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PTC urges govt to consider temporary facilitation mechanisms like TERF

Updated 11 Mar, 2026 09:28am

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Textile Council (PTC) has urged the government to consider temporary facilitation...

‘Will wage growth revival feed inflation?’

Published 28 Jan, 2025 06:45am

This is apropos an op-ed titled “Will wage growth revival feed inflation?” carried by the newspaper yesterday. In my...

Exim Bank of Pakistan

Published 29 Dec, 2023 02:58am

EDITORIAL: The Export-Import (Exim) Bank of Pakistan will finally be operational. It was one of the conditions of ...

There’s need for repeat of TERF

Published 07 Aug, 2023 06:34am

In a two-part series of an article carried by this newspaper under the title of “Cotton crisis’: challenges,...

Trigger Warning: It starts with the letter ‘T’

Published 18 Jul, 2023 08:30am

No, not TERF. But also,not entirely unrelated to the very relevant debate that is taking place in the country as the...

No significant investment can be attracted without meaningful reforms

Published 17 Jul, 2023 03:47am

IMF’s (International Monetary Fund’s) SBA (Stand-By Arrangement) was a surprise for almost everyone, including...

Setting the record straight

Updated 13 Jul, 2023 05:25am

In FY23, textile exports plunged by $2.8 billion (15% decline) compared to FY22, derailing positive developments...

Over 628 businessmen were beneficiaries in PTI govt: PAC disposes of issue of $3bn loans

Updated 12 Jul, 2023 08:48am

ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday disposed of the issue of $3 billion worth of loans to over...

TERF: We’re always on home turf when it comes to criticism!

Updated 10 Jul, 2023 07:32am

TERF (temporary economic refinance facility) was a hot topic last week. The scheme was offered at the time of Covid...

SBP’s TERF: PTC says putting some ‘facts’ on record

Published 09 Jul, 2023 02:55am

KARACHI: In view of the recent news about the SBP’s now discontinued Temporary Economic Refinance Facility (TERF),...

Textile council decries discontinuation of SBP’s TERF facility

Published 08 Jul, 2023 06:20am

KARACHI: In view of the recent news about the SBP’s now discontinued Temporary Economic Refinance Facility, TERF,...

TERF loans: do better!

Published 07 Jul, 2023 09:29am

SBP’s TERF scheme is in the news again. Reportedly, governor SBP has now agreed to an in-camera briefing for members...

The battle for TERF

Updated 07 Jul, 2023 11:01am

EDITORIAL: Temporary Economic Refinance Facility (TERF) was a concessionary finance scheme that was offered to...

SBP’s TERF during PTI govt’s tenure: PAC to examine list of 620 borrowers in camera

Updated 06 Jul, 2023 08:36am

ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in an in-camera meeting will examine the list of 620 individuals/...

Is textile sector ‘rent seeker’?

Updated 15 Jun, 2023 06:28am

The textile exporters of Pakistan are fond of championing that textile is the backbone of the economy and that it is...

FPCCI says ‘short-term economic scenario is still bleak’

Updated 29 Apr, 2023 06:27am

KARACHI: Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, President Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), has ...

Textile exports left to wither

Published 08 Dec, 2022 05:58am

EDITORIAL: It increasingly appears as if nothing is going right in Pakistan. At the time when every dollar inflow...

Will our exports keep growing, or will further growth be throttled?

Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am

TEXT: For the last two years Pakistani exports have been growing at the phenomenal rate of 25%. This after a decade...

Textile sector: removing structural inefficiencies

Published 21 Jun, 2022 05:51am

The textile sector continues to steer Pakistan’s economy through difficult conditions, consistently outperforming...

Credit to private sector rises to record Rs1.3trn

Updated 10 Jun, 2022 09:40am

KARACHI: Private sector obtained a record Rs 1.3 trillion loans from the domestic banking sector during the first 10...

TERF: hindsight is 20-20, but so are warnings

Published 09 Jun, 2022 09:45am

With monetary cycle undergoing a V-shaped reversal over the last 6 months, it appeared as if the great concessionary...

PBA highlights banks’ role

Published 03 Jun, 2022 06:26am

KARACHI: The Pakistan Banks’ Association (PBA) has highlighted the effective and integral role Pakistani banks ...

Banks, DFIs approve Rs435bn loans under TERF: SBP governor

Published 29 Mar, 2022 05:49am

KARACHI: Banks and DFIs have approved loans worth Rs 435 billion under the State Bank of Pakistan’s Temporary...

Pakistan offers ‘unlimited’ export potential, says Dr Baqir

Updated 28 Mar, 2022 07:52pm

SBP governor cites example of Service Long March Tyres that used central bank's TERF to enhance value

Sustaining export growth key challenge: Dawood

Growth in FY21 is now projected to be higher than previously anticipated due to improved prospects for manufacturing and reflecting in part the monetary and fiscal stimulus provided during Covid.
Looking ahead, as the temporary increase in inflation from administered prices wanes, inflation should fall to the 5-7 percent target range over the medium-term.

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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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