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BISP chairperson meets World Bank team

ISLAMABAD: Chairperson BISP Rubina Khalid held a meeting with BISP skill development team and representatives from...

Published a day ago

Editorials

Water riots!

EDITORIAL: The recent warning from the World Bank, highlighting the looming threat of conflict over water, should...

Published 23 Mar, 2025 05:26am

World Bank likely to approve additional IDA credit to PRR

$70 million in additional investment financing for the Federal Board of Revenue will support its new Transformation Plan

Updated 3 days ago

Pakistan

World Bank assures BISP of ‘full support’ in strengthening digital, cybersecurity

ISLAMABAD: Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has sought the assistance of World Bank (WB) in strengthening...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 08:21am

Business & Finance

World Bank approves $102m for Resilient, Accessible Microfinance Project

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank’s Board of Directors approved $102 million in financing for the Resilient and Accessible...

Published 20 Mar, 2025 05:30am

Markets

World Bank approves $102mn financing for Pakistan’s RAM Project

Finance ministry to implement project through SBP

Updated 19 Mar, 2025 10:43pm

Transmission system: World Bank may approve restructuring of $425m NTMP-I

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank is likely to approve the restructuring of National Transmission Modernization Project-I...

Updated 19 Mar, 2025 09:32am

Aurangzeb holds key follow-up meeting with World Bank team

ISLAMABAD: A key follow-up meeting was held on Monday between the Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator...

Updated 18 Mar, 2025 03:21pm

Pakistan

Aurangzeb, World Bank discuss 10-year Country Partnership Framework

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb met with the World Bank team at the Finance Division to discuss Pakistan’s...

Updated 17 Mar, 2025 09:24pm

World Bank official sees conflict over water in near future

ISLAMABAD: A World Bank official has warned that there will be conflict over every drop of water in Pakistan if...

Updated 15 Mar, 2025 02:27pm

Pakistan

1,802 villages to be upgraded with World Bank’s support

LAHORE: Punjab Local Government Minister Zeeshan Rafiq has said that 1802 villages of 16 tehsils will be upgraded...

Published 14 Mar, 2025 07:28am

Pakistan

World Bank and agri department arrange training workshop

LAHORE: The Punjab agriculture department in collaboration with the World Bank arranged a one-day training workshop...

Published 14 Mar, 2025 05:34am

Editorials

Ritual of lip service

EDITORIAL: International Women’s Day has come and gone, but for half of Pakistan’s population, the struggle for...

Published 12 Mar, 2025 03:03am

Pacts revision with IPPs: Development partners informed of possible scenarios

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Power, Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari on Monday said negotiations with IPPs are...

Updated 04 Mar, 2025 09:08am

Opinion

Human development emergency: Pakistan’s greatest challenge

Economic policy debates in Pakistan tend to fixate on macroeconomic indicators—fiscal deficits, firm-level...

Updated 03 Mar, 2025 06:59am

Business & Finance

8 DFIs criticise ‘unilateral’ clean energy talks

KARACHI: Pakistan’s unilateral renegotiation of clean power contracts will undermine investor confidence and be...

Published 27 Feb, 2025 06:44am

Pakistan

World Bank delegation attends presentation on SPHF programme

KARACHI: The Executive Directors of the World Bank visited Pakistan for the first time in two decades and attended a...

Published 22 Feb, 2025 06:31am

Pakistan

World Bank’s MIGA pledges support for Pakistan’s financial sector, capital markets

Delegation from Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency meets Finance Minister Aurangzeb

Updated 21 Feb, 2025 10:15pm

Business & Finance

Talks with counterparts at Alula moot: Aurangzeb shares key takeaways with World Bank team

ISLAMABAD: A delegation of World Bank Executive Directors called on Federal Minister for Finance & Revenue,...

Published 20 Feb, 2025 06:44am

Markets

Finance minister apprises WB delegation of govt’s reform agenda

Govt committed to ensuring business-friendly environment where private sector takes lead in driving economic growth, says Aurangzeb

Updated 19 Feb, 2025 10:59pm

Economic prosperity hinges on end to terrorism: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday linked end to terrorism in the country to economic stability,...

Updated 19 Feb, 2025 02:49pm

Rating upgrade: MIGA mulls $500m trade finance guarantee package

ISLAMABAD: The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) has reportedly indicated a potential $500 million...

Updated 19 Feb, 2025 08:43am

Editorials

Lender prescriptions and implementation

EDITORIAL: The chief of International Finance Corporation, the investment arm of the World Bank, Makhtar Diop, ahead...

Published 19 Feb, 2025 06:21am

Pakistan

Sindh CM hosts reception for World Bank delegation

ISLAMABAD: Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah welcomed the World Bank (WB) delegation headed by Abdulhak...

