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Interview with Aameer Karachiwalla, CEO – Khushhali Microfinance Bank Limited

‘The MSME sector is Pakistan's economic cornerstone’ Aameer Karachiwalla is the CEO of Khushhali Microfinance Bank...

Published 28 Jun, 2024 07:24am

Business & Finance

Specific clauses of SSA between MNT Halan Pak B V, Advans S A SICAR: CCP grants exemption

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has granted exemption over specific clauses of Sale Share...

Published 27 Jun, 2024 06:52am

Business & Finance

Entity rating of NRSP Microfinance Bank upgraded

KARACHI: VIS Credit Rating Company Limited (VIS) has upgraded the medium to long term entity ratings of NRSP...

Published 09 May, 2024 03:11am

Business & Finance

Mobilink Bank launches ‘Center of Excellence for Women’

ISLAMABAD: Mobilink Bank, Pakistan’s leading digital microfinance bank, has reaffirmed its commitment to women’s...

Published 28 Mar, 2024 06:19am

Business & Finance

Zong 4G and ASA Pakistan (MFB) Ltd sign partnership agreement

KARACHI: Zong 4G, Pakistan's leading digital communication company, has signed a corporate partnership agreement ...

Published 13 Jan, 2024 05:38am

Business & Finance

U Microfinance Bank announces financial results

KARACHI: U Microfinance Bank, Pakistan’s fastest-growing microfinance bank, has published its financial results ...

Published 02 Dec, 2023 05:09am

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

BR Research

Microfinance remaining buoyant

The microfinance sector in Pakistan has experienced notable growth and development over the past few decades despite...

Published 19 Jul, 2023 08:15am

Business & Finance

Q1CY23: SBP imposes fines on five banks

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has imposed Rs 224 million fines on five banks during the first quarter...

Published 25 May, 2023 06:26am

Opinion

Uplifting women & SMEs, empowering economies

Our society has long grappled with the sociocultural dilemma of whether or not women shall be encouraged to take...

Published 07 May, 2023 03:21am

BR Research

Microfinance in CY22

Despite the challenging macroeconomic conditions, floods-related devastations in many rural districts, and rising...

Published 13 Mar, 2023 07:46am

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

Apna Microfinance, FINCA considering operations merger

Apna Microfinance Bank Limited (APNA), a microfinance services provider, has entered into a Memorandum of...

Published 27 Jan, 2023 02:28pm

BR Research

Interview with President & CEO, Telenor Microfinance Bank/Easypaisa

‘Our lending business has been transformed from a legacy brick-and-mortar model to a Digital-First model’...

Published 28 Nov, 2022 08:35am

BR Research

Microfinance: mixed bag

Pre-floods, the country’s microfinance sector seemed to be on a steady path at the tail end of the pandemic. As ...

Updated 05 Oct, 2022 09:56am

BR Research

State of microfinance

Pakistan’s microfinance sector is not immune to macroeconomic crises, natural disasters or law & order...

Published 07 Jul, 2022 11:10am

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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