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SBP opposed to renewal of BPA with Iran

Says proposed pact may not be practicable in the current international scenario

Updated 06 Aug, 2022 09:27am

Business & Finance

ePRC and S-PRCs: ADs told to ensure automated issuance, verification by 29th

SBP invites attention of ADs to Paras 1 & 2, Chapter 10 of the Foreign Exchange Manual

Updated 06 Aug, 2022 12:10pm

Business & Finance

Volatility in exchange rates: BMP underscores need for strict monitoring of banks, money market

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) has asked the...

Published 06 Aug, 2022 04:02am

Business & Finance

SBP injects Rs996 billion in OMO

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has injected Rs996 billion worth of liquidity into the money market via an open...

Published 05 Aug, 2022 02:48pm

Markets

Rupee maintains upper hand against US dollar, closes near 224

The currency has improved Rs15.9 in the last six sessions

Updated 05 Aug, 2022 09:58pm

Pakistan

PTI leader assails delay in appointment of SBP governor

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Omar Ayub Khan on Thursday questioned the delay in the appointment...

Published 05 Aug, 2022 06:27am

Opinion

Acute food inflation and a shallow global policy leadership response

The ‘Food security’ update recently released by World Bank indicated a very difficult food inflation situation...

Published 05 Aug, 2022 06:27am

Business & Finance

SBP team visits LCCI for interactive session with business community members

LAHORE: A team of State Bank of Pakistan on Thursday visited the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry to have an...

Published 05 Aug, 2022 06:27am

FIA to probe prohibited funding case: Jubilant coalition govt decides to send a declaration to SC

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Thursday has taken a principled decision to send the declaration against the...

Updated 05 Aug, 2022 11:13am

Business & Finance

SBP directs TAG to refund due funds to wallet holders

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has directed M/s TAG Innovation - an Electronic Money Institution (EMI)...

Published 05 Aug, 2022 06:27am

Markets

Forex reserves fall by $206m

KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves declined by $ 206 million during last week due to...

Published 05 Aug, 2022 06:27am

Editorials

IT sector concerns

EDITORIAL: It’s very important to digest some IT (Information Technology) sector statistics before understanding...

Published 05 Aug, 2022 06:27am

Business & Finance

Dr Reza Baqir hails 'good news' over Pakistan's IMF progress

Dr Reza Baqir, former governor of Pakistan’s central bank, hailed on Thursday the recent “good news” and...

Published 04 Aug, 2022 09:42pm

Business & Finance

SBP tells TAG Innovation to 'refund all outstanding funds to its wallet holders'

Says action has been taken after identification of violations of SBP’s regulatory requirements and other concerns during the pilot operations

Updated 04 Aug, 2022 08:25pm

Markets

Critical level: SBP-held foreign exchange reserves fall to $8.39bn

Reserves decreased by another $190mn due to external debt and other payments

Published 04 Aug, 2022 07:34pm

Pakistan

Maryam Nawaz says PTI should demand Imran Khan's resignation

PML-N Vice-President warns PTI chairman will also drown party members in whose name he asked for illegal money

Published 04 Aug, 2022 05:02pm

Markets

Rupee continues merry path, closes at 226.15 against US dollar

Currency strengthens another 1.17% in the inter-bank market

Updated 04 Aug, 2022 08:54pm

Editorials

Trade deficit

EDITORIAL: Pakistan exports declined by 24 percent in July compared to the month before — 2.219 billion dollars...

Published 04 Aug, 2022 06:44am

Pakistan

MPs call on institutions not to interfere in each other’s affairs

ISLAMABAD: The lawmakers in the National Assembly were unanimous in demanding that institutions should not ...

Published 04 Aug, 2022 05:43am

Business & Finance

Forex matters: SBP constitutes body, appoints officer to liaise with FPCCI

KARACHI: Dr Murtaza Syed, Governor (Acting) State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Wednesday announced setting up of a...

Updated 04 Aug, 2022 10:32am

Business & Finance

SBP initiates strict monitoring of forex operations

KARACHI: In order to control the volatility in the exchange rate, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has initiated...

Updated 04 Aug, 2022 10:36am

CPHGCL urges CPPA-G to resolve issues of revolving account, forex

ISLAMABAD: China Power Hub Generation Company (Pvt) Ltd (CPHGCL) has urged Central Power Purchasing Agency ...

Updated 04 Aug, 2022 09:55am

Business & Finance

SBP penalises 3 banks Rs131mn over CDD/KYC, operational violations

JS Bank Limited slapped with biggest penalty of Rs85.148 million

Updated 03 Aug, 2022 12:01pm

Editorials

The challenge of rising inflation

EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) data on the July Consumer Price Index (CPI) of 24.9 percent...

Published 03 Aug, 2022 05:56am

Opinion

Exchange rate volatility and exports

The exchange rate is a crucial component of trade and a dynamic macroeconomic determinant. The trade balance is...

Published 03 Aug, 2022 05:50am

Opinion

Pakistan needs a grand bargain?

As we had warned the PDM (Pakistan Democratic Movement) government and their facilitators that the political mess...

Published 03 Aug, 2022 04:55am

Business & Finance

OICCI, SBP exchange views on economic situation

KARACHI: The Overseas Investment Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) members met with Dr. Murtaza Syed, Acting...

Published 03 Aug, 2022 04:55am

Business entities incorporated abroad: SBP introduces two separate categories of forex, PKR accounts

KARACHI: In order to facilitate the business entities incorporated abroad with majority shareholding of non-resident...

Updated 03 Aug, 2022 10:04am

Pakistan

Sugar mills start submitting records to cane commissioner

LAHORE: Following directions by the Lahore High Court (LHC) to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to ensure sharing of...

Published 02 Aug, 2022 05:36am

Opinion

Unsustainable BoP

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has just released the numbers on the external balance of payments (BoP) position ...

Published 02 Aug, 2022 05:36am

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 20	156.25
USD to Swiss Franc / May 20	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 20	1.27
Euro to USD / May 20	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 20	5308.13
India Sensex / May 20	74005.94
Tokyo Nikkei / May 20	38069.68
Nasdaq / May 20	16794.88
Hang Seng / May 20	19636.22
FTSE 100 / May 20	8424.20
Dow Jones / May 20	39806.77
Germany DAX 30 / May 20	18768.96

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 17	19935
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 20	79.65
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 20	214678
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 20	2430.25
Cotton US¢/pound / May 20	76.03
Petrol/Litre / May 21	273.10

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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