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World Bank passes $4 bln milestone in funding for COVID-19 vaccines

The World Bank's vaccine financing package can be used by countries to buy vaccine doses through COVAX, the new African Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT) or other sources.

Published 01 Jul, 2021 12:25am

Abu Dhabi group in talks on supply of Covid-19 vaccines

KARACHI: As shortage of anti-Covid-19 vaccines are being reported in various cities of the country, an international...

Published 19 Jun, 2021 03:23am

World

Pandemic takes centre stage in Macron's SAfrica trip

Macron and South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa will hold talks and then head to the University of Pretoria to launch a programme to support African vaccine production, a project backed by the European Union, United States and World Bank.

Published 28 May, 2021 10:08am

Markets

Asian markets mixed as rally stalls, inflation casts shadow

On Thursday, China's commerce ministry statement said Chinese Vice Premier Liu He and Tai spoke in "constructive exchanges in an attitude of equality and mutual respect".

Published 27 May, 2021 11:16am

World

Japan likely to approve AstraZeneca, Moderna vaccines

Officials are considering limiting the recommended age group for AstraZeneca's vaccine due to worries about blood clots, the report said.

Published 20 May, 2021 01:16pm

World

Biden announces all adults in US eligible for Covid vaccine by April 19

Biden's April 19 deadline means ending restrictions by age, health issues or other categories for people wanting to get vaccinated.

Published 07 Apr, 2021 10:16am

World

ADB approves $450mn loan for Indonesia COVID-19 vaccinations

The loan will fund the purchase of at least 65 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines for priority groups determined.

Published 31 Mar, 2021 12:07pm

World

Vaccine exporter India says it has plenty of shots for its own people

India needs to crank up the pace of immunisation at home as it has so far inoculated more than 12 million people. It wants to vaccinate 300 million people - a fifth of its population - against the virus by August.
It makes 60% of all vaccines in the world and has gifted or sold COVID-19 shots to several countries.

Published 02 Mar, 2021 09:05pm

Markets

Asia markets tumble as rate hike fears take hold

And Silvia Dall'Angelo at fund manager Federated Hermes added: "Central banks' liquidity will continue to flow abundantly throughout 2021 at least, yet it's unclear whether markets can ever get enough of it."

Published 26 Feb, 2021 10:11am

Markets

Japan shares extend gains to 30-year high

TOKYO: Japanese stocks rose to a 30-year high on Tuesday as progress in the distribution of coronavirus vaccines...

Published 17 Feb, 2021 04:24am

World

EU to launch study programme for COVID-19 variants: von der Leyen

"As of now, and in parallel to the efforts being made on the current vaccines, we have to help industrial companies develop production capacities for second generation vaccines," von der Leyen was quoted as saying.

Published 16 Feb, 2021 01:48pm

Business & Finance

Senegal pays $3.7 mln for 200,000 doses of China's Sinopharm vaccine

African nations are struggling to source vaccines in the face of a global scramble for doses.
Those include over 620,000 doses of the Pfizer Inc two-shot vaccine at $6.75 per shot, more than 1.2 million of AstraZeneca's two-shot vaccine at $3 each, and nearly 1.5 million of Johnson & Johnson's single-shot vaccine at $10 each.

Published 12 Feb, 2021 08:53pm

Markets

India's annual economic survey likely to predict 11% economic growth for 2021/22

The survey's projections form the basis for key figures in the budget, due to be delivered on Monday by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

Published 29 Jan, 2021 10:51am

World

Cooperate on vaccines, since they are our way out of crisis: Merkel

It was also essential to support programmes subsidising poor countries' access to vaccines.
It has become even clearer to me than it was before that we need to choose a multilateral approach.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 07:16pm

World

China says customs should prioritise inspection for COVID-19 vaccine exports

Customs should prioritise inspection procedures for carriers handling COVID-19 vaccine exports and make it convenient to clear shipments, China's transport ministry said in a guideline about COVID-19 vaccine logistics.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 11:48am

Markets

Dollar firm as traders look to Fed to hold the line

"We expect the Fed to reiterate a dovish policy signal," said MUFG currency analyst Lee Hardman in a note to clients.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 10:26am

World

Italy to rethink vaccine rollout if supply problems persist

Vaccinations in Italy have slowed to 20,000-25,000 a day from peaks of more than 90,000 around two weeks ago, Locatelli said.
The European Medicines Agency will rule on whether to approve the AstraZeneca vaccine for use in the bloc on Jan. 29 .

