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SBP, AMF sign MoU to facilitate cross-border remittances

KARACHI: The Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) and the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding...

Updated 04 Nov, 2023 04:10pm

Business & Finance

SBP, CDC launch RAAST payment facility for mutual funds

KARACHI: Central Depository Company (CDC) has collaborated with the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) for allowing...

Published 02 Nov, 2023 03:15am

Raast platform: SBP set to launch ‘P2M’ payment system

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is all set to launch the person-to-merchant (P2M) online payment system on...

Updated 27 Sep, 2023 10:40am

SBP to help FBR run ‘SWAPS’ thru RAAST

ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will facilitate the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) in fully...

Updated 22 Jun, 2023 08:55am

Opinion

Digital and payment system in Pakistan: Future landscape

Pakistan is at a critical juncture of its journey of digital financial inclusion. It is critical that the Central...

Updated 14 Jun, 2023 10:09am

Business & Finance

SBP unveils PSR: E-banking transactions reach Rs44trn mark by Q3-end

KARACHI: Digital payments and infrastructure of the banking sector continues to expand and e-banking transactions...

Updated 30 May, 2023 09:22am

Business & Finance

Payment Systems Review unveiled: Q2 Raast transactions soar 82pc

KARACHI: Pakistan’s instant payment system – Raast - launched by State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), has witnessed...

Published 12 Apr, 2023 06:11am

WB board to consider $78m ‘digital economy’ project next month

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors will consider the “Pakistan: Digital Economy Enhancement...

Updated 05 Feb, 2023 09:15am

Business & Finance

Payments from customers: SBP plans to launch QR Code-based ‘P2M’ system by 2023

KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Jameel Ahmed Wednesday announced plans to launch Quick Response or QR...

Published 24 Nov, 2022 04:28am

Business & Finance

Digitisation of country’s financial landscape highlighted

KARACHI: In the 15th episode of State Bank of Pakistan’s Podcast series, Sohail Javaad, the executive director of...

Published 23 Nov, 2022 06:58am

Business & Finance

ePay Punjab being linked to Raast: minister

LAHORE: The Punjab finance department’s online payment solution app, ePay Punjab, is being linked to the federal...

Published 16 Nov, 2022 05:50am

Business & Finance

RDA customers: SBP issues service standards on mobile apps

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has issued service standards for enablement of minimum set of services on...

Published 17 Aug, 2022 06:30am

Pakistan

University of Balochistan: MMBL establishes financial literacy camp

ISLAMABAD: The Mobilink Microfinance Bank Ltd (MMBL), Pakistan’s largest digital bank, set up a financial literacy...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 06:19am

Business & Finance

National Savings integrates with SBP’s Raast

Customers of CDNS can receive their payments directly into their bank accounts without going to branches, says central bank

Published 23 May, 2022 03:42pm

Business & Finance

Over 10mn customers sign up for SBP’s Raast payment service

The aggregate value of P2P transactions on Raast has crossed Rs36 billion

Published 16 May, 2022 05:59pm

Business & Finance

JazzCash aims to expand its user base to 100m in five years: CEO

ISLAMABAD: JazzCash has been playing a pivotal role in supporting Pakistan’s financial inclusion ambitions and ...

Updated 13 May, 2022 10:06am

Technology

Careem Pay gets SBP’s In-Principle Approval for EMI licence

Careem says fintech affiliate plans to invest $50mn to leapfrog the fintech ecosystem in Pakistan

Published 30 Mar, 2022 03:55pm

‘Roshan Equity’, ‘RAAST’ well executed by banks, CDC: SBP governor

KARACHI: State Bank Governor Dr Reza Baqir Tuesday visited CDC House to mark the successful operationalisation of...

Updated 30 Mar, 2022 10:22am

Business & Finance

SBP removes transactional limits for Raast app payments

The latest measure to facilitate Raast users will come into effect from April 1

Updated 16 Mar, 2022 02:53pm

Business & Finance

Raast Person-to-Person: PM believes SBP's latest initiative to enhance formal economy

Says launch will facilitate people in availing banking services

Updated 15 Feb, 2022 06:03pm

SBP introduces Raast instant payment system

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced to implement Pakistan’s Instant Payment System “Raast”...

Updated 04 Feb, 2022 09:32am

Editorials

SBP: 'It is not enough that we do our best...'

EDITORIAL: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has recently released its annual performance review of 2020-21. The...

Updated 08 Nov, 2021 09:44am

Business & Finance

More fintech companies in the offing: Dr Reza Baqir

SBP governor says licences to come in tandem with Pakistan's push to adopt digital payments and promote financial inclusion

Published 22 Oct, 2021 08:23pm

Editorials

A carrot-and-stick approach to challenge

EDITORIAL: The government’s and State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP’s) efforts to digitize money transactions to...

