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Acquisition of Telenor Pakistan: PTCL and IFC-led syndicate celebrate historic financing deal

KARACHI: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) led...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am

Business & Finance

Acquisition of TPL: IFC approves $400m debt financing to PTCL

KARACHI: The Board of Directors of International Finance Corporation (IFC) has approved the debt financing of up to...

Published 29 Jun, 2024 06:40am

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PTCL secures $400mn loan from IFC for Telenor Pakistan acquisition

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has secured debt financing of up to $400 million from the...

Updated 28 Jun, 2024 05:35pm

Business & Finance

IFC informs body: ‘Outsourcing of Islamabad Airport: healthy competition likely on 15 July’

ISLAMABAD: A committee tasked to finalise the outsourcing plan of the country’s three airports was informed by the...

Published 14 Jun, 2024 06:31am

Business & Finance

DIBPL joins IFC’s global trade finance programme

KARACHI: Dubai Islamic Bank Pakistan Limited (DIBPL) has signed an Issuing Bank Agreement (IBA) with the...

Published 08 May, 2024 07:58am

Business & Finance

Acquisition of TPL: IFC approves $400m debt financing to PTCL

KARACHI: The Board of Directors of International Finance Corporation (IFC) has approved the debt financing up to ...

Published 09 Apr, 2024 05:06am

Pak-origin UK national Mahnaz becomes IFC Sanctions Board member

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank (WB) has appointed Mahnaz Malik, a Pakistan-origin British national, as a Sanctions Board...

Updated 14 Jan, 2024 10:40am

Business & Finance

IFC commits $1.5bn in short, long-term investments

ISLAMABAD: International Finance Corporation (IFC) committed approximately $1.5 billion in short and long-term...

Published 14 Sep, 2023 06:07am

Pakistan

World Bank’s IFC doubles investment commitments in Pakistan to $1.5bn in FY23

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank, committed approximately $1.5 billion in...

Updated 13 Sep, 2023 04:55pm

Business & Finance

Syngenta receives ‘Employer of Choice’ Gender Diversity Award 2023

KARACHI: Syngenta Pakistan Limited has been awarded the “Employer of Choice” Gender Diversity Award 2023 by the...

Published 10 Aug, 2023 06:35am

World

World Bank’s IFC considers $1.5bn in investments in Ukraine banking, farming and infrastructure

KYIV: The World Bank’s private investment arm is considering $1.5 billion in investments in Ukraine’s banking,...

Published 21 Jul, 2023 06:30pm

Opinion

Time to invest in ESG

The global community is working to transform the world by implementing sustainable development goals (SDGs) to...

Updated 21 Apr, 2023 02:56pm

Markets

World Bank’s IFC to provide Sri Lanka with $400mn financing

COLOMBO: The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank’s investment arm, said it will provide Sri...

Published 27 Feb, 2023 12:25pm

Pakistan

Climate change: 13 firms pledge to promote participation of women workers

KARACHI: Thirteen companies signed a pledge on Tuesday committing to advance the participation of their women...

Published 11 Jan, 2023 05:53am

Business & Finance

IFC sees ‘huge’ potential to boost investment in Africa

WASHINGTON: The World Bank’s private investment arm sees huge potential to boost investment in Africa and help...

Published 19 Dec, 2022 07:28am

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
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

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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