The meeting came on the sidelines of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation's (OIC) 47th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers being held in Niamey, Niger.
March milling wheat, the most active contract on the Paris-based Euronext exchange, settled 0.25 euros, or 0.1%, lower at 210.00 euros ($250.99) a tonne.
The national development and prosperity was linked with the development of business community, he said while talking to a delegation of leading industrialists and businessmen here.
Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME)gained 1pc to $7,476.50 a tonne in official trading after hitting its highest since May 2013 at $7,511.
Meanwhile, according to Forex Association of Pakistan, the buying and selling rates of dollar in the open market were recorded at Rs. 159.5 and Rs. 160.5 respectively.
“ADB’s program will support these efforts and help Pakistan to improve its export competitiveness—now more important than ever given the impacts of the pandemic.”
Foreign Affairs Ministry states that Pakistan appreciates the envoys of Muslim states for highlighting Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir issue in their statements
LME copper has leapt 71pc from the March low of $4,371 a tonne on hopes of global activities soon returning to normal following positive vaccine trial results.
At 0739 GMT, the rouble was down 0.2pc against the dollar at 75.89, edging away from its highest mark in nearly 10 weeks of 75.3025, reached on Thursday.
The central bank had previously linked reserve requirement ratios and remuneration rates to loan growth, which had spurred lending and economic growth.
The central bank held a total of 690 trillion yen ($6.6 trillion) in assets as of end-September, up 21pc from a year ago and nearly 1.3 times the size of Japan's economy.
China's top diplomat, Wang Yi, arrived in the South Korean capital late on Wednesday, after a two-day visit to Japan, as Asian governments prepare for change under a new U.S. administration.
Meanwhile, according to Forex Association of Pakistan, the buying and selling rates of dollar in the open market were recorded at Rs. 160.7 and Rs. 161.6 respectively.
The ECB has criticised Donald Trump's outgoing administration for its protectionist stance and was attacked by the U.S. president over the euro-dollar exchange rate.
The U.S. currency teetered near a two-month low against the Australian dollar and a two-year low against the New Zealand dollar, both considered barometers of risk sentiment due to their close ties with the global commodities trade.
Biden, who defeated Donald Trump at the ballot box on November 3, has promised a return to diplomacy with Iran after four hawkish years under the departing US president.
In interbank trading, the price of euro depreciated by Rs. 1.05 and closed at Rs. 190.04 against the last day’s trading of Rs. 191.09, State Bank of Pakistan reported.