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From ‘small village’ to humanoid teachers, hugging robots: GITEX GLOBAL highlights Dubai’s rise

DUBAI: Dubai Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence Omar bin Sultan Al Olama reminisced about the time when...

Published 17 Oct, 2024 06:34am

Pakistan

WISE holds seminar titled ‘Youth digital pathways for sustainable uplift’

LAHORE: “Youth digital innovation is a powerful force for sustainable development, particularly in countries like...

Published 11 Aug, 2024 03:28am

Pakistan

Google delegation meets Shaza Fatima

ISLAMABAD: A high-level delegation of Google called on Minister of State for IT and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima...

Published 22 Jun, 2024 06:47am

Pakistan, China sign more MoUs

BEIJING: Pakistan and China on Thursday signed multiple Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) to enhance bilateral...

Updated 07 Jun, 2024 08:41am

Business & Finance

IT sector: Blome says US keen to broaden ties

ISLAMABAD: The United States has expressed the desire to broaden cooperation with Pakistan in the information...

Published 16 May, 2024 06:28am

Business & Finance

CPEC Phase-II initiatives: Huawei wants to collaborate in ‘digital economy’

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China want to initiate various development projects relevant to the competitive digital...

Published 04 May, 2024 05:48am

Technology

Tech and crypto: Dubai attracts 9 MNCs with market value of $82bn

Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy revealed that the combined market value of the nine multinational companies (MNCs)...

Updated 23 Apr, 2024 01:29pm

Business & Finance

Punjab CM highlights potential of digital economy

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif said on Friday that abundant opportunities are available for the...

Published 20 Apr, 2024 04:18am

Pakistan

CCP launches ‘Competition Assessment of Digital Markets and Digital Services’

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has launched a “Competition Assessment of Digital Markets...

Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am

Business & Finance

World Bank likely to approve $78m worth ‘Pakistan: Digital Economy Enhancement Project’ on Friday

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors is likely to approve, “Pakistan: Digital Economy...

Published 19 Mar, 2024 04:53am

Business & Finance

Focus urged on responsible AI-driven digital economy

LAHORE: A two-day policy dialogue on “digitisation and artificial intelligence: opportunities and challenges in...

Published 02 Mar, 2024 04:16am

Business & Finance

Digital economy promotion: Roadmap prepared for next govt: minister

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Dr. Umar Saif has said that...

Published 12 Feb, 2024 06:25am

Business & Finance

PCJCCI underscores need for transforming industrial economy into digital economy

LAHORE: Moazzam Ghurki, President Pakistan China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) has suggested to...

Published 05 Jan, 2024 03:12am

Pakistan

First artificial intelligence training programme announced

LAHORE: Punjab Higher Education Commission has announced the first artificial intelligence training program of its...

Published 30 Dec, 2023 06:28am

BR Research

Digital invoicing in the FMCG industry

In the last few years, FBR’s focus (on the face of it) has been shifting towards digitization of the economy,...

Published 22 Dec, 2023 09:03am

Business & Finance

OIC body, Huawei Technologies sign MoU to raise cybersecurity awareness

ISLAMABAD: The Ministerial Committee for Scientific and Technological Cooperation of the Organisation of Islamic...

Published 13 Dec, 2023 05:33am

BR Research

FDI blues for digital ones

While the country’s digital economy has grown considerably since the pandemic years, its investment barometer...

Published 29 May, 2023 08:40am

Editorials

Self-defeating policy

EDITORIAL: Whatever the government might have gained by blocking access to the internet over the last few days,...

Published 13 May, 2023 05:59am

BR Research

An interview with Jordi Forniés (Ph.D.) - Managing Director Emerging Markets APAC at Meta

‘Messaging as a means for businesses and customers to connect will grow further’ Dr. Jordi Forniés is the...

Published 14 Apr, 2023 08:47am

Business & Finance

Need underlined for building gender-inclusive digital economy

ISLAMABAD: The Women’s Council of SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry organized a conference focusing on...

Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am

Business & Finance

SECP cautions against use of ‘unauthorised lending apps MoneyBox and MoneyClub’

Says both companies are gaining public confidence by using names of licensed NBFCs

Published 13 Feb, 2023 07:10pm

BR Research

On PTA’s annual report

The telecom watchdog’s recently-released annual industry report reads like it was a job well done in FY22 despite...

Published 10 Feb, 2023 09:22am

Business & Finance

Don’t blame customers in incidents of frauds and scams, SBP official tells banks

Says abhorrent treatment of customers by banks keeps them financially excluded

Updated 08 Feb, 2023 10:49pm

Pakistan

2nd General Assembly in Riyadh today: 13 DCO member states to discuss strategic directions, initiatives for digital prosperity

ISLAMABAD: The Digital Cooperation Organisation (DCO) will host the 2nd General Assembly in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on...

Published 05 Feb, 2023 03:10am

WB board to consider $78m ‘digital economy’ project next month

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors will consider the “Pakistan: Digital Economy Enhancement...

Updated 05 Feb, 2023 09:15am

FY21-22: digital payments take a rising trajectory

KARACHI, The digital payment ecosystem of Pakistan continued to grow as the overall e-banking transactions witnessed...

Updated 24 Dec, 2022 10:06am

Business & Finance

Economic cooperation: Pakistan, Singapore agree to unlock potential

Understanding reached during FM Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari’s visit to Singapore from December 8-9 at the invitation of the foreign minister of Singapore

Updated 11 Dec, 2022 10:10am

Pakistan

Google to commence operations next month: Senator

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Afnan Ullah said on Wednesday that Google team would be...

Published 24 Nov, 2022 04:28am

Business & Finance

Contribution of digital, IT sectors to GDP estimated at 13pc by 2025

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication has estimated that the contribution of...

Published 14 Sep, 2022 04:45am

Business & Finance

PCJCCI calls for transforming industrial economy into digital as per Chinese model

LAHORE: Wang Zihai, the president of Pakistan-China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI), suggested to...

Published 01 Sep, 2022 06:56am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 17	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 17	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 17	149.91
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 17	0.87
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 17	1.30
Euro to USD / Oct 17	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 17	5,841.47
India Sensex / Oct 17	81,006.61
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 17	39,049.37
Nasdaq / Oct 17	18,373.61
Hang Seng / Oct 17	20,275.40
FTSE 100 / Oct 17	8,385.13
Dow Jones / Oct 17	43,239.05
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 17	19,583.39

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 17	70.80
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 17	18,085
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 17	238,254
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 17	2,709.16
Cotton US¢/pound / Oct 17	71.02
Petrol/Litre / Oct 18	247.03

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 18 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 18 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 18 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 18 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 18 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 18 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 18 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 18 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 18 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 18 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 18 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 18 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 18 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 18 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 18 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 18 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 18 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 18 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Oct 18 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Oct 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Oct 18 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Oct 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Oct 18 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Oct 18 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Oct 18 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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