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Holy grail of SAAF lending

The latest financing scheme launched by the SBP targeting SMEs in Pakistan — a promisingly huge but historically...

Published 21 Jan, 2022 06:50am

Business & Finance

FPCCI proposes a‘charter of economy’

KARACHI: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) acting president Khawaja Shahzeb Akram...

Published 21 Jan, 2022 05:27am

Long-awaited SME policy launched

PM says there is a great role of the SMEs in wealth creation and the government would go in one direction

Updated 20 Jan, 2022 09:44am

Pakistan

SMEs: Dawood hails regulatory reforms

ISLAMABAD: Advisor to the PM on Commerce and Investment, Abdul Razak Dawood while chairing the sixth Steering...

Published 14 Jan, 2022 07:45am

Editorials

Banking sector’s performance

EDITORIAL: The banking sector’s financial health has improved in the three quarters of calendar year 2021, as...

Published 07 Jan, 2022 06:22am

Business & Finance

SMEs: KP cabinet approves two Rast Finance Schemes

PESHAWAR: The provincial cabinet of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government Wednesday approved an amount of Rs.6 billion for...

Published 06 Jan, 2022 04:13am

Pakistan

Law on FIs to provide framework for ensuring secured transactions

ISLAMABAD: The Financial Institutions (Secured Transactions) (Amendment) Act, 2021, approved and promulgated by the...

Published 24 Dec, 2021 05:43am

Pakistan

Pakistan can benefit from Dubai’s ‘structured’ approach to boosting startups

KARACHI: Business in general, and startups in particular, love to set up shop in Dubai. And why wouldn’t they? It...

Updated 24 Dec, 2021 09:59am

Business & Finance

Meezan Bank launches I-SAAF Scheme for SMEs

KARACHI: Meezan Bank, Pakistan’s first and largest Islamic bank, also became the first bank to launch the Islamic...

Published 24 Dec, 2021 05:43am

Business & Finance

Baqir visits MCCI, speaks about significance of SMEs

KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Dr Reza Baqir visited Multan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI)...

Published 22 Dec, 2021 06:13am

Pakistan

Strategic partnership: Bank Alfalah, Dastgyr to facilitate SMEs, supply chains

KARACHI: Bank Alfalah and Dastgyr Technologies have entered into a strategic partnership to facilitate SMEs,...

Published 21 Dec, 2021 04:14am

Business & Finance

Govt wants to revitalise SMEs: Tarin

ISLAMABAD: The Adviser on Finance and Revenue, Shaukat Tarin, has stated that the government wanted to revitalise ...

Published 17 Dec, 2021 04:30am

NOCs not needed for setting up or expanding certain units: SME policy envisages Rs10m guarantee-free loan

Policy is aimed at extending facilitation and incentives to promote the growth of small and medium enterprises

Updated 16 Dec, 2021 09:50am

Business & Finance

Middle East & Africa: ‘Digitalisation readiness is key to unlocking SME growth potential’

KARACHI: Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region are recognizing...

Published 15 Dec, 2021 06:34am

Business & Finance

CCP drafts studies to help create ‘a level playing field’ for SMEs

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has drafted two studies of small and medium enterprises...

Published 12 Dec, 2021 04:19am

ECC set to consider policies for auto industry, SMEs

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet, which is scheduled to meet on Friday (today)...

Updated 10 Dec, 2021 09:56am

Editorials

Contradictions in policy?

EDITORIAL: There are apparent contradictions in monetary and fiscal policies that are fuelling uncertainty in the...

Updated 06 Dec, 2021 09:31am

Tax exemptions to go: Tarin

KARACHI: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue, Shaukat Tarin Friday said the government will not...

Updated 27 Nov, 2021 12:32pm

Markets

Tarin warns 'speculators', says rupee will reverse direction

Advisor to PM on finance says, based on REER, the currency should be around 165-167 against the US dollar
Remarks come amid reports that rupee crossed 176 in inter-bank trading on Friday

Updated 26 Nov, 2021 07:59pm

Business & Finance

‘Economy cannot endure’ more taxes: FPCCI

KARACHI: Mian Nasser Hyatt Maggo, President Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), has...

Published 26 Nov, 2021 05:15am

Pakistan

MMBL partners with Daraz to facilitate women entrepreneurs

ISLAMABAD: Mobilink Microfinance Bank Limited (MMBL) has partnered with Daraz, Pakistan’s leading online...

Published 23 Nov, 2021 03:54am

Editorials

Incentivising SMEs

EDITORIAL: The government has no doubt put a lot of thought into the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Policy...

Updated 22 Nov, 2021 11:21pm

ECC informed: SME policy to ensure NFIS 2023 implementation

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet was informed that the proposed SME policy will...

Updated 18 Nov, 2021 09:25am

Trading kicks off on Beijing Stock Exchange, 10 stocks surge

SHANGHAI: Trading on the Beijing Stock Exchange kicked off on Monday, with shares of the 10 companies that recently...

Published 16 Nov, 2021 04:26am

ECC approves Rs134.783bn for payment to IPPs, Rs4.785bn to ECP

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved Rs134.783 billion for payment to...

Updated 16 Nov, 2021 10:45am

Business & Finance

Trading begins on new Beijing Stock Exchange

BEIJING: A new Chinese stock exchange focused on SMEs began trading in Beijing on Monday, boosting support for...

Updated 15 Nov, 2021 02:50pm

Trading on Beijing Stock Exchange to start on Monday

SHANGHAI: The Beijing Stock Exchange will launch trading on Monday, just two months after Chinese President Xi...

Published 13 Nov, 2021 03:27am

Business & Finance

Digitisation drive: New WeBOC automated system to facilitate SMEs

ISLAMABAD: In the continuation of the ongoing drive for digitisation, Pakistan Customs (FBR) has developed an...

Published 12 Nov, 2021 04:46am

Opinion

Mission impossible?

Prime Minister Imran Khan while chairing a meeting last Wednesday on how to increase country's exports, directed the...

Published 02 Oct, 2021 04:45am

Markets

Chinese firms ready to invest $15bn in petrochemicals: BOI official

ISLAMABAD: Federal Secretary, Board of Investment (BOI), Fareena Mazhar on Sunday said Chinese companies were ready...

Published 20 Sep, 2021 05:48am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 26	278.58
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 26	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 26	158.33
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 26	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 26	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 26	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 26	5099.96
India Sensex / Apr 26	73730.16
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 26	37934.76
Nasdaq / Apr 26	15927.90
Hang Seng / Apr 26	17651.15
FTSE 100 / Apr 26	8139.83
Dow Jones / Apr 26	38239.66
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 26	18161.01

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 26	83.85
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 26	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 26	210048
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 26	2337.96
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 26	80.90
Petrol/Litre / Apr 28	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 28 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 28 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 28 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 28 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 28 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 28 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 28 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 28 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 28 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 28 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 28 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 28 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 28 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 28 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 28 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 28 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 28 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 28 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 28 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 28 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 28 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 28 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 28 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 28 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 28 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 28 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 28 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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