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SMEs

Export-oriented growth: Banks agree to lend a helping hand

Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb chairs a high-level meeting on priority sector lending

Updated 15 Apr, 2025 04:26pm

Business & Finance

KP Governor terms SMEs ‘backbone of national economy’

ISLAMABAD: Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Faisal Karim Kundi, on Saturday emphasized the vital role of small and ...

Published 13 Apr, 2025 02:50am

Pakistan

Pakistani fintech Haball secures $52mn funding to grow Islamic finance business, plans Middle East foray

KARACHI: Haball, a Pakistan fintech firm, raised $52 million to expand its shariah-compliant supply chain financing...

Updated 08 Apr, 2025 06:38pm

Opinion

Opportunity of a lifetime

The global trade landscape is undergoing significant realignment. For Pakistan, particularly for its textile sector,...

Published 07 Apr, 2025 02:49am

Editorials

Pakistani e-commerce – stuck in first gear

EDITORIAL: In recent years, going digital has become increasingly rewarding, and in fact, essential for Pakistani...

Published 07 Apr, 2025 02:49am

Business & Finance

Unreliable internet, digital payment barriers slow down growth of SMEs: FPCCI BMP

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry Businessmen Panel (BMP) has said that...

Published 06 Apr, 2025 05:44am

Business & Finance

Govt decides to restructure SMEDA

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to restructure the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA)...

Published 26 Mar, 2025 05:25am

Business & Finance

MCB Bank partners with Fauree Tech to felicitate SMEs

LAHORE: MCB Bank Limited has announced a strategic partnership with Fauree Tech Pvt. Ltd., a fintech company...

Published 25 Mar, 2025 05:37am

Business & Finance

PRGMEA opposes amendments to EFS

LAHORE: The Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) has strongly opposed the...

Published 17 Mar, 2025 07:21am

Business & Finance

Industry’s uplift: SAPM directs SMEDA to leverage available resources

ISLAMABAD: Haroon Akhtar Khan as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Industries and Production,...

Published 14 Mar, 2025 07:37am

Markets

Mining sector: Vast reserves of minerals provide solid foundation: OGDCL

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is blessed with an abundance of mineral resources that hold immense potential for economic...

Published 12 Mar, 2025 03:03am

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

No fresh registrations: SMEs forced to run businesses with unregistered title: KTBA

KARACHI: The Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are forced to run their businesses with an unregistered title due...

Updated 08 Mar, 2025 08:50am

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

Business & Finance

Textile garments manufacturing sector: SMEDA holds consultative session with stakeholders

LAHORE: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) held a consultative session with stakeholders...

Published 04 Mar, 2025 06:30am

Business & Finance

New SME policy on the cards: Qazi Saddam

FAISALABAD: New SME policy is at the anvil which would further accelerate the process of industrialization at the...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 06:28am

Business & Finance

Grow Safe & Pakistan Business Forum join hands

KARACHI: Grow Safe (Pvt) Ltd, Pakistan’s leading HSE training, consultancy and compliance solutions provider and...

Published 02 Mar, 2025 02:44am

Editorials

SMEs and the high cost of formal economy

EDITORIAL: In yet another attempt in a long line of programmes aimed at promoting the SME sector, the Small and...

Published 28 Feb, 2025 06:49am

Business & Finance

Auto parts, engineering sectors: SMEDA Sindh chief calls for tapping export potential

KARACHI: Mukesh Provincial Chief, SMEDA has emphasized to tap the export potential in the auto parts and engineering...

Published 28 Feb, 2025 06:24am

Business & Finance

SMEDA arranges panel discussion on ‘Digital Trade Facilitation for SMEs’

LAHORE: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) brought together industry leaders,...

Published 22 Feb, 2025 06:31am

Business & Finance

Provinces urged to initiate road map to empower district economies

KARACHI: Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) urged the provincial governments to initiate the road map to empower district...

Published 20 Feb, 2025 06:44am

Pakistan Reforms Report 2025 launched

ISLAMABAD: The financial sector reforms implemented by the Shehbaz Sharif administration in last one year have had...

Updated 18 Feb, 2025 08:29am

Business & Finance

PBIT chief outlines plans to position Punjab as regional hub for trade

LAHORE: Muntaha Ashraf, Chairman of the Punjab Board of Investment and Trade (PBIT), has unveiled an ambitious...

Published 14 Feb, 2025 07:35am

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

Business & Finance

Visa highlights commercial cards’ role in Pakistan’s SME growth

KARACHI: Visa, a world leader in digital payments, released a whitepaper highlighting the advantages of digitizing...

