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‘Pakistan should seek assistance from UN, IMF & WEF on clean renewable energy’

FAISALABAD: Pakistan should seek financial and technical assistance from world organizations including UN, IMF and...

Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am

Markets

RE generated 30pc of world’s electricity in 2023: WEF

LAHORE: Renewable energy has generated 30 percent of the world’s electricity in 2023, said a report of World...

Published 26 May, 2024 02:56am

Opinion

U-turn on net metering

Delivering a powerful speech at a closing Plenary- Rejuvenating Growth of the World Economic Forum on 29th April...

Published 20 May, 2024 05:44am

Editorials

Showing off the dirty laundry

EDITORIAL: Perhaps the prime minister could have, rather should have, prepared a better pitch for Pakistan’s...

Published 07 May, 2024 06:05am

Visit to begin on 5th: PM sets up panel to facilitate private sector team from KSA

Pakistan is eyeing an investment of up to $15-20 billion from Saudi Arabia in different sectors/ fields including purchase of public sector entities or share purchases

Updated 02 May, 2024 12:05pm

PM holds talks with Saudis on investment, business prospects

Saudi minister for finance says a delegation of Saudi investors would soon visit Pakistan

Updated 29 Apr, 2024 09:23am

Uplift projects: PM, IDB president for early completion

RIYADH: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President of Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Dr Muhammad Sulaiman Al Jasser...

Updated 29 Apr, 2024 09:20am

Aurangzeb says mulling introducing digital currency potential

RIYADH: Federal Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Sunday that his government was considering taking an...

Updated 29 Apr, 2024 08:56am

Pakistan

WEF’s special meeting: PM Shehbaz highlights ‘global healthcare inequities’

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday highlighted “inequities in the global healthcare” and termed them...

Updated 28 Apr, 2024 08:43pm

Pakistan

PM in Riyadh to attend WEF moot

The Prime Minister and the Ministers will participate in WEF discussions on issues related to trade and investment measures

Updated 28 Apr, 2024 09:30am

Pakistan

KSA FM meets Kakar

DAVOS: Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia, Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah Thursday called on Caretaker Prime Minister,...

Published 19 Jan, 2024 05:37am

Pakistan

Pakistan, Dubai ink over $3bn investment pact at Davos

Authorities sign agreements to strengthen relations in the marine and logistics sectors

Updated 18 Jan, 2024 09:56pm

Pakistan

DP World, Pakistan’s JW Holding sign MoU to develop SEZs in Pakistan

DP World, Dubai’s state-owned port giant, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with JW Holdings, a...

Updated 17 Jan, 2024 06:08pm

Editorials

Optics are important

EDITORIAL: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar’s decision to attend the fifty-fourth annual meeting of the...

Published 16 Jan, 2024 05:44am

Pakistan

WEF moot PM reaches Switzerland

ZURICH: Caretaker Prime Minister (PM) Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Sunday landed in Davos, Switzerland to participate in...

Updated 15 Jan, 2024 08:59am

Pakistan

Caretaker PM Kakar reaches Switzerland to represent Pakistan at WEF annual meeting

World Economic Forum's 54th annual meeting to continue till January 19

Published 14 Jan, 2024 09:55pm

Pakistan

PM to attend WEF annual meeting in Davos next week

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar will embark on a five-day visit on 15th January to Davos,...

Published 12 Jan, 2024 03:06am

Opinion

Climate change crisis: the world must do better and fast

As the 28th edition of the ‘Conference of the Parties’ (COP) is scheduled to be held during November 30-December 12...

Updated 17 Nov, 2023 12:45pm

World

Women strike in Iceland for equal pay

REYKJAVIK: Tens of thousands of women in Iceland, including the prime minister, walked off the job on Tuesday to...

Published 25 Oct, 2023 06:19am

Perspectives

Pakistan and the genie of Artificial Intelligence

The late American computer scientist John McCarthy is said to have coined the word Artificial Intelligence in 1956...

Published 03 Oct, 2023 06:08pm

Technology

Pakistan’s startup Abhi selected among WEF’s ‘Technology Pioneers’

Pakistan’s financial platform Abhi has been selected as one of the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) ‘Technology...

Published 21 Jun, 2023 03:20pm

Opinion

Beyond the needle and thread: Women’s empowerment through textile exports

Women hold up half the sky, but whether they are compensated for this effort in Pakistan remains questionable. As of...

Updated 07 Jun, 2023 06:42am

Business & Finance

Western climate subsidies risk hitting emerging markets: IMF

DAVOS, (Switzerland): The head of the IMF warned Friday that Western subsidies to combat climate change and ...

Published 21 Jan, 2023 06:46am

Markets

Davos 2023: Big oil comes in from the cold on energy transition

DAVOS: A different type of energy transition has taken place at this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF)...

Published 20 Jan, 2023 06:34pm

Opinion

Debt, inequality and austerity

‘In most western countries, inequality is rising, and social mobility has stalled. Our citizens are losing...

Published 20 Jan, 2023 06:44am

Editorials

The WEF Report

EDITORIAL: World Economic Forum (WEF) in its Global Risk Report 2023 has identified five top risks out of 35 through...

Updated 19 Jan, 2023 11:58am

World

Davos 2023: Global recession in 2023 seen as likely in WEF survey

DAVOS: Two-thirds of private and public sector chief economists surveyed by the World Economic Forum (WEF) expect a...

Published 16 Jan, 2023 05:31pm

Business & Finance

‘Visionary Banking in Pakistan’ event held at WEF

KARACHI: On 25th May at World Economic Forum 2022 an exciting event on “Visionary Banking in Pakistan” was held...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 06:19am

World

Back to snow: World Economic Forum reverts to January for 2023

DAVOS: The World Economic Forum will revert to January for its 2023 annual meeting in the Swiss ski resort of Davos...

Updated 26 May, 2022 08:59pm

World

Economic outlook has ‘darkened’, business and government leaders warn in Davos

DAVOS: Multiple threats to the global economy topped the worries of the world’s well-heeled at the annual Davos...

Published 23 May, 2022 09:27pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 15	277.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 15	277.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 15	154.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 15	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 15	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 15	1.05

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Nov 14	77,580.31
S&P 500 / Nov 15	5,870.62
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 15	38,642.91
Nasdaq / Nov 15	18,680.12
Hang Seng / Nov 15	19,426.34
FTSE 100 / Nov 15	8,063.61
Dow Jones / Nov 15	43,444.99
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 15	19,210.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 15	67.02
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 15	233,371.60
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 15	2,563.25
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 15	68.91
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 16	18,085
Petrol/Litre / Nov 17	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.33 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.73 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	56.65 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,008.83 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.43 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.33 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.73 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	56.65 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,008.83 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.43 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	77,999,077 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 17 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	70,721,702 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	55,501,231 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	36,884,955 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 17 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	36,294,630 ▲ 0.00
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Nov 17 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	32,226,742 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Nov 17 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,018,611 ▲ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / Nov 17 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	22,405,457 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 17 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	21,319,898 ▲ 0.00

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