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Print - 2018-02-25
Mexico to host 'difficult' new round of NAFTA talks

Mexico to host 'difficult' new round of NAFTA talks

Negotiators from the United States, Mexico and Canada open a new round of talks Sunday on overhauling the North American Free Trade Agreement, with the Mexican hosts already warning of turbulence. Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo said the reneg
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Mexico to host 'difficult' new round of NAFTA talks

Mexico to host 'difficult' new round of NAFTA talks

Negotiators from the United States, Mexico and Canada open a new round of talks Sunday on overhauling the North American Free Trade Agreement, with the Mexican hosts already warning of turbulence. Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo said the reneg
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Saudi, UAE, Qatari leaders to visit Trump in March, April

Saudi, UAE, Qatari leaders to visit Trump in March, April

Senior Saudi, Emirati and Qatari leaders will meet with US President Donald Trump in the next couple of months, US officials said, amid efforts by Washington to try to resolve a dispute between the Gulf neighbours. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman,
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Saudi, UAE, Qatari leaders to visit Trump in March, April

Saudi, UAE, Qatari leaders to visit Trump in March, April

Senior Saudi, Emirati and Qatari leaders will meet with US President Donald Trump in the next couple of months, US officials said, amid efforts by Washington to try to resolve a dispute between the Gulf neighbours. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman,
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Ex-Trump campaign aide Gates pleads guilty to conspiracy, lying
Exchange

Ex-Trump campaign aide Gates pleads guilty to conspiracy, lying

President Donald Trump's former campaign deputy Rick Gates pleaded guilty Friday to fraud and lying, pledging to cooperate with Special Counsel Robert Mueller on his vast probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Gates was the third former Tru
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Ex-Trump campaign aide Gates pleads guilty to conspiracy, lying
Exchange

Ex-Trump campaign aide Gates pleads guilty to conspiracy, lying

President Donald Trump's former campaign deputy Rick Gates pleaded guilty Friday to fraud and lying, pledging to cooperate with Special Counsel Robert Mueller on his vast probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Gates was the third former Tru
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Court acquits 12 men accused of child sex abuse

Court acquits 12 men accused of child sex abuse

A court acquitted 12 men of child sex abuse and blackmail charges on Saturday, the latest verdict in a massive paedophilia scandal that rocked the country in August 2015. The abuse and extortion scandal, which authorities have called the largest in Pakist
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Court acquits 12 men accused of child sex abuse

Court acquits 12 men accused of child sex abuse

A court acquitted 12 men of child sex abuse and blackmail charges on Saturday, the latest verdict in a massive paedophilia scandal that rocked the country in August 2015. The abuse and extortion scandal, which authorities have called the largest in Pakist
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Ghulam Kibria dies

Ghulam Kibria dies

Ghulam Kibria died yesterday. He was 92. He left behind two daughters and one son. His funeral prayers will be offered today after Zohr at Masjid Bait-us-Salam, Defence Phase IV, Opp. Imam Bargah. Born in 1926 in Bulands-hehar, UP, India, Kibria played a
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Ghulam Kibria dies

Ghulam Kibria dies

Ghulam Kibria died yesterday. He was 92. He left behind two daughters and one son. His funeral prayers will be offered today after Zohr at Masjid Bait-us-Salam, Defence Phase IV, Opp. Imam Bargah. Born in 1926 in Bulands-hehar, UP, India, Kibria played a
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Talal Chaudhry requests SC to withdraw contempt notice

Talal Chaudhry requests SC to withdraw contempt notice

Minister of State for Interior Affairs Talal Chaudhry requested the Supreme Court to withdraw contempt court proceedings against him on Saturday. The apex court had initiated contempt proceedings against Chaudhry on account of "derogatory and contemptuous
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Talal Chaudhry requests SC to withdraw contempt notice

Talal Chaudhry requests SC to withdraw contempt notice

Minister of State for Interior Affairs Talal Chaudhry requested the Supreme Court to withdraw contempt court proceedings against him on Saturday. The apex court had initiated contempt proceedings against Chaudhry on account of "derogatory and contemptuous
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Civilian martyred, three hurt at Nakyal sector: ISPR