Published 12 Feb, 2025 07:55am

Business & Finance

SBL and Fauree join hands to transform supply chain finance for SMEs

KARACHI: In a groundbreaking initiative to advance financial inclusion, transparency, efficiency, and sustainability...

Published 06 Feb, 2025 03:16am

Opinion

Importance of small businesses

Small businesses are often hailed as the backbone of any economy. They drive job creation, foster innovation, and...

Published 05 Feb, 2025 06:48am

Business & Finance

ABL and Fauree team up to provide digital financing solutions to SMEs

LAHORE: Allied Bank has entered into a strategic partnership with Fauree Tech Pvt. Limited, a leading fintech ...

Published 28 Jan, 2025 06:45am

Business & Finance

LCCI lauds SBP’s decision to reduce discount rate

LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has appreciated the State Bank of Pakistan’s decision ...

Published 28 Jan, 2025 06:45am

Business & Finance

TDAP seeks LCCI participation in trade delegations, exhibitions

LAHORE: The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan has invited Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry to be part ...

Published 23 Jan, 2025 06:14am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 15	280.63
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 15	280.43
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 15	143.15
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 15	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 15	1.32
Euro to USD / Apr 15	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Apr 14	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 14	5,405.97
Nasdaq / Apr 14	16,831.48
Dow Jones / Apr 14	40,524.79
India Sensex / Apr 15	76,780.06
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 15	34,267.54
Hang Seng / Apr 15	21,470.46
FTSE 100 / Apr 15	8,209.09
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 15	21,175.70
France CAC40 / Apr 15	7,263.20

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 14	16,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 14	290,466
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 15	61.77
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 15	3,224.76
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 15	65.75
Petrol/Litre / Apr 16	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 16	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Apr 15 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	2.73 ▲ 0.58 (26.98%)
Gulshan Sp. / Apr 15 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	3.72 ▲ 0.55 (17.35%)
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Apr 15 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	8.29 ▲ 0.79 (10.53%)
Tariq Corporation / Apr 15 Tariq Corporation Limited(TCORP)	16.16 ▲ 1.47 (10.01%)
Sanghar Sugar / Apr 15 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	55.51 ▲ 5.05 (10.01%)
Redco Textile / Apr 15 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	25.27 ▲ 2.3 (10.01%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Apr 15 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	17.70 ▲ 1.61 (10.01%)
Chakwal Spinning / Apr 15 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	47.87 ▲ 4.35 (10%)
Gillette Pak / Apr 15 Gillette Pakistan Limited(GLPL)	153.62 ▲ 13.97 (10%)
Nimir Resins / Apr 15 Nimir Resins Limited(NRSL)	35.08 ▲ 3.19 (10%)

Stock	Price
Power Cem(Pref) / Apr 15 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	13.55 ▼ -1.28 (-8.63%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Apr 15 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	8.32 ▼ -0.77 (-8.47%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Apr 15 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	25.58 ▼ -2.35 (-8.41%)
Imperial Limited / Apr 15 Imperial Limited(IML)	13.50 ▼ -1.22 (-8.29%)
LSE Capital / Apr 15 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	5.05 ▼ -0.45 (-8.18%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Apr 15 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	18.09 ▼ -1.41 (-7.23%)
Janana De Malucho / Apr 15 Janana De Malucho Textile Mills Limited(JDMT)	48.19 ▼ -3.66 (-7.06%)
Parmount Sp. / Apr 15 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	3.80 ▼ -0.28 (-6.86%)
Philip Morris Pak. / Apr 15 Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited(PMPK)	1,175.87 ▼ -85.61 (-6.79%)
Ruby Textile / Apr 15 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	7.26 ▼ -0.51 (-6.56%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Apr 15 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	32,091,019 ▼ -0.11
TRG Pak Ltd / Apr 15 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	21,511,574 ▲ 4.01
B.O.Punjab / Apr 15 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	20,785,866 ▼ -0.19
Dewan Cement / Apr 15 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	19,449,173 ▲ 0.27
Sui South Gas / Apr 15 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	15,773,976 ▼ -0.37
Fauji Foods Ltd / Apr 15 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	15,546,598 ▲ 0.42
Engro Powergen / Apr 15 Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited(EPQL)	15,491,518 ▲ 0.65
Secure Logistics / Apr 15 Secure Logistics Group Limited(SLGL)	13,589,909 ▲ 0.93
Pak Refinery / Apr 15 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	13,303,100 ▲ 0.14
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 15 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	11,659,459 ▲ 3.03

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