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SME Sector

Economic growth: Cut in power tariff to play role of catalyst: Khattak

PESHAWAR: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) JK Consultants and prominent expert on SME sector, Javed Iqbal Khattak has...

Published 21 Apr, 2025 05:42am

PM sets up panel to empower women in SMEs

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday chaired a meeting of Small and Medium Enterprises Development...

Updated 09 Mar, 2025 10:16pm

Rural residents: SMEDA urged to formulate strategy

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said that SMEDA can play a key role in rural economic...

Updated 07 Mar, 2025 08:49am

Markets

Banks to develop SME index to help boost financing for small businesses

The Pakistan Banks’ Association (PBA) has announced to develop an small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) index...

Published 12 Feb, 2025 08:01pm

Editorials

‘Key drivers of economic development’

EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif only stated the obvious at the D-8 summit in Cairo when he termed the youth...

Updated 28 Dec, 2024 07:32am

Business & Finance

Alibaba announces launch of trade assurance in country

ISLAMABAD: Alibaba. com, a leading global business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce platform, Tuesday announced the...

Published 25 Dec, 2024 08:10am

Business & Finance

‘Majority of SMEs have no access to formal financing’

ISLAMABAD: Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are playing a role of the backbone of the national economy,...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 08:33am

Business & Finance

SMEs: SMEDA, PBA to enhance access to finance

LAHORE: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Auth ority (SMEDA) and Pakistan Banks’ Association (PBA) ...

Published 07 Dec, 2024 06:51am

Business & Finance

Chairman APBUMA talks of textile sector’s woes

FAISALABAD: Forty percent textile units have been closed and this nosedive process will continue if immediate...

Published 01 Dec, 2024 03:13am

Pakistan

USAID-supported SPF for SMEs officially launched in KP

PESHAWAR: The US Consul General in Peshawar Shante Moore and the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Chief ...

Published 27 Nov, 2024 08:32am

Women entrepreneurs: SBP asked to provide long term loans

FAISALABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) should provide long-term loans without collateral at 3pc to women...

Updated 25 Nov, 2024 09:38am

Business & Finance

Factors creating obstacles within SMEs highlighted

LAHORE: Over 84 percent of Pakistan’s workforce operates informally within SMEs and home-based working sector,...

Published 09 Nov, 2024 08:09am

Pakistan

‘Startup Synergy: Model and Plan Sprint 2024’ held at ISRA University

HYDERABAD: On the directions of the President, Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders & Small Industry (HCSTSI),...

Published 04 Nov, 2024 03:29am

BoD for amending SMEDA Ordinance 2002

ISLAMABAD: The Board of Directors (BoD) of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) has...

Updated 02 Nov, 2024 09:05am

Business & Finance

SME banking: SBP launches ‘Challenge Fund’

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced to launch a “Challenge Fund” for technology adoption...

Published 12 Oct, 2024 06:58am

Business & Finance

Ahsan reveals SMEs’ potential of $40-60bn export in next five years

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal has said that the small and medium...

Published 09 Oct, 2024 06:26am

Business & Finance

SME sector: SBP revises per party exposure limits

KARACHI: Aimed at facilitating the SME sector, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has revised the per party exposure...

Published 09 Oct, 2024 06:26am

Business & Finance

Minister expresses satisfaction on implementation of SME policy

LAHORE: Rana Tanveer Hussain, Federal Minister Industries and Production chaired the 12th Meeting of National...

Published 28 Sep, 2024 07:16am

PM for steps aimed at boosting profitability of SMEs

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday directed the authorities concerned to take measures for the...

Updated 14 Sep, 2024 03:09pm

Business & Finance

SME Sector Development: PM appoints Asia Sail as member of steering committee

LAHORE: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has appointed Asia Sail Khan as a member of the Steering Committee for SME...

Published 12 Sep, 2024 03:48am

PM forms steering body on Smeda

Expresses indignation at the inactivity of Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority Board

Updated 24 Aug, 2024 03:12pm

SBP increases clean lending limit for SMEs by 100pc

KARACHI: Amending the Prudential Regulations for SME Financing, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced to...

Updated 17 Aug, 2024 02:37pm

Business & Finance

Tractor industry on brink of shutdown: PAAPAM

LAHORE: The Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts & Accessories Manufacturers (PAAPAM) has announced that the...

Updated 10 Aug, 2024 07:38am

Business & Finance

‘Rising taxes, costly utilities are threatening survival of SMEs’

KARACHI: The increase in multiple taxes in the recent budget coupled with the high cost of utilities have surged the...

Published 14 Jul, 2024 02:55am

Business & Finance

SME sector: SBP directs banks to adopt DSCF solutions

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has instructed the banks to adopt Digital Supply Chain Finance (DSCF)...

Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am

Business & Finance

KCCI budget proposals to be forwarded to authorities: Ali Pervez

KARACHI: Minister of State for Finance & Revenue Ali Pervez Malik has assured to forward KCCI’s ...

Published 28 May, 2024 05:30am

Editorials

Energising the SME sector

EDITORIAL: In yet another bid to encourage the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the government...

Published 25 Apr, 2024 03:05am

Business & Finance

Session on SMEDA services held with NIM delegation

LAHORE: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) hosted an interactive session on SMEDA...

Published 17 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Pakistan

Three-day ‘SAARC Bazaar’ concludes

LAHORE: Lahore hosted three-day “SAARC Bazaar” and SAARC conference titled “Invest in South Asian Women: A ...

Published 14 Mar, 2024 03:00am

Business & Finance

FCCI acting president assures support for resolving SME sector issues

FAISALABAD: The SME sector is the growth engine of the economy and problems confronted by it must be resolved on top...

Published 26 Feb, 2024 05:07am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 1	278.20
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 1	278
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 1	158.70
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 1	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 1	1.30
Euro to USD / Jan 1	1.09
UK LIBOR % / Jan 1	5.44

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 1	5,631.22
India Sensex / Jan 1	80,664.86
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 1	41,399.72
Nasdaq / Jan 1	18,472.57
Hang Seng / Jan 1	17,793.21
FTSE 100 / Jan 1	8,182.96
Dow Jones / Jan 1	40,211.72
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 1	18,590.89
France CAC40 / Jan 1	7,632.71

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Jan 1	265.61
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 1	81.75
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 1	18,535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 1	213,480
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 1	2,430.25
Diesel/Litre / Jan 1	277.45
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 1	72.40

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Ruby Textile / Apr 28 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	7.98 ▲ 0.78 (10.83%)
ECOPACK Ltd / Apr 28 Ecopack Limited(ECOP)	34.71 ▲ 3.16 (10.02%)
EMCO Industries / Apr 28 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	38.36 ▲ 3.49 (10.01%)
Sunrays Textile / Apr 28 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	172.02 ▲ 15.64 (10%)
S.S.Oil / Apr 28 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	392.76 ▲ 35.71 (10%)
MCB Invest. Managmt. / Apr 28 MCB Investment Management Limited(MCBIM)	93.80 ▲ 8.53 (10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Apr 28 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	3,610.52 ▲ 328.23 (10%)
Shakarganj / Apr 28 Shakarganj Limited(SML)	43.58 ▲ 3.96 (9.99%)
GOC (Pak) / Apr 28 GOC (Pak) Limited.(GOC)	65.95 ▲ 5.93 (9.88%)
Supernet Ltd. / Apr 28 Supernet Limited (GEM)(GEMSPNL)	23.98 ▲ 2.15 (9.85%)

Stock	Price
Lucky Cement / Apr 28 Lucky Cement Limited(LUCK)	362.95 ▼ -1388.5 (-79.28%)
Ghani Chemworld / Apr 28 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	7 ▼ -1 (-12.5%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Apr 28 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	6.45 ▼ -0.87 (-11.89%)
First Fid. Leasing / Apr 28 First Fidelity Leasing Modaraba(FFLM)	2.02 ▼ -0.26 (-11.4%)
Dewan Textile / Apr 28 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	6.50 ▼ -0.8 (-10.96%)
Bunnys Limited / Apr 28 Bunnys Limited(BNL)	30.75 ▼ -3.42 (-10.01%)
Matco Foods Ltd / Apr 28 Matco Foods Limited(MFL)	39.84 ▼ -4.43 (-10.01%)
Tata Textile / Apr 28 Tata Textile Mills Limited(TATM)	41.38 ▼ -4.6 (-10%)
Cyan Limited / Apr 28 Cyan Limited(CYAN)	36.20 ▼ -4.02 (-10%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 28 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	78.07 ▼ -8.67 (-10%)

Stock	Volume
B.O.Punjab / Apr 28 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	20,179,458 ▼ -0.31
Power Cement / Apr 28 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	19,640,104 ▼ -0.78
Pak Elektron / Apr 28 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	15,315,128 ▼ -2.12
Ghani Chemworld / Apr 28 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	12,559,269 ▼ -1
Maple Leaf Cement / Apr 28 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	11,767,673 ▲ 0.14
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 28 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	10,440,214 ▼ -0.01
Sui North Gas / Apr 28 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	10,125,937 ▼ -2.31
Lucky Cement / Apr 28 Lucky Cement Limited(LUCK)	9,130,993 ▼ -1388.5
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 28 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	8,756,568 ▼ -8.67
Image Pakistan / Apr 28 Image Pakistan Limited(IMAGE)	8,261,464 ▼ -2.01

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