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SEZs and economic development

During the decade of the 1980s a paradigm shift took place in the minds of economic policy makers; the movement in...

Updated about 4 hours ago

Editorials

Barriers to investment in productive sectors

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s economy direly needs investment in productive sectors in general and exports in particular ...

Published 2 days ago

Textile exports: MoC shares work plan with Jam

ISLAMABAD: The commerce ministry has shared a short-to-medium to long-term work plan with Minister Jam Kamal Khan to...

Updated 23 Mar, 2025 09:13am

From SBP to EXIM Bank: ECC to clear Rs330bn LTFF portfolio transfer

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet is to approve phasing out of the SPB’s Long Term...

Updated 21 Mar, 2025 09:25am

Business & Finance

Gwadar port: Chinese firm hopes to export potassium sulphate fertiliser soon

ISLAMABAD: A Chinese fertiliser company, AGVEN, is gearing up to make significant strides in the international ...

Published 19 Mar, 2025 07:15am

FPCCI urges govt to draft 10-year industrial policy

ISLAMABAD: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) urged the government to formulate...

Updated 19 Mar, 2025 09:36am

Opinion

The Uraan Plan: reality check

The Uraan Plan, although ambitiously faulty, is built on some good bones. It introduces the 5E’s framework –...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 07:32am

NA informed: Trade deficit declines in FY24

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan on Monday informed the National Assembly that Pakistan’s...

Updated 18 Mar, 2025 08:49am

Business & Finance

Workforce highly competitive: IT cos backed to achieve $25bn export target: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday declared that Pakistan’s information technology workforce is...

Published 18 Mar, 2025 05:33am

Jul-Feb exports up 8.42pc to $22.074bn YoY

Trade deficit in February 2025 recorded at $2.319 billion

Updated 18 Mar, 2025 02:14pm

Business & Finance

Pakistani manufacturer PEL begins export operations to USA

Pak Elektron Limited (PEL) announced on Monday that it had officially commenced export operations to the United...

Published 17 Mar, 2025 10:00am

Business & Finance

PRGMEA opposes amendments to EFS

LAHORE: The Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) has strongly opposed the...

Published 17 Mar, 2025 07:21am

Editorials

Policy overhaul needed for textile sector

EDITORIAL: Given the primacy of the textile sector in propping up the country’s exports and employment numbers, ...

Published 17 Mar, 2025 05:59am

Business & Finance

PBF calls for long-term strategy to boost exports

PESHAWAR: President Pakistan Business Forum (PBF), Khawaja Mehboob ur Rehman, has urged upon the government to...

Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am

Business & Finance

Potassium sulphate at Gwadar Port: Export approval likely for 2 firms under close watch

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is likely to allow two companies to export potassium sulphate from Gwadar Port...

Published 15 Mar, 2025 05:22am

PM says exports, investments under govt focus

ISLAMABAD: In order to achieve sustainable economic growth, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif declared on Friday that...

Updated 15 Mar, 2025 02:27pm

Business & Finance

PRGMEA’s Carbon-Neutral Export Model to triple exports at net-zero emissions

LAHORE: The Pakistan’s textile industry is set for a major transformation as PRGMEA’s Carbon-Neutral Export ...

Published 13 Mar, 2025 06:43am

Potassium sulphate: ECC may approve export from Gwadar Port today

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet, which is scheduled to meet on Thursday (March...

Updated 13 Mar, 2025 09:19am

Opinion

Making balance of payments sustainable

Pakistan’s balance of payments crises are unlikely to be resolved through short-term fixes like import bans, which...

Updated 13 Mar, 2025 07:24am

Business & Finance

Policy rate decision: Business community not happy

KARACHI: Business community was largely dissatisfied with the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) monetary policy...

Published 11 Mar, 2025 05:35am

$5bn trade volume target: Robust strategy designed to fortify economic ties: Turkiye diplomat

Pakistan and Turkiye agree to establish a Shura of Fraternity, a consultative mechanism to discuss and coordinate on every important bilateral and global issues

Updated 09 Mar, 2025 10:15pm

PTC says concerned at proposed amendments to EFS

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Textile Council (PTC) has expressed concerns over the proposed amendments to the Export...

Updated 07 Mar, 2025 09:12am

Business & Finance

PTA chairman urges govt to bring leather sector back to FTR

KARACHI: Chairman, Pakistan Tanners Association (PTA), Hamid Arshad Zahur has appealed to the government for...

