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Women participation in workforce has positive impact on economy: Dr Ishrat

Published March 9, 2024 Updated March 9, 2024 04:59am

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ISLAMABAD: Dr. Ishrat Hussain, Former Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has said that women participation in the workforce has a positive impact on the economy.

This was stated by Dr. Ishrat Hussain while addressing the awards ceremony of Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Benchmarks (GDEIB) awards-2023.

Dr. Ishrat Hussain said that in Bangladesh, 38% women representation has helped in minimizing inequality. In Pakistan, more women participation will be helpful in achieving our economic growth targets.

Celebrating International Women’s Day 2024, HR Metrics organized GDEIB Awards ceremony, in which “Inspirational Women of the Year Award” was conferred upon Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, Caretaker Finance Minister of Pakistan and Musharaf Hai, Former CEO Unilever and L, OREAL Pakistan.

Based on the performance of year 2023, three companies were awarded for the “Most Inclusive Organizations 2023”; including, HBL, Bank Alfalah Limited and Nestlé Pakistan Limited. While Top 10 inclusive companies were Engro Fertilizers Limited, HBL Microfinance Bank, Jazz, Faysal Bank Ltd, METRO Pakistan (Pvt.) Limited, Aga Khan University and Standard Chartered Bank.

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 20	278.15
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 20	277.95
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 21	162.52
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 21	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 21	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 21	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 20	3.62

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S&P 500 / Jul 20	7,443.28
Nasdaq / Jul 20	25,508.07
FTSE 100 / Jul 20	10,524.76
Dow Jones / Jul 20	51,839.26
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 20	24,846.69
France CAC40 / Jul 20	8,340.11
India Sensex / Jul 21	77,478.67
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 21	65,077.32
Hang Seng / Jul 21	25,036.86

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Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 20	18,880
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 20	363,971
Petrol/Litre / Jul 21	316.15
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 21	82.50
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 21	4,050.88
Diesel/Litre / Jul 21	354.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 21	79.38

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Invest Capital Invest Bank / Jul 21 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	21.75 ▲ 1.98 (10.02%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 21 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	64.96 ▲ 5.91 (10.01%)
First IBL Mod. / Jul 21 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	15.27 ▲ 1.39 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 21 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	110.23 ▲ 10.02 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 21 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	41.69 ▲ 3.79 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 21 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	60.50 ▲ 5.5 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 21 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	50.58 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 21 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	329.37 ▲ 29.94 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 21 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	130.17 ▲ 11.83 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 21 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	270.97 ▲ 24.63 (10%)

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Khairpur Sug. / Jul 21 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,515.89 ▼ -168.43 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 21 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	50.44 ▼ -5.6 (-9.99%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jul 21 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.52 ▼ -0.8 (-9.62%)
Crescent Fib. / Jul 21 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	55.05 ▼ -3.84 (-6.52%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 21 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.29 ▼ -2.14 (-6.4%)
Imperial Limited / Jul 21 Imperial Limited(IML)	22.50 ▼ -1.51 (-6.29%)
Popular Islamic / Jul 21 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	23.58 ▼ -1.53 (-6.09%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jul 21 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	16,910 ▼ -1089.99 (-6.06%)
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S.G.Power / Jul 21 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	83 ▼ -4.83 (-5.5%)

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Cnergyico PK / Jul 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	74,997,119 ▲ 0.29
TPL Properties / Jul 21 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	38,493,631 ▲ 0.55
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 21 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	36,402,663 ▲ 0.16
Pak Refinery / Jul 21 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	19,059,387 ▲ 3.28
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F. Nat.Equities / Jul 21 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	11,091,393 ▲ 0.03
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 21 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	10,445,200 ▲ 0.73
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	8,782,314 ▲ 0.15
United Insurance / Jul 21 The United Insurance Company(UNIC)	8,680,491 ▼ -0.49
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	8,337,690 ▲ 0.03