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Existential threats and Neoliberalism—I

The climate change crisis is fast-unfolding, and unlike what was thought at the time of the ‘Paris Agreement’ on...

Updated 08 Mar, 2025 12:38pm

Business & Finance

Green Climate Fund approves $687m in investments

LONDON: The Green Climate Fund (GCF), the world’s largest fund helping developing countries deal with the impacts...

Published 22 Feb, 2025 06:31am

Pakistan

Gilani calls for climate finance, tech transfer

ISLAMABAD: Acting President Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that despite contributing less than one per cent to...

Published 08 Feb, 2025 07:35am

Climate change: PM demands grants for developing nations

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stressed on Friday the need for more predictable, flexible, and grant-based...

Updated 08 Feb, 2025 01:59pm

Business & Finance

World Bank sees slow and steady global growth

WASHINGTON: Global growth should remain stable this year and next, but at recent historic lows, the World Bank said...

Published 18 Jan, 2025 05:45am

ADB trims developing Asia’s growth forecast, flags US policy risks

MANILA: Developing Asia is likely to grow more slowly than previously thought this year and next, and the outlook...

Updated 12 Dec, 2024 09:43am

World

Babayev blames rich countries for ‘imperfect’ deal

PARIS: The tough-fought finance deal at UN climate negotiations was “imperfect”, the Azerbaijan COP29 leadership...

Published 27 Nov, 2024 06:44am

World

Fragile countries make $20bn climate finance push at COP29

BAKU: A group of conflict-affected countries is pushing at COP29 to double financial aid to more than $20 billion a...

Published 16 Nov, 2024 06:04am

World

COP29 climate talks grapple with trillion-dollar task

BAKU: Developing countries need at least $1 trillion per year by the end of the decade to cope with climate change,...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 06:20am

Business & Finance

Tax crypto and plastic to pay for climate, development, leaders urge

BAKU: Plastics and cryptocurrencies could be taxed like flying and fossil fuels to plug the gap in climate finance...

Published 15 Nov, 2024 06:20am

Pakistan

Climate change: Previous financial pledges yet to materialise: PM

BAKU: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday sensitizing the global community on the risks posed by climate...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 06:33am

Opinion

The scientific revolution’s call to rulers

The scientific and technological revolution that began after World War II has fundamentally reshaped global...

Updated 31 Oct, 2024 07:53am

World

Developing nations: Slow growth, high debt taking heavy toll: UN

GENEVA: Poorer nations are increasingly struggling to navigate the sluggish global economy, the UN warned on ...

Published 30 Oct, 2024 06:32am

Opinion

Brain drain in Pakistan: causes, consequences and way forward

The migration of high-skilled workers is a global phenomenon. However, most migration is usually seen from...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 06:49am

Opinion

Two secrets to China’s rise

Twelve years ago, I visited China as a participant in a Seminar on Press and Publication for Developing Countries,...

Published 20 Sep, 2024 06:10am

Opinion

The challenge of unpaid caregiving

Among the various reasons identified on global level for removing gender disparity with regard to education and...

Published 18 Aug, 2024 06:19am

UN launches new way to measure nations’ economic vulnerability

UNITED NATIONS: The UN General Assembly on Tuesday officially launched a new data-driven “vulnerability” index that...

Updated 15 Aug, 2024 08:39am

Pakistan

Pakistan calls for right of developing countries to access dual-use goods, technologies

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday called for the right of developing countries to access dual-use goods and...

Updated 25 Jul, 2024 07:00am

Economies in developing Asia ageing fast: Pakistan will still have shares below 10pc by 2050: ADB

ISLAMABAD: Some economies in developing Asia are ageing rapidly, however, Pakistan will still have shares lower than...

Updated 03 May, 2024 09:30am

Business & Finance

First Nuclear Energy Summit in Brussels: Pakistan calls for enhanced global cooperation to ensure energy security

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has called for enhanced international cooperation, including technical assistance and provision...

Published 23 Mar, 2024 05:41am

Opinion

Some important economic policy questions

The first important policy question facing policymakers is how much role aggregate demand plays in determining...

Published 22 Dec, 2023 05:22am

Pakistan

PM explains significance of ‘NEOC’

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar ul Haq Kakar while inaugurating the National Emergencies Operation Centre...

Published 06 Oct, 2023 03:03am

World

G77+China summit in Cuba calls for new global order

HAVANA: The G77+China, a group of developing and emerging countries representing 80 percent of the world’s...

Updated 17 Sep, 2023 06:53am

Opinion

Unwarranted austerity policy

As another monetary policy statement is about to be released, as the writer contributes this article, it is time to...

Updated 15 Sep, 2023 07:25am

Business & Finance

Investors see long wait for enlarged BRICS’ economic boon

JOHANNESBURG/LONDON: The expansion of the BRICS group of developing countries could provide a lifeline to...

