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World Trade chief uncontested in seeking second term

GENEVA: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and first African to head the World Trade Organization, is uncontested...

Published 10 Nov, 2024 02:51am

Opinion

‘President Xi’s shared prosperity model’

This is apropos four letters to Editor titled “President Xi’s shared prosperity model” carried by the ...

Published 02 Nov, 2024 06:15am

Joint communiqué: SCO urges end to protectionism, trade curbs

ISLAMABAD: The member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) have come together to “oppose...

Updated 17 Oct, 2024 09:10am

Editorials

‘Shared prosperity’

EDITORIAL: The World Trade Organisation’s (WTO’s) analysis of its 30-year record of enabling and facilitating...

Published 17 Sep, 2024 06:33am

Opinion

The hidden price of protectionism: Pakistan’s tariff trap

Since Pakistan’s independence in 1947, protectionist policies have been the hallmark of the country’s economic...

Published 12 Sep, 2024 03:48am

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

Business & Finance

WTO chief sees ‘troubling times’ for trade

GENEVA: The head of the World Trade Organization on Tuesday said global commerce was going through troubling times,...

Published 01 Aug, 2024 06:06am

Business & Finance

Fishing treaty fails at WTO, prompting US, Chinese concern

GENEVA: Countries and environmental groups voiced concern and disappointment on Tuesday after a draft treaty to cut...

Published 24 Jul, 2024 06:56am

‘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

Markets

Brent oil futures rise towards $90 as supply risks intensify

LONDON: Oil prices extended gains on Wednesday, as investors mulled supply risks stemming from Ukrainian attacks on...

Updated 03 Apr, 2024 05:17pm

Markets

WTO says Australian duties on Chinese steel products were flawed

BERLIN/SYDNEY: A World Trade Organization (WTO) panel has found that duties imposed by Australia in a steel products...

Published 29 Mar, 2024 04:45am

World

China vows to treat foreign firms equally amid industrial upgrade push

BEIJING: China pledged on Monday to treat foreign companies the same way as domestic peers in a bid to attract more...

Published 26 Mar, 2024 04:20am

World

WTO hits road block over advancing dispute reform talks

GENEVA: The World Trade Organization is struggling to find an ambassador to lead negotiations on fixing its hobbled...

Published 25 Mar, 2024 05:47am

World

WTO chief sees fisheries subsidies deal ratified before year’s end

ABUJA: The World Trade Organization’s director-general said on Wednesday she was hopeful a fisheries subsidies...

Published 21 Mar, 2024 05:22am

World

WTO talks end with no major win, throwing trade body into ‘crisis’

ABU DHABI: A high-level WTO conference ended Saturday with a temporary extension of an e-commerce moratorium but no...

Published 03 Mar, 2024 02:55am

Business & Finance

WTO talks deadline extended again with talks deadlocked

ABU DHABI: Negotiations at the World Trade Organisation ministerial meeting in Abu Dhabi on Thursday were extended...

Published 01 Mar, 2024 02:59am

Business & Finance

India, US at loggerheads over WTO reform

ABU DHABI: A US-led push to reform the World Trade Organization’s embattled dispute settlement system sparked...

Published 29 Feb, 2024 04:41am

World

Saudi Arabia denies its minister met with Israeli counterpart

ABU DHABI: Saudi Arabia denied that a meeting had taken place between its commerce minister and his Israeli...

Published 28 Feb, 2024 06:10am

Business & Finance

WTO approves services trade rules, overcoming objections

ABU DHABI: The World Trade Organization Tuesday enshrined new rules facilitating trade in services between more than...

Published 28 Feb, 2024 06:10am

Business & Finance

WTO meeting seeks modest outcomes

ABU DHABI: Trade ministers from around the world gathered in Abu Dhabi on Monday for a World Trade Organization...

Published 27 Feb, 2024 03:06am

World

Israeli industry minister meets Saudi counterpart at WTO talks in UAE

ABU DHABI: Israeli Economy and Industry Minister Nir Barkat met his Saudi counterpart on the sidelines of a World...

Published 26 Feb, 2024 12:46pm

Developing world: WTO launches $50m fund for female entrepreneurs

ABU DHABI: The director general of the World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Sunday launched a $50...

Updated 26 Feb, 2024 09:04am

Business & Finance

African countries urge WTO to save cotton sectors

ABU DHABI: African cotton-producing countries called Sunday for the WTO to find a solution to cotton trade...

Published 26 Feb, 2024 05:07am

Business & Finance

WTO chief insists global trade body still counts

GENEVA: The head of the World Trade Organization angrily insisted Friday the WTO was still relevant as it prepares...

Published 19 Feb, 2024 05:24am

Business & Finance

WTO ‘less optimistic’ for world trade due to Red Sea strikes

DAVOS, (Switzerland): The World Trade Organization’s chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Wednesday said she was “less...

Published 18 Jan, 2024 05:54am

FBR ‘revamp plan’: Will caretakers be able to deal with legislative issues?

ISLAMABAD: The proposed Customs Oversight Board and Inland Revenue Oversight Board each would comprise 10 members...

Updated 15 Jan, 2024 09:53am

Markets

Oil prices rise on Middle East tensions

LONDON: Oil prices rose on Friday as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken prepared to visit the Middle East in an...

Updated 05 Jan, 2024 07:05pm

Editorials

Reaping the result of Dar’s stubbornness?

EDITORIAL: In a spirited defence of his signature policy to control the external value of the rupee, former...

Updated 30 Nov, 2023 04:27pm

Business & Finance

Kazakh envoy says huge potential exists for Pakistan’s textile industry

LAHORE: Yerzhan Kistafin, Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Pakistan, has said there is huge potential for...

Published 28 Nov, 2023 04:56am

Perspectives

Single Window Interoperability: where innovation meets economic diplomacy

For the uninitiated, a national single window (NSW) system allows traders and other economic operators to submit...

Published 06 Oct, 2023 11:51am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 1	277.92
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 1	277.72
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 1	150.01
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 1	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 1	1.27

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Jan 1	80,853.10
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 1	39,248.86
Hang Seng / Jan 1	19,694.44
FTSE 100 / Jan 1	8,345.09
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 1	20,011.64

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Jan 1	252.10
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 1	68.37
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 1	17,685
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 1	2,645.88
Diesel/Litre / Jan 1	258.43

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 4 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.30 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Dec 4 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	630 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Dec 4 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Dec 4 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Dec 4 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	67.69 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Dec 4 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	150 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Dec 4 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,118.68 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Dec 4 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Dec 4 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	13.14 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 4 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.30 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Dec 4 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	630 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Dec 4 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Dec 4 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Dec 4 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	67.69 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Dec 4 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	150 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Dec 4 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,118.68 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Dec 4 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Dec 4 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	13.14 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 4 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	213,514,857 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Dec 4 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	196,907,321 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 4 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	68,325,507 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 4 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	66,212,972 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 4 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	65,264,278 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Dec 4 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	61,288,845 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Dec 4 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	49,268,731 ▲ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / Dec 4 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	46,902,495 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Cement / Dec 4 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	31,910,059 ▲ 0.00

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