Published 24 Sep, 2021 04:40am

Business & Finance

SBP announces digital cheques clearing, unified QR code for payments initiatives

Steps aimed at increasing usage of digital financial products and services, says central bank

Published 04 Aug, 2021 12:29pm

Opinion

RAAST: the digital pathway towards financial inclusion

The start of year 2021 has witnessed a much awaited rebound by various global economies but the pandemic has...

Published 15 Jul, 2021 04:03am

Editorials

Digital gains must not be squandered away

EDITORIAL: Last Friday and Monday, the government felt compelled to arrest the unrest in the country by shutting ...

Published 23 Apr, 2021 05:12am

Business & Finance

SBP, CGAP ink MoU on digitizing govt payments via Raast

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and the Controller General of Accounts Pakistan (CGAP) Monday signed a...

Published 30 Mar, 2021 05:45am

Pakistan

SBP, CGA sign MoU for digitizing govt payments through Raast

After the pilot run, the facility will be rolled out to cover all the salaries, pension as well as supplier payments of the federal and provincial governments.

Published 29 Mar, 2021 05:50pm

Business & Finance

SBP signs MoU for Digitizing Federal Government Payments through Raast

As per details, the payroll and pension-roll data will be shared from CGA system to SBP’s Raast through a highly secured interface, and payments to the beneficiaries’ accounts will be made instantly after validating the beneficiaries’ detail.

Published 29 Mar, 2021 01:06pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Kohinoor Power / Nov 28 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	4.88 ▲ 1.00 (25.77%)
Saritow Spinning / Nov 28 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	6.90 ▲ 0.90 (15.00%)
Hira Textile / Nov 28 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	2.20 ▲ 0.24 (12.24%)
Service Textile / Nov 28 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	10.11 ▲ 1.00 (10.98%)
Shaheen Ins. / Nov 28 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	3.74 ▲ 0.29 (8.41%)
Premier Insurance / Nov 28 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	7.90 ▲ 0.58 (7.92%)
Saif Textile / Nov 28 Saif Textile Mills Limited(SAIF)	12.40 ▲ 0.88 (7.64%)
Calcorp / Nov 28 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	19.91 ▲ 1.39 (7.51%)
Prosperity Weav / Nov 28 Prosperity Weaving Mills Limited(PRWM)	30.64 ▲ 2.14 (7.51%)
Shakarganj / Nov 28 Shakarganj Limited(SML)	37.95 ▲ 2.65 (7.51%)

Stock	Price
F.Credit & Inv / Nov 28 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	5.53 ▼ -0.66 (-10.66%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Nov 28 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	0.90 ▼ -0.09 (-9.09%)
Pervez Ahmed Co / Nov 28 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	0.81 ▼ -0.07 (-7.95%)
Samba Bank / Nov 28 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	7.85 ▼ -0.66 (-7.76%)
Metro Steel / Nov 28 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	24.97 ▼ -2.02 (-7.48%)
Bank of Khyber / Nov 28 The Bank of Khyber(BOK)	11 ▼ -0.80 (-6.78%)
Hala Enterprise / Nov 28 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	10.75 ▼ -0.66 (-5.78%)
Punjab Mod / Nov 28 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	1.60 ▼ -0.09 (-5.33%)
Indus Dyeing / Nov 28 Indus Dyeing & Manufacturing Co. Limited(IDYM)	157.90 ▼ -8.75 (-5.25%)
HBL Growth Fund / Nov 28 HBL Growth Fund(HGFA)	8.33 ▼ -0.46 (-5.23%)

Stock	Volume
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 28 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	109,392,000 ▲ 0.20
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 28 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	47,603,061 ▲ 0.08
Treet Corp. (R) / Nov 28 Treet Corporation Limited (R)(TREETR2)	24,352,497 ▼ -0.08
B.O.Punjab / Nov 28 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	23,054,217 ▲ 0.24
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 28 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	22,758,500 ▼ -0.22
Maple Leaf Cement / Nov 28 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	17,865,589 ▲ 0.26
D.G.K.Cement / Nov 28 D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited(DGKC)	15,655,201 ▲ 2.67
Agritech Limited / Nov 28 Agritech Limited(AGL)	15,233,500 ▲ 0.63
Pak Elektron / Nov 28 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	14,205,993 ▼ -0.01
P.I.A.C.(A) / Nov 28 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	13,108,000 ▼ -0.06

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 28	285.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 28	285.35
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 28	148.25
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 28	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 28	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 28	1.10
UK LIBOR % / Nov 27	5.46

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 27	4550.43
Nasdaq / Nov 27	14241.02
Dow Jones / Nov 27	35333.47
India Sensex / Nov 28	65983.73
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 28	33370.40
Hang Seng / Nov 28	17485.79
FTSE 100 / Nov 28	7442.27
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 28	15941.55
France CAC40 / Nov 28	7237.40

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 27	17735
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 27	185614
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 28	74.99
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 28	2015.58
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 28	79.06

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