Published 07 Mar, 2025 05:45am

Business & Finance

‘Govt should resolve all issues of textile sector immediately’

KARACHI: The Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President of the Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals...

Published 07 Mar, 2025 05:45am

Business & Finance

PSMA Punjab denies surge in sugar prices due to exports

LAHORE: The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) Punjab Zone has denied that the current surge in sugar prices is...

Published 07 Mar, 2025 05:45am

Business & Finance

Punjab launches Rs1.2bn citrus restoration initiative

LAHORE: The Punjab government has launched a citrus restoration initiative worth Rs1.2 billion to establish...

Published 07 Mar, 2025 05:45am

Recalibrating policies: a strategic imperative for growth and stability

Opinion

Business & Finance

Textile garments manufacturing sector: SMEDA holds consultative session with stakeholders

LAHORE: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) held a consultative session with stakeholders...

Published 04 Mar, 2025 06:30am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 25	280.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 25	280.27
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 25	150.54
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 25	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 25	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 25	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 24	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 24	5,767.57
Nasdaq / Mar 24	18,188.59
Dow Jones / Mar 24	42,583.32
India Sensex / Mar 25	78,073.97
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 25	37,780.54
Hang Seng / Mar 25	23,413.58
FTSE 100 / Mar 25	8,684.09
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 25	22,926.46
France CAC40 / Mar 25	8,073.56

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 24	17,085
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 25	69.03
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 25	272,462
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 25	3,017.31
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 25	65.64
Petrol/Litre / Mar 26	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 26	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Mughal Iron & Steel Indus.(R) / Mar 25 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (R)(MUGHALR2)	2.01 ▲ 1 (99.01%)
Ruby Textile / Mar 25 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	7.01 ▲ 1 (16.64%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Mar 25 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	8.99 ▲ 1 (12.52%)
Samba Bank / Mar 25 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	9 ▲ 0.82 (10.02%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Mar 25 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	100.73 ▲ 9.16 (10%)
Adamjee Life Assur. / Mar 25 Adamjee Life Assurance Company Limited(ALIFE)	25.73 ▲ 2.34 (10%)
United Dist. / Mar 25 United Distributors Pakistan Limited(UDPL)	67.29 ▲ 6.12 (10%)
Crescent Fib. / Mar 25 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	45.70 ▲ 4.14 (9.96%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 25 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	13.19 ▲ 1.19 (9.92%)
Hussain Industries / Mar 25 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	27.30 ▲ 2.43 (9.77%)

Stock	Price
Parmount Sp. / Mar 25 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	3.51 ▼ -0.48 (-12.03%)
Shahtaj Sugar / Mar 25 Shahtaj Sugar Mills Limited(SHJS)	117 ▼ -13 (-10%)
Diamond Ind. / Mar 25 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	27.68 ▼ -3.07 (-9.98%)
Zephyr Textile / Mar 25 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	9.50 ▼ -1 (-9.52%)
TPL Life Insur. / Mar 25 TPL Life Insurance Limited(TPLL)	55.02 ▼ -5.74 (-9.45%)
Shahtaj Textile / Mar 25 Shahtaj Textile Limited(STJT)	65.05 ▼ -6.54 (-9.14%)
Sindh Abadgar / Mar 25 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	55 ▼ -5.43 (-8.99%)
Elahi Cot. / Mar 25 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	138 ▼ -13.03 (-8.63%)
Tri-Star Power / Mar 25 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	7.24 ▼ -0.66 (-8.35%)
Shield Corp. / Mar 25 Shield Corporation Limited(SCL)	253.90 ▼ -22.98 (-8.3%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Elektron / Mar 25 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	28,623,330 ▲ 0.63
TRG Pak Ltd / Mar 25 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	22,742,574 ▼ -3.59
Cnergyico PK / Mar 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	19,218,186 ▲ 0.01
Sui South Gas / Mar 25 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	14,168,002 ▲ 0.18
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	11,877,825 ▼ -0.05
Pak Int.Bulk / Mar 25 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	11,187,536 ▲ 0.08
Pak Refinery / Mar 25 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	10,362,407 ▼ -0.12
B.O.Punjab / Mar 25 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	10,164,053 ▼ -0.21
K-Electric Ltd. / Mar 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	10,144,462 ▲ 0
Treet Corp / Mar 25 Treet Corporation Limited(TREET)	8,893,519 ▼ -0.53

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