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Established in 1992, Hamza Vegetable Oil Refinery & Ghee Mills, with aspiration to achieve every goal. Its significant progress in the production of Sufi Banaspati along with Sufi Sunflower Cooking Oil, Sufi Soyabean Cooking Oil and later Sufi Canola Cook
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Pak-Malaysia Business Council of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI) is playing a vital role in facilitating business with both the countries. Pakistan and Malaysia have strong business relationship since 1970 when Pakistan imp
Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad is the 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia since 10th May, 2018. He previously served over 22 years as Prime Minister from July, 1981 until his retirement in October, 2003, by which time he was the world's longest-serving elected l
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Concepts of 'generational improvement' and social mobility essentially outline how successive generations should aim for better life than their predecessors with improved living standards and status, are heavily tied to access to good quality education. F
Housing is a basic human need and all countries make efforts to provide decent accommodations at all levels of societal strata. Unfortunately, in Pakistan, housing is still a dream for a very vast majority of population. Mortgage financing is still at the
The establishment of Pakistan as an independent and sovereign state in August 1947 is such a fascinating development that the historians and political scientists from Pakistan, India, the UK and the US continue to explore this. They have come up with diff
Jinnah's guidelines for Pakistan were succinctly summed up in just one sentence on the eve of the launching of the Pakistan demand at Lahore on March 23, 1940.
ICE cotton futures slipped on Friday as investors booked profits from the previous session's rally to three-month highs, which helped prices mark their fifth straight weekly gain.
Copper prices fell on Friday as weak European and US factory data spread gloom about the global economic outlook and strengthened the dollar. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) closed 1.7 percent lower at $6,312 a tonne, slipping from an
Oil fell about 2 percent on Friday, slipping further from 2019 highs as focus shifted to a lack of progress in US-China trade talks and as grim manufacturing data from Germany and the US reignited fears of a slowdown in the global economy and oil demand.
Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) futures, which set the tone for rubber prices in Southeast Asia, fell for a third week to hit around a 1-month low on Friday, as weaker Shanghai prices and a rally in the yen weighed on the market.
Euronext wheat futures ended little changed on Friday, easing from an earlier three-week high as technical resistance countered support from adverse US weather and brisk French exports. Benchmark May milling wheat on Paris-based Euronext settled up 0.50 e
Arabica coffee futures on ICE fell on Friday, pressured by excess supplies and a weaker currency in Brazil, while raw sugar inched higher. May arabica coffee settled down 0.9 cent, or 1 percent, at 93.90 cents per lb after setting a fresh contract low of
Gold prices dipped in New York close on Thursday in volatile trade after hitting three-week highs earlier in the session as a set of better than expected U.S data lifted the dollar, while palladium notched a record peak on supply concerns. Spot gold slipp
Gold was little changed on Friday below a three-week peak hit the day before, pressured by rising stock markets but remaining on track for a third straight weekly gain after the US Federal Reserve said there would be no further interest rate hikes this ye
Gold edged higher on Friday as weak economic data from the euro zone exacerbated fears of a global slowdown, weighing on risk sentiment and putting bullion on track for its best week in nearly two months. Spot gold climbed about 0.3 percent at $1,313.01 p
US corn futures rose to a 3-1/2-week high on Friday as China booked its largest purchase of the grain in more than 5 years and as flooding in the western US Midwest raised concerns over spring planting. Technical selling and profit-taking later pulled cor
Gold prices rose on Friday as weak economic data from the euro zone exacerbated fears of a global slowdown, weighing on risk sentiment and putting bullion on track for its best week in nearly two months.
Japan's annual core consumer inflation slowed in February as gasoline costs fell for the first time in more than two years, keeping the central bank under pressure to maintain, or even ramp up, stimulus to accelerate price growth to its 2 percent target.
Former board members including ex-chief executive John Cryan enjoyed a fat payday from Germany's biggest lender Deutsche Bank in 2018 despite leaving under a cloud, the firm's annual report showed Friday. The booted-out bosses raked in a total of almost 2
Facing a barrage of attacks from President Donald Trump over plant closures, General Motors announced Friday a $1.8 billion investment and the creation of 700 new jobs in the United States.
US manufacturing activity unexpectedly cooled in March, a troubling sign for the economy although the US housing market showed signs lower interest rates were giving it a boost. Financial data firm Markit's purchasing managers index for US manufacturing f
Tesla chief Elon Musk on Thursday urged workers to make helping with the "biggest wave" of deliveries in the electric car maker's history their top priority, Business Insider reported.
Indonesia's national carrier Garuda will call off a multi-billion-dollar order for 49 Boeing 737 Max 8 jets after two fatal crashes involving the plane, the company said Friday, in what is thought to be the first formal cancellation for the model.
Businesses across the euro zone performed much worse than expected in March as factory activity contracted at the fastest pace in nearly six years, hurt by a big drop in demand, a survey showed on Friday. While a downturn in manufacturing was partly offse
Chinese President Xi Jinping sought to allay Western unease over his new Silk Road initiative on Friday by emphasising the vast infrastructure project's two-way nature as he kicked off a whistlestop European tour in Rome.
