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Body formed to ensure enhanced public sector import thru Gwadar port

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet has constituted an inter-ministerial panel to ensure 60 per cent of public sector...

Updated 30 Sep, 2024 09:01am

Procurement of works: Ministries, public sector entities directed to use SBDs

ISLAMABAD: The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) has directed all ministries and public sector entities...

Updated 23 Sep, 2024 09:21am

Opinion

IPPs and capacity payments – how to deal with the challenge

This is a follow-up piece. The first part appeared on 1st August 2024. Both may be read together. Let us explore...

Published 10 Sep, 2024 06:32am

Settlement of circular debt thru adjustments strong probability

Deputy PM Ishaq Dar directs Petroleum and Power Division to reassess the plan for settlement of circular debt through cash/ non-cash adjustments

Updated 09 Sep, 2024 09:42am

Opinion

The challenge of unpaid caregiving

Among the various reasons identified on global level for removing gender disparity with regard to education and...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

Imprest money: Govt weighs debit card against credit card for PSEs

ISLAMABAD: The government is considering suggesting debit instead of credit card solutions to address petty cash and...

Updated 02 Aug, 2024 09:33am

Active privatisation list: Six additional public sector entities added

ISLAMABAD: The federal government, on Thursday, added six additional public sector entities in active privatisation...

Updated 03 May, 2024 09:20am

Procurement of net-metering-based solar PV systems: PPIB set to approve model bidding documents for PSEs

ISLAMABAD: The Board of Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) is all set to approve model bidding...

Updated 17 Jan, 2024 08:55am

Non-filers of tax returns: FBR to identify bureaucrats, bankers, others

FBR apprehends that many senior government officials in different ministries and departments including police etc are non-filers of income tax returns

Updated 12 Dec, 2023 10:13am

Public-sector entities: auction proceedings hamstrung by lack of transparency?

LAHORE: Some public sector corporations dealing with the promotion of small industries in provinces are not...

Updated 17 Sep, 2023 06:58pm

Public entities warned of stern action: Beneficial owners must be declared in contract documents: PPRA

ISLAMABAD: The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) has warned different public sector organizations that...

Updated 18 Mar, 2023 09:12am

Govt offers its SOE stakes to 2 UAE firms

State Owned Entities include OGDCL, PPL, NBP, PIA and PNSC

Updated 31 Jan, 2023 02:52pm

Inter-governmental commercial transactions law: Govt deletes some proposed clauses

ISLAMABAD: The government has deleted some clauses proposed in Inter-Governmental Commercial Transactions Act, 2022,...

Updated 08 Aug, 2022 09:39am

MoF makes guidelines on lending to provinces, PSEs

Funds for forex payments will require approval of External Finance Wing of Finance Division

Updated 14 Jul, 2022 10:26am

Editorials

TSA: A step in the right direction

EDITORIAL: Earlier this week, a Business Recorder exclusive news report said that the ministry of finance has barred...

Published 27 May, 2022 05:50am

Pakistan

PSEs: Lesco to waive penalties against recoveries

LAHORE: The Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) has decided to waive penalties against recoveries from public...

Published 15 Feb, 2022 06:45am

Proposed transaction of Discos: PC fails to hire financial advisers

ISLAMABAD: Privatisation Commission (PC) has failed to find suitable Financial Advisers for the proposed transaction...

Updated 05 Jan, 2022 10:46am

PSEs: PM for filling top vacancies urgently

The PM gave the instructions at a recent meeting of the Federal Cabinet

Updated 28 Nov, 2021 09:55am

Ex-officio members: MoF asked to review nominations/appointments on PSEs’ boards

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet has directed the Ministry of Finance to review nominations/appointments of ex-officio...

Published 23 May, 2021 03:06am

Privatisation of selected PSEs: Authorities told to address legal, administrative issues

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister Mohammedmian Soomro Thursday chaired regular weekly meeting to review progress made so...

Published 30 Apr, 2021 05:06am

KE, public sector entities: Arbitration agreement sent to ECC

ISLAMABAD: Privatis-ation Commission (PC) has reportedly sent the much-deliberated draft Arbitration Agreement (AA)...

Published 23 Apr, 2021 05:12am

Top vacant positions in PSEs: PM likely to take action against ministries

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan is likely to take action against the Ministries for not complying with Federal...

Published 12 Apr, 2021 03:59am

Sell-off process of PSEs by PC: Hafeez incensed by ‘delaying tactics’

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister, Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has reportedly grilled Privatisation Commission (PC) for using...

Published 29 Mar, 2021 06:05am

Pakistan

18 PSEs picked, but not a single privatised since 2018

ISLAMABAD: The government has selected 18 Public Sector Entities (PSEs) for privatisation, however it has not been...

Published 21 Mar, 2021 04:05am

PD seeks AGP’s opinion on ToRs sent by KE

ISLAMABAD: Power Division (PD) has reportedly sought opinion from Attorney General for Pakistan AGP on Terms of...

Updated 12 Feb, 2021 09:35am

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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