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PM for steps aimed at boosting profitability of SMEs

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday directed the authorities concerned to take measures for the...

Updated 14 Sep, 2024 03:09pm

Business & Finance

PNSC declared ‘strategic’: TCP, Smeda categorised as ‘essential’ SOEs

ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on State-Owned Enterprises (CCoSOEs) categorised Trading Corporation of Pakistan...

Published 03 Sep, 2024 06:27am

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Categorisation of SOEs: SMEDA declared as essential, PNSC as strategic

TCP may be categorised as essential SOE under SOEs Policy 2023, Cabinet Committee on State-Owned Enterprises decides

Updated 02 Sep, 2024 10:36pm

PM forms steering body on Smeda

Expresses indignation at the inactivity of Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority Board

Updated 24 Aug, 2024 03:12pm

Business & Finance

Smeda signs MoU with Askari Bank to make SMEs bankable

LAHORE: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (Smeda), as per direction of the Federal Minister...

Published 22 Aug, 2024 08:00am

PM directs bringing SMEDA under PMO

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday directed to bring Small and Medium Enterprises Development...

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 02:36pm

Business & Finance

Smeda launches 10-year cluster-based development plan

LAHORE: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (Smeda) has evolved a 10-year Cluster-Based...

Updated 02 Jul, 2024 05:48am

Gender finance gap: SECP unveils policy framework for ‘WEFP’

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has issued a policy framework for Women...

Updated 29 May, 2024 09:20am

Business & Finance

SMEDA, ILO unveil joint study

LAHORE: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) and International Labour Organization (ILO)...

Published 17 May, 2024 05:50am

Business & Finance

Budget FY25: minister says govt to frame new industrial policy

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Industry and Production, Rana Tanveer Hussain, said on Saturday that the government is...

Published 05 May, 2024 02:54am

Business & Finance

Session on SMEDA services held with NIM delegation

LAHORE: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) hosted an interactive session on SMEDA...

Published 17 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Business & Finance

SMEDA holds pre-budget consultative session

LAHORE: The SME stakeholders have called for minimizing duties to 3%, implementing single-digit taxes on SMEs,...

Published 05 Apr, 2024 04:50am

Business & Finance

SMEDA, TDAP ink deal for advancing sports industries thru EDF

LAHORE: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) and the Trade Development Authority Pakistan...

Published 09 Mar, 2024 04:59am

Business & Finance

SMEDA holds policy dialogue to strengthen SMEs

LAHORE: In a significant move to strengthen the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) sector, the Small and Medium...

Published 26 Jan, 2024 04:58am

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A separate SME policy for women entrepreneurs advocated

LAHORE: The participants of the First Private Sector Consultative Session organised by the Small and Medium...

Published 17 Jan, 2024 06:02am

Business & Finance

New industrial units: SBP should introduce low-cost financing scheme: FBATI

KARACHI: Syed Raza Hussain, President of the Federal B Area Association of Trade and Industries (FBATI), has urged...

Published 29 Dec, 2023 02:58am

Pakistan

Climate change, rising global temperature affect fisheries: expert

PESHAWAR: Capture fisheries are on the decline in the country due to number for factors including climate change and...

Published 20 Nov, 2023 06:28am

Business & Finance

SMEs badly affected by hike in utilities cost

KARACHI: The sudden and staggering hike in the cost of utilities has put the survival of thousands of Small and...

Published 16 Nov, 2023 05:39am

Pakistan

Merged districts: USAID, UNDP & KP govt join hands on SME financial access

PESHAWAR: The US Agency for International Development (USAID), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the...

Published 01 Nov, 2023 05:57am

Business & Finance

Sindh govt, SMEDA collaborate to spur pace of SME development

LAHORE: Government of Sindh has enhanced collaboration with the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority...

Published 26 Oct, 2023 06:08am

Business & Finance

Women entrepreneurs in Pakistan: ReMIT, SMEDA to develop separate SME policy

LAHORE: International Trade Center’s ITC-FCDO Programme, Revenue Mobilization for Investment and Trade (ReMIT) has...

Published 24 Oct, 2023 05:05am

Business & Finance

‘Pakistan Auto Show’ from 27th

LAHORE: The forthcoming Pakistan Auto Show, scheduled to take place from Oct 27-29 is set to feature the debut of...

Published 11 Oct, 2023 03:09am

Pakistan

Country offers vast trout fish aquaculture business opportunities: expert

PESHAWAR: Renowned expert on trout fish aquaculture, Omar Hayat has said that Pakistan offers vast trout fish...

Published 09 Oct, 2023 06:24am

Business & Finance

SMEDA taking steps to promote honey market

PESHAWAR: Small & Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) is working on the promotion of the honey...

Published 18 Sep, 2023 06:32am

Business & Finance

SMEDA’s efforts acknowledged for implementing National SME Policy

LAHORE: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) has made great strides towards implementation...

Published 05 Sep, 2023 06:22am

Business & Finance

Multan’s Blue Pottery has huge export potential: SMEDA GM

LAHORE: The origin-based products of Pakistan like Multan’s Blue Pottery can capture a huge export market by ...

Published 24 Aug, 2023 06:22am

Pakistan

SMEDA’s board: LHC directs govt to fill vacancies

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court directed the government to take immediate steps to fill the vacancies of private board...

Published 23 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Business & Finance

Loans disbursement: SMEDA launches credit risk assessment system for manufacturing SMEs

LAHORE: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) has launched an initiative to develop a...

Published 22 Aug, 2023 06:03am

Business & Finance

Relations with local SMEs: Traders from ASEAN states, China, Belgium show interest

LAHORE: The traders of China, Indonesia, Belgium and ASEAN (the Association of South East Nations) have evinced keen...

Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am

Business & Finance

Smeda to complete homework for SMEs uplift in caretaker set up: CEO

LAHORE: Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (Smeda) CEO Farhan Aziz Khwaja has said that the ...

Published 29 Jul, 2023 05:28am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 18	278.10
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 18	277.90
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 18	141.35
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 18	0.85
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 18	1.32
Euro to USD / Sep 18	1.11

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 16	5,633.09
Nasdaq / Sep 16	17,592.13
Dow Jones / Sep 16	41,622.08
India Sensex / Sep 18	83,243.51
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 18	36,194.62
Hang Seng / Sep 18	17,660.02
FTSE 100 / Sep 18	8,272.52
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 18	18,716.28

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Sep 16	18,935
Petrol/Litre / Sep 18	249.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Sep 18	70.77
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Sep 18	229,510
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Sep 18	2,566.05
Diesel/Litre / Sep 18	249.69

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Sep 18 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Sep 18 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Sep 18 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Sep 18 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Sep 18 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Sep 18 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Sep 18 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Sep 18 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Sep 18 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Sep 18 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Sep 18 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Sep 18 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Sep 18 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Sep 18 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Sep 18 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Sep 18 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Sep 18 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Sep 18 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Sep 18 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Sep 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Sep 18 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Sep 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Sep 18 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Sep 18 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Sep 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Sep 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Sep 18 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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