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Small and Medium Enterprises

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

The annual turnover for category I SMEs has been proposed at Rs100 million while in category II, annual sales turnover will be between Rs100 million to Rs250million

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 20	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 20	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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