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Special Economic Zones: Entities asked to address issues facing investors

BoI holds meeting of Working Group on SEZs in response to request from Special Investment Facilitation Council, as per well-informed sources

Updated 14 Dec, 2024 06:44pm

Cooperation in trade, investment: BoI and China’s CNTAC set to sign MoU today

ISLAMABAD: The Board of Investment (BoI) and China National Textile & Apparel Council (CNTAC) are all set to...

Updated 05 Dec, 2024 09:21am

BOI drafts ‘Asaan Karobar Bill 2024’

ISLAMABAD: The Board of Investment (BOI) has drafted “Asaan Karobar Bill 2024” aimed at reforming the regulatory...

Updated 13 Aug, 2024 09:14am

Business & Finance

One-window facilities: 40 counters to work in BOI BFC: Aleem

ISLAMABAD: A Business Facilitation Center (BFC) being established under the banner of the Board of Investment (BOI),...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 07:00am

Transfer of Chinese industries to Pakistan: Comprehensive roadmap presented to PM

Collaboration to be made with Chinese companies to transfer Chinese textile, medical, and surgical equipment as well as plastic and leather industries to Pakistan

Updated 21 Jul, 2024 09:07pm

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz says shifting Chinese industries to Pakistan will boost economy

Premier directs relevant authorities to extend full facilitation to Pakistani companies for collaboration with Chinese companies

Updated 20 Jul, 2024 09:35pm

Pakistan

2nd Pakistan Investment Summit to be held in Jeddah

ISLAMABAD: The second Pakistan Investment Summit and Smart Expo being held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on November 2,...

Published 17 Jul, 2024 02:42am

Business & Finance

BoI should simplify registration process for new businesses: minister

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Board of Investment, Privatization and Communications Abdul Aleem Khan while...

Published 01 Jun, 2024 06:59am

Foreign companies: BoI seeks details of special deployment policy from SBP

ISLAMABAD: Board of Investment (BoI) is said to have sought details of Local Deployment Policy from the State Bank...

Updated 13 May, 2024 09:21am

Business & Finance

Investment, new businesses: BoI tasked to facilitate investors

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has assigned the task of creating more facilities for investment and...

Published 11 May, 2024 06:22am

Business & Finance

World Bank likely to approve $78m worth ‘Pakistan: Digital Economy Enhancement Project’ on Friday

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors is likely to approve, “Pakistan: Digital Economy...

Published 19 Mar, 2024 04:53am

Pakistan

Privatisation minister Aleem assumes charge

ISLAMABAD: After taking their respective oaths on Monday, the federal ministers have started taking charge of their...

Published 13 Mar, 2024 06:32am

Business & Finance

Minister urges foreign investors to lay focus on country’s potential

KARACHI: Dr Gohar Ejaz, Minister for Commerce and Interior on Wednesday said the caretaker government worked day and...

Published 01 Feb, 2024 04:52am

Business & Finance

4th Pak-Africa Trade Development Conference, exhibition opens in Cairo

CAIRO: The 4th Pak-Africa Trade Development Conference and Single Country Exhibition, a major trade and investment...

Published 10 Jan, 2024 05:22am

BoI discusses PRMI with key govt depts, related agencies

ISLAMABAD: The Board of Investment (BoI) held an important engagement with key federal departments, all provincial...

Updated 06 Jan, 2024 09:15am

Pakistan

Seminar discusses role of PRMI

ISLAMABAD: Representatives from across Pakistan gathered here on Thursday for an enlightening seminar organised by...

Published 05 Jan, 2024 03:12am

Business & Finance

Business of BoI allocated to Gohar

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Federal Minister for Commerce, Industries, and Production Dr Gohar Ejaz has been allocated the...

Updated 22 Dec, 2023 09:08am

Markets

Chinese auto giant BYD ‘discusses’ Pakistan’s EV sector potential: Board of Investment

BYD, a Chinese auto conglomerate and the world’s largest electric vehicles (EVs) manufacturer, discussed Pakistan’s...

Updated 23 Nov, 2023 08:12pm

Foreign exchange transactions: Cabinet approves levy of 40pc tax on banks’ windfall profits

ISLAMABAD: The caretaker federal cabinet, on the recommendation of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), approved...

Updated 16 Nov, 2023 09:51am

SIFC WG discusses impediments to SEZs

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Minister for Privatisation, Fawad Hasan Fawad, chaired the first meeting of the SIFC Working...

Updated 09 Nov, 2023 04:07pm

KSA, Qatar: Issues over BIT template block huge investment

ISLAMABAD: The Board of Investment (BoI) is likely to move the Federal Cabinet to scrap Bilateral Investment Treaty...

