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‘A cut above the herd?’

Published 15 Nov, 2026 02:35am

This is apropos a letter to the Editor carried by the newspaper on Thursday, Friday and yesterday. In my view, the...

Financing the state, starving growth

Updated 09 Oct, 2026 07:02am

Three recent interventions have opened one of Pakistan’s most important economic debates. Shahid Kardar argues that...

IFC, local banks to provide $52.2mn financing for tyre production in Pakistan

Updated 23 Dec, 2024 08:53pm

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, and a consortium of Pakistani banks,...

World Bank approves $1bn financing for Dasu Hydropower Project

Updated 11 Jun, 2024 07:52pm

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved $1 billion as the second round of additional financing for...

Elevate secures financing of $5m

Published 07 Jun, 2024 06:24am

KARACHI: Elevate, a fintech, based in London and Dubai, has secured financing of $5 million to expand further into...

ADB approves $659mn project financing to support Pakistan

Updated 06 Dec, 2023 10:22pm

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

Govt releases Rs10bn more for digital census

Updated 20 Mar, 2023 08:59am

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has released around Rs 10 billion for digital census in the country, bringing the...

Bridge financing for digital census: ECC asks 4 ministries to surrender Rs12bn

Updated 12 Mar, 2023 09:51am

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has directed four Ministries to surrender Rs 12...

HSBC embarks on KSA hiring spree

Published 06 Feb, 2023 07:46am

LONDON: HSBC is hiring dealmakers as “fast as it can” in Saudi Arabia to capitalise on a wave of financing...

NGOs denounce banks financing new oil and gas projects

Published 18 Jan, 2023 06:47am

PARIS: Despite joining industry groups committed to reaching carbon neutrality the world’s top banks are ...

IMF programme revival credit positive, but challenges remain, says Moody’s

Updated 05 Sep, 2022 09:18pm

Rating agency says ongoing floods will add to inflationary pressures in Pakistan, while imports would also rise

Pakistan to receive $2bn from Qatar: report

Updated 22 Aug, 2022 11:07pm

Acting governor of the State Bank of Pakistan Dr Murtaza Syed says Pakistan will also get $1 billion in oil financing from Saudi Arabia and a similar amount in investments from the UAE

Saudi Arabia plans to renew $3bn deposit in assistance to Pakistan: report

Updated 14 Aug, 2022 09:43am

Also intends to provide $100mn a month for 10 months in petroleum products that would be granted as additional support

Financing of Rs74bn disbursed for renewable energy projects: SBP

Published 10 Feb, 2022 12:08am

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), in a bid to counter climate change and enhance renewable energy generation, has...

Import of POL products: ITFC to provide $761.5mn Murabaha financing to Pakistan

Published 04 Nov, 2021 04:22pm

The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), an autonomous subsidiary within the Islamic Development...

World Bank approves $800m loan for power sector, human development programs

Published 29 Jun, 2021 01:47pm

Funds will be used to finance the Pakistan Program for Affordable and Clean Energy (PACE) and the Second Securing Human Investments to Foster Transformation

Green bond launched: Cannot advance without long-term planning, says PM

Published 31 May, 2021 01:26pm

He said that 10 dams will be constructed in Pakistan in the coming ten years.

Renewable energy: Banks extend financing of around Rs36bn

The revised scheme is expected to make access to housing finance much easier for a large number of households who currently do not own a house.

Procurement of Wheat: SBP issues instructions for banks

Published 22 Mar, 2021 01:35pm

Special efforts shall be made to ensure that the facilities availed for purposes other than wheat procurement are not utilized for financing of wheat stocks, it said.

State Bank approved financing under TERF reaches Rs374bn

Published 10 Feb, 2021 10:47am

TERF has shown significant growth over the last ten months as reflected by increase in requested amount from Rs 36.1 billion by end April 2020 to Rs 687.4 billion by Jan 28, 2021.

New kinds of loans and bonds could fill $28 billion COVID funding gap: WHO

Published 15 Dec, 2020 05:01pm

The WHO and GAVI vaccine alliance aim to provide poor and middle-income countries with diagnostic tests and vaccines through a fund known as the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator
Senior WHO adviser says financing is what stands between us and getting out of this pandemic as rapidly as possible

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 15	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 15	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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