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Germany stresses commitment to Ukraine aid despite budget cuts

BERLIN: Chancellor Olaf Scholz insisted Monday that Germany would maintain support for Ukraine’s fight against...

Published 19 Aug, 2024 11:31pm

World

German cabinet agrees to expand tax relief to boost economy

BERLIN: Germany’s cabinet agreed on Wednesday to increase tax relief for companies and households to almost 21...

Published 24 Jul, 2024 11:01pm

World

Germany needs an economic turnaround, says finance minister Lindner

BERLIN: Germany needs an economic turnaround in order to secure its geopolitical position, German Finance Minister...

Published 27 Apr, 2024 05:35pm

World

G20 finance leaders still at odds over language on Gaza, Ukraine

SAO PAULO: Finance leaders of the G20 major countries are still discussing how to describe the wars in Ukraine and...

Published 01 Mar, 2024 02:59am

World

G7 finance meeting marred by divisions over seizing Russian assets

SAO PAULO: French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on Wednesday publicly challenged U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet...

Published 28 Feb, 2024 10:57pm

World

Germany moves to suspend debt brake for 2023 to fix budget turmoil

BERLIN: German Finance Minister Christian Lindner will propose a supplementary budget for this year which includes...

Published 24 Nov, 2023 05:29am

World

European countries differ over windfall taxes on banks

STOCKHOLM: Some European countries have imposed windfall taxes on banks’ profits to help fund their response to ...

Published 20 Nov, 2023 06:28am

World

Germany agrees 32bn euro tax cuts to give economy 'big boost'

MESEBERG: Germany's coalition on Tuesday set aside weeks of squabbling to agree to a total of 32 billion euros...

Published 29 Aug, 2023 11:20pm

World

Inflation is a tough beast says German finance minister

BERLIN: Inflation is a risk for financial stability and central banks must take this into consideration, German...

Published 17 Apr, 2023 11:40pm

World

EU debt reform proposals must be modified

BERLIN: Changes to European Union debt rules proposed by the European Commission cannot be approved as they stand,...

Published 14 Feb, 2023 03:18pm

World

Germany’s finance minister sees 2023 inflation at 7%

BERLIN: Germany’s finance minister expects inflation in Europe’s biggest economy to drop to 7% this year and to...

Published 01 Jan, 2023 06:54pm

Markets

German minister writes to Brussels over VAT exemption for gas levy

BERLIN: German finance minister Christian Lindner has written to the European Commission seeking permission to waive...

Published 15 Aug, 2022 05:41am

Business & Finance

Germany plans 10bn euro inflation relief tax package

BERLIN: Germany will offer tax relief worth 10 billion euros ($10.2 billion) to help workers cope with soaring...

Published 11 Aug, 2022 04:35am

World

No reserves in Germany’s federal budget, says finance minister

BERLIN: Germany’s federal government has reached the limit of its fiscal capacity, its finance minister said, with...

Published 11 Jun, 2022 10:59am

G7 mulling Russian asset seizures to help rebuild Ukraine

BERLIN: Seizing Russian state assets to help finance the rebuilding of war-torn Ukraine remains a possibility, ...

Published 21 May, 2022 04:34am

Business & Finance

Germany warns against over-reliance on China trade

FRANKFURT: German Finance Minister Christian Lindner voiced concern Wednesday over his country’s heavy reliance on...

Published 07 Apr, 2022 05:15am

World

Germany warns against over-reliance on China trade

FRANKFURT: German Finance Minister Christian Lindner voiced concern Wednesday over his country’s heavy reliance on...

Published 06 Apr, 2022 05:39pm

Markets

Germany bets on tax relief, cheaper trains to combat energy crisis

BERLIN: Germany’s government unveiled a slew of measures Thursday to ease the burden of soaring petrol and heating...

Published 25 Mar, 2022 05:47am

World

German minister wants to avoid lockdown as infections jump

BERLIN: The German government does not want to impose another lockdown even as cases of COVID-19 jump again as the...

Published 05 Jan, 2022 12:11pm

World

Joachim Nagel tapped to head Germany’s Bundesbank

FRANKFURT: The German government has nominated economist Joachim Nagel to take over as new president of the German...

Published 21 Dec, 2021 04:14am

World

German cabinet agrees 60-bn-euro climate investment plan

FRANKFURT: The new German government approved a 60 billion euro ($68 billion) climate investment plan in a cabinet...

Published 14 Dec, 2021 06:40am

Opinion

Talks to succeed Merkel hit snags over climate, finance

Efforts by German parties to form a new government to succeed Angela Merkel's coalition have run into hurdles,...

Published 06 Nov, 2021 03:57am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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