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‘Women’s participation has positive impact on economy’

ISLAMABAD: Dr Ishrat Hussain, Former Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has said that women participation in the...

Published 10 Mar, 2024 03:03am

Business & Finance

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

ISLAMABAD: Dr. Ishrat Hussain, Former Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has said that women participation in the...

Published 09 Mar, 2024 04:59am

Opinion

Federal budget and business leadership

The federal budget is anxiously awaited every year and, as per tradition, the trade organizations get their act...

Published 25 Jan, 2024 04:23am

Editorials

Non-duty paid cigarettes

EDITORIAL: Authorities seem pretty proud of the “historic seizure” of 16 million non-duty paid/counterfeit...

Published 16 Nov, 2023 05:39am

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

Business & Finance

FPCCI board holds consultative meeting with ex-SBP governor

KARACHI: The Policy Advisory Board (PAB) of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce (FPCCI) held a...

Published 30 May, 2023 03:37am

Business & Finance

Tax expert offers perspective on stalled IMF bailout

LAHORE: Former chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Syed Shabbar Zaidi on Tuesday said that Pakistan’s ...

Published 03 May, 2023 06:35am

Pakistan

Dr Ishrat calls for linking research with implications for poverty alleviation

LAHORE: Former Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan Dr Ishrat Hussain said on Wednesday that as a developing...

Published 23 Feb, 2023 07:28am

Business & Finance

5th Women Empowerment Awards: OICCI launches Diversity & Inclusion Handbook

KARACHI: The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI), consisting of more than 200 of the largest...

Published 15 Feb, 2023 06:27am

Pakistan

Dr Ishrat praises role of NGOs in education, health sectors

KARACHI: Dr Ishrat Hussain, a former governor of State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), has said that the non-governmental ...

Published 08 Feb, 2023 06:10am

Business & Finance

Per capita production in Sindh not satisfactory: Dr Ishrat

HYDERABAD: Renowned economist, researcher, and former advisor for Institutional reforms Dr Ishrat Hussain has said...

Published 14 Aug, 2022 05:46am

Life & Style

Book launched on corporate leadership, governance

KARACHI: A book titled “Corporate Pakistan - Insights to Leadership & Governance”, authored by eminent ...

Published 31 May, 2022 05:11am

Pakistan

Family-owned businesses need corporatisation: Ishrat

FAISALABAD: Family-owned businesses must adopt corporatisation for sustained growth in addition to accelerating the...

Published 20 May, 2022 05:15am

Pakistan

Biography of Dr Ishrat Husain: IBA organises book launch ceremony

KARACHI: The Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi held a book launching ceremony for a biography on Dr...

Updated 13 Mar, 2022 11:02am

Impact of rising prices on population: MEAG endorses govt’s efforts

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin presided over the meeting of Macro Economic Advisory Group on Friday, said...

Updated 19 Feb, 2022 10:11am

Pakistan

100 students awarded CMA certificates

KARACHI: As many as 100 students were awarded Cost and Management Accounts (CMA) certificates at convocation ...

Updated 17 Feb, 2022 10:31pm

Opinion

Progress towards meritocracy

The Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue, Shaukat Tarin, while addressing a virtual meeting of the...

Published 04 Dec, 2021 04:23am

Opinion

Don’t try to reinvent the wheel

At the fag-end of last month and with the next general elections only 23 months away, Finance Minister Shaukat ...

Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am

Business & Finance

4th Round Table Conference: Faysal Bank shares its unique transformation journey

KARACHI: A local media house recently organized the 4th Round Table Conference on Islamic Banking with the aim of...

Published 31 Aug, 2021 04:03am

Business & Finance

Expo on Islamic banking and finance products held

ISLAMABAD: The Centre for Excellence in Islamic Finance, Institute of Management Sciences (CEIF IMSciences) has...

Published 27 Aug, 2021 04:52am

Govt determined to increase agri output: SAPM

FAISALABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Food Security and Agriculture Jamshed Iqbal Cheema has ...

Updated 22 Aug, 2021 12:34pm

Pakistan

SOEs: Tarin tells Finance Division to give updated analysis to Cabinet

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance Shaukat Tarin Wednesday directed the Finance Division to present an updated...

Updated 12 Aug, 2021 11:40am

Markets

Ecnec approves Rs25.4bn Attabad Lake hydropower project

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) Wednesday approved Attabad...

