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UK business confidence lowest since COVID pandemic, IoD says

LONDON: Britain’s Institute of Directors said on Sunday that optimism among its members had fallen to the lowest...

Published 01 Dec, 2024 11:33am

World

World better positioned against mpox than for Covid: vaccine alliance

GENEVA: Lessons learned from the Covid pandemic have left the world in a much better position to tackle the current...

Published 19 Sep, 2024 12:03pm

World

Ethiopia hoping for $10.5bn financial aid in coming years: PM

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Thursday he was expecting about $10.5 billion in financial...

Published 05 Jul, 2024 03:17am

World

EU lawmakers greenlight new rules to rein in national spending

STRASBOURG, (France): European Union lawmakers on Tuesday backed new budgetary rules aimed at boosting investment...

Published 24 Apr, 2024 03:50am

Editorials

The global challenge of food waste

EDITORIAL: In a world where millions go hungry every day, the staggering amount of food wasted by households and...

Published 04 Apr, 2024 04:56am

World

Israel airstrike on Gaza kills foreigners working for celebrity chef's NGO

Citizens from Australia, Britain and Poland were among at least five people working for celebrity chef Jose Andres’...

Updated 02 Apr, 2024 01:05pm

Opinion

Stigma and mental health problems in a Pakistani context

In western countries it is quite normal for people to visit a psychiatrist. The topic itself creates images of a...

Published 16 Mar, 2024 06:26am

Business & Finance

Bank of England set to play for time before first rate cut

LONDON: The Bank of England will probably keep investors guessing next week about when it is likely to start cutting...

Published 15 Mar, 2024 11:36am

World

New global record for profits paid out to shareholders: study

PARIS: Global dividend payments hit a record $1.66 trillion in 2023 according to a report by asset manager Janus...

Published 14 Mar, 2024 03:00am

Opinion

Incoming government and some important economic policy initiatives

High inflationary situation should be among the top most priorities of the incoming government. Over-board aggregate...

Published 01 Mar, 2024 02:59am

Opinion

Immediate economic priorities for the incoming government

The new government that comes into office will have its work sharply cut out as far as the economic challenges are...

Published 09 Feb, 2024 03:29am

Opinion

Rising oligarchic power, ballooning inequality, and the quality of democracy

Decades of Neoliberalism led retreat of regulation, and greater inclusion of private sector to provide essential...

Published 19 Jan, 2024 05:37am

Business & Finance

China’s Q4 GDP shows patchy economic recovery

BEIJING: China’s economy grew 5.2% in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, official data showed on Wednesday,...

Published 18 Jan, 2024 05:54am

World

World’s five richest men doubled their fortunes since 2020: Oxfam

DAVOS, Switzerland: The world’s wealthiest five men have more than doubled their fortune since 2020, the charity...

Published 16 Jan, 2024 05:44am

World

Mask mandates return at some US hospitals as COVID, flu jump

Hospitals in at least four US states have reinstated mask mandates amid a rise in cases of COVID, seasonal flu and...

Published 04 Jan, 2024 10:35am

Opinion

Outlook 2024-I

Global perspective has recently changed as economies have shown to be more resilient than experts had anticipated....

Published 02 Jan, 2024 05:21am

World

Welsh first minister to quit in latest UK political change

LONDON: Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford announced his resignation on Wednesday, heralding another political...

Published 14 Dec, 2023 05:24am

Opinion

Important climate finance issues at COP28

The world is faced with not only the existential threat of climate change crisis, but the impact it is producing in...

Published 08 Dec, 2023 05:20am

Opinion

Leader’s dilemma: exclusivity versus inclusivity

The tremors of the post pandemic Covid shakeup are still reverberating in the corporate corridors. The world ...

Published 04 Dec, 2023 05:35am

Opinion

Developing countries and the challenge of fiscal space

Developing countries, in general, are faced with a serious lack of fiscal space to make needed investments to reach ...

Updated 27 Oct, 2023 05:58am

Editorials

High interest rate environment

EDITORIAL: It seems the Fed-led hawkish interest rate cycle that started last March and battered tech stocks across...

Published 07 Oct, 2023 06:01am

Opinion

Bond vigilantes and inversion anxiety

One of Wall Street’s enduring lessons, “inverted yield curves don’t always predict recessions, but all...

Updated 05 Oct, 2023 06:45am

World

WHO warns of 'concerning' Covid trends ahead of winter

GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Wednesday warned of “concerning trends” for Covid-19 ahead of winter in the...

Updated 06 Sep, 2023 09:05pm

Business & Finance

Global house price downturn fades, most markets to rise in 2024

BENGALURU: The recent downturn in global property prices is mostly over with average home prices in major markets ...

Published 04 Sep, 2023 06:21am

Business & Finance

India records strong 7.8pc growth in June quarter

NEW DELHI: India’s GDP grew by 7.8 percent in the June quarter, official figures showed Thursday, despite...

Published 04 Sep, 2023 06:21am

Pakistan

Tamgha-e-Imtiaz announced for paramedics who lost their lives during Covid-19

PM Shehbaz says the whole nation will remain indebted to those dutiful doctors and frontline health workers

Published 11 Aug, 2023 10:57pm

Opinion

Debt, weak multilateralism, and austerity

The number of developing countries having high debt levels, that is having public debt more than 60 percent of their...

Updated 04 Aug, 2023 06:53am

Editorials

The battle for TERF

EDITORIAL: Temporary Economic Refinance Facility (TERF) was a concessionary finance scheme that was offered to...

Updated 07 Jul, 2023 11:01am

World

EU announces deal with Pfizer, others to reserve vaccines for future pandemic

LONDON: The European Commission has contracted Pfizer and several European companies to reserve capacity to make up...

Published 30 Jun, 2023 04:56pm

World

59 flights cancelled at Geneva airport over strike

GENEVA: Some 59 flights were cancelled at Geneva’s international airport on Friday, it said, after operations were...

Published 30 Jun, 2023 11:57am

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
Petrol/Litre / Dec 21	252.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585

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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