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Time is of the essence

EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) submitted the Memorandum of Economic and Finance Policies (MEFP) to...

Published 14 Feb, 2023 05:58am

Opinion

Budgetary outcome in 1HFY23

The information on fiscal operations from July to December 2022 of the federal and the provincial governments has...

Published 14 Feb, 2023 05:58am

Monthly remittances slip below $2bn

KARACHI: Monthly inflows of home remittances reached below the $2 billion mark in January 2023 for the first time in...

Updated 14 Feb, 2023 09:06am

Business & Finance

HBL, BACQ collaborate under ‘SBP Champion Bank Initiative’

QUETTA: HBL and Balochistan Agriculture College Quetta (BACQ) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide ...

Published 14 Feb, 2023 05:58am

Business & Finance

SECP cautions against use of ‘unauthorised lending apps MoneyBox and MoneyClub’

Says both companies are gaining public confidence by using names of licensed NBFCs

Published 13 Feb, 2023 07:10pm

Business & Finance

January foreign remittances at 31-month low, clock in at $1.9bn

Inflow declines for fifth successive month

Published 13 Feb, 2023 03:57pm

Markets

Rupee registers marginal dip against US dollar

Currency settles at 269.44 in inter-bank market after 0.06% depreciation

Updated 13 Feb, 2023 06:11pm

Business & Finance

PIMEC 2023 at Expo Centre: NBP’s message of inclusivity, diversity lauded

KARACHI: The National Bank of Pakistan actively participated in the Pakistan International Maritime Exhibition and...

Published 13 Feb, 2023 06:51am

Opinion

Does Pakistan need domestic debt restructuring?

There is growing consensus over the need for debt restructuring within the policymaking community. However, many...

Published 13 Feb, 2023 06:03am

Opinion

Pakistan: grave economic distress

On 26 January 2023 inanely shackling the dollar to what was nothing but wishful thinking ended and the interbank ...

Published 13 Feb, 2023 05:57am

Business & Finance

SBP governor appreciates performance of BAJK

ISLAMABAD: Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Jameel Ahmed has appreciated the performance of Bank of Azad Jammu...

Published 13 Feb, 2023 05:57am

Banking pact with SBP also planned: Kazakhstan intends to sign transit trade deal: envoy

KARACHI: The Ambassador of Kazakhstan Yerzhan Kistafin has said that Kazakhstan intends to sign a Transit Trade...

Updated 12 Feb, 2023 09:43am

CSAIL seeks PMO’s help to get issues resolved

ISLAMABAD: China Three Gorges South Asia Investment Limited (CSAIL) has sought help from Prime Minister Office (PMO)...

Updated 12 Feb, 2023 09:43am

Business & Finance

Raw materials, PKR, inflation: pharma industry urges govt to help resolve issues

LAHORE: In the wake of increase in the prices of raw material, devaluation of Pakistani rupee and unprecedented...

Published 11 Feb, 2023 07:36am

Supplements

Islamic Republic of Iran 44th Anniversary of the Islamic Revolution: PAIR Investment Co. Ltd.

TEXT: PAIR symbolizes the relationship of two brotherly countries Islamic Republic of Pakistan and Islamic Republic...

Published 11 Feb, 2023 05:57am

Opinion

‘Governance reforms anchored in civil service reforms’

This is apropos a three-part essay penned by noted economist and former governor of State Bank of Pakistan Shahid...

Published 11 Feb, 2023 05:57am

IMF-govt talks give birth to ‘mini-budget’

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar says government has agreed to impose Rs170 billion in additional taxes

Updated 11 Feb, 2023 05:15pm

Pakistan’s external position under significant stress: Moody’s

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s external position is under significant stress following delays in securing official sector...

Updated 11 Feb, 2023 09:02am

Pakistan

IMF talks: Leaving without agreement 'not uncommon', says former SBP deputy governor

Dr Murtaza Syed says Pakistan should reach an agreement with the IMF within a month

Updated 10 Feb, 2023 01:59pm

SBP revises format for annual financial statements of banks

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to amend the existing format of annual financial statements of...

Updated 10 Feb, 2023 08:55am

Business & Finance

AKBL teams up with SCO forimproving digital financial services

KARACHI: Askari Bank Limited (AKBL) and Special Communications Organization (SCO) have signed an agreement for...

Published 10 Feb, 2023 03:56am

Forex reserves fall below $3bn on debt repayments

KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves further shrunk by $202 million during the last ...

Updated 10 Feb, 2023 08:54am

Business & Finance

Newly licensed digital banks promise greater financial inclusion

KARACHI: The digital banks recently licensed by the State Bank of Pakistan to operate in the country have promised...

Published 09 Feb, 2023 07:10am

Pakistan

SBP opens quake relief fund account

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced to open “Prime Minister’s Türkiye Earthquake Relief ...

Published 09 Feb, 2023 06:52am

Business & Finance

330 govt buildings: PD blames uncertainty over LCs for failure of solarisation plan

ISLAMABAD: Power Division has reportedly held State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) responsible for failure of solarization ...

Published 09 Feb, 2023 06:51am

Opinion

The wrong state of affairs

It wouldn’t be wrong to say that the issues with the Pakistan’s economy are deep rooted, while controllers of ...

Published 09 Feb, 2023 06:41am

IMF talks: ‘Some understanding’ reached: MoS Pasha

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance Dr Aisha Ghaus Pasha has stated that some understanding has been reached...

Updated 09 Feb, 2023 08:42am

Business & Finance

Don’t blame customers in incidents of frauds and scams, SBP official tells banks

Says abhorrent treatment of customers by banks keeps them financially excluded

Updated 08 Feb, 2023 10:49pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan forms PM relief fund for Turkiye's earthquake victims

The government has established a relief fund, namely, ‘Prime Minister’s Relief Fund for Türkiye's Earthquake...

Published 08 Feb, 2023 06:06pm

Business & Finance

‘Every sector should set target to increase exports’: Minister assures exporters of all-out support

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal has reiterated that the...

Published 08 Feb, 2023 07:46am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 16	278.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 16	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / May 16	155.81
USD to Swiss Franc / May 16	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 16	1.27
Euro to USD / May 16	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 16	5297.10
India Sensex / May 16	73663.72
Tokyo Nikkei / May 16	38697.69
Nasdaq / May 16	16698.32
Hang Seng / May 16	19535.72
FTSE 100 / May 16	8438.65
Dow Jones / May 16	39869.38
Germany DAX 30 / May 16	18738.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 16	79.42
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 16	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 16	210562
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 16	2377.52
Cotton US¢/pound / May 16	76.26
Petrol/Litre / May 17	273.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 17 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 17 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 17 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 17 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 17 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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