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SBP aims to achieve 75% financial inclusion by 2028

Central bank launches National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) 2024-28

Updated 13 Jan, 2025 09:55pm

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SBP – the silent stabilizer

The star economic performer in the last two years is the State Bank of Pakistan. The central bank’s foreign reserves...

Published 10 Jan, 2025 07:47am

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SBP-held foreign exchange reserves decrease $15mn, now stand at $11.7bn

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) decreased by $15 million on a weekly basis,...

Updated 09 Jan, 2025 09:55pm

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Autos: Credit only where it’s due

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has been cutting the policy rate rather aggressively since the MPC decided on June...

Updated 31 Dec, 2024 09:15am

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Bank holiday: SBP to remain closed on Wednesday, January 01

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will remain closed for public dealing on Wednesday, January 01, 2025, which will be...

Published 27 Dec, 2024 09:49pm

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SBP-held foreign exchange reserves decrease $228mn, now stand at $11.85bn

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) decreased by $228 million on a weekly basis,...

Updated 26 Dec, 2024 10:52pm

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SBP to remain closed on Wednesday, December 25

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday said it will remain closed on Wednesday, December 25, 2024, in observance...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 01:42pm

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FDI in 5MFY25

According to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), total FDI inflows reached $1.12 billion during July-November FY25, a...

Published 19 Dec, 2024 08:46am

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LSM: Stuck in the red

“Key large-scale manufacturing sectors – such as textile, food, automobiles, POL and tobacco – were already...

Published 18 Dec, 2024 09:06am

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Pakistan’s REER index increases further to 102.92 in November 2024

Pakistan’s Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER), a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of...

Updated 17 Dec, 2024 10:56pm

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How the key interest rate has moved since July 2022

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday reduced the key policy rate by 200...

Updated 16 Dec, 2024 09:46pm

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Monetary policy: Balancing rate cuts and inflation

The monetary policy is due on Monday. The market rates (T-Bills and KIBOR) have already plummeted, making the...

Published 13 Dec, 2024 08:24am

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SBP-held foreign exchange reserves increase $13mn, now stand at $12.05bn

Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) increased by $13 million on a weekly basis,...

Updated 12 Dec, 2024 09:45pm

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Forget FY24

In 2021, buckling under the pressure of a rising import bill, soaring inflation, and shrinking reserves, the State...

Published 12 Dec, 2024 08:37am

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ADR race: calm down your horses

The ADR race is now close to the finish line. After reaching a bottom of 37 percent in September 2024, the banking...

Updated 05 Dec, 2024 10:46am

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Pakistan receives $500 million from ADB for climate programme

Proceeds to reflect in SBP’s foreign exchange reserves for week ending on November 29

Updated 28 Nov, 2024 10:59pm

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Consumer confidence returns gradually

Signs of stability on the macroeconomic front are slowly but surely starting to reflect in consumer confidence –...

Published 06 Nov, 2024 09:16am

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Consumer confidence still reeling

The policymakers are sounding more confident today than they have been in a long time. From inflation to policy...

Published 11 Oct, 2024 09:27am

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A healthy transformation?

Last month, the State Bank of Pakistan discontinued the reporting of ‘FE-25 Deposits and their Utilization’...

Published 10 Oct, 2024 08:41am

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Pakistan’s REER index decreases to 100.16 in August 2024

Pakistan’s Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER), a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of...

Updated 18 Sep, 2024 10:36pm

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‘Wrongly interpreted’: SBP issues clarification on art competition, new banknote series

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday clarified banknote designs that have won the recent art competition are...

Updated 12 Sep, 2024 08:24pm

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Remittances robust again

In August 2024, the country recorded a significant increase in remittances, reaching $2.94 billion, the year-on-year...

Published 11 Sep, 2024 09:11am

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Competition for new currency notes: SBP unveils winners, selected designs

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday announced the winners of its competition for the designs of the new...

Updated 06 Sep, 2024 12:08am

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Borrower’s objection to eligibility of evaluator rejected

LAHORE: A borrower backed out after giving consent on the appointment of evaluator to sell out pledged stock lying ...

