WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Thursday criticized a federal court for striking down as "arbitrary and capricious" a decision by regula
ISLAMABAD: Werner Liepach, Country Director, Asian Development Bank (ADB), called on Finance Minister, Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar here Thursday and di
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning and Development, Ahsan Iqbal said on Thursday that Pakistan Vision 2025 promised a better living for everyone and in
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit Thursday said that Pakistan wanted to have a normal and peaceful relationship with In
FRANKFURT: German industrial group Siemens has transferred 300 million poun...
FRANKFURT: Deutsche Bank shareholders have not asked supervisory board Chai...
NAIROBI: The weighted average yield on Kenya's 91-day Treasury bills ro...
WASHINGTON: Senior US Senator Lindsey Graham said on Thursday he would seek...
BUENOS AIRES: A federal prosecutor in Argentina opened an investigation Thu...
BRUSSELS: The European Commission outlined ambitious plans on Thursday to s...
ISLAMABAD: The United Business Group (UBG) of Federation of Pakistan Chambe...
ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) - the countr...
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday injected Rs. 31 billion i...
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will be holding a specialized c...
BARCELONA: Barcelona must overcome a dismal record at Real Sociedad on Satu...
LA ROCHELLE: La Rochelle coaches Patrice Collazo and Xavier Garbajosa have ...
One of the greatest challenges of pursuing a career related to the field of...
Previous report has indicated that Bollywood actors Bipasha Basu and Karan ...
In the wake of Global Diabetes report 2016, published by UN’s World Healt...
LONDON: European banking shares took a pounding Thursday after British regu...
TORONTO: The Canadian dollar weakened against its US counterpart on Thursda...
NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell broadly on Thursday to their lowest level...
FRANKFURT: German industrial group Siemens has transferred 300 million pounds ($422 million) of pension liabilities relating to staff it acquired from VA Tech a decade ago to Britain's Pension Insurance Corporation, the two companies said on Thur
FRANKFURT: Deutsche Bank shareholders have not asked supervisory board Chairman Paul Achleitner to refrain from running for a second term when his current mandate runs out in 2017, he told a German magazine. "I have read such anonymous statements rep
NAIROBI: The weighted average yield on Kenya's 91-day Treasury bills rose to 9.001 percent from 8.965 percent last week, the central bank said on Thursday. The bank said it received bids worth 5.58 billion shillings for the 4 billion shillings of
WASHINGTON: Senior US Senator Lindsey Graham said on Thursday he would seek an emergency appropriation of "multiple billions" of dollars to help Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon as they try to cope with the fallout from the war with Islamic State. Graham, w
BUENOS AIRES: A federal prosecutor in Argentina opened an investigation Thursday into President Mauricio Macri's financial dealings via two offshore firms revealed in the so-called Panama Papers leaks.Prosecutor Federico Delgado said he had asked
BRUSSELS: The European Commission outlined ambitious plans on Thursday to simplify the 28-nation EU's sales tax system so as to cut business costs and eliminate tens of billions of euros in fraud.EU Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici
ISLAMABAD: The United Business Group (UBG) of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce (FPCCI) on Thursday asked the FBR to include budget proposals forwarded by FPCCI to increase GDP growth.The Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Nisar Muhamm
ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) - the country's leading exploration and production (E&P), is providing free healthcare services in its all operational areas spreading over all the four provinces."We firmly belie
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday injected Rs. 31 billion into money market for one day through its open market operation (OMO).The rate of return accepted is 6.01 percent per annum, said SBP. Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakist
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will be holding a specialized camp for spinners at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) from April 8 to 14.The camp will be supervised by the spin bowling consultant of the National Team Mushtaq Ahmed, says a
BARCELONA: Barcelona must overcome a dismal record at Real Sociedad on Saturday to reinforce the club's title credentials after their 39-game unbeaten run in all competitions ended with defeat by Real Madrid last week. La Liga leaders Barca were
LA ROCHELLE: La Rochelle coaches Patrice Collazo and Xavier Garbajosa have extended their contracts with the Top 14 side by three years until 2020, club president Vincent Merling confirmed on Tuesday. "This announcement is natural, as the life we'
One of the greatest challenges of pursuing a career related to the field of glamour is to constantly look beautiful. Hence, celebrities have been going under the knife to resolve their aging woes and enhance their facial features. However, only a few
Previous report has indicated that Bollywood actors Bipasha Basu and Karan Singh Grover will tie a knot later this month. Though, the actors didn’t disclosed any details about their marriage but Bipasha’s close friend Priyanka Chopra has put all
In the wake of Global Diabetes report 2016, published by UN’s World Health Organization (WHO), which dropped a bombshell revealing that almost half a billion (422 million) adults are suffering from Diabetes.Concerns have been raised as how to contr
LONDON: European banking shares took a pounding Thursday after British regulators ordered lenders to come clean on any links to the Panama Papers scandal and the ECB appeared comfortable with negative interest rates.Overall the the major European sha
TORONTO: The Canadian dollar weakened against its US counterpart on Thursday as oil prices fell, while losses on Wall Street also weighed on the risk-sensitive commodity-linked currency.Oil fell as rising exports from Iraq underlined the global overs
NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell broadly on Thursday to their lowest levels since late February as declining oil prices and global growth fears underpinned bond prices. The fall in yields was also due to a reversal in investors' risk appetite fr
 | Euro | 1.1378 | |
| Sterling | 1.4057 | |
| Swiss Franc | 0.9559 | |
| Yen | 108.1400 | |
 | Gold | 1242.70 | |
| Cotton | 59.03 | |
| Oil | 37.53 |
| Annual | 2014/15 | ||
| Foreign Debt | $62.649bn | ||
| Per Cap Income | $1,512 | ||
| GDP Growth | 4.24% | ||
| Average CPI | 8.6% | ||
| Monthly | February | ||
| Trade Balance | $-1.513 bln | ||
| Exports | $1.791 bln | ||
| Imports | $3.304 bln |
| Weekly | April 04, 2016 | ||
| Reserves | $20.423.6 mln |
