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PCMEA presents 14-point recommendations to ministry, TDAP

LAHORE: Pakistan Carpet Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PCMEA) Senior Vice Chairman Usman Asharf has...

Published 22 Apr, 2024 04:39am

PM seeks plan to boost exports

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the MoC to prepare an action plan to double domestic exports...

Updated 03 Apr, 2024 08:51am

Business & Finance

MoC asked to expedite Pak-Turkmenistan TTA

ISLAMABAD: Economic Affairs Division (EAD) has asked Ministry of Commerce (MoC) to expedite signing of Transit Trade...

Published 23 Mar, 2024 05:41am

Opinion

Evolution of Pakistan’s trade dispute resolution regime: Through the gloom, the silver linings we should see

There is a lot of gloom in Pakistan these days. In that miasma it is sometimes difficult to see and appreciate the...

Updated 22 Mar, 2024 05:36am

Temporary import, export of vehicles: MoC and FBR lock horns over former’s proposal

ISLAMABAD: The Commerce Ministry and the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) have reportedly locked horns over the...

Updated 07 Feb, 2024 09:34am

Business & Finance

Purchase of engineering goods: PSEs asked to prefer local firms

ISLAMABAD: Commerce Ministry (MoC) has urged Public Sector Entities (PSEs) to give preference to domestic companies...

Updated 31 Jan, 2024 09:33am

ECC rejects hike in wheat support price proposal

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has turned down the Ministry of National Food...

Updated 03 Jan, 2024 09:15am

Ministry announces improvement in BoP

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce announced achievements in trade sector with a year-on-year balance of payments...

Updated 27 Dec, 2023 09:27am

Supplements

National Insurance Company Limited (NICL), Khalid Hamid B.E, ACII & Chartered Insurer (CII - UK) Certified Director CEO, NICL

National Insurance Company Limited is the national flag carrier in the field of general insurance and is fully owned...

Published 14 Dec, 2023 05:24am

Pakistan

Body to probe smuggling of Afghan transit trade goods

ISLAMABAD: The caretaker government is said to have constituted an inquiry committee to investigate the smuggling of...

Updated 08 Dec, 2023 09:00am

Body approved to condone import and export-related curbs

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has approved a three-member committee headed by caretaker Minister for Commerce to...

Updated 01 Dec, 2023 09:34am

Afghanistan transit trade agreement: MoC allows transportation of goods already landed at Karachi

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Commerce has allowed transportation of fabrics, tyres, black tea, cosmetics, toiletries,...

Updated 05 Oct, 2023 09:43am

Afghan transit commercial goods: FBR slaps 10pc processing fee on 5 categories

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has imposed 10 percent processing fee on five major categories of...

Updated 04 Oct, 2023 09:04am

Business & Finance

PBC underscores need for renegotiating transit trade with Kabul

KARACHI: In order to curb the misuse of Afghan transit trade, Pakistan Business Council (PBC) has recommended...

Updated 27 Sep, 2023 10:27am

Business & Finance

Tax system being digitised under reform process: PM

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar Thursday stated the country’s tax system is being digitised...

Updated 08 Sep, 2023 09:22am

Smuggling of sugar, urea: Finally, caretaker setup swings into action

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Ahmad Bugti, on Thursday, directed the concerned department to make...

Updated 01 Sep, 2023 08:42am

Falls under domain of Ministry of Commerce: SBP says it can’t impose ban on import of any item

ISLAMABAD: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has stated that it cannot impose a ban on import of any item as it falls...

Updated 28 Aug, 2023 08:44am

Ginning factories: Govt decides to implement ‘track and trace’ system

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to implement a track and trace system at ginning factories to fully document...

Updated 25 Aug, 2023 08:44am

Business & Finance

Duty drawback schemes: Sept 30 final date for resubmission of claims

KARACHI: Following the directives of the Ministry of Commerce, final date for resubmission of claims under duty...

Published 22 Aug, 2023 06:42am

LSMI output down 10.26pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) output has declined by 10.26 percent during the fiscal...

Updated 16 Aug, 2023 08:46am

World food and agriculture expo inaugurated

KARACHI: The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) and the Ministry of Commerce & Textile have launched...

Updated 11 Aug, 2023 09:28am

Business & Finance

Imported vintage cars: MoC set to seek cabinet’s nod for release

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) is all set to seek the federal cabinet’s approval for allowing the...

Published 01 Aug, 2023 06:19am

Vegetable ghee/cooking oil: ECC allows export from EPZs, MBs, EOUs to Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has reportedly allowed export of vegetable...

Updated 26 Jul, 2023 01:18pm

ECs can import dollars in cash through cargo or security companies

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Tuesday night allowed the Exchange Companies import of cash US dollars...

Updated 26 Jul, 2023 04:21pm

Markets

MoC, PARC review G1 garlic cultivation

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Commerce, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) officials held a detailed meeting ...

Published 19 Jul, 2023 03:21am

Business & Finance

PLPA Act: MoC convenes crucial meeting

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) has convened an inter-ministerial meeting next week to finalise draft...

Published 16 Jul, 2023 06:16am

Markets

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 20	278.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 20	278.30
USD to Japanese Yen / May 21	156.44
USD to Swiss Franc / May 21	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 21	1.27
Euro to USD / May 21	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 20	5308.13
Nasdaq / May 20	16794.88
FTSE 100 / May 20	8424.20
Dow Jones / May 20	39806.77
Germany DAX 30 / May 20	18768.96
France CAC40 / May 20	8195.97
India Sensex / May 21	73830.29
Tokyo Nikkei / May 21	39037.68

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 17	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 20	214678
Petrol/Litre / May 21	273.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 21	79.32
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 21	2414
Diesel/Litre / May 21	274.08

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

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

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