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Shanghai Stock Exchange signs MoU with the Saudi Exchange

SHANGHAI: The Shanghai Stock exchange said it signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Saudi Exchange in...

Published 05 Sep, 2023 06:22am

Editorials

Financial inclusion remains a pipe dream

EDITORIAL: PwC Pakistan (A. F. Ferguson & Co.) has recently released a rather comprehensive, first-of-its kind...

Published 28 Jul, 2023 03:02am

Business & Finance

Faysal Bank collaborates with PICG for ESG

KARACHI: Faysal Bank, one of the leading Islamic banks of Pakistan collaborates with the Pakistan Institute of...

Published 21 Jun, 2023 05:21am

Opinion

Time to invest in ESG

The global community is working to transform the world by implementing sustainable development goals (SDGs) to...

Updated 21 Apr, 2023 02:56pm

Business & Finance

Companies pay up to $500,000 for sustainability ratings: report

LONDON: Companies are spending up to half a million dollars a year on a sustainability rating to meet investor...

Published 03 Apr, 2023 06:36am

Opinion

Textile industry: water management

Unsustainable industrial water consumption has become a massive environmental sustainability challenge. Discharge of...

Published 05 Mar, 2023 03:36am

Opinion

How to retain the GSP+ status

As a beneficiary of the GSP+ since December 2013, Pakistan has enjoyed 10 years of duty-free access to the EU ...

Published 22 Feb, 2023 03:30am

Business & Finance

Macpac Films holds seminar on safety awareness initiative

KARACHI: Macpac Films Ltd, manufacturer and pioneer of flexible packaging films (BOPP - CPP), organised a seminar on...

Published 02 Feb, 2023 06:12am

Supplements

ESG – an important element of Salaam Takaful’s DNA

TEXT: Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards and their implementation – often referred to simply as...

Published 03 Jan, 2023 03:25am

Supplements

Salaam Takaful: Message from Rizwan Hussain Managing Director &CEO Salaam Takaful Limited

TEXT: Alhamdulillah, another year has passed and by the grace of Almighty, Salaam Takaful again has mounted a new...

Published 03 Jan, 2023 03:25am

Opinion

ESG and country’s textile industry

Pakistan’s textile sector is experiencing a rising requirement from the global community of buyers to enhance...

Published 07 Dec, 2022 05:54am

Supplements

HR Metrics: Leveraging Organizational Productivity and Sustainability through Competency Based SHRM HR Certification

Zahid Mubarik, SHRM-SCP, SPHRI, GPHR CEO HR Metrics, President SHRM Forum Pakistan

Published 23 Nov, 2022 07:20am

Business & Finance

Importance of ESG framework discussed

KARACHI: The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce & Industry (OICCI) and the Pakistan Business Council (PBC)...

Published 23 Nov, 2022 05:55am

Business & Finance

SECP chief delineates challenges to sustainable growth

ISLAMABAD: Technology is a key enabler to accelerate transformation of businesses for sustainable growth, said...

Published 01 Nov, 2022 05:55am

Supplements

All Pakistan Chartered Accountants Conference 2022: Message from Mr. Ashfaq Yousuf Tola FCA, President-ICAP

TEXT: On behalf of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP), I welcome you all to All Pakistan...

Published 19 Oct, 2022 05:54am

Pakistan

Floods highlight need for identifying environmental issues: SECP chief

KARACHI: The Chairman Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Aamir Khan has said that the recent...

Published 02 Oct, 2022 05:48am

Business & Finance

ECB, IMF call on climate standard setters to align company disclosures

LONDON: A global standard setter for company climate disclosures should align with European and US alternatives for...

Published 09 Aug, 2022 03:37am

Pakistan

ESG gaining greater significance globally, says SECP commissioner

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Commissioner, Sadia Khan said on Friday that ...

Published 06 Aug, 2022 04:02am

Business & Finance

DWS boss steps down

FRANKFURT: The chief executive of DWS stepped down, the German asset manager said Wednesday, after the financial...