Updated 08 Nov, 2023 08:34am

Pakistan

NESPAK awarded project of Smart Education City in Malir

LAHORE: NESPAK has been awarded a prestigious consultancy services project for the feasibility study and design of...

Published 02 Nov, 2023 03:16am

Opinion

The untamed frontier of foreign exchange

A stable and predictable forex market is a beacon for foreign investors. Their confidence fuels economic growth,...

Updated 29 Oct, 2023 04:00am

Opinion

Clear message of no more business as usual—I

Change is taking place slowly and subtly. Recent Cabinet Committee on Economic Reforms’ (CCER’s) deliberations ...

Published 18 Oct, 2023 06:09am

BoI: Reconstituted BoD yet to convene any meeting

ISLAMABAD: Twenty-five members of the board of directors of the Board of Investment (BoI) have failed to convene a...

Updated 21 Sep, 2023 08:54am

Business & Finance

Govt reconstitutes Board of Investment

Board consists of 12 members representing the public sector, while 13 members represent the private sector

Published 08 Aug, 2023 04:13pm

Business & Finance

BoI holds workshop on ‘Regulatory Reforms through Principle-Based Regulatory Framework’

ISLAMABAD: The Board of Investment (BoI) organised a workshop on “Regulatory Reforms through Principle Based...

Published 01 Aug, 2023 06:19am

Business & Finance

Applications approved: 8 SEZs to bring in Rs507bn investments

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for the Board of Investment (including Chinese and other FDI) and Special Initiatives...

Published 23 Jun, 2023 06:00am

Business & Finance

Minister says BoI safeguards rights of foreign investors

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Board of Investment (BOI) Chaudhry Salik Hussain on Monday categorically said that...

Published 13 Jun, 2023 06:00am

Editorials

Wooing global investors

EDITORIAL: It says a lot about a country’s investment climate when the government itself admits that businesses ...

Published 12 May, 2023 05:59am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 30	278.58
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 30	278.43
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 30	157.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 30	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 30	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 30	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 27	5,970.84
Nasdaq / Dec 27	19,238.48
Dow Jones / Dec 27	42,992.21
India Sensex / Dec 30	78,209.98
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 30	39,894.54
Hang Seng / Dec 30	20,041.42
FTSE 100 / Dec 30	8,116.01
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 30	19,935.78

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 27	234,225
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 28	17,785
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 30	70.32
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 30	2,612.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 30	68.60
Petrol/Litre / Dec 31	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Cnergyico PK / Dec 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	7.52 ▲ 1.00 (15.34%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 30 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	8.99 ▲ 1.00 (12.52%)
Abdullah Shah / Dec 30 Abdullah Shah Ghazi Sugar Mills Limited(AGSML)	7.20 ▲ 0.79 (12.32%)
Dost Steels Ltd. / Dec 30 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	6.70 ▲ 0.72 (12.04%)
Telecard Limited / Dec 30 Telecard Limited(TELE)	9.63 ▲ 1.00 (11.59%)
Media Times Ltd / Dec 30 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.40 ▲ 0.24 (11.11%)
I.C.C. Ind. / Dec 30 ICC Industries Limited(ICCI)	10.03 ▲ 1.00 (11.07%)
B.O.Punjab / Dec 30 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	10.48 ▲ 1.00 (10.55%)
Idrees Tex. / Dec 30 Idrees Textile Mills Limited(IDRT)	14.27 ▲ 1.30 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
National Silk / Dec 30 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	49.90 ▼ -5.54 (-9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 30 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36 ▼ -3.99 (-9.98%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 30 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	28.50 ▼ -2.56 (-8.24%)
Shahzad Tex. / Dec 30 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	27.50 ▼ -2.37 (-7.93%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Dec 30 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	38.50 ▼ -3.21 (-7.70%)
Dewan Textile / Dec 30 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	6.90 ▼ -0.56 (-7.51%)
Engro Poly(Pref / Dec 30 Engro Poly(Pref)(EPCLPS)	11.10 ▼ -0.90 (-7.50%)
Habib Sugar / Dec 30 Habib Sugar Mills Limited(HABSM)	79 ▼ -5.26 (-6.24%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Dec 30 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	14.35 ▼ -0.90 (-5.90%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Dec 30 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	125,453,825 ▲ 1.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 30 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	104,428,605 ▲ 0.32
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 30 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	96,647,456 ▲ 0.13
B.O.Punjab / Dec 30 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	84,168,029 ▲ 1.00
Silk Bank Ltd / Dec 30 Silkbank Limited(SILK)	48,777,302 ▲ 0.08
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 30 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	45,290,268 ▲ 0.19
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 30 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	40,065,544 ▼ -3.15
Pak Elektron / Dec 30 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	36,275,641 ▲ 4.05
Hascol Petrol / Dec 30 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	34,627,314 ▼ -0.09

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