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For SMEs, credit access alone insufficient

Published 13 Jul, 2026 04:58am

EDITORIAL: The Finance Minister, Mohammad Aurangzeb, while speaking at a summit hosted by the Pakistan Banks...

Banking Mohtasib disposes of 36,280 complaints in 2025

Published 08 Jul, 2026 07:08am

ISLAMABAD: The Banking Mohtasib Pakistan disposed of 36,280 complaints in 2025 despite carrying forward 13,793...

Banking sector dominance on PSX

Published 08 Jul, 2026 05:27am

The Pakistan Stock Exchange data as of June 30, 2026 shows clear sectoral concentration. Five banks feature...

Shaping the future of banking and growth

Published 02 Jul, 2026 05:45am

June is the time of the year when the Ministry of Finance reflects on the past performance through the Pakistan...

Branch sharing – a productivity transformation in Pakistan’s banking sector

Published 24 Jun, 2026 05:52am

In Pakistan, branch costs are heavy and represent some 50-65 percent of total operating costs, excluding financing...

SOE reform: the cost of flawed privatizations

Updated 23 Jun, 2026 07:56am

This is the fifth article in an eight-part series on Pakistan’s SOE reform. The previous article examined the...

SBP eases process for banks shift to Islamic model

Published 17 Jun, 2026 05:36am

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has eased the process for converting conventional bank branches into...

Banking sector shows steady performance

Published 12 Jun, 2026 06:30am

KARACHI: The banking sector of Pakistan has demonstrated steady performance with key financial soundness indicators...

Features of taxation system of Pakistan

Published 02 Jun, 2026 04:58am

The objective of this article is to highlight the key features of the taxation system of Pakistan, such that...

Banking customers: Mohtasib provides over Rs1.87bn relief in CY25

Published 12 May, 2026 06:01am

KARACHI: The Banking Mohtasib Pakistan (BMP) has provided relief of over Rs 1.87 billion to the banking customers by...

MCB stays long on sovereign

Updated 27 Apr, 2026 05:00am

MCB Bank Limited’s (MCB) balance sheet posture remains largely unchanged, with the bank continuing to lean heavily...

IBIs’ financing share soars to 38pc: SBP

Updated 07 Mar, 2026 09:09am

KARACHI: Pakistan’s Islamic banking sector continued its robust growth during the last year 2025, further...

Banks provide Rs882.4bn to 302,922 borrowers, meeting on SMEs told

Updated 28 Feb, 2026 09:33am

ISLAMABAD: The National Coordination Committee (NCC) meeting on Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Development on...

Why banks in Pakistan need ‘cyber resilience’

Published 24 Feb, 2026 12:37pm

Pakistan’s banking sector is undergoing rapid digital transformation. More customers now use mobile apps, internet...

Banks stepping in where state has stepped back

Updated 21 Feb, 2026 06:53am

EDITORIAL: The banking sector’s voluntary decision to cut the markup on the Export Refinance Facility to 4.5 percent...

Constitutional indictment of tax policy: Parliament abdicates, FBR legislates

Updated 20 Feb, 2026 09:49am

Pakistan’s fiscal disorder is no longer confined to high rates, low yields or coercive enforcement. It has crossed...

Faysal Bank’s profit clocks in at Rs22.5bn in 2025

Published 19 Feb, 2026 02:58pm

Faysal Bank posted a consolidated profit after tax of Rs22.47 billion for the year ended December 31, 2025, nearly...

Agri credit reaches Rs1.4trn in first half of FY26

Updated 13 Feb, 2026 09:18am

KARACHI: Agricultural credit disbursements by the banking sector reached Rs. 1.412 trillion during the first half of...

EFS and the illusion of export competitiveness

Updated 13 Feb, 2026 09:23am

The banking sector has positioned the recent reduction in export refinance rates as a demonstration of commitment to...

Change in banking outlook rating by Moody’s

Updated 12 Feb, 2026 09:00am

EDITORIAL: Moody’s has changed the banking outlook for Pakistan from positive to stable, generating intense debate...

PM welcomes Moody’s stable outlook for banking sector

Updated 10 Feb, 2026 09:20am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed satisfaction on Monday over Moody’s decision to assign a...

Moody’s revises Pakistan’s banking sector outlook to stable amid gradual recovery

Updated 09 Feb, 2026 05:45pm

Moody’s forecasts Pakistan’s real GDP growth of around 3.5% for 2026

Pakistan’s private sector credit surges by Rs589bn so far this year

Updated 02 Feb, 2026 12:01pm

Expected to increase further following recent regulatory measures and incentive schemes

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 18	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 18	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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