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Special Investment Facilitation Council

Reinvigorating investor confidence

The new fiscal year has started with a focus on economic stability and improvement, which is an encouraging sign....

Published 05 Aug, 2024 09:12am

Markets

IMF rejection of CD, tariff strategy: MoF’s ‘half-hearted’ support cited as the reason

ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry’s half-hearted support may have been a reason behind the IMF rejection of the...

Published 14 Feb, 2024 09:20am

Business & Finance

SIFC EC reviews various policy-level initiatives

ISLAMABAD: The eighth session of the Executive Committee of Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) started ...

Published 25 Jan, 2024 04:23am

Pakistan

From economic to political mayhem, Pakistan hopes for a better 2024

The year 2023 has undoubtedly been a challenging one for Pakistan, as the nation grappled with a multitude of issues...

Published 31 Dec, 2023 12:01pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan to be world investment destination after SIFC

KARACHI: Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) stated that country is poised to become the investment destination of the...

Published 09 Dec, 2023 05:46am

Editorials

The external resource shortfall

EDITORIAL: The budgeted 6 billion dollars from the commercial banking sector abroad and through issuance of...

Published 28 Nov, 2023 04:56am

BR Research

FDI and SIFC

Its most unfortunate that all those who have been in power for the longest time in the country’s history have been...

Published 27 Nov, 2023 06:45am

Pakistan

PM Kakar meets Rio Tinto CEO to discuss investment opportunities in Pakistan's mining sector

Jakob Stausholm assures the caretaker premier his team will coordinate with relevant authorities to explore business prospects in the country

Published 21 Sep, 2023 09:30pm

SIFC’s strategy to achieve global traction praised

Apex Committee of the Special Investment Facilitation Council endorses projects approved by the previous government

Updated 29 Aug, 2023 10:02am

Pakistan

SIFC to propel Pakistan’s industrial and agriculture growth: PM Shehbaz

Addressing Chinese companies, prime minister says partnership entering new phase as procedures are being simplified and streamlined

Updated 07 Aug, 2023 04:26pm

Pakistan

Army chief invites foreign investors to ‘discover hidden treasures of Pakistan’

COAS Munir says government will ensure investor-friendly system that avoids unnecessary delays

Updated 01 Aug, 2023 07:47pm

Opinion

‘Special Investment Facilitation Council’ — the way forward—II

Pakistan needs a “Charter for Business” for the next 20 years, with sanctity as crucial as that of a...

Published 12 Jul, 2023 06:39am

Business & Finance

‘SIFC’ termed ‘game-changer’ in relation to FDI prospects

ISLAMABAD: The formation of Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) is a game-changer vis-à-vis Foreign...

Published 08 Jul, 2023 06:20am

Pakistan

Govt striving to turn country into global export hub: Ahsan

ISLAMABAD: As the country’s exports fell by 12 percent during the first 10 months of FY 2023, Federal Minister for...

Published 06 Jul, 2023 05:42am

BR Research

Special Investment Facilitation Council – another joke?

The Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) for the economic revival of the country is the latest season in...

Published 04 Jul, 2023 09:21am

COAS to be part of SIFC apex body

ISLAMABAD: The federal government constituted three special committees to get good output from the newly formed...

Updated 22 Jun, 2023 08:57am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 18	278.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 18	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 18	153.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 18	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 18	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 18	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 17	6,050.61
Nasdaq / Dec 17	20,109.06
FTSE 100 / Dec 17	8,195.20
Dow Jones / Dec 17	43,449.90
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 17	20,246.37
France CAC40 / Dec 17	7,365.70
India Sensex / Dec 18	80,231.76
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 18	39,081.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 17	17,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 17	241,860
Petrol/Litre / Dec 18	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 18	70.43
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 18	2,644.54
Diesel/Litre / Dec 18	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Dec 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.70 ▲ 1.00 (17.54%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 18 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	8 ▲ 0.89 (12.52%)
S.G.Power / Dec 18 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.17 ▲ 1.00 (12.24%)
Faran Sugar (R) / Dec 18 Faran Sugar Mills Limited (R)(FRSMR)	9.43 ▲ 1.00 (11.86%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.50 ▲ 1.05 (10.05%)
Data Agro / Dec 18 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	139.24 ▲ 12.66 (10.00%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Dec 18 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	26.74 ▲ 2.43 (10.00%)
Pak Datacom / Dec 18 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	103.94 ▲ 9.45 (10.00%)
B.R.R. Guardian / Dec 18 B.R.R. Guardian Limited(BRRG)	21.24 ▲ 1.93 (9.99%)

Stock	Price
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 18 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	37.76 ▼ -4.20 (-10.01%)
National Bank / Dec 18 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	66.38 ▼ -7.38 (-10.01%)
Din Tex. / Dec 18 Din Textile Mills Limited(DINT)	45.90 ▼ -5.10 (-10.00%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Dec 18 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	211.50 ▼ -23.50 (-10.00%)
Imperial Limited / Dec 18 Imperial Limited(IML)	20.16 ▼ -2.24 (-10.00%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Dec 18 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	331.40 ▼ -36.82 (-10.00%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	728.78 ▼ -80.98 (-10.00%)
Bilal Fibres / Dec 18 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	12.61 ▼ -1.40 (-9.99%)
Calcorp Ltd / Dec 18 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	26.22 ▼ -2.91 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.11
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▲ 0.49
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	58,285,174 ▼ -0.39
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	57,202,972 ▼ -0.07
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▼ -0.22
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 3.28
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▲ 0.25
Hub Power Co. / Dec 18 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	33,289,968 ▼ -2.54
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	31,365,092 ▼ -0.22

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