Asia's gasoline crack slipped from a near six-month high on Thursday but steady spot demand and supply cuts due to refinery turnarounds in key producing regions of Asia continued to support market sentiment, trade sources said. Asia's gasoline crack slipp
Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures rose on Thursday as US Midwest flooding fueled concerns about stalled spring planting, prompting short-covering by commodity funds, traders said. CBOT May corn settled up 4-3/4 cents at $3.76-1/4 per bushel. The
On Thursday at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited, PMEX Commodity Index closed at 3,782. The traded value of Metals, Energy and COTS/FX was recorded at PKR 10.147 billion and the number of lots traded 12,659. Major business was contributed by NSDQ100 am
Western European wheat prices were little changed on Thursday in light trading as the market sought fresh impetus after an export-fuelled rebound in the past week. A steadier tone to Chicago wheat encouraged the European market to consolidate. Benchmark M
Brazil, one of the world's largest wheat importers, is expected to buy less of the cereal in the new season that starts in August because of a favourable outlook for local production, broker and analyst INTL FCStone said on Wednesday. FCStone sees imports
Chinese iron ore prices failed to hold onto early gains on Thursday as the potential restart of a large Vale mine outweighed the shutdown of one of the Brazilian firm's smaller projects. Vale said on Wednesday it had decided to halt operations at its Aleg
The Karachi Port handled 162,689 tonnes of cargo comprising 117,557 tonnes of import cargo and 45,132 tonnes of export cargo including 9,168 loaded and empty containers during the last 24 hours ending at 0700 hours on Friday. The total import cargos of 11
Slight increase was seen in volume of business on the cotton market on Friday ahead of holiday, dealers said. The official spot rate was unchanged at Rs 8,600, they added. In the ready session, approximately, 4000 bales of cotton changed hands between Rs
ICE Canadian canola futures rose on technical buying on Thursday, with the front-month contract hitting its highest on a continuous basis since Feb. 26, traders said. May canola futures found support their 10-day moving average before posting a gain of $3
Saudi Arabia's main state cereals-buying agency, the Saudi Grains Organization (SAGO), said on Thursday it had issued an international tender to purchase about 720,000 tonnes of animal feed barley, confirming earlier trader reports. The tender deadline is
Sri Lankan shares fell for the fifth straight session on Friday and posted their lowest close in more than six years, dragged by telecom stocks, but foreign investors' buying capped the decline. The market now awaits cues from the third and final vote on
Tokyo stocks closed slightly higher on Friday as rallies on Wall Street helped improve investor sentiment, but a stronger yen limited the gains. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.09 percent, or 18.42 points, to end at 21,627.34 while the broader Topix
Wall Street's main indexes tumbled about 2 percent on Friday after a raft of weak manufacturing data from the United States and Europe led to an inverted yield curve, stoking fears of an economic slowdown.
An Apple-led tech rally pushed Wall Street higher on Thursday as jitters over the Federal Reserve's forecast of an economic slowdown were calmed by upbeat economic data. All three major US stock indexes ended the session in the black, with the Nasdaq show
Indian shares settled lower on Friday as investors booked profits, while losses in energy stocks also weighed. However, both indexes gained for the fifth consecutive week. The benchmark BSE index closed down 0.58 percent at 38,164.61. It ended the week wi
The spread between the three-month Treasury bill yield and the 10-year note yield shrank to its narrowest level since August 2007 on Thursday in the wake of the Federal Reserve's decision to cease tightening monetary policy as the American economy shows s
The spread between the three-month Treasury bill yield and the 10-year note yield shrank to its narrowest level since August 2007 on Thursday in the wake of the Federal Reserve's decision to cease tightening monetary policy as the American economy shows s
Australian shares rose on Friday, led by financial and healthcare stocks as the market tracked a rally on Wall Street after strong US economic data eased worries about a slowing economy. The S&P/ASX 200 index climbed 0.45 percent or 28 points to close at
China stocks ended almost flat on Friday ahead of a new round of Sino-US trade talks next week, but posted weekly gains of about 2.5 percent on expectations of more policy measures to spur growth in the world's second-largest economy.
European stock markets deepened losses on Friday, closing near session lows, as fears of a slowdown in global growth after weak manufacturing data from across Europe were exacerbated by dismal data from the United States.
Hong Kong stocks recouped losses to end largely unchanged on Friday, boosted by a late-session rally in index-heavyweight Tencent Holdings, as caution reigned ahead of a fresh round of Sino-US trade talks. The Hang Seng index rose 0.1 percent to 29,113.36
Most Southeast Asian stock markets ended higher on Friday, with Philippines rising to a near six-week closing peak amid expectation of monetary policy easing after the central bank cut its 2019 inflation forecast.
London's FTSE 100 retreated from multi-month highs to endure its worst day so far this year as a surge in the pound weakened exporter stocks and poor manufacturing data from the euro zone and the United States pulled the index deeper into the red.
