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Print - 2012-09-05
Aid pledges to Yemen at $6.4 billion: World Bank

Aid pledges to Yemen at $6.4 billion: World Bank

Global donors Tuesday made aid pledges worth $6.4 billion to Yemen, the World Bank said, half of what Sanaa says it needs to weather a rough political transition triggered by Arab Spring protests. The new figure is up from $4 billion pledged to the impove
Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Lufthansa strike grounds hundreds of flights

Lufthansa strike grounds hundreds of flights

German flag carrier Lufthansa cancelled some 200 flights from its Frankfurt hub, Europe's third busiest, on Tuesday as cabin crew stepped up strike action and extended it to Munich and Berlin. Lufthansa said it had grounded roughly half of its scheduled s
Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Australia central bank holds rates, admits to uncertainty on China

Australia central bank holds rates, admits to uncertainty on China

Australia's central bank held interest rates at 3.5 percent for a third straight month on Tuesday saying past cuts had yet to be fully felt, even as another local miner blamed falling export prices for slashing ambitious expansion plans.
Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
World leaders must act to stave off food crisis: UN agencies

World leaders must act to stave off food crisis: UN agencies

The United Nations warned Tuesday of a possible repeat of the 2007-2008 food crisis and called on world leaders to act quickly to prevent a catastrophe which would affect tens of millions of people. "The current situation in world food markets, characteri
Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Spain's jobless increases

Spain's jobless increases

Spain's jobless rate increased by 0.83 percent in August from a month earlier, or by 38,179 people, leaving 4.63 million people out of work, data from the Labour Ministry showed on Tuesday. The data breaks with four previous months of declining jobless fi
Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
McDonald's to open first vegetarian outlet

McDonald's to open first vegetarian outlet

US fast-food giant McDonald's, famed for its beef-based Big Mac burgers, on Tuesday said it will open its first vegetarian-only restaurant anywhere in the world in India next year. The world's second-biggest restaurant chain after Subway tailors its menus
Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Hedge funds perplexed by negative Bund yield conundrum

Hedge funds perplexed by negative Bund yield conundrum

Hedge funds are split on how to bet on German bonds, in a sign that even managers supposedly at the cutting edge of finance are struggling to work out how paper offering buyers a negative yield will fare as the euro zone's debt crisis unfolds. Germany's t
Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Hedge funds perplexed by negative Bund yield conundrum

Hedge funds perplexed by negative Bund yield conundrum

Hedge funds are split on how to bet on German bonds, in a sign that even managers supposedly at the cutting edge of finance are struggling to work out how paper offering buyers a negative yield will fare as the euro zone's debt crisis unfolds. Germany's t
Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Downward trend seen on grain market

Downward trend seen on grain market

Prices moved down on the wholesale grain market on Tuesday in process of modest trading, dealers said. On the cereals side, Makai low type shed Rs 150 to Rs 2550 and the best type followed same pattern, losing Rs 125 to Rs 2575, Juwar, as a result of risi
Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Chemical items mixed on Jodia Bazaar

Chemical items mixed on Jodia Bazaar

The trading in chemical items moved both ways on Jodia Bazaar here on Tuesday. The following variations were noted.
Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Spot rate drifts lower on cotton market

Spot rate drifts lower on cotton market

Spot rate was down on the cotton market on Tuesday in process of trading, dealers said. Official spot rate was lower by Rs 50 to Rs 5700, they said. In the ready business, nearly 10,000 bales of cotton changed hands between Rs 5650-5800, they said. Prices
Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Oil cake market rates

Oil cake market rates

Contracts were mixed on the forward cottonseeds oilcake market on Tuesday in process of trading, dealers said. The December vaida closed at Rs 447.30 and opened with 20 paisa gain at Rs 447.50 in process of trading, they said. The January contract ended a
Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Activity at Karachi and Qasim ports

Activity at Karachi and Qasim ports

The Karachi Port handled 161,416 tonnes of cargo comprising 122,446 tonnes of import cargo and 38,970 tonnes of export cargo including 4,846 loaded & empty containers during last 24 hours ended at 0700 hours on Tuesday. The total import cargo of 122,446 t
Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Indonesia's corn imports seen down 35 percent in 2012

Indonesia's corn imports seen down 35 percent in 2012

High global corn prices will contribute to Indonesian imports falling by about 35 percent to 2 million tonnes this year, an industry group said on Tuesday. Global grain supplies have been depleted by a devastating drought in the United States, the world's
Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Indian sugar futures extend gains

Indian sugar futures extend gains

Indian sugar futures extended gains on Tuesday, bolstered by the government's decision to provide additional time to sell the August quota and on robust demand in the spot market ahead of key festivals. The Indian government has provided an additional 10
Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Low soya crop to push palm oil prices up: Oil World

