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ADB approves $659mn project financing to support Pakistan

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

Updated 06 Dec, 2023 10:22pm

Govt releases Rs10bn more for digital census

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

Updated 20 Mar, 2023 08:59am

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

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

Updated 12 Mar, 2023 09:51am

Business & Finance

HSBC embarks on KSA hiring spree

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

Published 06 Feb, 2023 07:46am

Markets

NGOs denounce banks financing new oil and gas projects

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

Published 18 Jan, 2023 06:47am

Pakistan

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

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

Updated 05 Sep, 2022 09:18pm

Pakistan

Pakistan to receive $2bn from Qatar: report

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

Updated 22 Aug, 2022 11:07pm

Pakistan

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

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

Updated 14 Aug, 2022 09:43am

Markets

Financing of Rs74bn disbursed for renewable energy projects: SBP

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

Published 10 Feb, 2022 12:08am

Business & Finance

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

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

Published 04 Nov, 2021 04:22pm

Business & Finance

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

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

Published 29 Jun, 2021 01:47pm

Business & Finance

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

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

Published 31 May, 2021 01:26pm

Renewable energy: Banks extend financing of around Rs36bn

KARACHI: Banks have extended financing of around Rs36 billion for 521 projects producing approximately 850 MW under...

Updated 05 May, 2021 09:42am

IMF, govt discuss situation

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Pakistan, on Monday, held discussions on state of economy,...

Updated 13 Apr, 2021 09:27am

Pakistan

Banks directed to ensure easier financing to public for affordable housing

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.

Published 25 Mar, 2021 08:07pm

Business & Finance

Procurement of Wheat: SBP issues instructions for banks

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.

Published 22 Mar, 2021 01:35pm

Business & Finance

State Bank approved financing under TERF reaches Rs374bn

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.

Published 10 Feb, 2021 10:47am

World

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

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

Published 15 Dec, 2020 05:01pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 26	278.58
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 26	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 26	156.17
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 26	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 26	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 26	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 25	5048.42
Nasdaq / Apr 25	15611.76
Dow Jones / Apr 25	38085.80
India Sensex / Apr 26	74171.68
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 26	37934.72
Hang Seng / Apr 26	17626.75
FTSE 100 / Apr 26	8123.98
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 26	18016.27

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 25	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 25	240900
Petrol/Litre / Apr 26	293.94
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 26	83.89
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 26	2336.33
Diesel/Litre / Apr 26	290.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 26 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 26 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 26 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 26 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 26 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 26 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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