World number one Naomi Osaka of Japan opened her campaign at the WTA and ATP Miami Open on Friday by outlasting Yanina Wickmayer 6-0, 6-7 (3/7), 6-1. Since winning her second consecutive Grand Slam title in January at the Australian Open, Osaka has failed
Sindh and Balochistan clinched the National Women and Men titles in the National Throw Ball Women and Men Championship played here at University Campus Indoor Hall. Member Provincial Assembly Sonia Falak Naz was the chief guest on this occasion. Secretary
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is taking several steps for betterment of female players in the country, said senior general manager Women Cricket (PCB) Shahid Aslam. "We at the PCB are trying to make things better for the female players," he said, speaking
Top seed Rushna Mehboob of ZTBL, Amnna Fayyaz of Sindh, Komal Khan of Pakistan Wapda, Noor Ul Ain Ejaz of SNGPL took berth into semi-finals of the ongoing National Bank of Khyber Women Squash Championship being played here at PAF Hashim Khan Squash Comple
Aaron Finch fired a century as Australia beat Pakistan by eight wickets in the first one-day international in Sharjah on Friday. Captain Finch scored 116 to help Australia chase down a target of 281 in 49 overs. Shaun Marsh and Peter Handscomb were both n
Gafur Rakhimov stepped down as head of the AIBA, world amateur boxing's governing body, on Friday amid a spat with the International Olympic Committee that could see the sport kicked out of the 2020 Tokyo Games.
A parcel bomb discovered in Ireland appears to be identical to a series of devices mailed to addresses in Britain earlier this month claimed by a group calling itself the "IRA", police said Friday. The mail sorting office in the west coast city of Limeric
The dollar eased against a basket of currencies on Friday while sterling gained slightly on news that Prime Minister Theresa May had bought a bit more time to resolve when and how Britain exits from the European Union. Against a basket of six key rival cu
The euro tumbled more than half a percent on Friday to below $1.13 as a much weaker-than-expected German manufacturing survey and falling bond yields prompted traders to cut their positions. While hedge funds have steadily reduced their long euro position
The dollar slid against the safe-haven Japanese yen on Friday as dismal US manufacturing data fuelled worries about the wider economy, and bond yields signalled growing fears of a recession.
The US dollar rebounded against a basket of currencies on Thursday, recouping all its losses from the previous session as Brexit-related worries hurt sterling and the euro, helping to take the focus off the surprisingly dovish Federal Reserve. The dollar
The Australian and New Zealand dollars were on track for a second consecutive week of gains against the greenback but their advances were limited by a rally in bonds that sent yields to multi-year lows. The Australian dollar was up 0.2 percent so far this
Most Asian currencies were subdued on Friday as investors locked in gains from the previous session after US Federal Reserve affirmed a dovish stance at its policy meeting this week. The South Korean won, which was on track to firm 0.6 percent this week,
Turkey's lira plunged more than 4 percent against the US dollar on Friday, its biggest one-day fall since a currency crisis took hold in August, raising concerns that Turks are increasingly buying up foreign cash as relations deteriorate with the United S
Sterling rallied on Friday, helped by a weaker euro and after European Union leaders gave UK Prime Minister Theresa May a two-week reprieve to decide how Britain will leave the European Union.
Secretary, Economic Affairs Division (EAD), Noor Ahmed, and Country Director, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Xiaohong Yang, signed a grant agreement for National Disaster Risk Management Fund (NDRMF), here on Friday.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has released Rs 374 billion (55.41 per cent), including Rs 160.3 billion foreign aid for different development projects under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2018-19 against the total budgeted a
Recommending to the government to make Auditor General Pakistan (AGP) an independent institution, a subcommittee of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Friday asked the AGP to bring draft proposals in this connection so that the panel can also recommend it to
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), in collaboration with the Karachi Tax Bar Association (KTBA), conducted an awareness session on the anti-money laundering/ counter-terrorism financing (AML/CFT) obligations of non-profit organizat
A 12-year-old boy was among six people killed in three separate gun battles between freedom fighters and security forces in Indian-occupied Kashmir, the police and army said Friday. Clashes have raged in the restive mountainous region since the deaths of
The retired officers of Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS) and Police Service of Pakistan (PSP) on Friday lauded the government's new Rotation Policy 2019, but stressed the need to ensure transparency in transfer and postings of officers belonging to t
Pakistan and India will extend Lahore-Delhi Bus Service for another five years i.e. up to February 15, 2024, soon after Pakistani cabinet approves Indian request, well informed source told Business Recorder. The federal cabinet which is schedule to
State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Tariq Bajwa said on Friday it was a matter of pride for him to inaugurate the exhibition by master portrait maker and former principal National College of Arts Saeed Akhtar. He was talking to the media after the inaug
Pakistan should be eying on top position in the international ranking of ease of doing business instead of thinking about jumping just a few notches. Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), President Almas Hyder expressed these views while talking
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz on Friday said that Nawaz Sharif's kidney disease is at stage-III, but doctors are not allowed to see him. Announcing to stand outside Kot Lakhpat jail until doctors are granted access to treat her
Punjab University Institute of Languages and Linguistics has organized one-day seminar in collaboration with Russian Center for Science & Culture on Friday. Dean Faculty of Oriental Learning Prof Dr Saleem Mazhar, Incharge ILL Ashok Kumar Khatri, Adnrey G