Civilian martyred, three hurt at Nakyal sector: ISPR

A civilian was martyred and three others injured when Indian forces opened unprovoked fire at a village in Nakyal sector, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement on Saturday. According to the ISPR, a civilian identified as Mohammad
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Civilian martyred, three hurt at Nakyal sector: ISPR

Civilian martyred, three hurt at Nakyal sector: ISPR

A civilian was martyred and three others injured when Indian forces opened unprovoked fire at a village in Nakyal sector, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement on Saturday. According to the ISPR, a civilian identified as Mohammad
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Shoe hurled at Ahsan in Narowal

Shoe hurled at Ahsan in Narowal

A shoe was hurled at Federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Ahsan Iqbal while he was addressing a gathering in Narowal, Aaj News reported on Saturday. Ahsan Iqbal's speech angered a youth who let out his anger by throwing a shoe at the minister that missed it
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Pakistan to be placed in FATF watchlist in June: Miftah

Pakistan to be placed in FATF watchlist in June: Miftah

Adviser to the Prime Minister, Miftah Ismail, has confirmed that Pakistan would be placed in grey list of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in June. At Aaj News programme 'G for Gharidah,' he said Saturday that sanctions are not imposed on the countries
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Pakistan to be placed in FATF watchlist in June: Miftah

Pakistan to be placed in FATF watchlist in June: Miftah

Adviser to the Prime Minister, Miftah Ismail, has confirmed that Pakistan would be placed in grey list of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in June. At Aaj News programme 'G for Gharidah,' he said Saturday that sanctions are not imposed on the countries
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Activist freed in Uzbekistan after 12 years in prison

Activist freed in Uzbekistan after 12 years in prison

Uzbekistan has released an activist who was jailed for nearly 12 years after a bloody crackdown on protesters in the east of the country, rights groups said on Saturday. Isroil Kholdarov, a human rights and political activist from Andijan, scene of a brut
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Both suspects in Kuwait murder of Filipina held

Both suspects in Kuwait murder of Filipina held

The employers of a Filipina maid found dead in a freezer in Kuwait were both arrested in the Syrian capital Damascus, Lebanese and Philippine officials said Saturday. Syrian authorities surrendered Nader Essam Assaf to Beirut on Friday because of his Leba
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Czech president wants hacker 'extradited to Russia' not US

Czech president wants hacker 'extradited to Russia' not US

The Czech Republic's pro-Moscow president has repeatedly lobbied for a Russian hacker held in Prague and wanted by the US to be extradited to Russia, the justice minister was quoted as saying Saturday.
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Federal tax ombudsman, senior advisors visit SCCI
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Federal tax ombudsman, senior advisors visit SCCI

Federal Tax Ombudsman Mushtaq Ahmad Sukhera and FTO's Senior Advisors visited Sialkot Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCI) to discuss various issues pertaining to taxes. On this occasion Mushtaq Ahmad Sukhera stressed the need of further betterment in ta
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Australia's biggest bank rejects fresh laundering claims

Australia's biggest bank rejects fresh laundering claims

Australia's largest bank the Commonwealth on Friday denied a slew of new claims by the country's financial intelligence agency that it breached anti-money laundering laws, and rejected a major class action over the allegations. The lender, Australia's big
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
IS-claimed suicide attacks kill 5 in Yemen's Aden

IS-claimed suicide attacks kill 5 in Yemen's Aden

Two suicide car bombings against security forces in the southern Yemeni port of Aden killed at least five people Saturday, officials said, in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group. Five people, including security officers and a child, died in the b
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
'Healthy hydration a must for normal functions of human body'

'Healthy hydration a must for normal functions of human body'

Health professionals have called for giving special attention on health of children to save them from dehydration. As part of a balanced and healthy diet, drinking at least 2 litres of water a day, with the amount varying based on age, weight and lifestyl
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
HR can not be developed without quality education: President

HR can not be developed without quality education: President

President Mamnoon Hussain said that human resources could not be developed without quality education. Chairing a meeting of Zindagi Trust in Karachi on Saturday, he urged private sector and philanthropists to come forward and supplement the government eff
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
China cuts banking red tape to rally foreign investment