Published 06 Jun, 2022 05:57am

Business & Finance

Philip Morris introduces new strategies

KARACHI: Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) released its third annual Integrated Report (“the Report”) which...

Published 25 May, 2022 04:40am

Opinion

Musk’s ESG attack spotlights $35trn industry confusion

Elon Musk’s rejection of environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) scores as a “scam” highlights ...

Published 21 May, 2022 04:34am

Opinion

How the world has changed—II

The above (carried in the first part of this two-part article) appears to paint a rather bleak picture of the future...

Published 31 Mar, 2022 05:11am

Pakistan

PBC, IFC host webinar

ISLAMABAD: There is growing acceptance by business to adopt responsible environment, social and governance (ESG)...

Published 11 Feb, 2022 04:31am

Pakistan

Pakistan plans to raise another $1bn from ESG Eurobonds: report

Finance minister Shaukat Tarin says fund will be utilised for projects such as developing clean water and cleaning up the rural landscape

Published 03 Feb, 2022 06:26pm

Markets

Fitch rates Saudi Arabia's PIF 'A', in line with sovereign

DUBAI: Fitch Ratings on Wednesday assigned Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) an 'A' credit rating in line...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 08:01pm

Proposed USD Sukuk certificates: Fitch, Moody’s assign ‘B-’, ‘B3’ ratings, respectively

ISLAMABAD: Fitch Ratings has assigned Pakistan’s proposed US-dollar sovereign global Sukuk certificates, to be...

Updated 19 Jan, 2022 09:31am

Opinion

How 2021 became the year of ESG investing

Investors concerned about climate change and social justice had a bumper year in 2021, successfully pushing ...

Published 24 Dec, 2021 05:43am

Pakistan

FFC attends seminar titled ‘ESG integration into investing’

RAWALPINDI: Fauji Fertilizer Company (FFC) was invited by Dr Shamshad Akhtar, Chairperson ESG Task Force to attend...

Published 17 Dec, 2021 04:30am

World

Transparency of ESG investment ratings faces scrutiny

LONDON: Market regulators set out a global framework on Tuesday to police environment, social and governance (ESG)...

Published 24 Nov, 2021 05:18am

Markets

Brazil's Ambipar Environmental calls off IPO

SAO PAULO: Brazilian waste management company Ambipar Environmental ESG Participacoes SA said late on Thursday it...

Published 11 Oct, 2021 04:32am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.85 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Dec 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	501.13 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Dec 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Dec 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Dec 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Dec 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	85.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Dec 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	481.25 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Dec 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Dec 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	10.53 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Dec 2 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	96.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 2 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.85 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Dec 2 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	501.13 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Dec 2 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Dec 2 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Dec 2 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Dec 2 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	85.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Dec 2 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	481.25 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Dec 2 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Dec 2 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	10.53 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Dec 2 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	96.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
Maple Leaf Cement / Dec 2 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	43,072,746 ▲ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Dec 2 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	39,797,114 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Fert Bin / Dec 2 Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Limited(FFBL)	27,568,000 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Cement / Dec 2 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	27,255,000 ▲ 0.00
Hum Network / Dec 2 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	22,004,000 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 2 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	17,256,413 ▲ 0.00
D.G.K.Cement / Dec 2 D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited(DGKC)	14,240,764 ▲ 0.00
Air Link Com. / Dec 2 Air Link Communication Limited(AIRLINK)	13,542,140 ▲ 0.00
Dewan Cement / Dec 2 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	12,062,500 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 2 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	10,296,343 ▲ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 1	285.15
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 1	284.95
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 1	146.82
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 1	0.87
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 1	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 1	1.09
UK LIBOR % / Dec 1	5.46

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 1	4594.63
India Sensex / Dec 1	67481.19
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 1	33431.51
Nasdaq / Dec 1	14305.03
Hang Seng / Dec 1	16830.30
FTSE 100 / Dec 1	7529.35
Dow Jones / Dec 1	36245.50
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 1	16397.52
France CAC40 / Dec 1	7346.15

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 1	74.07
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 1	17235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 1	189043
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 1	2072.22
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 1	79.42

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