Published 12 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Govt advised to scrap sugarcane support price

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister's Advisor on Institutional Reforms and Austerity Dr Ishrat Hussain has suggested to the...

Updated 09 Aug, 2021 11:19am

Inter-ministerial body formed to bolster exports

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has constituted an inter-ministerial committee headed by Advisor on Commerce ...

Updated 06 Aug, 2021 11:14am

Dr Ishrat explains why he has quit

Dr Ishrat maintains that he joined the government with the understanding that he would serve for three years and would seek retirement once he attains the age of 80

Updated 31 Jul, 2021 10:39am

Business & Finance

NPPMCL privatization: Tarin says will help resolve issues

ISLAMABAD: Federal Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin on Tuesday reviewed progress made on the privatisation of National...

Published 02 Jun, 2021 04:29am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 16	281.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 16	281.50
USD to Japanese Yen / May 16	145.21
USD to Swiss Franc / May 16	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / May 16	1.33
Euro to USD / May 16	1.12
UK LIBOR % / May 14	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 15	5,916.93
Nasdaq / May 15	19,112.32
Dow Jones / May 15	42,322.75
India Sensex / May 16	82,241.91
Tokyo Nikkei / May 16	37,762.61
Hang Seng / May 16	23,345.94
FTSE 100 / May 16	8,686.51
Germany DAX 30 / May 16	23,854.97
France CAC40 / May 16	7,901.67

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 15	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 15	287,379
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 16	61.55
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 16	3,224.61
Cotton US¢/pound / May 16	65.53
Petrol/Litre / May 17	252.63
Diesel/Litre / May 17	254.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Equity Modaraba / May 16 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.45 ▲ 0.6 (21.05%)
Pak. P.V.C. / May 16 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	8.40 ▲ 1 (13.51%)
First Capital Equities / May 16 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	4.50 ▲ 0.52 (13.07%)
Dewan Mushtaq / May 16 Dewan Mushtaq Textile Mills Limited(DMTM)	10.83 ▲ 1 (10.17%)
AN Textile Mills / May 16 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	13.06 ▲ 1.19 (10.03%)
Sitara Peroxide / May 16 Sitara Peroxide Limited(SPL)	13.73 ▲ 1.25 (10.02%)
Fast Cables / May 16 Fast Cables Limited(FCL)	24.16 ▲ 2.2 (10.02%)
Pak Synthetics / May 16 Pakistan Synthetics Limited(PSYL)	62.34 ▲ 5.67 (10.01%)
Bawany Air Products / May 16 Bawany Air Products Limited(BAPL)	44.17 ▲ 4.02 (10.01%)
Kohinoor Mills / May 16 Kohinoor Mills Limited(KML)	32.09 ▲ 2.92 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Parmount Sp. / May 16 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	3.16 ▼ -0.54 (-14.59%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / May 16 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	7.14 ▼ -0.97 (-11.96%)
TPL Life Insur. / May 16 TPL Life Insurance Limited(TPLL)	47.57 ▼ -5.27 (-9.97%)
Apna Microfin. / May 16 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	9.05 ▼ -0.99 (-9.86%)
Crescent Cotton / May 16 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	48.20 ▼ -5.26 (-9.84%)
Ellcot Spinning / May 16 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	101.65 ▼ -10.54 (-9.39%)
East West Ins. / May 16 East West Insurance Company Limited(EWIC)	52 ▼ -5.29 (-9.23%)
Shams Textile / May 16 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	24.30 ▼ -2.43 (-9.09%)
B. F. Mod. / May 16 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	7.95 ▼ -0.78 (-8.93%)
Olympia Mills / May 16 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	46.20 ▼ -4.27 (-8.46%)

Stock	Volume
At-Tahur Ltd. / May 16 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	44,317,984 ▲ 0.21
Cnergyico PK / May 16 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	32,148,988 ▼ -0.18
Lotte Chemical / May 16 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	28,049,504 ▲ 1.31
Pak Refinery / May 16 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	24,229,848 ▼ -0.52
K-Electric Ltd. / May 16 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,507,342 ▼ -0.04
Pak Elektron / May 16 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	18,144,829 ▼ -1.47
WorldCall Telecom / May 16 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,543,964 ▼ -0.02
Fauji Foods Ltd / May 16 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	15,849,609 ▲ 0.05
P.T.C.L. / May 16 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,650,899 ▲ 0.64
Sui South Gas / May 16 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	14,606,631 ▼ -1.2

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