

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance Shaukat Tarin Monday directed to form a coordination committee for smooth...

Updated 20 Jul, 2021 09:44am

Pakistan

Revival of sick units: Issues to be discussed with SBP governor: FCCI chief

FAISALABAD: A special meeting with State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Reza Baqir will be arranged very soon to...

Published 03 Jul, 2021 03:19am

Pakistan

Govt devising effective mechanism for SMEs: minister

LAHORE: "The government is making efforts to provide a level-playing field for SMEs by devising business-friendly...

Published 26 Jun, 2021 03:24am

Tarin for promoting banking sector’s outreach

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Shaukat Tarin Thursday assured his full support for the...

Published 18 Jun, 2021 04:16am

Extremely generous Eidi?

The budget 2021-22 can best be described as an extremely generous Eidi to the people of this country: 10 percent...

Updated 12 Jun, 2021 01:43pm

Business & Finance

Reza Baqir appointed IFSB chairman

KARACHI: Governor State Bank of Pakistan Dr Reza Baqir has been appointed as the Chairman of the General Assembly of...

Published 12 Jun, 2021 05:04am

Reza says growth shows success of SBP stimulus

KARACHI: The governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Dr Reza Baqir, has said that revised growth forecast of 4 ...

Published 02 Jun, 2021 04:29am

Business & Finance

SBP’s policy actions boosted external, fiscal fundamentals: Baqir

KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Dr Reza Baqir Monday said that decisive policy actions taken by the...

Published 25 May, 2021 04:40am

Business & Finance

Sustainable development: Govt focusing on SMEs sector: Tarin

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin said on Thursday that the government is focusing on small and medium...

Updated 07 May, 2021 10:01am

Conglomerations: SBP, SECP revise ToRs of JTF

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) have amended...

Published 23 Apr, 2021 05:12am

Tarin takes inputs ahead of Budget

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin has started taking inputs from various departments of the...

Published 22 Apr, 2021 03:55am

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Tarin all praise for Baqir

“Shaukat Tarin says that the other half of the previous two-member economic team

Updated 20 Apr, 2021 04:20am

Cotton yarns: customs duty withdrawn

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Wednesday withdrew customs duty on import of...

Published 15 Apr, 2021 03:22am

SBP governor sees growth at 3pc

KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Reza Baqir is confident that the country’s GDP growth would be at 3...

Updated 13 Apr, 2021 09:27am

Business & Finance

Pakistan entering third COVID-19 wave with strong economic indicators: Baqir

Baqir appreciated the role of Overseas Pakistanis for their role in maintaining the growth in remittances. “We have to thank Overseas Pakistan for the unparalleled growth we are seeing in our remittances,” he said.

Updated 12 Apr, 2021 11:47am

Azhar, Baqir meet PM

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance and Revenue Hammad Azhar and Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Reza Baqir,...

Published 09 Apr, 2021 04:51am

Pakistan

Govt committed to implement structural reforms, protect vulnerable segments: Hammad

The Vice President, World Bank appreciated the government’s relief initiatives to curtail the impact of COVID-19 pandemic effectively.

Updated 07 Apr, 2021 12:22am

Pakistan

PM’s housing scheme for low income group receives overwhelming response of people: Baqir

It was Prime Minister’s vision that every citizen drawing meager salary should have loan facility from banks for construction of a house in Pakistan, he added.

Published 28 Mar, 2021 08:30pm

Business & Finance

Baqir says State Bank should be given operational independence to pursue objectives

Talking about the rise in power tariff coming in the wake of the government's recent decisions the governor of the central bank said that our aim should be to reduce the circular debt.
“The current amendments are a part of a broader process to modernize the central bank in light of latest developments,” he said.

Updated 27 Mar, 2021 01:20pm

PM tells SBP governor: Make housing finance easier, not harder

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday asked governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Dr Reza Baqir to ensure...

Updated 19 Mar, 2021 09:33am

Pakistan

RDA realization of vision of PM: Governor SBP

Deputy Governor SBP said that account opening process for overseas Pakistanis had been completely revolutionized.

Published 24 Feb, 2021 07:51pm

Pakistan

SBP Governor to moderate consultative dialogue on SBP’s banking

This policy is currently in a public consultation phase and is expected to be launched shortly, said a news release.

Published 21 Feb, 2021 08:13pm

Business & Finance

Baqir expects more milestones as Roshan Digital Accounts achieve $500mn target

“It is a great day for us as the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Roshan Digital Accounts have achieved the milestone of $500 million,” said Baqir in a ceremony on Thursday, while thanking the Prime Minister for the premier’s vision alongside lauding the Overseas Pakistanis as well.

Updated 18 Feb, 2021 12:51pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 23	278.42
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 23	278.22
USD to Japanese Yen / May 23	156.74
USD to Swiss Franc / May 23	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 23	1.27
Euro to USD / May 23	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 22	5307.01
Nasdaq / May 22	16801.54
FTSE 100 / May 22	8370.33
Dow Jones / May 22	39671.04
Germany DAX 30 / May 22	18680.20
France CAC40 / May 22	8092.11
India Sensex / May 23	74667.86
Tokyo Nikkei / May 23	39034.80

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 22	212791
Petrol/Litre / May 23	273.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 23	76.94
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 23	19935
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 23	2362.37
Diesel/Litre / May 23	274.08

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 23 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 23 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 23 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 23 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 23 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 23 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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