Published 23 Jan, 2021 08:57pm

World

New China swine fever strains point to unlicensed vaccines

But it has issued at least three warnings against use of unauthorised African swine fever vaccines, cautioning that they could have severe side effects and that producers and users could be charged with a criminal offence.

Published 22 Jan, 2021 12:06pm

World

India urges frontline workers not to refuse vaccines as targets missed

India vaccinates 631,417 frontline workers in four days.
States miss vaccination targets due to hesitancy, app glitch.

Published 19 Jan, 2021 09:26pm

World

American Airlines tells pilots: take vaccine on your own time

Your decision to take the vaccines is a personal decision and is currently not required by the Company.
The Federal Aviation Administration has said pilots and controllers must not fly or conduct safety-related duties for 48 hours after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 09:10pm

World

Indonesia may allow private sector to buy and distribute vaccines

The Southeast Asian country launched a mass immunisation campaign targeting more than 180 million people this week to help tackle one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks in Asia.
It shouldn't start now, but later after the government has provided mandatory vaccines for health and public workers.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 05:31pm

Pakistan

COVID-19: Govt's plan to procure vaccine is insufficient to protect country's 220 million population

Pakistan is still waiting for the United Nation’s Covax mechanism to receive around 45 million free vaccine doses that will cover country’s 20 percent population
Many states including Turkey, Columbia, Bangladesh, Malaysia and India have already struck deals with different COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing firms
The Pakistan government has allowed the private sector players to procure vaccine from anywhere in the world and get registered with DRAP

Published 11 Jan, 2021 01:24pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 18	278.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 18	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 18	155.22
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 18	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 18	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 18	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 18	5,872.16
India Sensex / Dec 18	79,372.61
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 18	38,741.83
Nasdaq / Dec 18	19,392.69
Hang Seng / Dec 18	19,666.12
FTSE 100 / Dec 18	8,199.11
Dow Jones / Dec 18	43,326.87
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 18	20,242.57

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 18	70.19
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 18	17,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 18	241,945.20
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 18	2,609.22
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 18	68.06
Petrol/Litre / Dec 19	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
S.G.Power / Dec 19 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	10.17 ▲ 1.00 (10.91%)
Attock Cement / Dec 19 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	285.20 ▲ 25.93 (10.00%)
Liven Pharma / Dec 19 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	77.33 ▲ 7.03 (10.00%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 19 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	12.65 ▲ 1.15 (10.00%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Dec 19 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	29.41 ▲ 2.67 (9.99%)
B.R.R. Guardian / Dec 19 B.R.R. Guardian Limited(BRRG)	23.36 ▲ 2.12 (9.98%)
Sana Ind / Dec 19 Sana Industries Limited(SNAI)	39.89 ▲ 3.00 (8.13%)
LSE Capital / Dec 19 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	7.20 ▲ 0.50 (7.46%)
Frontier Ceram / Dec 19 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	34 ▲ 2.31 (7.29%)

Stock	Price
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 19 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	3.74 ▼ -0.69 (-15.58%)
Mahanna Islamic Index / Dec 19 Mahanna Islamic Index Traded Fund(MIIETF)	13.21 ▼ -1.48 (-10.07%)
Imperial Limited / Dec 19 Imperial Limited(IML)	18.14 ▼ -2.02 (-10.02%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 19 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	18.06 ▼ -2.01 (-10.01%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 19 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	655.90 ▼ -72.88 (-10.00%)
Hoechst Pak. / Dec 19 Hoechst Pakistan Limited(HPL)	2,506 ▼ -252.82 (-9.16%)
United Brands / Dec 19 United Brands Limited(UBDL)	23.55 ▼ -2.31 (-8.93%)
National Bank / Dec 19 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	60.49 ▼ -5.89 (-8.87%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Dec 19 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	10.16 ▼ -0.96 (-8.63%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 19 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	139,290,885 ▼ -0.02
Cnergyico PK / Dec 19 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	67,462,895 ▼ -0.17
B.O.Punjab / Dec 19 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	60,162,802 ▼ -0.22
Pak Refinery / Dec 19 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	54,507,413 ▼ -0.69
Pak Elektron / Dec 19 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	50,144,684 ▼ -0.13
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 19 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	46,773,842 ▼ -0.14
Sui South Gas / Dec 19 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	41,964,816 ▲ 0.61
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 19 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	36,868,206 ▼ -0.13
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 19 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	21,856,915 ▼ -0.34

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