China cuts banking red tape to rally foreign investment

China''s banking regulator has introduced steps to cut the red tape for foreign banks, state media agency Xinhua said on Saturday, as part of the government''s ongoing effort to promote investment in the country''s fast-growing financial sector.
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
China cuts banking red tape to rally foreign investment

China cuts banking red tape to rally foreign investment

China's banking regulator has introduced steps to cut the red tape for foreign banks, state media agency Xinhua said on Saturday, as part of the government's ongoing effort to promote investment in the country's fast-growing financial sector.
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
China cuts banking red tape to rally foreign investment

China cuts banking red tape to rally foreign investment

China's banking regulator has introduced steps to cut the red tape for foreign banks, state media agency Xinhua said on Saturday, as part of the government's ongoing effort to promote investment in the country's fast-growing financial sector.
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
New US tax law brings Warren Buffett a nice check: $29 billion

New US tax law brings Warren Buffett a nice check: $29 billion

Berkshire Hathaway, the holding company of US billionaire investor Warren Buffett, received a stunning $29 billion check last year from the US government, thanks to a new tax law that massively lowered corporate tax rates. In his much-anticipated annual l
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
New US tax law brings Warren Buffett a nice check: $29 billion

New US tax law brings Warren Buffett a nice check: $29 billion

Berkshire Hathaway, the holding company of US billionaire investor Warren Buffett, received a stunning $29 billion check last year from the US government, thanks to a new tax law that massively lowered corporate tax rates. In his much-anticipated annual l
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
New US tax law brings Warren Buffett a nice check: $29 billion

New US tax law brings Warren Buffett a nice check: $29 billion

Berkshire Hathaway, the holding company of US billionaire investor Warren Buffett, received a stunning $29 billion check last year from the US government, thanks to a new tax law that massively lowered corporate tax rates. In his much-anticipated annual l
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
AI and 5G in focus at top mobile fair

AI and 5G in focus at top mobile fair

Phone makers will seek to entice new buyers with better cameras and bigger screens at the world''s biggest mobile fair starting Monday in Spain after a year of flat smartphone sales. But with no major innovations awaited in handsets, analysts expect the f
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
AI and 5G in focus at top mobile fair

AI and 5G in focus at top mobile fair

Phone makers will seek to entice new buyers with better cameras and bigger screens at the world's biggest mobile fair starting Monday in Spain after a year of flat smartphone sales. But with no major innovations awaited in handsets, analysts expect the fo
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
AI and 5G in focus at top mobile fair

AI and 5G in focus at top mobile fair

Phone makers will seek to entice new buyers with better cameras and bigger screens at the world's biggest mobile fair starting Monday in Spain after a year of flat smartphone sales. But with no major innovations awaited in handsets, analysts expect the fo
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
At least 23 killed in multiple attacks in Afghanistan

At least 23 killed in multiple attacks in Afghanistan

At least 23 people, mostly soldiers, were killed and more than a dozen wounded in a series of attacks and suicide bombings in Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said, the latest assaults on the war-torn country's beleaguered security forces. In the bigges
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
At least 23 killed in multiple attacks in Afghanistan

At least 23 killed in multiple attacks in Afghanistan

At least 23 people, mostly soldiers, were killed and more than a dozen wounded in a series of attacks and suicide bombings in Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said, the latest assaults on the war-torn country's beleaguered security forces. In the bigges
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
IMF to consider post-programme monitoring report on March 5
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IMF to consider post-programme monitoring report on March 5

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board will meet on March 5, to consider Pakistan''s first post-program monitoring report. An IMF staff mission, led by Harald Finger visited Islamabad during December 5-14, 2017 for the first post-program mo
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
IMF to consider post-programme monitoring report on March 5
Exchange

IMF to consider post-programme monitoring report on March 5

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board will meet on March 5, to consider Pakistan's first post-program monitoring report. An IMF staff mission, led by Harald Finger visited Islamabad during December 5-14, 2017 for the first post-program mon
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
IMF to consider post-programme monitoring report on March 5
Exchange

IMF to consider post-programme monitoring report on March 5

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board will meet on March 5, to consider Pakistan's first post-program monitoring report. An IMF staff mission, led by Harald Finger visited Islamabad during December 5-14, 2017 for the first post-program mon
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
PML-N CEC to appoint acting president on Tuesday

