Trends - BISP - Business Recorder

BISP

DOC meeting: it’s not money for nothing

EDITORIAL: A Donors Coordination Committee (DOC) meeting was convened by the Caretaker Finance Minister with...

Published 24 Nov, 2023 05:29am

Economic growth has to be backed by structural reforms: Shamshad

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Federal Minister for Finance Dr Shamshad Akhtar has said political and economic instability...

Updated 24 Nov, 2023 09:44am

Pakistan

BISP launches digital financial training for 160,000 women beneficiaries in KP

HARIPUR: Director General Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region Zohra Aslam on...

Published 19 Nov, 2023 03:14am

IMF, govt reach SLA on first SBA review

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and the Pakistani authorities have reached a staff-level...

Updated 16 Nov, 2023 09:36am

Urea subsidy, BISP: Federal govt trying to wean itself away

Secretary Finance ImdadUllah Bosal says since both are devolved to provinces, they are now their responsibility

Updated 15 Nov, 2023 09:53am

Pakistan

BISP launching skill development programmes

ISLAMABAD: Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) is launching skill development programmes for the children of ...

Published 08 Nov, 2023 05:42am

Editorials

Uplift projects facing the axe

EDITORIAL: It is strange that it has taken the finance ministry this long – more than a quarter into the fiscal...

Published 05 Nov, 2023 03:10am

Opinion

The institution of Ombudsman

Provision of free and expeditious relief against any injustice done to a common man through maladministration is the...

Updated 04 Nov, 2023 06:36am

Pakistan

World Bank delegation meets BISP chairman: Increase in amount of stipend under Kifaalat initiative proposed

ISLAMABAD: Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Dr Amjad Saqib has proposed an increase in the amount...

Published 03 Nov, 2023 06:42am

Pakistan

PM for using BISP database to provide targeted subsidies

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has directed the concerned authorities that the database of...

Published 02 Nov, 2023 03:16am

Opinion

Reliance on foreign loans

Economic Affairs Division in its foreign economic assistance (FEA) data disclosed a 58 percent rise in foreign loan...

Updated 30 Oct, 2023 05:51am

Opinion

When the chips are down

When the chips are down, the going gets tough and as a consequence taking hard and strategic decisions becomes...

Published 28 Oct, 2023 05:58am

Pakistan

Poverty Alleviation Fund: Senate body briefed about distribution of GRASP matching grants

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety was given a detailed briefing on...

Published 27 Oct, 2023 05:16am

Hundreds of uplift projects face the axe

These also include non-starter projects

Updated 26 Oct, 2023 09:53am

Editorials

Equal sharing with provinces

EDITORIAL: According to a Business Recorder exclusive, the caretaker federal government has directed all relevant...

Published 23 Oct, 2023 05:58am

Pakistan

Speaker links political, economic stability to poverty reduction

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf said that political and economic stability are essential to...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 06:09am

Opinion

No more business as usual—V

Much-needed measures for documenting the economy await promulgation of an ordinance for integration of data across...

Updated 13 Oct, 2023 06:46am

Pakistan

New chairman highlights BISP’s praiseworthy role

ISLAMABAD: Newly appointed Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Dr Amjad Saqib has said that BISP’s...

Published 28 Sep, 2023 05:33am

Editorials

Federal spending must be curtailed

EDITORIAL: World Bank in a policy note has recommended ceasing federal spending on provincial mandates, including...

Published 28 Sep, 2023 05:33am

Pakistan

BISP chairman briefed on ‘Hybrid Social Protection’ initiative

ISLAMABAD: Secretary Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Amer Ali Ahmed has said that BISP’s forthcoming ...

Published 27 Sep, 2023 06:08am

Editorials

Significant rise in poverty

EDITORIAL: World Bank officials while briefing the media noted that Pakistan’s poverty level rose to 39.4 percent...

Updated 27 Sep, 2023 07:05am

Provincial nature PSDP projects: Centre decides to make it mandatory for provinces to share 50pc cost

ISLAMABAD: The caretaker federal government has reportedly decided to make it mandatory for the provinces to share...

Updated 25 Sep, 2023 09:33am

Consistent policies mandatory: 60pc of economy outside the tax net: Ishrat

ISLAMABAD: Former Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Dr Ishrat Hussain, on Saturday, said predictability and...

Updated 24 Sep, 2023 10:45pm

Pakistan

Dr Saqib appointed as Chairman BISP

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday gave approval to the appointment of Dr Amjad Saqib as the Chairman of ...

Published 23 Sep, 2023 05:58am

Pakistan

Dr Amjad Saqib appointed chairman BISP

President Alvi approves his appointment under Section 5(3) of BISP Act

Published 22 Sep, 2023 06:25pm

Interim govt pursuing PSM revival plan, Senate panel told

ISLAMABAD: The caretaker government has started working on the revival plan of Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM), which has...

Updated 16 Sep, 2023 09:48am

Business & Finance

Hybrid social protection system: $600m PCRSP project facing delay: World Bank

ISLAMABAD: The hybrid social protection system and the new payment system of the Pakistan Crisis Resilient Social...

Updated 12 Sep, 2023 09:14am

Pakistan

Ex-PPP ministers, party chairman take stock of situation

KARACHI: Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari had a busy day at Bilawal House today...

Published 23 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Editorials

Mere legislation does not mean reform

EDITORIAL: Yesterday marked the country’s seventy-seventh Independence Day. While the honour to hoist the flag on...

Published 15 Aug, 2023 06:30am

Pakistan

Bilawal vows to provide interest-free loans, ownership rights to residents

GHOTKI: Chairman of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has announced that ...

Published 10 Aug, 2023 06:35am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.61 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 29 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	513.38 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 29 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 29 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 29 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 29 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	82.39 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 29 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	475.95 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 29 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 29 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	10.21 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Nov 29 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	92.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 29 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.61 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 29 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	513.38 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 29 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 29 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 29 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 29 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	82.39 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 29 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	475.95 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 29 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 29 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	10.21 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Nov 29 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	92.22 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 29 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	79,242,500 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 29 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	57,449,984 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 29 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	44,327,667 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 29 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,321,478 ▲ 0.00
Treet Corp. (R) / Nov 29 Treet Corporation Limited (R)(TREETR2)	27,240,170 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Nov 29 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	23,647,647 ▲ 0.00
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Nov 29 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	15,398,500 ▲ 0.00
TPL Properties / Nov 29 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	14,283,958 ▲ 0.00
Oil & Gas Dev. / Nov 29 Oil & Gas Development Company Limited(OGDC)	12,904,027 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Nov 29 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	12,454,526 ▲ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 28	285.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 28	285.35
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 28	147.02
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 28	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 28	1.27
Euro to USD / Nov 28	1.10
UK LIBOR % / Nov 28	5.46

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 28	4554.89
India Sensex / Nov 28	66174.20
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 28	33283.70
Nasdaq / Nov 28	14281.76
Hang Seng / Nov 28	17354.14
FTSE 100 / Nov 28	7455.24
Dow Jones / Nov 28	35416.98
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 28	15992.67
France CAC40 / Nov 28	7250.13

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 28	76.66
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 28	17735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 28	185614
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 28	2045.04
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 28	79.60

Calculate your monthly liability in FY24

BISP

Most Popular Articles