Published 19 Feb, 2025 06:21am

Pakistan

WB team expresses satisfaction over Sindh’s projects

ISLAMABAD: In a meeting with the Chief Minister of Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah and the provincial cabinet in...

Published 18 Feb, 2025 03:01am

PM heaps praise on World Bank for cooperation

Says the investment by bank will usher in new era of growth, development across various sectors of the country

Updated 18 Feb, 2025 01:45pm

Business & Finance

Session titled ‘Microfinance challenges & opportunities’ held at SAFCO office

HYDERABAD: A session titled ‘Pakistan’s Microfinance Landscape: Emerging Opportunities and Growing Challenges’...

Published 18 Feb, 2025 03:01am

Pakistan

Govt aims to privatise up to 50 SOEs in next 3-4 years: minister

One-third of state-owned enterprises strategic assets, Minister for Economic Affairs Ahad Cheema tells World Bank delegation

Updated 17 Feb, 2025 11:00pm

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz, World Bank delegation discuss $40bn accord

Investment to be made under World Bank’s recently launched Country Partnership Framework

Updated 17 Feb, 2025 09:52pm

Pakistan

HEDP project: HEC, World Bank Mission conclude talks on implementation progress

ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has concluded a series of meetings with the World Bank Evaluation...

Published 14 Feb, 2025 08:22am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 25	280.52
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 25	280.27
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 25	150.44
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 25	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 25	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 25	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 25	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 25	5,776.65
India Sensex / Mar 25	78,876.83
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 25	37,938.34
Nasdaq / Mar 25	18,271.86
Hang Seng / Mar 25	23,409.08
FTSE 100 / Mar 25	8,663.80
Dow Jones / Mar 25	42,587.50
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 25	23,109.79
France CAC40 / Mar 25	8,108.59

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 25	69.19
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 25	17,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 25	272,462
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 25	3,017.63
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 25	65.24
Petrol/Litre / Mar 26	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 26	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Mughal Iron & Steel (R) / Mar 26 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (R)(MUGHALR2)	3.01 ▲ 1 (49.75%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Mar 26 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	9.99 ▲ 1 (11.12%)
Zephyr Textile / Mar 26 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	11.40 ▲ 1.04 (10.04%)
Philip Morris Pak. / Mar 26 Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited(PMPK)	737.77 ▲ 67.07 (10%)
Data Agro / Mar 26 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	96.62 ▲ 8.78 (10%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Mar 26 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	110.80 ▲ 10.07 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Mar 26 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	58.44 ▲ 5.31 (9.99%)
Crescent Fib. / Mar 26 Crescent Fibres Limited(CFL)	45.70 ▲ 4.14 (9.96%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Mar 26 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	18.80 ▲ 1.66 (9.68%)
Universal Ins. / Mar 26 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	10.34 ▲ 0.91 (9.65%)

Stock	Price
Elahi Cot. / Mar 26 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	135.93 ▼ -15.1 (-10%)
Arpak Int. / Mar 26 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	63.11 ▼ -6.89 (-9.84%)
Atlas Ins. Ltd / Mar 26 Atlas Insurance Limited(ATIL)	57.95 ▼ -6.03 (-9.42%)
Khairpur Sug. / Mar 26 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	115.01 ▼ -11.46 (-9.06%)
Bela Auto / Mar 26 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	167.50 ▼ -14.44 (-7.94%)
Kohat Textile / Mar 26 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	28.13 ▼ -2.42 (-7.92%)
Prosperity Weav / Mar 26 Prosperity Weaving Mills Limited(PRWM)	35.07 ▼ -2.93 (-7.71%)
Noon Sugar / Mar 26 Noon Sugar Mills Limited(NONS)	73.51 ▼ -6.06 (-7.62%)
Jubilee Spinning / Mar 26 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	10.89 ▼ -0.88 (-7.48%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Mar 26 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	900.16 ▼ -71.96 (-7.4%)

Stock	Volume
Pak Elektron / Mar 26 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	26,185,691 ▲ 1.6
P.S.O. / Mar 26 Pakistan State Oil Company Limited(PSO)	23,806,275 ▼ -0.22
TRG Pak Ltd / Mar 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	22,825,615 ▼ -0.74
Cnergyico PK / Mar 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	14,454,846 ▲ 0.08
Engro Fert. / Mar 26 Engro Fertilizers Limited(EFERT)	12,976,863 ▲ 0.07
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	12,412,844 ▲ 0.01
B.O.Punjab / Mar 26 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	10,207,107 ▲ 0.03
Pak Petroleum / Mar 26 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	10,102,573 ▲ 5.82
Sui South Gas / Mar 26 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	7,601,850 ▼ -0.08
Pak Refinery / Mar 26 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	7,461,474 ▲ 0.25

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