PML-N CEC to appoint acting president on Tuesday

The Central Executive Committee meeting of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) was summoned in Lahore on Tuesday where one of the vice presidents would be appointed acting president of the party. Principal spokesperson of the party, Senator Asif Kirm
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
PML-N CEC to appoint acting president on Tuesday

PML-N CEC to appoint acting president on Tuesday

The Central Executive Committee meeting of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) was summoned in Lahore on Tuesday where one of the vice presidents would be appointed acting president of the party. Principal spokesperson of the party, Senator Asif Kirm
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Imran describes Cheema as Shahbaz's frontman
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Imran describes Cheema as Shahbaz's frontman

Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan said on Saturday that Ahad Cheema is frontman of Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif who knows all the secrets of his (Sharif's) corruption. "Ahad Cheema is the parrot within him lies the soul of Shahbaz
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Imran describes Cheema as Shahbaz's frontman
Exchange

Imran describes Cheema as Shahbaz's frontman

Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan said on Saturday that Ahad Cheema is frontman of Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif who knows all the secrets of his (Sharif's) corruption. "Ahad Cheema is the parrot within him lies the soul of Shahbaz
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Cheema arrested as per law: NAB

Cheema arrested as per law: NAB

The NAB would continue performing its duties in accordance with law by upholding transparency and merit despite adverse circumstances. Threats, protests and browbeating could not stop NAB from performing its legal obligations. Ahad Cheema has been apprehe
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Cheema arrested as per law: NAB

Cheema arrested as per law: NAB

The NAB would continue performing its duties in accordance with law by upholding transparency and merit despite adverse circumstances. Threats, protests and browbeating could not stop NAB from performing its legal obligations. Ahad Cheema has been apprehe
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Nawaz captures the hearts and minds of people: Maryam

Nawaz captures the hearts and minds of people: Maryam

PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz on Saturday said former Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif had launched a crusade for democracy and fundamental rights of some 220 million people of Pakistan.
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Nawaz captures the hearts and minds of people: Maryam

Nawaz captures the hearts and minds of people: Maryam

PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz on Saturday said former Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif had launched a crusade for democracy and fundamental rights of some 220 million people of Pakistan.
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Cheema's tip off leads to first arrest

Cheema's tip off leads to first arrest

National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has arrested Shahid Shafiq, Chief Executive of Bismillah Engineering Company, over corruption charges on the tip off from LDA's ex-DG Ahad Cheema, Aaj News reported Saturday.
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
UN backs Syria ceasefire

UN backs Syria ceasefire

The UN Security Council on Saturday unanimously demanded a 30-day ceasefire in Syria, as new air strikes on the rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta took the civilian death toll from seven days of bombing to more than 500. With support from Russia, the Securit
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Saturday (February 24, 2018) and the forecast for Sunday (February 25, 2018).

Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Cotton Spot Rates

Cotton Spot Rates

Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday (February 24, 2018).

Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Lahore Grain Market Rates

Lahore Grain Market Rates

Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Saturday (February 24, 2018)

Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Hides and skin rates

Hides and skin rates

Hides and skin rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (February 24, 2018).

Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Automart: car prices in Karachi

Automart: car prices in Karachi

The prices of different makes and models of cars prevailing in Karachi in the week ended Saturday (February 24, 2018).

Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
World Shipping Schedule

World Shipping Schedule

Karachi Port's world-wide shipping schedule beginning Saturday (February 24, 2018).

Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
World Shipping Schedule

World Shipping Schedule

Karachi Port's world-wide shipping schedule beginning Saturday (February 24, 2018).

Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
THE RUPEE: firm trend
Currency

THE RUPEE: firm trend

The rupee held overnight levels for the second day against the dollar on the money market on Saturday in the process of trading, currency experts said. The rupee sustained overnight levels in terms of the dollar for buying and selling Rs 111.90 and Rs 112
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
THE RUPEE: firm trend
Currency

THE RUPEE: firm trend

The rupee held overnight levels for the second day against the dollar on the money market on Saturday in the process of trading, currency experts said. The rupee sustained overnight levels in terms of the dollar for buying and selling Rs 111.90 and Rs 112
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Member to Member

Member to Member

The following transactions member to member subsequently reported on Saturday (February 24, 2018).

Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Asian naphtha down to 1-1/2-week low

Asian naphtha down to 1-1/2-week low

Asia's naphtha crack slipped to a 1-1/2-week low of $68.78 a tonne, weighed down by high Brent crude prices at above $64 a barrel. But naphtha fundamentals have improved this week for sellers as supplies were not as plentiful as before, traders said. This
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
South Korea buys 120,000 tonnes of US corn

South Korea buys 120,000 tonnes of US corn

The Korea Feed Association (KFA) purchased about 120,000 tonnes of corn expected to be sourced from the United States in a tender which closed on Thursday, European traders said. This purchase underlines that US corn is looking about the cheapest in expor
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
US 2018 corn and soya plantings at 90 million acres each: USDA

US 2018 corn and soya plantings at 90 million acres each: USDA

US farmers will plant 90.0 million acres of soyabeans this spring, down from 90.1 million last year, and reduce corn acres to 90.0 million acres from 90.2 million in 2017, the US Department of Agriculture projected on Thursday.
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Indonesian coffee picks up ahead of mini harvest

Indonesian coffee picks up ahead of mini harvest

Coffee trading in Indonesia picked up slightly ahead of a mini harvest expected from March, while Vietnam's market was dull following a major holiday, traders said on Thursday. Indonesia's grade 4 defect 80 robusta traded at a premium of $140 a tonne to L
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
CBOT soyabean futures lower
Exchange

CBOT soyabean futures lower

Chicago Board of Trade soyabean futures were narrowly lower on Thursday, easing as traders locked in profits following recent multimonth highs, traders said. Analysts continued to cut production estimates for No. 3 global soya producer Argentina because o
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
China's January soyabean imports from US fall

China's January soyabean imports from US fall

China's imports of soyabeans from the United States in January fell 14 percent from the same month a year ago, customs data showed, as Brazil grabbed a larger slice of the world's biggest market for the oilseed with higher-protein beans.
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Indian rice prices fall on sluggish demand
Currency

Indian rice prices fall on sluggish demand

Rice prices in top exporter India fell for the third consecutive week on sluggish demand, while the lack of fresh deals weighed on rates for the staple grain in other major Asian markets. India's 5 percent broken parboiled rice prices fell by $6 to $414-$
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Cotton market: No change visible in present outlook
Cotton

Cotton market: No change visible in present outlook

Not a visible change was seen in the present outlook on the cotton market on Saturday in the process of trading, dealers said. The official spot rate was unchanged at Rs 6,900, they added. In Sindh and the Punjab, seed cotton prices were at Rs 2400-3000,
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
European gasoline margins fall sharply

European gasoline margins fall sharply

The gasoline barge crack in northwest Europe fell sharply on Thursday as inventories built on both sides of the Atlantic. Gasoline stocks in independently held storage in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp hub rose by around 4.7 percent to a 19-month high, d
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
China's January coal imports from Australia surge
Exchange

China's January coal imports from Australia surge

China's coal imports from key supplier Australia surged in January from a year ago, customs data showed on Saturday, boosted by strong demand at utilities amid freezing weather. The world's top coal consumer brought in 7.94 million tonnes of coal from Aus
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Canadian canola futures rise

Canadian canola futures rise

ICE Canadian canola futures rose on Thursday for a fourth straight day, lifted by weakness in the Canadian dollar. March canola added $2.40 to $510.70 per tonne. May canola gained $1.70 to $515.20 per tonne. March-May canola spread traded 3,637 times. Chi
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
CBOT wheat futures firmer

CBOT wheat futures firmer

Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures gained about 0.8 percent on Thursday, firming on short-covering after prices earlier dropped to two-week low, traders said. Ample global supplies and precipitation this week in the US Plains wheat growing region capped
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Argentina soya, corn crop estimates fall due to drought
Exchange

Argentina soya, corn crop estimates fall due to drought

Argentine farmers are expected to harvest 47 million tonnes of soya this season and not the 50 million tonnes forecast earlier, the Buenos Aires Grains Exchange said in its weekly crop report on Thursday, citing drought as the reason for the cut.
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Palm oil mixed on European vegoils market
Vegetable Oil