Published 28 Aug, 2023 06:27am

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

World

165m people fell into poverty in 3 years of crisis: UN

UNITED NATIONS: The Covid-19 pandemic, the cost-of-living crisis and the war in Ukraine have pushed 165 million...

Published 15 Jul, 2023 06:08am

World

Rich nations pledge to unlock hundreds of billions of dollars for climate fight

PARIS: Multilateral development banks like the World Bank are expected to find $200 billion in extra firepower for...

Published 24 Jun, 2023 06:02am

Opinion

Climate change, debt, and inflation

“If you’ve been feeling confused and as though everything is impacting on you all at the same time, this is not ...

Updated 09 Jun, 2023 07:10am

Opinion

Pakistan, and international global financial order: Revisiting macroeconomic policy

In the recently released report ‘Regional Economic Outlook: Middle East and Central Asia’ by International...

Published 05 May, 2023 06:44am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Mar 10	280.13
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Mar 10	279.93
USD to Japanese Yen / Mar 10	147.11
USD to Swiss Franc / Mar 10	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Mar 10	1.29
Euro to USD / Mar 10	1.09
UK LIBOR % / Mar 10	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Mar 10	5,614.56
India Sensex / Mar 10	73,743.88
Tokyo Nikkei / Mar 10	36,382.57
Nasdaq / Mar 10	17,468.32
Hang Seng / Mar 10	23,604.44
FTSE 100 / Mar 10	8,600.22
Dow Jones / Mar 10	41,911.71
Germany DAX 30 / Mar 10	22,620.95
France CAC40 / Mar 10	8,047.60

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Mar 10	65.99
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Mar 10	17,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Mar 10	262,345
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Mar 10	2,896.17
Cotton US¢/pound / Mar 10	65.68
Petrol/Litre / Mar 11	255.63
Diesel/Litre / Mar 11	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pak. P.V.C. / Mar 10 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	9.01 ▲ 1 (12.48%)
Askari Life Assur. / Mar 10 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	5.58 ▲ 0.57 (11.38%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Mar 10 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	905.50 ▲ 82.32 (10%)
Arif Habib Corp / Mar 10 Arif Habib Corporation Limited(AHCL)	100.73 ▲ 9.16 (10%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Mar 10 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	323.39 ▲ 29.4 (10%)
BF Biosciences / Mar 10 BF Biosciences Limited(BFBIO)	189.28 ▲ 17.21 (10%)
Barkat Frisian Agro / Mar 10 Barkat Frisian Agro Limited(BFAGRO)	22.02 ▲ 2 (9.99%)
Idrees Tex. / Mar 10 Idrees Textile Mills Limited(IDRT)	17.83 ▲ 1.62 (9.99%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Mar 10 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	32.15 ▲ 2.92 (9.99%)
Apna Microfin. / Mar 10 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	11.25 ▲ 1.02 (9.97%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp.Pref. / Mar 10 Tariq Corporation Limited-Preference Shares(TCORPCPS)	6.52 ▼ -0.98 (-13.07%)
Clover Pakistan / Mar 10 Clover Pakistan Limited(CLOV)	47.51 ▼ -6.48 (-12%)
Kot Addu Power / Mar 10 Kot Addu Power Company Limited(KAPCO)	33.50 ▼ -4.22 (-11.19%)
Universal Ins. / Mar 10 The Universal Insurance Company Limited(UVIC)	8.01 ▼ -1 (-11.1%)
Nazir Cotton Mills / Mar 10 Nazir Cotton Mills Limited(NCML)	10.80 ▼ -1.2 (-10%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Mar 10 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	11 ▼ -1.22 (-9.98%)
Suraj Cotton / Mar 10 Suraj Cotton Mills Limited(SURC)	113.50 ▼ -11.6 (-9.27%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Mar 10 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	10.51 ▼ -1.07 (-9.24%)
Masood Textile / Mar 10 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	50.50 ▼ -5.05 (-9.09%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Mar 10 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	172.05 ▼ -16.95 (-8.97%)

Stock	Volume
Fauji Cement / Mar 10 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	57,215,949 ▼ -2.31
Power Cement / Mar 10 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	24,743,806 ▲ 0.68
Sui South Gas / Mar 10 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	23,758,961 ▼ -0.21
Maple Leaf Cement / Mar 10 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	22,469,287 ▼ -1.13
WorldCall Telecom / Mar 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	21,454,262 ▲ 0.01
B.O.Punjab / Mar 10 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	19,532,010 ▲ 0.32
K-Electric Ltd. / Mar 10 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	16,611,297 ▲ 0.02
At-Tahur Ltd. / Mar 10 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	14,561,590 ▲ 2.92
Pak Petroleum / Mar 10 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	12,810,997 ▼ -5.33
P.S.O. / Mar 10 Pakistan State Oil Company Limited(PSO)	12,459,622 ▼ -16.14

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