Published 01 Sep, 2024 02:46am

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Pakistan eyes access to Chinese capital markets: Aurangzeb

Finance Minister sees policy rate cut this year

Updated 05 Jun, 2024 10:56pm

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SBP expected to cut rates by 100bps, Reuters poll shows

ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is widely expected to cut its key interest rate next week by 100 basis...

Updated 05 Jun, 2024 10:51pm

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SBP-held foreign exchange reserves decrease $63mn, now stand at $9.09bn

Total liquid foreign reserves held by the country stand at $14.31 billion

Updated 30 May, 2024 10:28pm

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Bank holiday: SBP to remain closed on Tuesday, May 28

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday said it will remain closed on Tuesday, May 28, following a government...

Published 27 May, 2024 08:57pm

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IT exports 10MFY24

IT exports have been witnessing a recovery over the past 5 months of FY24. Total IT exports for 9MFY24 stood at...

Published 24 May, 2024 08:58am

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SBA final tranche: SBP says it has received $1.1bn from IMF

Amount will reflect in central bank's foreign exchange reserves for week ending on May 3

Updated 30 Apr, 2024 09:09pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 15	278.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 15	278.70
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 15	157.36
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 15	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 15	1.22
Euro to USD / Jan 15	1.03

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 14	5,842.91
Nasdaq / Jan 14	19,044.39
FTSE 100 / Jan 14	8,201.54
Dow Jones / Jan 14	42,518.28
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 14	20,271.33
France CAC40 / Jan 14	7,423.67
India Sensex / Jan 15	76,746.81
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 15	38,379.49

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 9	237,483
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 14	18,785
Petrol/Litre / Jan 15	252.66
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 15	77.93
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 15	2,681.51
Diesel/Litre / Jan 15	258.34

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Gulshan Sp. / Jan 15 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.70 ▲ 0.60 (14.63%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Jan 15 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	6.35 ▲ 0.68 (11.99%)
Parmount Sp. / Jan 15 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	5 ▲ 0.50 (11.11%)
Service Textile / Jan 15 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	15.13 ▲ 1.38 (10.04%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jan 15 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	12.29 ▲ 1.12 (10.03%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jan 15 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	11.65 ▲ 1.06 (10.01%)
BF Biosciences / Jan 15 BF Biosciences Limited(BFBIO)	231.30 ▲ 21.03 (10.00%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Jan 15 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	17.49 ▲ 1.59 (10.00%)
Otsuka Pakistan / Jan 15 Otsuka Pakistan Limited(OTSU)	186.36 ▲ 16.94 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Sana Ind / Jan 15 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	30.11 ▼ -3.32 (-9.93%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Jan 15 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	3.10 ▼ -0.27 (-8.01%)
Universal Ins. / Jan 15 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	10 ▼ -0.79 (-7.32%)
Paramount Mod / Jan 15 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	8.42 ▼ -0.62 (-6.86%)
Reliance Ins. / Jan 15 Reliance Insurance Company Limited(RICL)	12 ▼ -0.85 (-6.61%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 15 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	50 ▼ -3.15 (-5.93%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jan 15 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	26.35 ▼ -1.65 (-5.89%)
Unicap Modaraba / Jan 15 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	2.92 ▼ -0.16 (-5.19%)
GOC (Pak) / Jan 15 GOC (Pak) Limited.(GOC)	67.52 ▼ -3.47 (-4.89%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 15 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	42,527,928 ▼ -0.07
Pak Refinery / Jan 15 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	41,500,012 ▲ 1.40
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 15 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	33,447,471 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 15 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	29,525,333 ▲ 0.01
Sui South Gas / Jan 15 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	26,679,632 ▼ -0.72
Hascol Petrol / Jan 15 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	26,398,810 ▼ -0.05
TRG Pak Ltd / Jan 15 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	23,380,246 ▲ 4.14
Telecard Limited / Jan 15 Telecard Limited(TELE)	19,836,175 ▼ -0.22
Pak Stock Exchange / Jan 15 Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited(PSX)	16,136,998 ▼ -0.28

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