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Pakistan, ADB reaffirm commitment to mutual cooperation, climate action

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Economic Affairs Ahad Cheema and Asian Development Bank (ADB) Country Director Xiaoqin ...

Published 12 Dec, 2024 06:01am

ADB says it has 7 projects for this year, 16 for the next

New country director of ADB Emma Fan holds meeting with Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb

Updated 05 Nov, 2024 09:32am

Climate change could cut Pakistan’s GDP by 21.1pc by 2070: ADB

ISLAMABAD: Climate change could cut Pakistan’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 21.1 per cent by 2070 under a high...

Updated 01 Nov, 2024 09:58am

Pakistan

ADB approves $500m loan for CDREP

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $500 million policy-based loan to support climate change...

Published 30 Oct, 2024 06:32am

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Climate and disaster resilience: ADB approves $500mn loan to support Pakistan

Lender also approves technical assistance grant of $1mn to support implementation

Updated 29 Oct, 2024 10:28pm

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Aurangzeb optimistic about swift finalisation of ADB’s Country Partnership Framework

Finance minister engages with key partners at IMF- World Bank meetings

Updated 26 Oct, 2024 08:32pm

Pakistan

ADB appoints Xiaoqin Fan as new country director for Pakistan

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) appointed Xiaoqin (Emma) Fan as its new country director for Pakistan on Monday....

Updated 14 Oct, 2024 09:56pm

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ADB approves $400mn concessional loan for Sindh Emergency Housing Reconstruction Project

Says project is key part of its multifaceted response to Pakistan’s flood crisis and forms part of the bank's commitment to provide $1.5bn in total assistance from 2023 to 2025

Updated 26 Jul, 2024 10:31pm

Pakistan

ADB approves $250mn loan to boost public-private partnerships in Pakistan

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday approved a $250-million policy-based loan to help Pakistan drive...

Updated 05 Jun, 2024 10:43pm

Pakistan

ADB approves $155.5mn funding to boost female access to finance in Pakistan

Says that while Pakistan’s financial inclusion has been improving, women are increasingly left behind with a large gender finance gap which currently stands at 34%

Updated 11 Dec, 2023 09:24pm

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ADB approves $659mn project financing to support Pakistan

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved three projects totalling $658.8 million in Pakistan, which would allow...

Updated 06 Dec, 2023 10:22pm

Pakistan

ADB approves $180mn to improve Punjab’s water supply & waste management

'Developing Resilient Environments and Advancing Municipal Services in Punjab Project' expected to benefit as many as 1.5 million people

Updated 28 Nov, 2023 04:09pm

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Asian Development Bank approves $250mn for power transmission network

ADB says Power Transmission Strengthening Project will help reinforce stability of national grid

Updated 17 Nov, 2023 08:49pm

Pakistan

Pakistan’s economic growth to decelerate to 0.6% in FY23: ADB

Depending on a fast return to stability twinned with robust macroeconomic and structural reforms, country can bounce back: Asian Development Bank

Updated 04 Apr, 2023 08:38pm

Flood recovery efforts: Five financing pacts worth $775m inked with ADB

ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Thursday signed five financing agreements...

Updated 16 Dec, 2022 09:30am

Pakistan

Flood relief: ADB approves $554mn financing package

Package includes $475mn loan and $3mn technical assistance grant, plus $5mn grant from Japan

Updated 12 Dec, 2022 06:03pm

Business & Finance

ADB provides Pakistan $100mn to improve KPK healthcare sector

Funds will be used to modernise infrastructure and equipment as well as improve human resources planning and medicine supply chain management

Updated 04 Nov, 2022 07:48pm

Pakistan

Forex boost: SBP receives $1.5bn from ADB, says Dar

Funds part of ADB's response package to support Pakistan in the wake of recent floods

Updated 26 Oct, 2022 08:55pm

Countercyclical support facility loans: Project risks identified by ADB

Documents reveal that Pakistan meets all the criteria required to access ADB’s countercyclical support facility

Updated 25 Oct, 2022 10:01am

Business & Finance

$1.5 billion BRACE programme will provide timely liquidity to Pakistan: ADB

Officials say funding will also allow govt to roll out relief and recovery package to flood victims

Updated 24 Oct, 2022 07:28pm

ADB board approves $1.5bn financing

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $1.5 billion in financing to help the government of ...

