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PRs for SME financing amended: Five-year-old small, medium enterprises to be considered startups: SBP

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has amended the Prudential Regulations for SME financing and now a small...

Updated 30 Mar, 2022 10:23am

‘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

Editorials

A practical outlook on economy?

EDITORIAL: The government constantly cites the 7.6 percent growth in large-scale manufacturing (LSM) July-January...

Published 30 Mar, 2022 06:08am

Business & Finance

HBL collaborates with SBP, hosts first RACC meeting

KARACHI: HBL as the designated champion bank for Balochistan hosted the first meeting of the Regional Agricultural...

Published 30 Mar, 2022 06:08am

Markets

Rupee falls to yet another all-time low against US dollar

Depreciates 15 paisas in inter-bank market on Tuesday

Updated 29 Mar, 2022 09:15pm

Editorials

Govt itself stoking inflation?

EDITORIAL: Talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are continuing as planned and the two sides remain...

Published 29 Mar, 2022 05:49am

Bank holiday

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will remain closed for public dealing on Monday, April 4, 2022, which ...

Published 29 Mar, 2022 05:49am

Business & Finance

Banks, DFIs approve Rs435bn loans under TERF: SBP governor

KARACHI: Banks and DFIs have approved loans worth Rs 435 billion under the State Bank of Pakistan’s Temporary...

Published 29 Mar, 2022 05:49am

Markets

Another record low: Pakistan's rupee crosses 182 level in inter-bank market

Closes at 182.19 against US dollar on Monday

Updated 28 Mar, 2022 07:51pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan offers ‘unlimited’ export potential, says Dr Baqir

SBP governor cites example of Service Long March Tyres that used central bank's TERF to enhance value

Updated 28 Mar, 2022 07:52pm

Business & Finance

HBL, MCB partner with consulate to launch ‘Roshan Raho’ drive

KARACHI: Leading Pakistani Banks HBL & MCB partnered with the Pakistani Consulate (Riyadh, KSA) to launch their...

Published 27 Mar, 2022 07:08am

Business & Finance

Collection of govt receipts, duties, taxes: Branches to remain open till 8pm, 10pm on 30th, 31st: SBP

KARACHI: The State bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced opening of branches for collection of government receipts,...

Published 26 Mar, 2022 04:13am

Business & Finance

Progress on SDGs from banking sector’s perspective: SBP governor unveils report

KARACHI: Governor State Bank of Pakistan, Dr Reza Baqir unveiled a report titled “SDGs and sustainability...

Published 26 Mar, 2022 04:13am

Forex reserves plunge by $844m on external debt payments

KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves fell sharply by $844 million in a week, mainly due ...

Updated 25 Mar, 2022 11:04am

Business & Finance

SBP, LCCI organise ‘SME Finance Mela’

LAHORE: A large number of small and medium entrepreneurs visited a daylong SME Finance Mela and shown keen interest...

Published 25 Mar, 2022 05:46am

Markets

SBP's foreign exchange reserves fall to lowest level in almost a year

Decrease $869mn on a weekly basis due to external debt and other payments, says central bank

Updated 24 Mar, 2022 09:28pm

Markets

Pakistan’s REER rises marginally to 97.91 in February

Pakistan's Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER), a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of...

Published 24 Mar, 2022 06:54pm

Opinion

Hawkish Fed haunts SBP

Now you know why the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) implied that the monetary policy committee (MPC) might meet before...

Published 24 Mar, 2022 05:36am

Business & Finance

Faysal Islami offering Shariah compliant solutions under RDA umbrella

KARACHI: In order to further attract the overseas Pakistanis Faysal Bank successfully hosted an interactive seminar...

Published 24 Mar, 2022 05:36am

SBP to launch ‘Challenge Fund for SMEs’

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced that it will launch a Challenge Fund for SMEs (CFS) to...

Published 23 Mar, 2022 04:58am

Business & Finance

SBP raises Rs598bn via auction for MTBs

KARACHI: Margin on short-term government papers further increased up to 55 basis points (bps) in the auction held...

Published 23 Mar, 2022 04:58am

Markets

Another day, another record low for Pakistan rupee against US dollar

Closes at 181.73 in inter-bank market on Tuesday

Updated 22 Mar, 2022 07:17pm

Mera Pakistan Mera Ghar Mela: Rs7.4bn loans: banks grant ‘spot conditional approvals’

KARACHI: Banks granted on-spot conditional approvals of Rs7.4 billion house financing loans in the first Mera...

Updated 22 Mar, 2022 09:53am

Business & Finance

SBP, LCCI to hold ‘SME Finance Mela’ on 24th

LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry in collaboration with State Bank of Pakistan is holding SME...

Published 22 Mar, 2022 05:21am

Opinion

The state of Pakistan’s economy

Miftah Ismail, the finance minister during the tail end of the PML-N tenure under the prime ministership of Shahid...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 06:39am

Feb C/A deficit dips 78pc MoM

KARACHI: The country’s current account (C/A) deficit sharply declined by 78 percent during February 2022 compared...

Updated 20 Mar, 2022 08:59am

Business & Finance

SBP, banks organise ‘mela’ in Faisalabad to promote housing finance

KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) together with banks held a Mela in Faisalabad on Saturday to increase ...

Published 20 Mar, 2022 06:04am

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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	154.33
USD to Swiss Franc / May 16	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / May 16	1.27
Euro to USD / May 16	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 15	5308.15
Nasdaq / May 15	16742.39
Dow Jones / May 15	39908
India Sensex / May 16	72771.48
Tokyo Nikkei / May 16	38920.26
Hang Seng / May 16	19336.77
FTSE 100 / May 16	8411.75
Germany DAX 30 / May 16	18842.52

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 16	78.95
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 16	19935
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 16	210562
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 16	2388.50
Cotton US¢/pound / May 16	76.84
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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