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Issues related to foreign exchange to be addressed soon: SBP governor

KARACHI: Governor of State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Jameel Ahmad has assured the business community of resolving the...

Updated 13 Jan, 2023 10:55am

Business & Finance

Digital services: SBP issues guidelines for downtime

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has issued guidelines for downtime of digital services and directed the...

Updated 11 Jan, 2023 08:54am

SBP seeks feeder-wise data of power consumers

ISLAMABAD: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has sought feeder-wise data of electricity consumers to be used to project...

Updated 10 Jan, 2023 09:03am

Opinion

PTI needs to introspect about its own motives

PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf) may be ready for the elections but the real question is whether the party is ready ...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 06:01am

Pace of domestic debt accumulation accelerates

Recent increase in debt burden emanated from higher fiscal and current account deficit

Updated 07 Jan, 2023 04:28pm

Edible oil: SBP, MoF urged to ask banks to open LCs

ISLAMABAD: The edible oil industry has asked the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and Ministry of Finance to direct the...

Updated 06 Jan, 2023 09:12am

Foreign exchange reserves at almost 9-year low level

KARACHI: The foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reached almost nine years low level...

Updated 06 Jan, 2023 09:04am

TT charges against home remittances: Process of reimbursement streamlined

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has further streamline the process of reimbursement of TT charges against...

Updated 06 Jan, 2023 09:03am

Business & Finance

RDA: Number reaches the half million mark

KARACHI: The number of Roshan Digital Accounts (RDA) reached half million mark by end of December 2022. According to...

Published 06 Jan, 2023 05:58am

Business & Finance

Carpet industry’s issues to be resolved: SBP

LAHORE: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has assured that carpet industry’s issues will be resolved at the earliest. A...

Published 02 Jan, 2023 05:54am

World Bank urged to help restructure FIIP

Official documents revealed the Financial Inclusion and Infrastructure Project (FIIP) was conceptualized to support the implementation of Pakistan’s National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)

Updated 02 Jan, 2023 08:47am

Opinion

To many it sounds like PDM wants to have its cake and eat it

The plot thickens. With SBP’s (State Bank of Pakistan’s) forex reserves expected to fall below $5 billion in a...

Published 02 Jan, 2023 05:54am

Business & Finance

Faysal Bank becomes full-fledged Islamic bank

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has issued an Islamic banking license to Faysal Bank Limited (FBL) making...

Published 31 Dec, 2022 07:53am

Business & Finance

Bank holiday

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan will remain closed for public dealing on Monday [January 2, 2023], which will be...

Published 31 Dec, 2022 06:58am

Import of 177 items: SBP to maintain cash margin requirements for another 3 months

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Friday announced that it will maintain the cash margin requirements on the...

Updated 31 Dec, 2022 08:49am

APTMA resents hike in EFS & LTFF

ISLAMABAD: The country’s export sector has termed the increase in Export Finance Scheme (EFS) and Long-Term...

Updated 31 Dec, 2022 01:37pm

Business & Finance

SBP raises EFS & LTFF rates by 2pc to 13pc

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Thursday announced increase in the Export Finance Scheme (EFS) and...

Published 30 Dec, 2022 05:50am

Business & Finance

SBP’s foreign exchange reserves decline $294m to $5.822bn

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves reached below $6 billion at the end of last week....

Published 30 Dec, 2022 05:50am

Business & Finance

Markup rates increased: SBP notifies hike from 11% to 13% under EFS and LTFF schemes

SBP says gap between policy rate and Export Finance Scheme/Long Term Financing Facility rates reduced from existing 5% to 3%

Published 29 Dec, 2022 07:27pm

Business & Finance

Market share of Islamic banking sector tops 20pc by Sept-end

KARACHI: The market Share of Islamic Banking Industry (IBI) in the banking sector continued to post healthy growth...

Published 29 Dec, 2022 05:59am

Business & Finance

No exchange of old banknotes after 31st: SBP

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has said that old-design and large-size banknotes would not be exchanged...

Published 27 Dec, 2022 06:52am

Business & Finance

Cabinet may approve appointment of Wathra as chief of NBP board

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet is likely to approve the appointment of former State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor...

Updated 27 Dec, 2022 09:42am

Editorials

SBP’s annual report

EDITORIAL: The State of the Economy Report published by the State Bank of Pakistan acknowledged the growth rate for...

Published 26 Dec, 2022 05:48am

FY21-22: digital payments take a rising trajectory

KARACHI, The digital payment ecosystem of Pakistan continued to grow as the overall e-banking transactions witnessed...

Updated 24 Dec, 2022 10:06am

Business & Finance

Country’s first agri-Fintech app: SBP grants approval to pilot launch of ‘Digitt+’

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan has formally granted approval to pilot launch of Pakistan’s first...

Updated 24 Dec, 2022 10:07am

DPC unveils 2nd annual report: 98pc of bank depositors eligible for deposit protection

KARACHI: Some 98 percent of total depositors of banking sector are eligible for their deposit’s protection in case...

Updated 24 Dec, 2022 10:09am

Rain- and flood-hit farmers: Three markup waiver and financing schemes announced

KARACHI: The federal government has announced three markup waiver and financing schemes for farmers in rain and...

Updated 23 Dec, 2022 08:40am

Farm mechanisation: Markup subsidy, risk sharing scheme announced

Business & Finance

State Bank of Pakistan says prudent monetary and fiscal policies imperative to increase resilience of the economy

Updated 22 Dec, 2022 09:52am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 25	278.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 25	278.32
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 25	155.60
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 25	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 25	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 25	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 24	5070.63
Nasdaq / Apr 24	15712.75
Dow Jones / Apr 24	38460.92
India Sensex / Apr 25	73780.80
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 25	37628.48
Hang Seng / Apr 25	17264.90
FTSE 100 / Apr 25	8077.84
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 25	17994.97

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 23	21035
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 23	213220
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 25	83.02
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 25	2325.45
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 25	80.89
Petrol/Litre / Apr 26	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 26 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 26 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 26 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 26 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 26 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 26 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 26 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 26 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 26 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 26 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 26 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 26 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 26 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 26 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 26 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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