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Samsung Q3 operating profits soar to $6.6bn, miss forecast

SEOUL: South Korea’s Samsung Electronics said Thursday that its operating profits soared 277 percent on-year to...

Published 01 Nov, 2024 06:51am

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

Business & Finance

IMF predicts slightly slower global growth in 2024 and 2025

WASHINGTON: Global growth is expected to ease slightly to 3.2 percent this year and remain at that level in 2025, ...

Published 23 Oct, 2024 07:54am

Business & Finance

WTO says trade alone won’t bridge gap between economies

GENEVA: The World Trade Organization said Monday that open trade alone was not enough to reduce inequalities between...

Published 10 Sep, 2024 06:32am

Supplements

SAFA International Conference 2024: Message from Jameel Ahmad, Governor State Bank of Pakistan

I am delighted to note that the South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) and the Institute of Cost and ...

Published 24 Aug, 2024 06:24am

World

Indonesia finance minister says global economy shadowed with risk and uncertainty

JAKARTA: Indonesian finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said on Tuesday the global economy is still shadowed with...

Updated 13 Aug, 2024 11:51am

Opinion

Towards transformation: embracing Gen AI for Pakistan’s future prosperity

It is deeply concerning that Pakistan remains trapped in a persistent cycle of political, economic, social, and...

Updated 10 Aug, 2024 07:26am

Opinion

Need for revisiting 2 percent inflation target

‘The stock market crash is – perhaps – the long-awaited signal of a US economic slump.…The market meltdown...

Published 09 Aug, 2024 06:56am

Business & Finance

G20 financial chiefs to flag global economic ‘soft landing’

RIO DE JANEIRO: G20 financial leaders will say on Friday there is a rising likelihood of a global economic “soft...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 06:16am

World

US sees no need for global deal to tax super-rich: Yellen

RIO DE JANEIRO: The United States sees no need to negotiate an international agreement on taxing the super-wealthy,...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 10:58pm

WEO update: IMF maintains growth rate projection at 3.5pc

Releases latest report ‘World Economic Outlook (WEO) update: The Global Economy in a Sticky Spot'

Updated 17 Jul, 2024 05:21pm

World

IMF sees steady global growth, warns of slowing disinflation momentum

WASHINGTON: The global economy is set for modest growth over the next two years amid cooling activity in the U.S., a...

Updated 16 Jul, 2024 08:33pm

Opinion

Year of global shockwaves

We’re only halfway through the year, and already 2024 has produced more high-voltage political shockwaves than any...

Published 04 Jul, 2024 06:28am

Business & Finance

BIS sends govt debt warning before important elections

LONDON: The Bank for International Settlements warned on Sunday that rising government debt levels amid a number of...

Published 01 Jul, 2024 07:01am

Opinion

Pakistan’s quest for BRICS membership

BRICS is an acronym that represents an association of five major emerging economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China,...

Updated 22 Jun, 2024 10:50pm

Business & Finance

Global economic review

The global economy demonstrates remarkable resilience, characterized by steady growth as inflation gradually moves...

Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am

World

World Bank says global growth stabilising but well below pre-pandemic levels

Global economy to avoid third consecutive drop in real GDP growth since major post-pandemic jump in 2021

Updated 11 Jun, 2024 09:58pm

World

US should keep open trade, work with China: IMF

WASHINGTON: The US would be better served by maintaining its open trade system rather than imposing new punitive...

Published 17 May, 2024 05:50am

Opinion

Pakistan’s economic crossroads

The socialist idea of central planning, which leads to a closed economy, has been followed by neoliberalism and...

Updated 17 May, 2024 06:12am

Opinion

Counterproductive trickle-down economic effect

The critique of Western universities and certain schools of thought advocating for economic models based on the...

Published 09 May, 2024 03:11am

Business & Finance

OECD upgrades global growth outlook

NEW YORK: The global economy is growing faster than expected only a few months ago thanks to resilient US activity...

Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am

Editorials

Regional conflicts and global economy: the nexus

EDITORIAL: Regional conflicts have been impacting on the global economy in recent years – beginning with the Russian...

Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:41am

Perspectives

Global events and effects on Pakistan’s inflation

When the Muslim world was celebrating Eid, global capital markets were shaken, and aftershocks expected. Although...

Published 17 Apr, 2024 03:45pm

Opinion

Global conflicts, economic uncertainties

2024 emerged as a comparatively optimistic period in contrast to the challenging preceding years marked by Covid-19...

Published 05 Apr, 2024 04:50am

Opinion

Navigating IMF’s flawed mindset: lessons from 2008 financial crisis

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has long been regarded as a key player in the global financial landscape,...

Published 12 Mar, 2024 04:28am

Editorials

Addressing the gender health disparity

EDITORIAL: Although women live longer than men, they spend 25 percent more of their lives in poor health, notes a ...

Published 04 Feb, 2024 03:01am

World

IMF says global ‘soft landing’ in sight, raises 2024 economic growth outlook

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday edged its forecast for global economic growth higher,...

Updated 30 Jan, 2024 10:46pm

Supplements

Artificial Intelligence as a Force Multiplier in Customs and Global Trade

Sania Rasool Bhutto, (Assistant Collector, Pakistan Customs Service) Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a...

Published 27 Jan, 2024 06:20am

Opinion

Global economic outlook 2024

By unlocking big, bold investments, we can drive sustainable development and climate action and put the global...

Published 12 Jan, 2024 03:06am

World

Global economy ‘poised for a soft landing’: IMF

WASHINGTON: The global economy is “poised for a soft landing,” an IMF spokesperson said Thursday, predicting that...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 09:37pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 22	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 22	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 23	154.78
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 23	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 23	1.25
Euro to USD / Nov 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 22	5,969.34
India Sensex / Nov 22	79,117.11
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 22	38,283.85
Nasdaq / Nov 22	18,003.65
Hang Seng / Nov 22	19,229.97
FTSE 100 / Nov 22	8,262.08
Dow Jones / Nov 22	44,296.51
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 22	19,322.59

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 22	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 22	240,483
Petrol/Litre / Nov 23	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 23	71.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 23	2,716.19
Diesel/Litre / Nov 23	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 23 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 23 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 23 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 23 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 23 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 23 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 23 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 23 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 23 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,135,830 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	124,131,268 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 23 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	105,013,176 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 23 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	77,697,371 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 23 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	43,783,366 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	36,573,763 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	32,719,678 ▲ 0.00
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 23 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	27,969,689 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	25,874,820 ▲ 0.00

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