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Small and Medium Enterprises

JI seeks facilities for Karachi’s industry

Published 01 Nov, 2026 02:31am

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi chapter has called on the government to provide basic facilities to Karachi’s...

SBP launches SMEConnect to simplify financing

Published 30 Oct, 2026 05:43am

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has launched “SMEConnect,” a centralised digital portal to facilitate...

Steps being taken for SMEs’ promotion, SMEDA board revitalisation: Kayani

Published 26 Oct, 2026 04:07am

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance and Railways, Bilal Azhar Kayani, stated on Sunday that on the special...

SMEs: govt urged to provide financing at 6pc below KIBOR

Published 17 Oct, 2026 04:52am

KARACHI: President of the Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF) and All Karachi Industrial Alliance,...

SMEs, agriculture: Govt doubles financing targets: Aurangzeb

Published 10 Sep, 2026 06:20am

ISLAMABAD: The government has set an ambitious target to double financing for small and medium enterprises (SMEs)...

SMEDA, SBP explore cluster-based lending for SMEs

Published 05 Sep, 2026 04:59am

LAHORE: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA), in collaboration with the State Bank of...

Annual sales turnover enhanced: SBP revises regulations for SMEs financing

Published 17 Jul, 2026 06:54am

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday announced the amendment in prudential regulations for Small...

PM Shehbaz advocates for greater lending to SMEs

Updated 11 Jul, 2026 09:26am

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday called on banks to substantially expand lending to priority...

PM Shehbaz directs plan to expand SME access to bank loans

Published 07 Jul, 2026 12:16pm

SMEDA facilitated 700 SMEs in 16 global events and provided training in 35 cities, PM informed

‘DigiSME’ initiative: SMEDA directed to work closely with Alibaba

Published 16 Jun, 2026 04:12am

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Industries and Production, Haroon Akhtar Khan, has...

Foreign investors to be provided world-class facilities

Published 30 Apr, 2026 06:00am

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Climate Change, Musadik Masood Malik, reaffirmed that the government is committed to...

FPCCI welcomes reduction in HSD price

Published 12 Apr, 2026 05:10am

KARACHI: Atif Ikram Sheikh, President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), has...

‘Much-needed breather’, FPCCI welcomes reduction in petrol, diesel rates

Updated 11 Apr, 2026 05:52pm

President says reduction in petrol prices will provide supplementary relief across the supply chain

FPCCI chief seeks safety net for export sectors

Published 05 Apr, 2026 02:32am

KARACHI: Atif Ikram Sheikh, President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI), has...

SMEs in Pakistan facing ‘unprecedented crisis’, experts warn

Published 03 Feb, 2026 04:05pm

Many units operating below capacity or close to shutdown as production costs no longer be absorbed or passed on to market, an expert says

Govt focusing on expanding SMEs’ access to credit

Updated 17 Jan, 2026 09:35am

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to facilitate Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) especially resolving their...

EDITORIAL: SMEs, stabilisation, and missing growth bridge

Updated 12 Jan, 2026 09:20am

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s renewed focus on small and medium enterprises comes at a critical juncture. The economy has...

SME Development Authority introduces registration portal

Updated 23 Dec, 2025 07:30am

LAHORE: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) has introduced the SME Registration Portal...

Pakistan central bank defines annual sales turnover limits for SMEs

Published 10 Nov, 2025 05:54pm

Annual revenue of micro enterprises set at Rs30 million, annual revenue from Rs30 million to Rs150 million set for above micro enterprises

Govt to launch Womenpreneurship Platform to enhance female participation in SMEs

Updated 20 Oct, 2025 09:42pm

Platform will provide comprehensive business-related information to women and facilitate them in registrations, tax matters, and skill awareness

NBP launches easy financing for SMEs

Published 24 Jun, 2025 06:06am

KARACHI: National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) has announced to launch NBP easy financing of up to Rs200 million for Small...

Govt committed to promoting small, medium enterprises: PM Shehbaz

Published 06 Mar, 2025 11:07pm

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday reaffirmed the government’s commitment to promoting small and medium...

SMEs and the high cost of formal economy

Published 28 Feb, 2025 06:49am

EDITORIAL: In yet another attempt in a long line of programmes aimed at promoting the SME sector, the Small and...

SBP governor urges banks to prioritise SME lending

Updated 25 Feb, 2025 11:27pm

Banks should shift focus from financing to govt, large corporate entities towards SME lending, micro financing, Jameel Ahmad says

KP Govt launches ‘BizHub’ Portal to empower SMEs

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 14	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 14	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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