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The Dubai 100: Emaar executive, Emirates CEO lead city’s growth

Arabian Business publishes 2025 list of those shaping the emirate's future

Published 2 days ago

Business & Finance

Dubai named among top 5 fintech destinations globally

City also ranks among top 12 Global Financial Centres

Updated 24 Mar, 2025 04:42pm

Business & Finance

Countries holding largest gold reserves: US, Germany, Italy lead the way

China, India dominate Asian reserves as gold rally continues
Pakistan is 49th on list with 64.7 tonnes as of January 2025

Published 20 Mar, 2025 03:59pm

Business & Finance

Tourism contributes 12% to UAE’s GDP in 2024, surpassing US and Europe

Tourism contributed 12% to the UAE’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024, according to new insights compiled within...

Updated 18 Mar, 2025 08:05pm

Business & Finance

Dubai leads global luxury real estate with 147pc growth in five years: report

City tops Prime Real Estate Index (PIRI) in Knight Frank's Wealth Report 2025

Updated 18 Mar, 2025 02:06pm

Business & Finance

Dubai retains top ranking for greenfield FDI projects, attracts $14.24bn in 2024

Main sources of FDI for projects in UAE remain India, US and UK

Updated 12 Mar, 2025 01:12pm

Business & Finance

India ranks 4th in global billionaire wealth, behind US, China, Japan

India currently has 191 billionaires; Pakistan not mentioned on list

Updated 06 Mar, 2025 11:22pm

Life & Style

2024: Pakistanis among top 5 buyers of real estate in Dubai, Indians top list

Property prices are set to rise 5-8% in 2025

Updated 05 Mar, 2025 07:23pm

Perspectives

President Trump’s skewed foreign policy: Zelenskyy vs. Netanyahu

US foreign policy remains vastly disparate regarding both conflicts

Updated 04 Mar, 2025 11:21pm

Life & Style

Saudi Arabia looks to Manhattan’s urban plan for ‘The Line’

Futuristic city to be built vertically, with no streets or cars

Updated 03 Mar, 2025 04:36pm

Life & Style

Riyadh Air set to begin operations end of 2025

Development will allow for tourism expansion

Published 24 Feb, 2025 04:28pm

Life & Style

Dubai International Boat Show 2025 underway as Golden Visa announced for yacht-owners

31st iteration runs from February 19-23

Published 21 Feb, 2025 05:53pm

Pakistan

‘Gift to Karachi’: Gulgee Museum opens in tribute to master artist

Exhibit houses over 170 works, dating back to the 1950s

Updated 20 Feb, 2025 07:49pm

Perspectives

Canada and the Aga Khan IV: partners in pluralism

In an increasingly individualistic, polarised world, Canada has served as a prime example of an open, pluralistic...

Updated 14 Feb, 2025 11:59pm

Life & Style

Dubai sets new record of 18.72 mn international visitors in 2024

Gulf city surpasses previous record of 17.15 mn set in 2023

Updated 10 Feb, 2025 06:40pm

Life & Style

‘Water is the new gold’: Senator Sherry Rehman warns of dire climate consequences at KLF

Senator and climate advocate Sherry Rehman sounded the alarm on the climate crisis as well as the water emergency...

Updated 08 Feb, 2025 11:57pm

Perspectives

US vs. the world: there are no winners in a trade war

Donald Trump’s trade war has begun. Over the weekend Trump unveiled sweeping tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China,...

Updated 04 Feb, 2025 11:08pm

Life & Style

Dubai’s luxury market sets new record for over $10-million home sales

Dubai’s luxury residential market achieved a new record for $10 million-plus home sales, according to recent data...

Published 03 Feb, 2025 05:39pm

Perspectives

Biden’s tenure: Trump-ed in the final hour

One more time, US President-elect Donald Trump has seemingly triumphed where President Joe Biden failed – securing a...

Updated 16 Jan, 2025 11:56pm

Life & Style

$56,000 tuition a year: Dubai to welcome $100mn school campus in August

In another indicator of Dubai’s upward trajectory, one of the world’s largest operators of private schools – GEMS...

Updated 15 Jan, 2025 05:41pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 28	281.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 28	279.71
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 28	149.88
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 28	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 28	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 28	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Mar 27	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 28	5,580.94
India Sensex / Mar 28	77,414.92
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 28	37,120.33
Nasdaq / Mar 28	17,322.99
Hang Seng / Mar 28	23,426.60
FTSE 100 / Mar 28	8,658.85
Dow Jones / Mar 28	41,583.90
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 28	22,461.52
France CAC40 / Mar 28	7,916.08

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 27	275,205
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 28	69.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 28	17,085
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 28	3,117.20
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 28	66.90
Petrol/Litre / Mar 29	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 29	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Mughal Iron & Steel (R) / Mar 27 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited (R)(MUGHALR2)	4.01 ▲ 1 (33.22%)
Parmount Sp. / Mar 27 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	4.10 ▲ 0.59 (16.81%)
Shaheen Ins. / Mar 27 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	7.50 ▲ 0.97 (14.85%)
Popular Islamic / Mar 27 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	15.02 ▲ 1.37 (10.04%)
Diamond Ind. / Mar 27 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	33.83 ▲ 3.08 (10.02%)
Sardar Chemical / Mar 27 Sardar Chemical Industries Limited(SARC)	35.95 ▲ 3.27 (10.01%)
J.K.Spinning / Mar 27 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	69.58 ▲ 6.33 (10.01%)
Data Agro / Mar 27 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	106.28 ▲ 9.66 (10%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Mar 27 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	121.88 ▲ 11.08 (10%)
Allawasaya Tex / Mar 27 Allawasaya Tex. & Finishing Mills Ltd(AWTX)	1,429.95 ▲ 130 (10%)

Stock	Price
Arif Habib Corp / Mar 27 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	11.60 ▼ -98.09 (-89.42%)
Elahi Cot. / Mar 27 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	135.93 ▼ -15.1 (-10%)
Khalid Siraj / Mar 27 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	8.03 ▼ -0.87 (-9.78%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Mar 27 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	874.01 ▼ -93.68 (-9.68%)
Saritow Spinning / Mar 27 Saritow Spinning Mills Limited(SSML)	18.90 ▼ -1.75 (-8.47%)
Cordoba Logistics / Mar 27 Cordoba Logistics & Ventures Limited(CLVL)	12.61 ▼ -1.15 (-8.36%)
Sally Textile / Mar 27 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	11.01 ▼ -0.99 (-8.25%)
Masood Textile / Mar 27 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	49.06 ▼ -4.27 (-8.01%)
Universal Ins. / Mar 27 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	9.57 ▼ -0.73 (-7.09%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Mar 27 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	42 ▼ -3.1 (-6.87%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Mar 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	45,325,056 ▲ 0.31
Pak Elektron / Mar 27 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	29,179,304 ▲ 0.67
P.S.O. / Mar 27 Pakistan State Oil Company Limited(PSO)	26,879,128 ▲ 1.58
Arif Habib Corp / Mar 27 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	20,499,919 ▼ -98.09
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	16,191,931 ▼ -0.03
B.O.Punjab / Mar 27 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	16,148,304 ▼ -0.2
Pak Petroleum / Mar 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	15,934,134 ▼ -1.85
Engro Fert. / Mar 27 Engro Fertilizers Limited(EFERT)	14,419,464 ▲ 0.5
Fauji Cement / Mar 27 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	14,194,696 ▲ 0.53
Maple Leaf Cement / Mar 27 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	11,282,647 ▲ 0.09

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