Updated 22 Oct, 2022 09:44am

Pakistan

ADB approves $1.5bn financing for Pakistan amid floods, supply-chain disruptions

Loan will be utilised to fund government’s $2.3 billion countercyclical development expenditure programme

Updated 21 Oct, 2022 05:13pm

Pakistan

ADB says aims to mobilise $500-700mn package for immediate relief assistance to Pakistan

Is also processing $1.5-billion countercyclical support to mitigate impacts of rising food prices and other external shocks on the poor and vulnerable

Published 29 Sep, 2022 06:47pm

Pakistan

ADB to repurpose assistance for Pakistan to support flood rehabilitation

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has also committed to co-finance additional $500 million under Countercyclical Support Facility

Published 29 Sep, 2022 05:50pm

Pakistan

ADB approves $100mn results-based loan for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s health sector

Programme will look to help improve the delivery of health services at secondary hospitals by modernising infrastructure and equipment among other objectives

Updated 22 Sep, 2022 06:42pm

Pakistan

ADB forecasts Pakistan's GDP growth to slow down to 3.5% in FY23

Recent devastating floods in Pakistan add profound risk to the country’s economic outlook, says ADB Country Director for Pakistan Yong Ye

Updated 21 Sep, 2022 06:07pm

Pakistan

Flood relief: ADB 'working quickly to provide significant package' to Pakistan

Package designed to support people, livelihoods, and infrastructure immediately, says ADB

Updated 20 Sep, 2022 03:12pm

Pakistan

Bank assessing situation: ADB expresses concern over future of its projects

LAHORE: The Asian Development Bank has expressed concerns on the progress of funded-projects in the Punjab due to...

Published 15 Sep, 2022 06:34am

Pakistan

Structural reforms for growth govt’s prime focus, Miftah tells ADB

Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail on Thursday said that the present government's prime focus is...

Published 04 Aug, 2022 04:05pm

Pakistan

Pakistan’s GDP growth projected to 'recover slightly' in FY23: ADB

Asian Development Outlook Supplement highlights SBP among most aggressive central banks in region

Updated 21 Jul, 2022 06:18pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 25	281.17
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 25	280.97
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 25	143.67
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 25	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 25	1.33
Euro to USD / Apr 25	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Apr 24	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 25	5,525.21
India Sensex / Apr 25	79,212.53
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 25	35,705.74
Nasdaq / Apr 25	17,382.94
Hang Seng / Apr 25	21,980.74
FTSE 100 / Apr 25	8,415.25
Dow Jones / Apr 25	40,113.50
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 25	22,242.45
France CAC40 / Apr 25	7,536.26

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 25	63.17
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 25	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 25	298,950
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 25	3,327.60
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 25	68.80
Petrol/Litre / Apr 27	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 27	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Apr 25 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	4.92 ▲ 0.96 (24.24%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Apr 25 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	3.14 ▲ 0.5 (18.94%)
Dewan Mushtaq / Apr 25 Dewan Mushtaq Textile Mills Limited(DMTM)	7.99 ▲ 1 (14.31%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Apr 25 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	8.26 ▲ 1 (13.77%)
J.K.Spinning / Apr 25 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	61.90 ▲ 5.63 (10.01%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 25 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	86.74 ▲ 7.89 (10.01%)
Shezan Inter. / Apr 25 Shezan International Limited(SHEZ)	203.03 ▲ 18.46 (10%)
Sunrays Textile / Apr 25 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	156.38 ▲ 14.22 (10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Apr 25 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	3,282.29 ▲ 298.39 (10%)
S.S.Oil / Apr 25 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	357.05 ▲ 32.46 (10%)

Stock	Price
Engro Powergen / Apr 25 Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited(EPQL)	28.71 ▼ -10.13 (-26.08%)
Ghani Chemworld / Apr 25 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	8 ▼ -1 (-11.11%)
Samba Bank / Apr 25 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	8.01 ▼ -0.99 (-11%)
Arpak Int. / Apr 25 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	56.66 ▼ -6.29 (-9.99%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Apr 25 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	47.38 ▼ -5.26 (-9.99%)
Saif Power Ltd. / Apr 25 Saif Power Limited(SPWL)	12.31 ▼ -1.3 (-9.55%)
Shaheen Ins. / Apr 25 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	5.25 ▼ -0.46 (-8.06%)
Equity Modaraba / Apr 25 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	2.75 ▼ -0.24 (-8.03%)
GlaxoSmithKline / Apr 25 GlaxoSmithKline Pakistan Limited(GLAXO)	409.57 ▼ -34.89 (-7.85%)
AKD Hospitality / Apr 25 AKD Hospitality Limited(AKDHL)	136.65 ▼ -10.81 (-7.33%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	22,789,497 ▼ -0.02
Power Cement / Apr 25 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	21,965,614 ▼ -0.17
Sui South Gas / Apr 25 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	21,567,163 ▼ -0.56
B.O.Punjab / Apr 25 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	19,825,526 ▼ -0.08
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	17,030,953 ▼ -0.04
Aisha Steel Mill / Apr 25 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	16,751,796 ▲ 0.59
Cnergyico PK / Apr 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	16,717,262 ▼ -0.17
Pak Int.Bulk / Apr 25 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	16,382,803 ▲ 0.14
Sui North Gas / Apr 25 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	13,338,455 ▲ 0.33
Secure Logistics / Apr 25 Secure Logistics Group Limited(SLGL)	12,723,116 ▲ 1.13

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