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EDITORIAL: Better late than never, so if the commerce ministry’s “brainstorming sessions” can really help...

Updated 28 Nov, 2024 06:34am

Business & Finance

Jam, World Bank team discuss export reform agenda

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan and World Bank team met to discuss Pakistan’s export reform...

Updated 14 Nov, 2024 09:05am

Opinion

Export industry: challenges and solutions

It is heartening to note that a multinational company operating in Pakistan has successfully showcased and set an...

Updated 09 Nov, 2024 08:22am

Challenges to export sector: Minister concerned about slow progress of some depts

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan chaired the first meeting of the Executive Committee of the...

Updated 29 Oct, 2024 09:22am

Business & Finance

TMA raises concerns over govt plan to disconnect gas supply for CPPs

KARACHI: The Towel Manufacturers Association (TMA) has voiced serious concerns about the government's decision to ...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 06:49am

Jam urges KP govt to revisit levy of infrastructure cess

ISLAMABAD: Commerce Minister Jam Kamal has requested the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to reconsider imposition of...

Updated 27 Sep, 2024 08:42am

BMP underscores need for taking steps to achieve export target

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry’s Businessmen Panel has stressed the need for...

Updated 12 Aug, 2024 09:19am

RLNG tariffs: APTMA opposes Rs50bn cross subsidies to fertiliser sector

ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has urged the government to reverse its ‘destructive’...

Updated 06 Jul, 2024 03:46pm

Exporters meet PM, praise cut in power tariff for industry

ISLAMABAD: A delegation of leading exporters met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday, said a press release. The...

Updated 22 Jun, 2024 02:37pm

Business & Finance

Export sector rejects removal from FTR

KARACHI: Export sector has categorically rejected budget proposals, particularly removal of exporters from fixed tax...

Published 17 Jun, 2024 05:30am

Business & Finance

Rs539bn financing to be provided to export sector thru SBP

KARACHI: The federal government has announced to provide a financing of Rs 539 billion to the exporters through ...

Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:22am

Tariff rationalisation for industries: PM orders preparation of strategy

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed to immediately prepare a strategy regarding tariff...

Updated 18 May, 2024 03:49pm

PM seeks plan to boost exports

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the MoC to prepare an action plan to double domestic exports...

Updated 03 Apr, 2024 08:51am

Markets

Heat along the Red Sea: Pakistan’s exporters fret over shipments to EU, US

Freight charges more than double as Houthis threat forces ships to take longer route

Published 18 Jan, 2024 08:30am

9-cent tariff: Govt yet to cross several bridges?

Issues of rationalization of tariff and circular debt stock reduction were recently discussed at a meeting of the Apex Committee of Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC)

Updated 13 Jan, 2024 05:01pm

Business & Finance

Over 5m SMEs receive mere 7pc of private sector credit

LAHORE: Despite the significant importance, over 5 million SMEs has been facing a huge credit gap, receiving only 7%...

Published 18 Dec, 2023 06:42am

Opinion

Export or perish

The fundamental problem of our economy is that balance of payments crises and a perpetual risk of default have ...

Updated 20 Nov, 2023 07:16am

Business & Finance

KATI for early resolution of issues facing export sector

KARACHI: President of Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI), Faraz-ur-Rehman, stressed the urgency of...

Published 15 Nov, 2023 06:09am

ST refund claims: Exporters irked by manual processing

ISLAMABAD: The exporters, except five export-oriented sectors, will now have to approach tax officers for manual...

Updated 22 Oct, 2023 10:38pm

Opinion

Export sector: prohibitive energy costs

If the economy is to be stabilized, exports can no longer afford to pay for the energy sector’s failures and...

Published 03 Oct, 2023 06:02am

Opinion

Our planet is choking on plastic—II

Importantly, in the EU’s Circular Economy Action Plan, plastic is one of the priority areas of this circular...

Published 03 Oct, 2023 06:02am

Business & Finance

Meeting with ministers sought: RLNG/gas supply and pricing need clarity: APTMA

ISLAMABAD: While expressing concerns about the continuation of cross-subsidy, the All Pakistan Textile Mills...

Published 29 Sep, 2023 06:24am

Boosting industrial competitiveness: SIFC executive body seeks a financial plan

Executive Committee directs financial plan be prepared to introduce industrial tariffs based on cost of service to tackle issue of cross subsidy for domestic users

Updated 25 Sep, 2023 09:56am

Opinion

Exports collapsing under power sector burden

The fundamental premise upon which the foundations of modern-day economics stand is that resources are finite and...

Published 27 Jul, 2023 06:26am

TMA says textile sector ‘completely’ ignored in budget

KARACHI: The Senior Vice Chairman of the Towel Manufacturers Association of Pakistan Syed Usman Ali has expressed...

Updated 23 Jun, 2023 08:50am

Business & Finance

Export sector: NKATI chief rejects discontinuation of ZRI package

KARACHI: President of North Karachi Association of Trade and Industry (NKATI) Faisal Moiz Khan, while expressing...

Published 03 Mar, 2023 06:12am

Markets

‘Supply to captive power plants stopped’ Export sector to be ruined if gas not supplied to it: KATI chief

KARACHI: Managing Director of the Sui Southern Gas Company Ltd (SSGCL) Imran Maniar has said that his organisation...

Published 13 Jan, 2023 06:05am

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

Markets

APTMA says textile exports may fall below $1bn a month from Jan 2023

In letter addressed to PM Shehbaz, association says sector operating at capacity utilisation of less than 50%

Updated 23 Dec, 2022 07:42pm

Markets

Business community urges govt to provide continuous gas supply to export units

KARACHI: The business community Thursday urged the government to provide gas 24/7 without any hurdle to the export...

Published 18 Nov, 2022 05:53am

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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