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‘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

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

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

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

Business & Finance

New industrial units: SBP should introduce low-cost financing scheme: FBATI

KARACHI: Syed Raza Hussain, President of the Federal B Area Association of Trade and Industries (FBATI), has urged...

Published 29 Dec, 2023 02:58am

Business & Finance

SMEs badly affected by hike in utilities cost

KARACHI: The sudden and staggering hike in the cost of utilities has put the survival of thousands of Small and...

Published 16 Nov, 2023 05:39am

CCP urges SBP to enable SMEs to avail lower interest rates

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has asked the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to make it easier...

Updated 16 Jul, 2023 09:21am

CCP analysis on SME sector: ‘Complex regulatory regime pushes up cost of doing business’

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has declared that the complex regulatory regime has created...

Updated 16 Jul, 2023 09:22am

Business & Finance

CGPA, Smeda take up industrial infrastructure in KP

PESHAWAR: The Centre for Governance & Public Accountability (CGPA) in collaboration with the Small & Medium...

Published 23 Jun, 2023 06:00am

Business & Finance

China can help Pakistan develop SME sector: CG

KARACHI: Consul General of China Yang Yundong, while responding to President Karachi Chamber’s suggestion, stated...

Published 18 Jun, 2023 06:07am

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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