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Brace! Risks stack up for the global economy in 2025

No sooner had the global economy started to put the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic behind it than a whole new...

Published 23 Dec, 2024 11:34am

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

Opinion

A truly global economic policy needed

In an October 24 post by The Guardian, it highlighted the comments made by Kristalina Georgieva, the head of...

Updated 06 Dec, 2024 08:12am

Opinion

The unexplored blue: charting Pakistan’s economic potential

The Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) describes the ocean as the next ‘Great Economic...

Published 05 Dec, 2024 07:29am

Business & Finance

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

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 23	278.69
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 23	278.43
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 23	156.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 23	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 23	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
India Sensex / Dec 23	78,595.51
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 23	39,161.34
Hang Seng / Dec 23	19,857.04
FTSE 100 / Dec 23	8,068.16
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,830.32

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 23	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 23	69.79
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 23	2,632.38
Diesel/Litre / Dec 23	255.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 23 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.15 ▲ 1.00 (19.42%)
Dewan Sugar / Dec 23 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	6.60 ▲ 1.00 (17.86%)
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	6.83 ▲ 0.92 (15.57%)
Jahangir Sidd(Pref) / Dec 23 Jahangir Sidd(Pref)(JSCLPSA)	9.50 ▲ 0.95 (11.11%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Dec 23 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.75 ▲ 0.36 (10.62%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Dec 23 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	4.72 ▲ 0.45 (10.54%)
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Dec 23 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	10.55 ▲ 1.00 (10.47%)
Dawood Equities / Dec 23 Dawood Equities Limited(DEL)	10.63 ▲ 1.00 (10.38%)
HBL Invest Fund / Dec 23 HBL Investment Fund(HIFA)	4.15 ▲ 0.39 (10.37%)

Stock	Price
Sindh Abadgar / Dec 23 Sindh Abadgar's Sugar Mills Limited(SASML)	36.60 ▼ -4.07 (-10.01%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 23 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	40.87 ▼ -4.54 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 23 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	37.72 ▼ -4.19 (-10.00%)
Asia Ins. / Dec 23 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	13.96 ▼ -1.55 (-9.99%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 23 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	42.01 ▼ -4.58 (-9.83%)
First Tri-Star Mod. / Dec 23 First Tri-Star Modaraba(FTSM)	14.01 ▼ -1.33 (-8.67%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 23 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	6 ▼ -0.54 (-8.26%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 23 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.46 ▼ -0.93 (-8.17%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Dec 23 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	8.45 ▼ -0.65 (-7.14%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	99,942,750 ▲ 0.14
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	66,327,753 ▲ 0.92
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 23 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,280,462 ▲ 0.19
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	40,644,312 ▲ 0.37
Sui South Gas / Dec 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,619,788 ▲ 0.76
Pak Elektron / Dec 23 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	38,585,180 ▲ 1.96
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 23 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	35,015,764 ▲ 1.32
P.T.C.L. / Dec 23 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	33,026,526 ▲ 2.58
B.O.Punjab / Dec 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	29,495,012 ▲ 0.26

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