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Japan planning $87bn extra budget to fund stimulus package, paper says

TOKYO: The Japanese government is making arrangements to compile a supplementary budget of about 13.5 trillion yen...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 11:22am

Pakistan

Clean drinking water: Alkhidmat Foundation, Japanese govt ink MoU

LAHORE: In a significant step toward enhancing access to clean drinking water in Pakistan’s industrial regions,...

Published 14 Nov, 2024 06:33am

‘Forced’ export of cars: Japan threatens to move WTO

ISLAMABAD: In a surprise move, Japanese government threatened Pakistan to take the case for forcing its three car...

Updated 08 Apr, 2024 09:55am

Business & Finance

Japan launches auction for two offshore wind power projects

TOKYO: The Japanese government launched a third major round of auctions on Friday to select operators for two new...

Published 22 Jan, 2024 09:21am

World

Japan inks deal to buy 400 long-range missiles from US

TOKYO: Japan signed a deal with its ally the United States on Thursday to buy 400 long-range Tomahawk missiles as it...

Published 19 Jan, 2024 05:37am

Pakistan

PMD signs agreement on weather radar in Multan

LAHORE: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has signed an agreement with the Consortium of Japan Radio Co,...

Published 27 Dec, 2023 05:15am

Markets

Japan calls for power saving for Tokyo households, industries during summer

TOKYO: The Japanese government on Friday called for households and industries around Tokyo to save electricity in...

Published 09 Jun, 2023 09:39am

Business & Finance

TDAP, Jetro vow to derive maximum benefit from MoU

KARACHI: International Marketing Development Division of TDAP organized a meeting of Secretary TDAP with the...

Published 08 Feb, 2023 06:10am

Pakistan

Japanese govt donates X-ray machine to Alkhidmat

KARACHI: The Japanese government has donated a latest x-rays machine to Alkhidmat Karachi to help the citizens...

Published 03 Feb, 2023 06:17am

Business & Finance

Japan finance minister vows to win market confidence in debt management

TOKYO: Japan will strive to maintain market confidence by conducting responsible debt management, Finance Minister...

Published 17 Jan, 2023 09:58am

Business & Finance

Japan extends loan to Punjab power sector project

ISLAMABAD: The Japanese government extended the project loan effective period up to 31 December 2024 of ongoing loan...

Published 17 Jan, 2023 06:02am

Pakistan

EFP recognises foodpanda facilitating women’s empowerment

KARACHI: foodpanda, one of the leading q-commerce and delivery companies in the country, has been recognised by the...

Published 26 Nov, 2022 04:13am

Markets

Japan to offer low-interest loans for LNG procurement

TOKYO: The Japanese government will provide support through public financial institutions to help utilities secure...

Published 29 Sep, 2022 11:55am

Business & Finance

Japan govt official denies reports that PM to call for 3% wage hike next year

TOKYO: A Japanese government official has denied media reports that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will propose that...

Published 26 Nov, 2021 09:55am

Technology

TSMC, Sony to invest $7bn for new Japanese chip plant

TOKYO: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) said on Tuesday it would build a $7 billion chip plant in Japan...

Published 10 Nov, 2021 10:37am

World

China, Russia navy ships jointly sail through Japan strait

TOKYO: A group of 10 naval vessels from China and Russia sailed through a strait separating Japan's main island and...

Updated 19 Oct, 2021 10:13am

Markets

JGB yields track US peers higher

TOKYO: Japanese government bond yields rose on Friday, tracking peers in the United States which advanced after a...

Published 20 Sep, 2021 05:23am

Business & Finance

JGBs little changed

TOKYO: Most Japanese government bond prices were little changed on Friday but the European Central Bank's dovish...

Published 13 Sep, 2021 05:46am

Business & Finance

JGB yields follow Treasury yields higher

TOKYO: Japanese government bond yields ticked higher on Friday, in line with a rise in Treasury yields ahead of a ...

Published 09 Aug, 2021 05:05am

Japan signs debt suspension agreements

ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan and the government of Japan Tuesday signed debt suspension agreements ...

Updated 28 Apr, 2021 09:33am

World

Tokyo asks China to end Covid-19 anal swabs for Japanese

Officials in China have used anal swabs to test people it considers at high-risk of contracting Covid-19, including residents of neighbourhoods with confirmed cases as well as some international travellers.

Published 02 Mar, 2021 10:53am

World

Japan hopes to end state of emergency for 6 prefectures this month

Japan has recorded about 426,000 coronavirus cases and 7,645 deaths as of Feb. 24, according to the health ministry.

Published 26 Feb, 2021 09:40am

World

Japan govt to end state of emergency in 5 prefectures at end of month

Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Aichi and Gifu prefectures will all have their emergency coronavirus pandemic measures lifted, Kyodo cited government sources as saying.
The five other prefectures under emergency are Tokyo and neighbouring Kanagawa, Saitama and Chiba in the Kanto area as well as the southwestern prefecture of Fukuoka.

Published 25 Feb, 2021 07:07pm

World

Upcoming decision on Japan virus measures derided as 'too little, too late'

Pfizer Inc last month became the first drugmaker to apply for Japanese approval of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate.

Published 05 Jan, 2021 09:23am

World

Japanese government considers state of emergency for Tokyo area

Greater Tokyo area accounts for half of Japan's new cases.
Govt mulling state of emergency for about 1 month –Kyodo.
GDP loss could be 0.5% for 1 month of emergency –economist.
Japanese shares fall.
Aim is to start vaccinations at end of February – Suga.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 05:26pm

Markets

Tokyo stocks down with wary eyes on virus

The dollar fetched 103.40 yen in early Asian trade, against 103.28 yen in New York late Friday.

Published 21 Dec, 2020 08:41am

World

Pfizer applies for COVID-19 vaccine approval in Japan

Pfizer said in a statement it had made the application to Japan's Health Ministry, along with providing information on tests it has carried out up to now.

Published 18 Dec, 2020 09:44am

Markets

MOF calls its response to BOJ's dollar funding "extraordinary"

"Our response this time was extremely extraordinary under the coronavirus circumstances," the official told Reuters.

Published 16 Dec, 2020 10:17am

Business & Finance

Japan government likely to decide new economic measures of 73 trillion yen on Tuesday

The economic measures will include those dealing with preventing the spread of the novel coronavirus as well as shifting towards building a post-pandemic economy, NHK added.

Published 07 Dec, 2020 04:30pm

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
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

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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