Palm oil mixed on European vegoils market

Palm oil on the European vegetable oils market was offered mixed on Thursday on contrasting signals that kept Malaysian palm oil futures almost unchanged. An easier ringgit and the outlook for a smaller than previously expected decrease in Malaysian palm
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Ukraine's grain exports down

Ukraine's grain exports down

Ukraine's grain exports totalled 25.9 million tonnes by Wednesday, down from 28.4 million tonnes on the same date the previous season, the agriculture ministry said on Wednesday. So far in the 2017/18 season, which runs from July to June, Ukraine exported
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Ivory Coast cocoa exporters revise down forecast

Ivory Coast cocoa exporters revise down forecast

Cocoa exporters and pod counters in Ivory Coast have revised down their forecast for this year's main harvest because of hot weather and a lack of rain. A Reuters poll of 13 exporters and pod counters conducted on Wednesday predicted output of 1.320 milli
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Brazilian coffee farmers hold supplies due to low prices

Brazilian coffee farmers hold supplies due to low prices

Brazilian coffee farmers see current prices as insufficient to cover costs and have no intention of selling at the moment, despite a looming record crop, producers and market experts said. They said dealings in the Brazilian market were very thin with pri
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
EU wheat steady on Chicago futures rebound
Exchange

EU wheat steady on Chicago futures rebound

European wheat markets were steady on Thursday as a slight rebound in Chicago futures and slow farmer selling underpinned prices in the face of lagging export activity. Traders were monitoring an intense cold spell building across Europe but said it was t
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
TSX ends at three-week high
Exchange

TSX ends at three-week high

Canada's main stock index closed at a three-week high on Friday, with energy companies leading gains across the board on higher oil prices. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index rose 130.28 points, or 0.84 percent, to 15,638.45. The energy
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
High-risk euro bank bonds find buyers as crisis memories fade

High-risk euro bank bonds find buyers as crisis memories fade

Germany's IKB Deutsche Industriebank, rescued twice during the financial crisis, has issued one of the riskiest forms of bonds without any credit rating from the big agencies. And yet, like many euro zone peers, it found itself swamped with demand. IKB's
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
High-risk euro bank bonds find buyers as crisis memories fade

High-risk euro bank bonds find buyers as crisis memories fade

Germany's IKB Deutsche Industriebank, rescued twice during the financial crisis, has issued one of the riskiest forms of bonds without any credit rating from the big agencies. And yet, like many euro zone peers, it found itself swamped with demand. IKB's
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
China market watchdog to ramp up oversight of back-door listings

China market watchdog to ramp up oversight of back-door listings

The Chinese securities regulator said it will ramp up regulation of rejected "back-door listings", as part of a wider overhaul of initial public offerings by Beijing. In a brief question and answer published on its website late on Friday, the China Securi
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
China market watchdog to ramp up oversight of back-door listings

China market watchdog to ramp up oversight of back-door listings

The Chinese securities regulator said it will ramp up regulation of rejected "back-door listings", as part of a wider overhaul of initial public offerings by Beijing. In a brief question and answer published on its website late on Friday, the China Securi
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Indonesia becomes first Asian country to sell green bonds

Indonesia becomes first Asian country to sell green bonds

Indonesia will become the first Asian country to sell "green" bonds internationally as it looks to tap into growing investor interest in climate-friendly investments. Globally, $155.5 billion of so-called green bonds were sold last year, according to the
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Indonesia becomes first Asian country to sell green bonds

Indonesia becomes first Asian country to sell green bonds

Indonesia will become the first Asian country to sell "green" bonds internationally as it looks to tap into growing investor interest in climate-friendly investments. Globally, $155.5 billion of so-called green bonds were sold last year, according to the
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Demand for Asian bonds jump in January, but rising yields a risk

Demand for Asian bonds jump in January, but rising yields a risk

Foreign investors in January bought the highest amount of Asian bonds in more than four years, but there are doubts such purchases will continue in the coming months as rising global yields and volatility undermine demand for emerging Asian assets.
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Demand for Asian bonds jump in January, but rising yields a risk

Demand for Asian bonds jump in January, but rising yields a risk

Foreign investors in January bought the highest amount of Asian bonds in more than four years, but there are doubts such purchases will continue in the coming months as rising global yields and volatility undermine demand for emerging Asian assets.
Published 25 Feb, 2018 12:00am
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