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World Bank says Philippines economy to grow 5.6% this year, below govt target

MANILA: The Philippine economy is expected to grow 5.6% this year and 5.8% next year, the World Bank said on...

Published 05 Dec, 2023 11:13am

Markets

Pandemic, inflation push 68 million more in Asia into extreme poverty, Asian Development Bank says

MANILA: The coronavirus pandemic and rise in cost of living have pushed close to 70 million more people in...

Published 24 Aug, 2023 10:31am

Business & Finance

OPEC upbeat over 2024 oil demand outlook despite slowdown

VIENNA: OPEC will likely maintain an upbeat view on oil demand growth for next year when it publishes its first...

Published 07 Jul, 2023 05:24am

World

US agency says Covid likely emerged from China lab leak: reports

WASHINGTON: The coronavirus pandemic likely arose from a Chinese laboratory leak, the US Department of Energy now...

Published 28 Feb, 2023 06:15am

World

China tightens security after rare protests against COVID curbs

SHANGHAI/BEIJING: Police on Monday stopped and searched people at the sites of weekend protests in Shanghai and...

Published 28 Nov, 2022 06:36pm

Business & Finance

Lufthansa launches hiring drive as recovery gathers pace

FRANKFURT: Lufthansa on Monday launched a drive to hire 20,000 employees, as the German airline giant recovers...

Published 28 Nov, 2022 05:48am

World

Scholz vows not to ignore 'controversies' on China visit

BERLIN: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz pledged on Wednesday not to ignore "controversies" during a high-stakes trip ...

Published 02 Nov, 2022 10:30pm

Pakistan

Faulty handling of hospital waste: Municipal workers, scavengers at risk of contracting deadly diseases: expert

KARACHI: The dean of architecture and management sciences of the NED University of Engineering and Technology, Prof...

Published 18 Aug, 2022 05:27am

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

Sports

Root reveals how his England captaincy became ‘unhealthy’

LONDON: Joe Root said his time as England captain had ended in an “unhealthy relationship” after marking his...

Published 06 Jun, 2022 05:57am

Markets

Hong Kong seeks to revive global banking status with major summit

HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s central bank plans to hold a major conference in November it hopes will draw global banking...

Published 27 May, 2022 11:19am

World

UAE announces Gulf’s first known case of monkeypox

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates became the first Gulf country to announce a case of monkeypox on Tuesday, insisting...

Published 25 May, 2022 04:40am

Global cost of cybercrime topped $6trn in 2021

ROME: The global cost of cybercrime topped $6 trillion last year, as the coronavirus pandemic caused online activity...

Published 12 May, 2022 05:40am

Business & Finance

Volkswagen keeps outlook as global set-up offsets supply chain woes

FRANKFURT: Volkswagen, Europe's top carmaker, on Wednesday stuck to its outlook for the current year after its ...

Published 04 May, 2022 11:04am

Business & Finance

Punjab govt incurred Rs103bn tax revenue losses during 2020-21: report

LAHORE: During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Punjab government incurred approximately Rs 103 billion losses in tax...

Published 29 Apr, 2022 05:43am

Markets

India’s power regulator caps prices at electricity exchanges

NEW DELHI: India’s power regulator has asked the country’s electricity exchanges to cap prices at 12 rupees...

Published 03 Apr, 2022 05:34am

World

Sri Lanka imposes curfew after protests over economic crisis turn violent

COLOMBO: Police imposed an overnight curfew in several parts of Sri Lanka's main city of Colombo early on Friday...

Published 01 Apr, 2022 01:37am

Sports

Struggling Everton post £120m losses

LONDON: Premier League strugglers Everton recorded losses of £120.9 million ($157 million) in the last financial...

Published 31 Mar, 2022 06:06am

World

New world order? Pandemic and war rattle globalisation

PARIS: Globalisation, which has both fans and detractors alike, is being tested like never before after the one-two...

Updated 27 Mar, 2022 12:34pm

Business & Finance

Pandemic sends 4.7mn more people into extreme poverty in SE Asia: ADB

The number of people in extreme poverty was 24.3 million last year

Updated 16 Mar, 2022 01:49pm

World

London's Heathrow records lowest annual passenger numbers since 1972

LONDON: London's Heathrow airport, Britain's busiest, saw its lowest number of passengers since 1972 last year and...

Published 23 Feb, 2022 03:29pm

India to sell 5pc of insurance giant in huge IPO

MUMBAI: India plans to sell a five percent stake in insurance giant LIC in what could potentially be the country’s...

Updated 14 Feb, 2022 09:27am

World

Popular incumbent Steinmeier eyes new term as German president

BERLIN: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is poised to be re-elected on Sunday for a second straight term,...

Published 13 Feb, 2022 10:34am

Nine killed in feud between Philippine Muslim clans: police

COTABATO, (Philip-pines): Nine people were killed and three injured in the southern Philippines Saturday when a...

Published 13 Feb, 2022 05:48am

World

Democracy slides in 2021 amid pandemic pressures: study

PARIS: Democratic standards across the world fell again in 2021 amid the pandemic and growing support for...

Published 11 Feb, 2022 04:31am

ECB tells banks to step up defences against hacks

FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank is telling euro zone banks zone to step up their defences against cyber ...

Published 11 Feb, 2022 04:31am

Markets

Most Gulf bourses rise, tracking oil prices

DUBAI: Most stock markets in the Gulf ended higher on Sunday, supported by rising oil prices, with the Saudi index...

Published 07 Feb, 2022 05:22am

World

Four dead, one missing in Austria avalanche

VIENNA: Four people died and one was missing Friday after several avalanches struck Austria’s Tyrol province, the...

Published 05 Feb, 2022 05:47am

Sports

Olympics Games burst into life under shadow of COVID and conflict

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping opened a Beijing Winter Olympics on Friday that not only bear the mark of the...

Published 04 Feb, 2022 11:51pm

Markets

India shows early signs of high coal, LNG, crude prices hurting demand

LAUNCESTON, (Australia): One of the key questions for the outlook for energy commodities is how quickly the current...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 04:45am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 21	278.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 21	277.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 21	154.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 21	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 21	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 21	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 20	5,917.11
Nasdaq / Nov 20	18,966.14
Dow Jones / Nov 20	43,408.47
India Sensex / Nov 21	77,137.20
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 21	38,026.17
Hang Seng / Nov 21	19,620.49
FTSE 100 / Nov 21	8,069.57
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 21	18,942.65

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 21	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 21	69.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 21	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 21	238,340
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 21	2,662.71
Diesel/Litre / Nov 21	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	174,389,145 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	63,973,243 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 21 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	62,996,737 ▲ 0.00
Aisha Steel Mill / Nov 21 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	48,137,561 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	43,506,391 ▲ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Nov 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	40,852,960 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 21 Telecard Limited(TELE)	36,937,252 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,401,025 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,346,592 ▲ 0.00

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