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Social impact financing: PM panel outlines key priorities

Finance minister highlights government’s role in establishing a robust policy and regulatory framework for social impact financing

Updated 10 Dec, 2024 09:47am

Business & Finance

Future Summit concludes with focus on innovation, financial inclusion

KARACHI: The 8th Edition of The Future Summit continued on day second featuring discussions on emerging issues such...

Published 08 Nov, 2024 07:41am

Business & Finance

‘Corporate Treasury in the Age of Digitalisation’: Citibank Pakistan holds insightful conference

KARACHI: Citibank Pakistan held an insightful conference titled “Corporate Treasury in the Age of...

Published 26 Sep, 2024 06:48am

Business & Finance

NBP and myZoi to enable financial inclusion

KARACHI: National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) is proud to announce a strategic partnership with myZoi Financial Inclusion...

Published 04 Sep, 2024 08:13am

Business & Finance

Transition towards cashless society to drive financial inclusion: Ali Irfan

ISLAMABAD: The transition towards a cashless society can significantly impact Pakistan’s economy by reducing the...

Published 13 Aug, 2024 08:02am

Business & Finance

‘Govt committed to transform Pakistan into a cashless economy’

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for IT and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja said that the present government is...

Published 09 Aug, 2024 06:56am

Business & Finance

Jazz CEO outlines several key policy interventions for cashless society

ISLAMABAD: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jazz and Chairman Telecom Operators Association Aamir Ibrahim outlined...

Published 07 Aug, 2024 05:37am

Business & Finance

Digital financial services termed crucial for widespread financial inclusion

ISLAMABAD: Digital financial services for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSME) in rural and semi-urban...

Updated 23 Jul, 2024 08:14am

Opinion

Enablement of digitalization in Pakistani banking and risk in operations

Introduction: The digital revolution is sweeping across the globe, transforming traditional industries and reshaping...

Published 20 Jun, 2024 06:01am

Business & Finance

Panda Mart plans to expand nationwide

KARACHI: Panda Mart has expressed its intention to expand Panda Marts across the country this year. Currently, there...

Published 24 May, 2024 05:35am

PBA planning to establish ‘SME, agriculture index’

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Banks’ Association (PBA) is planning to establish “SME and Agriculture Index” to target the...

Updated 20 May, 2024 08:40am

Business & Finance

ABL organises financial literacy campaign

LAHORE: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced the Financial Literacy Week from 4 to 8 March, 2024, aligned...

Published 07 Mar, 2024 04:59am

Editorials

President makes a fair point

EDITORIAL: President Arif Alvi hit the nail on the head the other day when he implied that financial inclusion, ...

Published 24 Feb, 2024 06:42am

Markets

SECP organises workshop on capital markets

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) held a capacity building workshop for...

Published 03 Jan, 2024 05:32am

SBP terms FY23 ‘extraordinarily challenging’

KARACHI: The fiscal year 2023 was extraordinarily challenging, with a host of external and domestic shocks,...

Updated 30 Dec, 2023 08:16pm

‘Regulatory Sandbox’: SBP issues guidelines

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has issued draft guidelines on Regulatory Sandbox for public consultation....

Updated 09 Dec, 2023 10:04am

SBP allows ASA Microfinance Bank to commence operations

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has allowed ASA Microfinance Bank (Pakistan) Limited to commence...

Updated 15 Nov, 2023 08:51am

Pakistan

PM says developing nations can replicate AMA success story

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Tuesday highlighting Pakistan’s achievement through the...

Published 08 Nov, 2023 05:42am

Business & Finance

Customers, employees: Mobilink Bank signs various strategic partnerships

ISLAMABAD: Mobilink Bank has entered a series of strategic partnerships to foster holistic well-being for its valued...

Published 01 Sep, 2023 05:41am

Banking institutions asked to strengthen financial inclusion, gender equality

KARACHI: President Dr Arif Alvi Monday asked the banking institutions to take measures to further strengthening...

Updated 29 Aug, 2023 08:40am

Business & Finance

Publication on banking sector released: ‘Financial inclusion remains a challenge’

KARACHI: The financial inclusion remains a challenge for Pakistan with lower financial, women and rural inclusion...

Published 15 Jul, 2023 06:08am

Opinion

Unmasking regressive banking

In today’s fast-paced world marked by technological advancements and social progress, the banking industry has...

Published 21 Jun, 2023 06:00am

Business & Finance

SECP announces amendments to Securities & Futures Advisers Regulations, 2017

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Tuesday announced measures to develop a...

Published 21 Jun, 2023 05:21am

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

Mobilink Bank, Hashoo Foundation sign MoU

ISLAMABAD: Mobilink Bank and Hashoo Foundation (HF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly...

Published 23 May, 2023 06:14am

Business & Finance

SECP amends NBFC regulations to adapt to new technologies

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has revised the Non-Banking Finance Companies...

Published 18 May, 2023 06:10am

Business & Finance

Microfinance sector: PMIC, Qarar Consultancy to roll out credit scoring model

ISLAMABAD: To ensure financial inclusion and strengthen the microfinance sector, Pakistan Microfinance Investment...

Published 12 Apr, 2023 06:11am

Business & Finance

MMBL joins GSMA Connected Women Commitment Initiative

ISLAMABAD: A global digital operator that provides converged connectivity and online services, Saturday announced...

Published 06 Mar, 2023 07:20am

Business & Finance

Newly licensed digital banks promise greater financial inclusion

KARACHI: The digital banks recently licensed by the State Bank of Pakistan to operate in the country have promised...

Published 09 Feb, 2023 07:10am

Business & Finance

Mastercard, BoK join hands to drive financial inclusion

PESHAWAR: Master-card, a technology leader in the global payments industry, has entered an exclusive new partnership...

Published 07 Feb, 2023 07:20am

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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