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Co-financing: List of 12 potential projects shared with EIB

ISLAMABAD: The Government of Pakistan shared a list of 12 potential projects for co-financing with European...

Updated 05 Sep, 2024 09:25am

World Bank -funded ‘PRR’ project: one-year extension sought

ISLAMABAD: The government has sought one-year extension in “Pakistan Raises Revenue (PRR)” project worth $400...

Updated 06 Feb, 2024 09:06am

Pakistan

MoEA hosts int’l delegation participating in advance railway course

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Economic Affairs in Islamabad hosted the visit of the international delegation...

Published 03 Jan, 2024 05:32am

Shamshad says expecting 2-2.5pc GDP growth

ISLAMABAD: The caretaker Federal Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs, Dr Shamshad Akhtar, reported...

Updated 22 Nov, 2023 10:07am

Business & Finance

Trade & investment, banking systems: Iran reiterates interest in bolstering cooperation

ISLAMABAD: Iranian Deputy Minister for Economics and Finance, Reza Bakhshiani Thursday reiterated keen interest in...

Published 01 Sep, 2023 05:41am

Inflows improved in July: IMF SBA gives comfort level to multilaterals, bilaterals: MEA officials

ISLAMABAD: The staff level agreement on the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF)...

Updated 23 Aug, 2023 10:17am

Opinion

The ebb of external inflows

The Ministry of Economic Affairs has released the statement of May 2023 on Disbursement of Foreign Economic...

Updated 11 Jul, 2023 06:37am

Around $100m debt: Pakistan, Italy agree on ‘PIDSA’ timeline extension

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Italy reached an agreement to extend the timeline of the Pakistan-Italian Debt Swap...

Updated 07 Jul, 2023 08:56am

JDS programme: Japan announces 315m yen grant aid

ISLAMABAD: The government of Japan on Thursday announced grant aid worth 315 million Japanese yen (around $2.25...

Updated 23 Jun, 2023 08:51am

Foreign loans, debt servicing: Repayment revised upward by MoEA

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Economic Affairs has revised upward by Rs402 billion repayment of short-term foreign loan...

Updated 07 Jun, 2023 08:55am

Business & Finance

Trade, aviation and illegal immigration: Pak-EU Joint Commission to meet in Brussels on 23rd

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the European Union (EU) will reportedly hold Pak-EU Joint Commission meeting in Brussels...

Updated 06 Jun, 2023 08:43am

Country receives $15.4bn in financing during Jul-Apr

ISLAMABAD: The country received $15.4 billion in financing during the first 10 months (July-April) of the current...

Updated 21 May, 2023 03:24pm

Foreign investment promotion: MoEA to prioritise countries for holding various joint commissions

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Economic Affairs has decided to prioritise countries for holding Joint Commissions (JCs),...

Updated 19 May, 2023 09:15am

Business & Finance

Benazir Nashonuma Programme: ECC approves Rs500m more

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet has approved additional financing of Rs500...

Updated 28 Apr, 2023 08:49am

Business & Finance

SFD provides $240m for Mohmand hydro-power dam

ISLAMABAD: The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) signed a $240 million loan agreement to support Pakistan’s Mohmand...

Updated 09 Apr, 2023 12:07am

LC restrictions: World Bank asks govt to exempt projects funded by IFIs

Economic Affairs secretary agrees to take up matter with Finance Division

Updated 13 Mar, 2023 12:51pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan, Uzbekistan sign $1bn trade deal

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Uzbekistan signed on Friday a $1 billion deal to increase bilateral trade, a statement from...

Published 25 Feb, 2023 06:23am

Trade teams talk business; it’s no Russian roulette

8th meeting of the Pakistani-Russian Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation starts meeting to find new opportunities for further deepening the bilateral relations

Updated 19 Jan, 2023 09:31am

Business & Finance

Agreement signed: France to provide €120m soft loan for Keyal Khuwar hydropower project

ISLAMABAD: France will provide soft loan of € 120 million for Keyal Khuwar 128 MW Hydropower project. Dr Kazim...

Published 17 Jan, 2023 06:52am

Germany inks two framework agreements worth Euro 28m

ISLAMABAD: The Government of Pakistan and Germany signed two framework agreements -amounting Euro 28 million...

Updated 13 Jan, 2023 08:46am

Deal signed with SFD to finance oil derivatives worth $1bn

ISLAMABAD: The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) and Pakistan, on Thursday, signed a new agreement to finance oil...

Updated 13 Jan, 2023 08:47am

Opinion

Low foreign inflows

The foreign exchange reserves of the SBP have plunged to $6,116 million as of 16th of December 2022. There has been ...

Published 27 Dec, 2022 06:07am

Pakistan

France to provide €0.3m grant for Babu Sabu treatment plant

ISLAMABAD: France will provide a grant of 0.3 million euros for the Babu Sabu Wastewater Treatment Plant-Financing...

Published 16 Dec, 2022 05:58am

Business & Finance

KPK health programme: $100m financing pact signed with ADB

ISLAMABAD: The government has signed a financing agreement worth $100 million with the Asian Development Bank (ADB)...

Published 05 Nov, 2022 05:53am

Two financing agreements signed with World Bank

ISLAMABAD: The Government of Pakistan has signed two financing agreements of $500 million with the World Bank...

Updated 03 Nov, 2022 09:42am

NA panel informed: Dasu project won’t be completed by May 2024

ISLAMABAD: The Dasu Hydropower (Phase-I) project would not be completed even by the revised schedule of May 2024,...

Updated 29 Sep, 2022 09:49am

Business & Finance

Most budget figures to undergo fluctuations: MoEA

ISLAMABAD: Most of the budget figures for the current fiscal year 2022-23, including GDP growth rate, debt-to-GDP...

Updated 16 Sep, 2022 09:51am

Business & Finance

Economy: MoEA report debates similarities, differences with Sri Lanka

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s strong economic relations with China, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia have always provided a...

Published 31 Aug, 2022 05:50am

CASA-1000: NTDC seeks $35m financing

Original cost of project was $185 million, of which $92.66 million has already been disbursed

Updated 12 Aug, 2022 08:57am

Pakistan

5th session of Pak-Turkmen JMC: MEA convenes meeting to review implementation status on July 5

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Economic Affairs has convened an inter-ministerial meeting on July 5, 2022 for review of...

Published 01 Jul, 2022 06:13am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 30	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 30	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 30	153.03
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 30	0.87
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 30	1.29
Euro to USD / Oct 30	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 30	5,813.67
India Sensex / Oct 30	79,850.58
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 30	39,116.79
Nasdaq / Oct 30	18,607.93
Hang Seng / Oct 30	20,489.06
FTSE 100 / Oct 30	8,159.63
Dow Jones / Oct 30	42,141.54
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 30	19,257.34

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 30	68.95
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 30	18,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 30	246,403.40
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 30	2,786.14
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 30	69.88
Petrol/Litre / Oct 31	247.03

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 31 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 31 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 31 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 31 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 31 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 31 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 31 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 31 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 31 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 31 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 31 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 31 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 31 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 31 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 31 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 31 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 31 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 31 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Oct 31 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Oct 31 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Oct 31 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Oct 31 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Oct 31 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Oct 31 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 31 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 31 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Oct 31 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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