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‘PBS capacity building, data digitization vital for service delivery’

PESHAWAR: Advisor to KP CM on Finance, Dr Muzammil Aslam has underscored the critical need for enhancing the...

Updated 23 Sep, 2024 08:47am

Opinion

Digitization key to revenue growth

Pakistan has been facing the perpetual challenge of expanding its tax base without any tangible results, a situation...

Published 30 Aug, 2024 07:19am

Digitization: Centre asks provinces to provide tax data to Nadra

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has reportedly asked all provinces to provide complete tax data to NADRA (National...

Updated 15 Jun, 2024 04:22pm

BR Research

Addressing nutrition challenges key to human development

Pakistan’s socioeconomic priorities need to change to adapt to the modern economic structures. The country missed...

Published 02 May, 2024 08:00am

BR Research

Interview with Raheel Nabi, Director & Chief Executive - Xenith Public Relations

‘We are ready to grow outwards now’ Raheel Nabi is the Director and Chief Executive at Xenith Public Relations. He...

Published 21 Aug, 2023 08:11am

Opinion

Digital and payment system in Pakistan: Future landscape

Pakistan is at a critical juncture of its journey of digital financial inclusion. It is critical that the Central...

Updated 14 Jun, 2023 10:09am

Business & Finance

SBP wants inclusion of 50m financially excluded persons

KARACHI: Deputy Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Sima Kamil on Sunday said that Pakistan has 50 million...

Published 22 Aug, 2022 06:33am

BR Research

From Digital Emergency to Digital Enablement?

In these tough economic times, the status of the telecom industry is no better than many others. Perhaps, it's worse...

Published 15 Aug, 2022 09:14am

BR Research

Interview with Yasir Ashfaq, CEO, Pakistan Microfinance Investment Company

“Digitization should not direct microfinance towards providing nano and consumption loans” Yasir Ashfaq is the...

Published 15 Oct, 2021 07:40am

Business & Finance

SBP completes digitisation of Regulatory Approval System for FX cases

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has completed the digitisation of the Regulatory Approval System (RAS) for Foreign...

Published 23 Aug, 2021 04:25pm

BR Research

Interview with Jahanzeb Khan, CEO, FINCA Microfinance Bank Limited

“Digitization can go a long way in helping enhance microfinance outreach” Jahanzeb Khan possesses 23 years of...

Published 13 Aug, 2021 07:45am

BR Research

Pakistan's startup funding rush

It wasn’t long ago when the startup ecosystem in Pakistan was largely about setting up incubators and accelerators...

Updated 01 Jul, 2021 11:43am

Business & Finance

SBP launches a FX Portal for end-to-end digitalization of FX requests

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has launched a Foreign Exchange (FX) Portal for end-to-end digitalization of FX requests.
Currently, customers of 22 banks can submit their cases digitally from their workplace.

Published 27 Mar, 2021 06:21pm

Pakistan

IGP inaugurates automated Police Complaint Redressal System

PESHAWAR: Keeping abreast of the vision of the government of achieving “Digital Pakistan”, the Inspector General...

Updated 26 Mar, 2021 09:30am

Business & Finance

Paper-based submission of FX related cases to discontinue by June 30: SBP

In this backdrop, 21 ADs have already developed their portals, started onboarding their customers and receiving FX cases digitally, while the rest are in process of developing their digital platforms/ portals.

Updated 16 Mar, 2021 04:34pm

Business & Finance

SBP initiates foreign exchange digitization

Mohammad Ashraf Khan, Managing Director, SBP Banking Services Corporation, said that the payment would be transparent and online.

Published 17 Feb, 2021 10:24am

Technology

eBay explores potential sale of online marketplace in South Korea

eBay Inc. announced that it will be exploring strategic options for its unit in South Korea.

Published 20 Jan, 2021 02:13pm

Technology

Microsoft increases file upload size to 250GB for OneDrive, Teams, and SharePoint

As remote work and learning increases, Microsoft announced that it will soon be increasing its upload limit to 250 GB from 100 GB for OneDrive, Teams, and SharePoint.

Updated 15 Jan, 2021 01:07pm

Pakistan

Digitization of land record vital for assessment of people's residential needs, effective planning: PM

He was presiding over a weekly meeting of the National Coordination Committee for Housing, Construction and Development.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 11:19pm

Pakistan

E-governance, digitization key to check corruption, ensure transparency in system: PM

The prime minister said as bribery had roots and acceptability in the system, e-governance and digitization was vital for defeating it.

Updated 13 Jan, 2021 11:17pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Petrol/Litre / Dec 21	252.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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