Low soya crop to push palm oil prices up: Oil World

Record soyabean prices will cause a major swing in demand towards cheaper palm oil in coming months which in turn will push palm prices up, Hamburg-based oilseeds analysts Oil World said on Tuesday. "Global dependence on palm oil will rise significantly i
Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
High soya prices cutting livestock output: Oil World

High soya prices cutting livestock output: Oil World

Signs are intensifying that livestock farmers are cutting production as the surge in soyabean and corn prices to record levels this summer raises animal feed costs, Hamburg-based oilseeds analysts Oil World said on Tuesday. "Livestock producers have start
Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Drought-hit Russian grain yields down 27 percent

Drought-hit Russian grain yields down 27 percent

Drought-hit Russian grain quality has fallen sharply, with yields from the key global wheat supplier's current harvest down 27 percent from last year to 1.89 tonnes per hectare as of September 3, the country's Agriculture Ministry said. Russia had complet
Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
India's oilseeds drop on rainfall; soyaoil steady

India's oilseeds drop on rainfall; soyaoil steady

India's oilseeds futures dropped on Tuesday following good rainfall in oilseeds growing areas, though a rise in the US soyabean market and thin availability of stocks at spot markets restricted the downside. Soyaoil futures were steady as an improvement i
Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
HRW wheat bids rise

HRW wheat bids rise

Spot basis bids for hard red winter wheat in the US Plains were noted rolling forward to post against December wheat futures on Tuesday, with many wheat merchants marking a spread of 10-20 cents for the roll forward. Mills showed only light demand with Se
Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
New York cotton

New York cotton

The fluctuations observed during the day:

Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
New York cotton

New York cotton

The fluctuations observed during the day:

Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
State Bank of Pakistan conversion rates

State Bank of Pakistan conversion rates

Rates applicable for conversion into rupees of Foreign Currency Deposits, Dollar Bearer Certificates, Foreign Currency Bearer Certificates, Special US Dollar bonds and profits thereon by all banks and also for providing forward cover on foreign currency d
Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Barclays bid rates and maximum rates for payment of interest

Barclays bid rates and maximum rates for payment of interest

Barclays bid rates, maximum rates for payment of interest by authorised dealers on deposits (other than those brought under FE Circular No: 45 of 1985) and on deposits (brought under FE Circular No: 45 of 1985) - issued by the Foreign Exchange Rates Commi
Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Exchange rates: buying and selling

Exchange rates: buying and selling

Exchange rates issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan on Tuesday (September 04, 2012).

Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Conversion for foreign currency deposits

Conversion for foreign currency deposits

Conversion for foreign currency deposits, DBC/FCBC, special USD bond & profits thereon (excluding FE-25 deposits) on Tuesday (September 04, 2012).

Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Currency notes: exchange rates

Currency notes: exchange rates

Exchange rates for Currency Notes issued by the Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) here on Tuesday (September 04, 2012).

Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Bill buying rates per unit of currency

Bill buying rates per unit of currency

Bill Buying Rates per unit of currency -- issued by the Treasury Management Division of the National Bank of Pakistan on Tuesday (September 04, 2012).

Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Money Market Report

Money Market Report

Money market report by Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co on Tuesday (September 04, 2012).
Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Spot dollar rates

Spot dollar rates

Spot Dollar rates from Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari & Co Ltd on Tuesday (September 04, 2012).

Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Closing of sterling rates

Closing of sterling rates

Closing of sterling rates at 1730 GMT - on Tuesday (September 04, 2012).

Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Auction for 3G licences yet to get response

Auction for 3G licences yet to get response

No international as well as national companies and consortia have shown any interest in response to an advertisement of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) seeking hiring of consultant to auction 3G spectrums, although only eight days are left
Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Auction for 3G licences yet to get response

Auction for 3G licences yet to get response

No international as well as national companies and consortia have shown any interest in response to an advertisement of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) seeking hiring of consultant to auction 3G spectrums, although only eight days are left
Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Auction for 3G licences yet to get response

Auction for 3G licences yet to get response

No international as well as national companies and consortia have shown any interest in response to an advertisement of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) seeking hiring of consultant to auction 3G spectrums, although only eight days are left
Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
ECC approves deregularisation of diesel price

ECC approves deregularisation of diesel price

The Economic Co-ordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has decided to make electricity statistics part of economic indicators for regular discussions and taking needed decisions to deal with the situation, it was learnt. Sources said that the decision
Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
ECC approves deregularisation of diesel price

ECC approves deregularisation of diesel price

The Economic Co-ordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has decided to make electricity statistics part of economic indicators for regular discussions and taking needed decisions to deal with the situation, it was learnt. Sources said that the decision
Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
ECC approves deregularisation of diesel price

ECC approves deregularisation of diesel price

The Economic Co-ordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has decided to make electricity statistics part of economic indicators for regular discussions and taking needed decisions to deal with the situation, it was learnt. Sources said that the decision
Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Determination of power tariff: Nepra asked to dispose of pending cases

Determination of power tariff: Nepra asked to dispose of pending cases

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has asked the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) to finalise fresh applications for determination of power tariff within 60 days and dispose of all pending cases within 45 days. Sources said the Board of
Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Determination of power tariff: Nepra asked to dispose of pending cases

Determination of power tariff: Nepra asked to dispose of pending cases

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has asked the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) to finalise fresh applications for determination of power tariff within 60 days and dispose of all pending cases within 45 days. Sources said the Board of
Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Determination of power tariff: Nepra asked to dispose of pending cases

Determination of power tariff: Nepra asked to dispose of pending cases

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has asked the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) to finalise fresh applications for determination of power tariff within 60 days and dispose of all pending cases within 45 days. Sources said the Board of
Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
LME official prices

LME official prices

The following were Monday official prices.

Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Iesco suspends power supply to Pakistan Secretariat

Iesco suspends power supply to Pakistan Secretariat

Islamabad Electric Supply Company (Iesco) on Tuesday switched off electricity of Pak Secretariat for several hours for not paying outstanding bills of Rs 173 million. However, electricity was restored after Capital Development Authority (CDA) handed over
Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Iesco suspends power supply to Pakistan Secretariat

Iesco suspends power supply to Pakistan Secretariat

Islamabad Electric Supply Company (Iesco) on Tuesday switched off electricity of Pak Secretariat for several hours for not paying outstanding bills of Rs 173 million. However, electricity was restored after Capital Development Authority (CDA) handed over
Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Tuesday (September 04, 2012).

Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Iesco suspends power supply to Pakistan Secretariat

Iesco suspends power supply to Pakistan Secretariat

Islamabad Electric Supply Company (Iesco) on Tuesday switched off electricity of Pak Secretariat for several hours for not paying outstanding bills of Rs 173 million. However, electricity was restored after Capital Development Authority (CDA) handed over
Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Tuesday (September 04, 2012).

Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Official speaks about discrepancy in Pak-China trade statistics

Official speaks about discrepancy in Pak-China trade statistics

Additional Secretary Revenue Division, Shahid Rahim Sheikh informed the business community on Tuesday that the actual value of China's exports to Pakistan during 2011 was $8.4 billion whereas Pakistan imports stood at $6.4 billion, reflecting discrepancy
Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX

Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX

Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX (Formerly National Commodity Exchange Limited - NCEL) Trading Summary on Tuesday (September 04, 2012).

Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Official speaks about discrepancy in Pak-China trade statistics

Official speaks about discrepancy in Pak-China trade statistics

Additional Secretary Revenue Division, Shahid Rahim Sheikh informed the business community on Tuesday that the actual value of China's exports to Pakistan during 2011 was $8.4 billion whereas Pakistan imports stood at $6.4 billion, reflecting discrepancy
Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Official speaks about discrepancy in Pak-China trade statistics

Official speaks about discrepancy in Pak-China trade statistics

Additional Secretary Revenue Division, Shahid Rahim Sheikh informed the business community on Tuesday that the actual value of China''s exports to Pakistan during 2011 was $8.4 billion whereas Pakistan imports stood at $6.4 billion, reflecting discrepancy
Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Lahore Grain Market Rates

Lahore Grain Market Rates

Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Tuesday (September 04, 2012).

Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Poultry Rates

Poultry Rates

Wholesale poultry rates on Tuesday (September 04, 2012) and for Wednesday (September 05, 2012).
Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Cotton Spot Rates

Cotton Spot Rates

Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Tuesday (September 04, 2012).

Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
India, China to resume joint military exercises

India, China to resume joint military exercises

India and China announced Tuesday they would resume joint military exercises after a four-year gap, a move designed to build trust in the often prickly relationship between the world's two most populous nations. After Indian Defence Minister A.K. Antony h
Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Pakistan, Germany commit to dialogue on security issues

Pakistan, Germany commit to dialogue on security issues

The foreign ministers of Germany and Pakistan signed an agreement Tuesday in which the two countries committed to a "strategic dialogue" on security issues, particularly regarding Afghanistan. The agreement, signed by Germany's Guido Westerwelle and Pakis
Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
Pakistan, Germany commit to dialogue on security issues

Pakistan, Germany commit to dialogue on security issues

The foreign ministers of Germany and Pakistan signed an agreement Tuesday in which the two countries committed to a "strategic dialogue" on security issues, particularly regarding Afghanistan. The agreement, signed by Germany's Guido Westerwelle and Pakis
Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
PML-N, MQM agree to carry forward dialogue process

PML-N, MQM agree to carry forward dialogue process

A Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) delegation on Tuesday met Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leadership in a bid to forge "national unity" with a view to steering the county out of numerous crises.
Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am
India, China to resume joint military exercises

India, China to resume joint military exercises

India and China announced Tuesday they would resume joint military exercises after a four-year gap, a move designed to build trust in the often prickly relationship between the world's two most populous nations. After Indian Defence Minister A.K. Antony h
Published 05 Sep, 2012 12:00am